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CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB (red)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600
Storage: Western digital caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS 124-14 DVD/CD Writer
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 24.0" 60Hz
4 cooler master fans
Theres also some extra parts like keyboard, mouse, etc.
Price: $1125
333w
Website says everything is compatible but I wanted to double check. This is my first build
 
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Great build , ALL solid component choices. :)
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Great build , ALL solid component choices. :)
 
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Yea I think ill consider the i5- 6500. I just have a budget and I have plans of upgrading it in the future. Thanks!
 
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Thank you!
 
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Not unreasonable, but I have some thoughts:

1. On a new build, go with current tech.
With your budget, a I3-6100 is a great mid range gamer.
Here is a recent set of benchmarks.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10543/the-skylake-core-i3-51w-cpu-review-i3-6320-6300-6100-tested/8
Note that the I5-6600 included in the comparisons is stronger than the I5-4590 you listed.

2. Spec 02 has, I think a max cooler height of 157mm, the hyper212 is 159mm.
Use a cryorig H7 instead, it is only 145mm tall.

3. I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, or 500gb you may never need a hard drive.

I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice.

You will not need extra fans; defer on those until you know what you really need.
 
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Is the i3-6100 more suitable for gaming rather than the i5? I was also thinking about an ssd. Hard drives are known to fail a lot more than the ssd. Its more expensive but I think its worth it. How many fans do you think I need?
 
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I'd pick this motherboard, also its 6 bucks less then Asrock. Has more features, optimization, grate quality as high end boards
GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD3H (rev. 1.2) LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128710

my other choice would be ASRock Z97 Extreme6 LGA 1150 Intel Z97
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157500
Its more refined then your pick but its 17 bucks more.
 
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I looked around a little bit more and the MSI Z97-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 caught my eye
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770
I think ill go with this one
 
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yea I've been searching around and Gigabyte has caught my eye too. I was thinking something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128710&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Skimlinks-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=12087162&PID=3899435&SID=skim1402X558040Xe0098c20cef98bc7cdf3928c5f35da17&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-Skimlinks
 
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Ok sounds good. Thanks for your help man I really appreciate it. Also how many fans do you think I need? I was thinking maybe 4. 2 pulling in and 2 exhausting.
 
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i5-4690K would be next one up, but then you can go with 6600k skylake build z170, ddr4, which then you need new setup and due to current prices you can match what you already picked price wise, so in theory you getting newer technology for the same price.
 
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That usually works out perfectly.
 
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go for something cheaper.. Trust me, you won't use the multi-GPU setup (I haven't even tho I have planned for it & bought a MOBO)

for gaming, go for the latest i5.. DDR4 gives just 1 or 2 fps gain over the DDR3, but yeah, it's cheaper from what I saw..

go for this if you really really need a multi gpu setup: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128714&cm_re=z97_gigabyte-_-13-128-714-_-Product

else, this will also do just fine.. : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128715&cm_re=z97_gigabyte-_-13-128-715-_-Product

save up more and get a better GPU I'll say..

take the i5 6th gen ($30 more saved from the mobo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117562&cm_re=i5_6600-_-19-117-562-_-Product

and the new mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128892&cm_re=lga1151-_-13-128-892-_-Product

save up some on the monitor as well:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2F83426167&cm_re=24%22_monitor-_-24-160-170-_-Product

the AOC are amazing ones.. I've used them myself..

save up on the RAM as well :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231959&cm_re=ddr4_8_gb-_-20-231-959-_-Product

DDR4 being cheaper than DDR3 - and the "look" of the ram sticks are different coz of the heatsink that basically is not required for the RAM modules. you are not going to do a lot of RAM intensive stuff.. gaming (photoshop & video editing) are GPU intensive & to some extent CPU intensive.. RAM intensive are when copying files from one drive to another for example.. over the network.. etc etc.. these are more than sufficient for you..

about the multi-gpu setup - I'll advise against it because there's no real performance improvement for the $$$ you are spending and 95% of the games are NOT optimized for multi-gpu setup.. you might as well sell off this and buy a better GPU rather than adding the same one expecting performance improvement of 50%, I'd say you are wasting your $$$....


if possible, remove that optical drive - you can boot/install your windows from a pendrive.. just set primary boot device as USB storage.. and you're done.. I hardly use the drive once a year.. so it's a no brainer..
 
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