I'm looking for opinions about my PC build. Any help is appreciated.
My limit is $900
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jkxKTW
My limit is $900
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jkxKTW
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What would you change in this build?
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IntelTurtleFan
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- Apr 10, 2015
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Much better mobo and power supply. Also GTX 960 cannot use all 4GB. The only reason the card has 4GB is for marketing.
Any Corsair C series is pure crap for any gaming or overclocking of any kind. Gigabyte mobo below offers same features as the ASUS for cheaper and it is slightly more reliable.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $793.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 18:36 EDT-0400
If you do not want to overclock you can go with this build and it will be 20%+ faster regardless of overclock on the i5 in rendering and 10%+ better regardless in gaming + streaming. It is also faster period than a stock i5 in every category. In this case you can get a GTX 970.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($324.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $890.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 18:40 EDT-0400
Any Corsair C series is pure crap for any gaming or overclocking of any kind. Gigabyte mobo below offers same features as the ASUS for cheaper and it is slightly more reliable.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $793.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 18:36 EDT-0400
If you do not want to overclock you can go with this build and it will be 20%+ faster regardless of overclock on the i5 in rendering and 10%+ better regardless in gaming + streaming. It is also faster period than a stock i5 in every category. In this case you can get a GTX 970.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($324.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $890.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 18:40 EDT-0400
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