Need opinions on this build :D First one

[JTBOT65]

So after about 2 months of working on parts for this build, I think I've come To a final rig. This is for a non-overclocking, and long lasting build. I would like some opinions before I order all of the parts. Is there any incompatibilities? and will everything balance out and will it preform for a good few years? Thanks!

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($230.98 @ Newegg Canada)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.79 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($175.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.99 @ Canada Computers)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.95 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($379.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Enermax ECA3280A-BR ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada)

Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($113.80 @ DirectCanada)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)

Total: $1303.40
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[jerryvaberry]

Yeah, it looks good.

 

[AntonM95]

it looks good but you can get a better build if you tell me what you will use that PC for .
at last it's pretty good for any use

 

[JTBOT65]

Im going to be mainly using it for gaming/recording middle ranged graphically intensive games ex. Minecraft, Watchdogs

 

[Beezy]

Im going to be mainly using it for gaming/recording middle ranged graphically intensive games ex. Minecraft, Watchdogs

this build will go above and beyond your expectations. now fly, be free.

 

[AntonM95]

This build is just better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($247.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.59 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($369.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.73 @ Mwave)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.73 @ Mwave)
Total: $1315.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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The E3-1231 v3 CPU is just i7 at i5 Price and you will benefit from it's performance at recording and render if you use rendering programs !

RAM's better because it have very low clock latency (CL7) which you will have much better performance .

Why you have 1TB when you can get 2TB HDD and in range of your budget ?

The video card that you selected is pretty good but the G1 is higher clocks and running cooler and much stability at GPU OCing.

Personaly I like Corsair cases for it's good material and airflow so chosen SPEC-03 case .

XFX PSU's is the most powerful PSU's I've ever seen so It's best choice and you don't need to an 80+ Platinum medal it's very close to Gold one

Finally I've added 4 fans for get the higher airflow the case have (you can remove them and you will be fine too).

My Regards

Anton

 

[RazerZ]

Corsair makes some good cases, but the SPEC series aren't up to par with their usual standards. It's a little lacking with cable management and the cases aren't spacious at all. It's actually quite cramped inside the case.

I would recommend the 300r or 200r however, much better cases.

 

[JTBOT65]

Please remember Anton, that I live in Canada, and that list may be around 1600$ But overall it looks friggen great. Ill diffidently look into the e3 cpu's though, they seem promising. As for the graphics card, I think the strix edition is best, I tend to favor the DirectCU , and the price is a bit more reasonable. Ill also look into that line of power supplies. Anyways, thank you greatly, you may have just upgraded my build!

 

[AntonM95]

Please remember Anton, that I live in Canada, and that list may be around 1600$ But overall it looks friggen great. Ill diffidently look into the e3 cpu's though, they seem promising. As for the graphics card, I think the strix edition is best, I tend to favor the DirectCU , and the price is a bit more reasonable. Ill also look into that line of power supplies. Anyways, thank you greatly, you may have just upgraded my build!

Oh I didn't know that you in canada So if you could tell me the budget in CA$ I'll change it for you
and take what RazerZ said that you could change the case to 300r will be better but if you could get NZXT Phantom 410 will be much better too.
and you R very welcome any time

 

[JTBOT65]

So then ending price for that list is 1,664.32, a decently sized upscale in price

(I wish I lived in america XD)

 

[jerryvaberry]

So then ending price for that list is 1,664.32, a decently sized upscale in price

(I wish I lived in america XD)

Same with everyone else in the world...USA!

 

[AntonM95]

So then ending price for that list is 1,664.32, a decently sized upscale in price

(I wish I lived in america XD)

Then at 1600 CA$ you can get that build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($311.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($194.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.89 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.89 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($441.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1623.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 22:40 EDT-0400

 

[RazerZ]

I miss Canada... great place to live.

 

[RazerZ]

So then ending price for that list is 1,664.32, a decently sized upscale in price

(I wish I lived in america XD)

Then at 1600 CA$ you can get that build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($311.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($194.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.89 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.89 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($441.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1623.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 22:40 EDT-0400

This looks nice but there's no point in the 750W PSU if the motherboard can't support sli. Could also do with 8 gigs of ram and add another 8 gig later if needed and swap the hard drive to a Caviar Blue or Barracuda to save some $.

 

[AntonM95]

I miss Canada... great place to live.

yeah, I'm really wanna to visit it in the future, I've never got out of my country except to USA

This looks nice but there's no point in the 750W PSU if the motherboard can't support sli. Could also do with 8 gigs of ram and add another 8 gig later if needed and swap the hard drive to a Caviar Blue or Barracuda to save some $.

very good point but I think the Black Series is much better performance .
I was wondering to put the Seagate 2TB but remembered that the better is WD Black, it has the longer warranty period. I would go with the WD Black.
http://hdd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Seagate-Barracuda-720014-2TB-vs-WD-Black-2TB-2013/1619vs1821
I'll left that point to JTBOT65 Because he who will bay

 

[JTBOT65]

Well anyway thanks guys, I'm gunna swich out the i5 for an e3 xeon and swap out the Plat for the gold in antons list. wish me luck!

 

[AntonM95]

Well anyway thanks guys, I'm gunna swich out the i5 for an e3 xeon and swap out the Plat for the gold in antons list. wish me luck!

Good luck dude