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Tweed

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Thank you for the help!
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XRZF23

Hoping my build can handle at great fps. Plan to do lots of video editing, graphic design (Photoshop, Cinema 4D, After Effects, etc.), gaming (CS:GO, Minecraft, League of Legends, Battlefront III, Call of Duty III), duel screening (1080p screens probably). Don't plan to overclock.

Friends are saying I should upgrade to i7 (maybe go from Haswell to Skylake), and should invest in watercooling because cleaning the dust is a pain. I am on a budget, and this is my first PC build. So open to any advice and critique to my current PC build.
 
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madmatt30
No way the 4gb 960 is worth $250 - go with the 380 4gb at that price.

The only benefit of a z97 board is it allows overclocking.
The 4590 is a locked CPU & can't be over clocked.

Anyways you'd be better off with a Xeon for editing/rendering use (essentially its an i7 without integrated graphics).

Squeezed you a 240gb ssd in too.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/48NHyc) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/48NHyc/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3) | $232.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150...
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JQB45

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Some slight changes.

Changed from ASUS Z97 to H97 Motherboard
Changed from DDR3 1866 CAS 9 to DDR3 1600 CAS 7
Changed from EVGA NVidia 960 2GB to EVGA NVidia 960 4GB FTW
Changed from Seasonic S12II 620W to S12II 520W

Price is a few dollars more.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($212.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($92.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $879.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-14 03:01 EDT-0400
 
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Hi, I've done some changes to this build, added a i5 4690K (Overclockable CPU) with a slight better motherboard (has USB 3.1 + M2 slot), changed the HDD to a hybrid drive, added a water cooler but you can always add it in the future.
what is important to me is the GPU, the radeon R9 380 is better then the GTX 960 by around 20% from my experience, here is just an indication:
http://www.hwcompare.com/19967/geforce-gtx-960-vs-radeon-r9-380-4g/

here is the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Enermax Liqmax II 120 96.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.59 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($69.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($188.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $921.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-14 04:22 EDT-0400

Good Luck and have fun!
 
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JQB45

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The R9-380 is faster at 1440p resolutions but neck and neck at 1080p. If you get it your system will use more electric, produce more heat and need about 100W larger power supply then the one I specified in my build. Its a good card especially if you want to run a 1440p monitor.

Sites like HWCompare are useless but at least this site had the proper disclaimer "Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical"
 
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Tweed

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What H97 instead of Z97?
 
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madmatt30

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No way the 4gb 960 is worth $250 - go with the 380 4gb at that price.

The only benefit of a z97 board is it allows overclocking.
The 4590 is a locked CPU & can't be over clocked.

Anyways you'd be better off with a Xeon for editing/rendering use (essentially its an i7 without integrated graphics).

Squeezed you a 240gb ssd in too.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/48NHyc) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/48NHyc/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3) | $232.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h97plus) | $99.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28) | $43.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Storage** | [Mushkin ECO2 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-internal-hard-drive-mknssdec240gb) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $52.33 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr93804gbd5ppdhe) | $188.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Deepcool KENDOMEN Black ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/deepcool-case-kendomenblack) | $56.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | $51.99 @ Amazon
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $86.89 @ OutletPC
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $914.13
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
| **Total** | **$884.13**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-10-14 14:18 EDT-0400 |
 
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