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GamerGuy18

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Hi there. This is my first build ever and I have been updating it over the years and finally am about to order everything. I need someone to tell me if its a good build or not.

Permalink: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MqKfbv

My question is: Is it worth upgrading my current cpu of choice (i5-4690k) to the i5-6600k? I know I have to get a diff motherboard for that so idk.

I'm going for a quiet, high quality gaming pc capable of streaming.

THANK YOU
 
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Sticking mostly with what you had going, this is a much better build on many levels. The PSU you had outlined doesn't support Haswell Processors low power states. The Hyper 212 EVO is extremely loud in overclocking and high load situations. The Intel 720 series is drastically overpriced and gets it's ass whipped by the Samsung and Sandisk drives when it comes to speed and reliability, and by far, price. I also added another 8GB of RAM, and still came out priced lower than what you had outlined. This is a better performing graphics card too.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal...
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Sticking mostly with what you had going, this is a much better build on many levels. The PSU you had outlined doesn't support Haswell Processors low power states. The Hyper 212 EVO is extremely loud in overclocking and high load situations. The Intel 720 series is drastically overpriced and gets it's ass whipped by the Samsung and Sandisk drives when it comes to speed and reliability, and by far, price. I also added another 8GB of RAM, and still came out priced lower than what you had outlined. This is a better performing graphics card too.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($358.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($138.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1283.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-10 14:46 EST-0500
 
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What are a few important things that you would recommend changing? I'm already at my budget really.
 
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I've already greatly improved your build, and it's less expensive than it was before. This now has a faster SSD with more long term reliability, a better performing graphics card, an additional 8GB of RAM with lower latency, a much better Haswell complaint power supply and a vastly better CPU cooler. And it's less money. What's not to like?


If you have a Micro center near you, you can pick up the CPU there and save another 25 bucks.
 
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That's not the worst idea ever either.

Something like this would be a slight improvement over the build above.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($138.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1267.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-10 18:05 EST-0500
 
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