1st build, looking for suggestions / opinions

[Destey88]

Hello everyone,

I'm starting my first build, before now I've always bought low end computers with decent potential to expand. However this time around I feel I have enough experience from all the tinkering and upgrades I've done in the past to build my own, and get the most for my money.

I've spent the last 3 or 4 months doing research and I think I've narrowed down all the items I want to use for my build, but I would like to run it by you guys, as I know there are many more experienced people out there than myself, when it comes to builds.

So I'm looking to see if;

1. Do you guys think the overall build will work?
2. Have I missed anything?
3. Are there any incompatibilities you can foresee in this setup?
4. Any general tips / suggestions would be appreciated!

As an added note, I'm trying to go with a red and black(ish) color scheme on this build, not that it matters allot, but i am a sucker for looks i suppose.

I also have a Optical Drive I'm going to use already, so I didn't include that.

Build is as follows:

Case : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139048
MOBO : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131876
Cpu : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
Cooler : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181032
Psu : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438018
Ram : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233536
HDD : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339
Graphics : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121842

I'm trying to stay under $1500 and all this is around $1400, also, I haven't quite gotten into the overclocking world yet, so I wasn't overly concerned about components that could / couldn't be OC'd.

Anyway that's what I came up with guys, any comments would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[gamer1357]

With a budget this high I would go the Intel route. This is a gaming build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($600.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1498.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-30 16:13 EDT-0400

You didnt mention what you wanted to do with it so the build below is more of a video editing and gaming build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1498.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-30 16:15 EDT-0400

Also i can guarantee that it will look really good. If you wanted an SSD you can drop some things. Maybe a smaller cpu cooler or worse graphics card and fit the SSD.

 

[Destey88]

Thanks for the reply!

So I have two questions now.

Is my build just not functional and that's why you suggested what you did? I'm trying to learn and gain a better understanding of how to do a good build, this is why I ask.

Also, why Intel vs amd? Is the processor just flat out better specifically for gaming?

To cleirfy what I'm using this computer for, I'd say about 90% gaming/video recording. And about 10% other such as streaming and doing work.

Again, thanks for the reply

 

[gamer1357]

Thanks for the reply!

So I have two questions now.

Is my build just not functional and that's why you suggested what you did? I'm trying to learn and gain a better understanding of how to do a good build, this is why I ask.

Also, why Intel vs amd? Is the processor just flat out better specifically for gaming?

To cleirfy what I'm using this computer for, I'd say about 90% gaming/video recording. And about 10% other such as streaming and doing work.

Again, thanks for the reply

Your build wasnt bad in any way, I just made a few minor changes that would be more beneficial for gaming for a similar price. AMD offers great performance but the reason I chose Intel is because of their much stronger single threaded performance. A quad core i5 performs similarly to the fx 8350 in multi threaded applications but does much better in single threaded applications. Gaming focuses more on single threaded performance at the moment and even in the future when gaming begins to utilize more cores, 4 Intel cores will be plenty.

That said, since your doing mostly gaming I would go for the first build becuase of the stronger graphics card. The i5 will handle any game you throw at it for at least the next few years as well as most applications.

Another thing that is beneficial to learn is picking a motherboard. You dont need a $200+ motherboard unless you plan on overclocking very high or going three way sli. A Nice $140 - $150 motherboard will be fantastic for things like gaming and streaming.

 

[Destey88]

Thanks for the info!

I may reconsider going for the Intel processor.

As for the motherboard, I chose that one for two reasons.

First, the flexibility to expand and oc in the future if I decided to.

second, and I know this will get me some flack, but the color works with my overall build, and it looks cool, which with a case that I can see into, I kinda wanted.

I know that performance should be more important than looks but I'm kinda big on ascetics and I figured why not go for both? Lol

 

[Destey88]

Now let me ask you this,

I currently have a Asus cm1630 motherboard with a AMD phenom II x4 830.

I have upgraded the the power supply in it from the factory 300W to a Roswell 500W to accommodate a HD 7750.

I'm wondering, if I just upgraded the card to a more powerful one, do you think the current build that I have would last me a while seeing as the processor is a quad core?

By last me a while I guess I mean, will it be capable of running games maxed out and possibly modded for a few more years?

Or is the processor just going to bottleneck or something because its to old?

 

[gamer1357]

Now let me ask you this,

I currently have a Asus cm1630 motherboard with a AMD phenom II x4 830.

I have upgraded the the power supply in it from the factory 300W to a Roswell 500W to accommodate a HD 7750.

I'm wondering, if I just upgraded the card to a more powerful one, do you think the current build that I have would last me a while seeing as the processor is a quad core?

By last me a while I guess I mean, will it be capable of running games maxed out and possibly modded for a few more years?

Or is the processor just going to bottleneck or something because its to old?

I wouldn't recommend it at all. It will bottleneck your ugpraded gpu. It will run the game but not even close to its full potential.

Although its a quad core, its an AMD quad core which performs more like an Intel dual core.

 

[Destey88]

What do you think the highest card for that processor would be?

Just out of curiosity

 

[gamer1357]

What do you think the highest card for that processor would be?

Just out of curiosity

Im not too sure, but I would say nothing higher than a 750ti or maybe a r9 270. Dont take my word for it though. These are simply asumptions. I do know that It will bottleneck any high end gpu and is worth the upgrade to the i5.