Build advice $1500 i7 gaming PC

[OldSchoolJava]

I am planning a new gaming PC that I expect to purchase this week. I have not built a PC in a long time so I'm hoping to receive advice/recommendations on this and make sure i'm covered. I already have a 27" 1080 monitor and am not replacing my keyboard and mouse yet.

I do video editing/digital compositing as well. How well will this work?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/66vsvK

Thanks.

 

[TomThePotato]

Made it cheaper. 2x8gb instead since it's about the same price. Mobo's sound should be good enough without the sound card.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($142.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($364.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Netgear WNA1100-100ENS 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $1506.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 00:21 EDT-0400

You're planning to SLI later, right?

 

[bsod1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($142.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DG 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($17.98 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Netgear WNA1100-100ENS 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $1453.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 00:30 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($172.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($142.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN821N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($15.75 @ Amazon)
Total: $1505.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 00:44 EDT-0400

this motherboard has really good on-board audio.

 

[TomThePotato]

Made some personal changes.. like the case.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($144.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Netgear WNA1100-100ENS 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $1457.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 00:44 EDT-0400

 

[PIEapple]

I would go bsod1's build.Best powersupply you should go,GPU I would go msi 970 gaming 4G
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($172.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($142.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN821N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($15.75 @ Amazon)
Total: $1505.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 01:25 EDT-0400

 

[OldSchoolJava]

Thanks for these. I will take a look. And yes SLI is on my list for later. I have a budget but I'm trying to build and leave room to expand easily.

 

[OldSchoolJava]

I've looked at these and made some modifications to my build. Can you explain why the MSI over the ASUS motherboard? I think that's my only question and only thing that may change.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/oldschooljava/saved/MCm2FT

Thanks.