About To Purchase - Need Second Set of Eyes

[Khugan]

I finally have the money for a new build and would just like more opinions before I pull the trigger.
My current computer is a very old Abit P35 Pro with the E8400 Wolfdale Chip. It has served me quite well for all these years, but it's time...

Here's what I have selected:

i7 4790k
ASUS M VII Hero
16gb GSkill Ram
Corsair 450D Case

I'll be using my old Cooler Master 650w power supply, GTX 660 TF card, and SSD/HD/Peripherals. Am I missing anything? Will these all jive together? Thanks very much.

 

[jossrik]

Looks like a start to a good set up. The only thing that I'd be worried about potentially is the PSU. Cooler Master isn't exactly known for quality, and you have a lot of decent parts there that could be at risk if the PSU decides one day to go out on you.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Here's the list, not sure which one you have, it might be a good one, and for all we know could last years or more, but you can get a good Tier 1/1A, 2 PSU for a decent to great price if you watch the sales.

 

[nikoli707]

do you really need that exotic asus maximus board? its designed to be used with cooling system that is higher tiered than any air cooler or h100i. if your not shooting for 5.0ghz i would skip it and look for one in the <$160 range.

 

[Khugan]

Here's the list, not sure which one you have, it might be a good one, and for all we know could last years or more, but you can get a good Tier 1/1A, 2 PSU for a decent to great price if you watch the sales.

This is my current PSU, and I will study your link. Thanks!

@nikoli707 you are correct, I don't plan to OC now. I am hoping stock cooling is enough, but I do want the option for down the road. My previous buld lasted since 2008, so I want this one to last at least as long. Having said that, what board would you suggest? Thanks again.

 

[jossrik]

Here's the list, not sure which one you have, it might be a good one, and for all we know could last years or more, but you can get a good Tier 1/1A, 2 PSU for a decent to great price if you watch the sales.

This is my current PSU, and I will study your link. Thanks!

@nikoli707 you are correct, I don't plan to OC now. I am hoping stock cooling is enough, but I do want the option for down the road. My previous buld lasted since 2008, so I want this one to last at least as long. Having said that, what board would you suggest? Thanks again.

Might I suggest one of Asus' TUF boards. They are built to last, and are awesome to boot. I have a Sabertooth Z77 right now, and I will never buy a different motherboard again. Worth the money over the Z77 AsRock Extreme4 I had, and well above the Asus P8P68 LE I had before (I think that was the name, I still have that board as a backup, but man am I impressed with the Sabertooth.) The thing is, I'm sure the Hero is just as awesome as the Sabertooth. You don't need a 4790K either, you can get the 4690K for like 100$ cheaper and the hyperthreding isn't that big of a deal now that we have multiprocessor CPUs. For the money right now, I'd spend the little more, get the 2011-V3 CPU and Board, you'll need DDR4 which is still expensive, but you can get the board and the CPU with only a modest upgrade in cash out, but it will up you to a proper 6 core processor, which will in the future be a big help. We're on the cusp of four cores right now where games are starting to crop up that can use more than 4 cores and or hyperthreading. Look into the new stuff, and intel extreme chips. I can't recommend the highest end ones, but there are three different ones available, and either of the bottom two are champs. The lowest tier has 28 lanes native PCI express 3.0, and the two higher ones have 40 lanes available. The higher tiered motherboards can make use of PCI express M2 slots, which means you can get a SSD for them that's quite a bit faster than a SATA SSD. That's the latest greatest though and there is a premium right now, but it's where the hobby is heading, so it will be more future proof. The downside is that Intel rarely reuses a chipset, so once you buy the board, chances are you'll only be able to get those three chips for it. When you upgrade, it'll be time to upgrade everything.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/psvQ99
Something like that.

 

[nikoli707]

this asus board is excellent.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $130.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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