Build help (Australia)

[Zeludon]

This is my first build and would like some feedback and ways to make it cheaper my colour scheme is red/black and im looking for a better MOBO it has to be an atx and it does not need to be unlocked.

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Mxm499
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Mxm499/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($195.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($515.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($158.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1694.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 17:08 EST+1100

 

[iamlegend]

Her you go buddy.

A little bit cheaper.


PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/6XqxVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/6XqxVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($195.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: AMD 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($519.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($158.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1630.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 17:20 EST+1100

 

[Zeludon]

Her you go buddy.

A little bit cheaper.


PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/6XqxVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/6XqxVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($195.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: AMD 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($519.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($158.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1630.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 17:20 EST+1100

Looks ok but why the change of graphics card it has same preice but apparently better performance and do i need 620 watts?

 

[rockie_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($75.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($519.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1531.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 18:00 EST+1100

 

[iamlegend]

Apparantly not, you can settle into 550W but I will suggest 620W because I`m also using 620W with MSI GTX 970 4G and so far so good.

However I will suggest to get 800W if you plan to SLI.

In terms of performance, these cards are the same so difference in performance will not be a factor.

 

[xStampede]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($515.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1610.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 18:28 EST+1100

 

[Zeludon]

Apparantly not, you can settle into 550W but I will suggest 620W because I`m also using 620W with MSI GTX 970 4G and so far so good.

However I will suggest to get 800W if you plan to SLI.

In terms of performance, these cards are the same so difference in performance will not be a factor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant


CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($515.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1610.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 18:28 EST+1100

Why the ram choice and older cpu?

 

[xStampede]

Apparantly not, you can settle into 550W but I will suggest 620W because I`m also using 620W with MSI GTX 970 4G and so far so good.

However I will suggest to get 800W if you plan to SLI.

In terms of performance, these cards are the same so difference in performance will not be a factor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant


CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($515.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1610.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 18:28 EST+1100

Why the ram choice and older cpu?

It better ram with faster timings, it is important for online games and cost only few dollars more.

 

[Vic 40]

I don't think 4x2gb of ram is a good choice,it puts more strain on the memory controller of the cpu.

Some things i changed,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($187.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($489.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1576.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 19:44 EST+1100

Different case just to show another good one for less.
Psu is a good one .There's a very positive review about it at jonnyGuru.
This is a very good one too and even on low loads quite efficient and even cheaper
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr
again look at jonnyguru for the review if you want to know more
Also used the 250gb ssd.
Cpu is only 200mhz slower,you're not really going to notice that,its also about $30 cheaper,which one you want depends on what you want to save.

 

[xStampede]

Also if you want less noise and lower temperatures on CPU you should get a CPU cooler. Also for gaming you don't need more than 8GB of ram.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling UCACO-AP111-GBB01 36.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($13.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($515.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1623.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 21:35 EST+1100

 

[Vic 40]

if he woud be that eager to get a better cooler is this a better choice for not much more,
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/deepcool-cpu-cooler-gammaxx300