First Build Ready To Order! Opinions Appreciated

[lewz00]

Hey all!

Finally decided on a build I'm happy with based on a lot of recommendations and advise here and on reddit. Would appreciate a final look over before I order my parts today.

Nervous about the building/setup process but extremely excited at the thought of being able to game properly again after nearly 1 and a half years out..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£57.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£115.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£99.02 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.79 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£73.73 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£73.28 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1063.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 08:39 BST+0100

Comments much appreciated!

 

[-HH-]

Hi, your build is great. I just made a couple of tweaks if you wish to use them. I only changed the cooler for co louring purposes. They perform about as good as each other.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£124.74 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£86.77 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.79 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£86.56 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£73.28 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1099.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 08:52 BST+0100

Building my first PC wasn't too difficult. The part I found the hardest was the cable management. Just take your time with it and don't rush things.

Remember to test your system out of the case before installing it as you may have a faulty product .

Selected slightly cheaper and more reliable RAM. Speeds really won't make much of a difference. G,Skill tend to be slightly cheaper and better than Corsair's RAM. Hope I helped.


** NOTES**

Nothing is crucial to change, I was just super critique.

 

[lewz00]

Hi, your build is great. I just made a couple of tweaks if you wish to use them. I only changed the cooler for co louring purposes. They perform about as good as each other.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£124.74 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£86.77 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.79 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£86.56 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£73.28 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1099.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 08:52 BST+0100

Building my first PC wasn't too difficult. The part I found the hardest was the cable management. Just take your time with it and don't rush things.

Remember to test your system out of the case before installing it as you may have a faulty product .

Selected slightly cheaper and more reliable RAM. Speeds really won't make much of a difference. G,Skill tend to be slightly cheaper and better than Corsair's RAM. Hope I helped.


** NOTES**

Nothing is crucial to change, I was just super critique.

Thanks man

Please can you explain the Mobo change? Is that just for colour scheme too or is it one you prefer?

Thanks for the comments.

 

[-HH-]

Mainly for colour, they're both great boards tbh, Asus also generally seems a little more costly compared to most other manufactures.