Finalizing Gaming/Streaming/Video Editing Build - Feedback/Advice Needed

[dackattack777]

Hello to anyone who stumbles upon this! This is just your typical thread about building a new PC (and very similar to one I posted last year, except this time, I'm building one for my wife). I'll keep it short and to the point.

While I may stream and edit/render videos nearly everyday, my wife does not, but she wants a PC with similar (or better) capabilities as mine. I believe I have some solid choices linked below, but I'd absolutely love some extra eyes to glance over my findings.

Budget: Please keep the price of each item similar to what is listed below, but I am willing to spend a few extra bucks here and there if it makes sense to do so. I am looking to only purchase products from Newegg due to having their credit card (0% interest for a year is helpful to a poor sap like me).

I prefer to buy bundles (like the case and PSU together, the processor and motherboard together, etc.) just so I can save a few bucks. What should I edit, and what should I add to what I'm currently planning? SSD brackets and thermal compound I presume, but what do YOU think?

PC Part Picker: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hHXXqs

Price Breakdown By Merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hHXXqs/by_merchant/

Thank you for looking over this short list. Please let me know how I can improve it and/or my thread to receive more responses.

 

[TerabyteTech]

How's this?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nttmpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nttmpg/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($502.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1554.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-09 21:50 EDT-0400

 

[dackattack777]

Great find on the motherboard! Thank you!

I definitely want a larger SSD so that it can fit Windows, the games she plays regularly, and other frequently used programs (Photoshop as an example). I also want a decent sized HDD due to how much data she has (well over 1TB of clipart, videos, and other nonsense).

Is there much of a reason to spend an additional $150 on the GPU? The 970 is a really powerful card as is, right?

She wants a full tower case, so the mid towers won't do sadly. As for the other changes, they look good.

Thanks again for any help you can provide!

 

[TerabyteTech]

How is this updated version?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LFRpLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LFRpLk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1593.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 06:59 EDT-0400

The GTX 970 is a powerful card, but I was not aware of the other requirements of this build, I just put the 980 in because it could fit in the budget at that price!