Hey guys,
I'm looking to build a pc mostly for gaming and some recreational video and photo editing. I've tried a few different configurations on pcpartpicker and since this is my first build I'm a bit overwhelmed.
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: within the next week or 2
Budget Range: $700-800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, recreational video and photo editing, streaming tv and movies
Are you buying a monitor: No, I'll be borrowing my friends old 1080 monitor for now. I would like to eventually upgrade to a better monitor.
Parts to Upgrade: New Build
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 8.1
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: any
Location: Ellington, CT USA
Parts Preferences: Intel i5 4690k, and probably asrock mobo
Overclocking: Yes, but not right now
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, i have the option to buy my friend's old radeon 6970 hd 2gb cards (2) for dirt cheap
Your Monitor Resolution: 1080 but i would like to go higher res in the future
Additional Comments: I would like to play current gen games at high settings, right now specifically Final Fantasy 14, edit short videos and some photo editing and digital art (no 3d modeling or anything)
Like I stated above, I would like to use an Intel i5 4690k, and I have the option to use my friend's video cards (crossfire if i want to)
I do not need a monitor, keyboard or mouse at this time.
Here is one of the builds I put together so far, but I'm a bit over budget and I'm not sure all the parts with work together, (bottlenecking/ gpus too large for case/ power supply/ etc)
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Cv2mQ7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Cv2mQ7/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $229.94 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrb10212pg1) | $29.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extreme4) | $123.79 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl8d8gbxm) | $71.40 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $78.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100311sr) (2-Way CrossFire) | Purchased For $0.00
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100311sr) (2-Way CrossFire) | Purchased For $0.00
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210e001) | $47.99 @ Mwave
**Power Supply** | [XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1850bbefx) | $118.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $14.99 @ Amazon
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $860.02
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-05 14:23 EST-0500 |
Since I'm kind of guessing with a lot of this stuff, I'd just like some help getting a well rounded pc and I would like to get the price down under $800. Im also concerned with the GPUs and the size of the case. I'm willing to change any part if you think I'd be better off with something else, but I'm kind of set on the i5 4690k.
Thanks for the help in advance guys.
I'm looking to build a pc mostly for gaming and some recreational video and photo editing. I've tried a few different configurations on pcpartpicker and since this is my first build I'm a bit overwhelmed.
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: within the next week or 2
Budget Range: $700-800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, recreational video and photo editing, streaming tv and movies
Are you buying a monitor: No, I'll be borrowing my friends old 1080 monitor for now. I would like to eventually upgrade to a better monitor.
Parts to Upgrade: New Build
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 8.1
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: any
Location: Ellington, CT USA
Parts Preferences: Intel i5 4690k, and probably asrock mobo
Overclocking: Yes, but not right now
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, i have the option to buy my friend's old radeon 6970 hd 2gb cards (2) for dirt cheap
Your Monitor Resolution: 1080 but i would like to go higher res in the future
Additional Comments: I would like to play current gen games at high settings, right now specifically Final Fantasy 14, edit short videos and some photo editing and digital art (no 3d modeling or anything)
Like I stated above, I would like to use an Intel i5 4690k, and I have the option to use my friend's video cards (crossfire if i want to)
I do not need a monitor, keyboard or mouse at this time.
Here is one of the builds I put together so far, but I'm a bit over budget and I'm not sure all the parts with work together, (bottlenecking/ gpus too large for case/ power supply/ etc)
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Cv2mQ7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Cv2mQ7/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $229.94 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrb10212pg1) | $29.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extreme4) | $123.79 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl8d8gbxm) | $71.40 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $78.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100311sr) (2-Way CrossFire) | Purchased For $0.00
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100311sr) (2-Way CrossFire) | Purchased For $0.00
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210e001) | $47.99 @ Mwave
**Power Supply** | [XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1850bbefx) | $118.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $14.99 @ Amazon
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $860.02
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-05 14:23 EST-0500 |
Since I'm kind of guessing with a lot of this stuff, I'd just like some help getting a well rounded pc and I would like to get the price down under $800. Im also concerned with the GPUs and the size of the case. I'm willing to change any part if you think I'd be better off with something else, but I'm kind of set on the i5 4690k.
Thanks for the help in advance guys.
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