~$1000 New Build Sanity Check

[pretendeka]

Upgrading from my dying Asus G73 Laptop and no need to be mobile anymore. Mainly play MMOs, currently FFXIV. Not big into overclocking or anything, just want to build and play. Haven't built anything in a few years so I'm kinda out of the loop. I put a list together, but if I can scale back anything without sacrificing performance I am open to suggestions! Thanks in advance.

Approximate Purchase Date: within a month
Budget Range: ~$1000
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg/amazon

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.25 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($241.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Quick Fire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1110.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 01:42 EDT-0400

 

[Rhezner]

pretty decent build,

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TLGxMp

This is better for gaming, Parts like the PSU, RAM, and SSD I would definitely recommend changing to the new ones.

The other parts are more optional but this build will game better.

 

[pretendeka]

pretty decent build,

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TLGxMp

This is better for gaming, Parts like the PSU, RAM, and SSD I would definitely recommend changing to the new ones.

The other parts are more optional but this build will game better.

Thanks for your input -- not crazy about going mircoATX, but I'll consider updating the PSU/RAM/SSD as you suggested.

 

[Rhezner]

I could make this ATX, but the 4460 and the 390 will do much better than a 4690k and a 290, trust me.

 

[pretendeka]

I could make this ATX, but the 4460 and the 390 will do much better than a 4690k and a 290, trust me.

Here is the updated build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.10 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Black Edition Video Card ($354.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard ($89.21 @ Amazon)
Total: $1203.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-12 12:48 EDT-0400

 

[Rhezner]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nw76zy

please don't get that motherboard with a 4460, You can't overclock a 4460 and it isn't the best for that price anyways, get this.

 

[pretendeka]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nw76zy

please don't get that motherboard with a 4460, You can't overclock a 4460 and it isn't the best for that price anyways, get this.

Thanks again for all your input!