Help with my build, and I would appreciate some advice with money.

DivineHorizon

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My Build for a High End Gaming PC
CPU - i7 4790k CPU
GPU - 980 TI (Just Dreaming, but don't really mind wait until I have the money so I can get it.)
Motherboard - Asrock Extreme6 ATX Motherboard
RAM - HyperX Savage 16GB
Storage - Seagate SSHD 1TB
PSU - Antec Earthwatts 650W

Anything wrong with my build? Also this is an expensive build, and I need help either getting more money or switching out parts for cheaper options. This is my ideal build and I would like to be able to run every game on high 1080p 60fps. I work part time at Target pays $10 dollars an hour, would get another one job but I also am a full time student at ITT Tech.Which I pay for school and rent too. So can't really get another job right now. I have saved $200 dollars for this build already. Only can save like $50 bucks a month at max:(. Anyway for me to make money online? lol. Or anything else? I feel like I need this computer to help with the stress of life. I haven't be able to game in a pleasant way in a long time. Old computer finally broke, got completely fried. I need a new computer for gaming, stressing out to much with out it. Been a gamer my entire life and sucks to be with a way for me to PC game. Don't think I will get to much help on this, but worth a shot right? Anyways appreciate if anyone took the time to read this all. Extra thanks if you helped me out with any advice or in any way.
 
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Hi Divine,

1. If you're just a "Gamer" the 4790k is a complete waste, chuck in a 4690k, the difference between the 2 while playing games is nothing. £100 saved
2. You will not need a 980TI just to play games on max settings at 1080p, downgrade to a 980 or even a 970 both of these cards at 1080p will max any current game. If you're trying to future proof for 3-4 years then yes, go with the 980. (Get an EVGA or MSI Card just from personal experience and opinion)
3. With past experience Asrock have caused issues but that might just be my luck, if you want to save a little for a very decent board, downgrade to a MSI Z97 Gaming 3.
4. You will NOT need 16GB ram for gaming, take some of that out and make it 8GB. Playing games will never...

JayCee993

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Hi Divine,

1. If you're just a "Gamer" the 4790k is a complete waste, chuck in a 4690k, the difference between the 2 while playing games is nothing. £100 saved
2. You will not need a 980TI just to play games on max settings at 1080p, downgrade to a 980 or even a 970 both of these cards at 1080p will max any current game. If you're trying to future proof for 3-4 years then yes, go with the 980. (Get an EVGA or MSI Card just from personal experience and opinion)
3. With past experience Asrock have caused issues but that might just be my luck, if you want to save a little for a very decent board, downgrade to a MSI Z97 Gaming 3.
4. You will NOT need 16GB ram for gaming, take some of that out and make it 8GB. Playing games will never exceed over 8GB of RAM, only if you are video editing/photo editing will you require more.
5. 1TB SSD? Why? get a 250GB SSD Max and just chuck a 1-2TB Black Western Digital in there for storage, this will save ALOT.
(*APOLOGIES* Misread SSD when its a SSHD, Recommend a Western Digital Hybrid instead, a lot more reliable!!)
6. I would personally go with a EVGA 650 W G2 as the power supply, great power supply's and haven't had one go bad on me yet from 50+ builds.
Hope this helps you out and saves you some bucks.

Jason
 
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"I feel like I need this computer to help with the stress of life." Overly dramatic perhaps? If you can only save $50 a month, it will take you years to save up for a build like that. Why are you even posting this now? This hardware will be obsolete by the time you can afford it.