$1300 System Build

[xjayzk]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TyC6K8 I wanted to build a PC for $1300 for editing/gaming this is what I eventually came up with is there anything I can add?

 

[lightcloud]

You build is strong. However here's an Intel build which is slightly more but has more features.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($97.16 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($118.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1377.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 07:29 EDT-0400

 

[xjayzk]

You build is strong. However here's an Intel build which is slightly more but has more features.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($97.16 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($118.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1377.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 07:29 EDT-0400

That's a bit over my pricerange also I want the 4GHz and the 8Cores, for rendering and load speeds mostly, I did change the CPU cooler though.

 

[sadams04]

Regarding the original post's AMD build...

CPU - The 8320 and 8350 will both handle a mild overclock of 4.5GHz. At a minimum, save money and buy the 8320 and clock it to 4.0GHz. No need to spend the money on an 8350 unless you are aiming at a high overclock.
CPU Cooler - Eh... Not going to get you very far on the overclocking front. The Hyper 212 EVO air cooler will net the same results at half the cost.
MEM - Those AEGIS modules are high latency (CL11) which isn't good. Look for "standard" modules in DDR3-1600 CL9 or DDR3-1866 CL10.
SSD - No. For $7 more you can pull a 128GB Crucial MX100.
PSU - The Rosewill is OK at best. Look toward XFX or Seasonic. 550w is plenty for a single GPU. 750w if you want to plan for a second GTX 970 down the road.

With all of that said, if you aren't going to overclock that AMD rig then a non-overclocked Intel machine would perform better on the CPU front. Honestly I think xjayzk's build could use a little tweaking to reduce costs, but is a much more capable machine. What do you think of the revision below? The water cooling could be replaced with a good air cooler to further reduce costs...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($118.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1238.89