Looking to build a i7-4790s rig

[soumikkol60]

Hello.
I am looking to upgrade my 7-year old PC which was custom built by a relative. I am new to all this and hoping to build this one myself, so need all of your help.
My choice of processor- Intel Core i7 4790s

Please suggest motherboard, graphics card, PSU, cooler (if needed), cabinet, RAM, SSD/internal HDD, internal optical drive which has the best price to performance ratio in the current market and will work best with the above processor of my choice.

Also please suggest a good budget printer too.What should I go for? Laser or the others? I'll be needing it badly.

Thank you in advance.

 

[bsod1]

a GTX 980 card should do that processor justice. What are you going to use your computer for?

Once you give us a little more detail about what you need, we can help you better. You might not even need an i7 processor!

 

[AntonM95]

There is a good build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790S 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.97 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.42 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1170.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-09 11:10 EDT-0400

And I don't know much about printers so please wait for other guys they can help you well

 

[frag06]

There is a good build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790S 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.97 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.42 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1170.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-09 11:10 EDT-0400

And I don't know much about printers so please wait for other guys they can help you well

This is a nice build. I would change the H97 to Z97 for a little increase in price, though.

 

[soumikkol60]

As of now, my thoughts for getting such a rig is to future-proof my PC for gaming to as long as possible. If I'm not wrong, 4790s belongs to the latest Intel Haswell Refresh series of processors and 65W is its TDP, which is an important issue considering the place I live i.e. Kolkata,India. Also, I may be learning animation later on. Not sure though.

By the way, I'll be needing a good UPS too as voltage fluctuations occur here. Should I get an UPS or a stabilizer? Is UPS a stabilizer too? Need information on this from users. So please comment on this area too. Thank you once again.

 

[soumikkol60]

Knock knock! Are there any newegg.com buyers from India. How's the service of newegg in India? Should I order online from there?

 

[bsod1]

As of now, my thoughts for getting such a rig is to future-proof my PC for gaming to as long as possible. If I'm not wrong, 4790s belongs to the latest Intel Haswell Refresh series of processors and 65W is its TDP, which is an important issue considering the place I live i.e. Kolkata,India. Also, I may be learning animation later on. Not sure though.

By the way, I'll be needing a good UPS too as voltage fluctuations occur here. Should I get an UPS or a stabilizer? Is UPS a stabilizer too? Need information on this from users. So please comment on this area too. Thank you once again.

in that case, take anton's build, use an i5-4690k instead. It will save some money and also change the motherboard to a z97 one so that you can overclock if needs be.

I live in India, I just use an UPS. Works fine