Building a new Gaming PC

[Jay_M]

Hello there! I'm thinking of building a new Gaming Pc and I would like to ask you guys to have a look of what i have in mind and share your suggestions, knowledge, advices and help me come closer to a decision!Here are the specs:

GPU: Asus GeForce GTX970 4GB Strix
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.50Ghz
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E RETAIL SOCKET 1150
RAM: G.Skill F3 8GB(2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHZ RIPJAWSX DUAL CHANNEL
SSD:Kingston SV300S37A/120G V300 120GB SATA3 2.5"
PSU:XFX TS SERIES 550W or COOLERMASTER RS600-ACABB1 EU

I'm on a 1000€ (1090$) budget and from my reaserch this one seems to be a good setup.
Some of my hesitations are, should i get an MSI GTX 970 over the Asus implementation because some reviews say it's a little bit better. Another question I would like to ask you guys is should I build an Amd based computer and if yes can someone please make the proportionate changes on the current setup so a can get an idea of what should change in my marketing research.
Please feel free to make you suggestions and give me your advices as i mentioned above!
Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter guys.

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

All 4 builds are not for overclocking. If you want one for overclocking or in a different color just ask
I found the cash in all the builds to include the best GTX 980 without breaking the bank.
You can save and go for the "EVGA GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0"

This one is a i5-4460. Cheaper than the CPU you chose and about the same performance. Blue build

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.03 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BL 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£36.19 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.68 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£439.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£85.42 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1040.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-28 01:03 BST+0100

This one has xeon and is equal to a i7. Blue build

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£199.21 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BL 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£36.19 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.68 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£439.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£85.42 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1096.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-28 01:05 BST+0100

Here is a RED build with the i5.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.03 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£33.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.74 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£79.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£439.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£85.42 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1088.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-28 01:18 BST+0100

Here is a RED build with the Xeon.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£199.21 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£33.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.74 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£79.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£439.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£85.42 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1144.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-28 01:20 BST+0100

Here are some CPU benchmarks and the Xeon build is going to be similar to a i7-4790k. (benchmarks will not reflect your build. These benchmarks reflect a different graphics cards result.)

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Battlefield 4 1920x1080 Ultra (FPS Higher is better)
I7-5960X - 110
I7-5930K - 99
I7-5820K - 94
I7-4790K - 94
I5-4690K - 83
FX-9590 - 66
FX-8350 - 62
FX-6300 - 58
FX-6350 - 60
I3-4150 - 50

Crysis 3 1920x1080 Very High (FPS Higher is better)
I7-5960X - 49
I7-5930K - 48
I7-5820K - 48
I7-4790K - 49
I5-4690K - 46
FX-9590 - 36
FX-8350 - 31
FX-6300 - 30
FX-6350 - 32
I3-4150 - 34

Far Cry 3 1920x1080 Ultra (FPS Higher is better)
I7-5960X - 73
I7-5930K - 69
I7-5820K - 66
I7-4790K - 80
I5-4690K - 73
FX-9590 - 53
FX-8350 - 51
FX-6300 - 45
FX-6350 - 49
I3-4150 - 52

CineBENCH R11.5 (Higher is better)
I7-5960X - 14.42
I7-5930K - 11.49
I7-5820K - 10.89
I7-4790K - 9.21
FX-9590 - 7.85
FX-8350 - 6.98
I5-4690K - 6.49
FX-6300 - 4.55
FX-6350 - 5.04
I3-4150 - 3.78

x264 HD Encoding (Higher is better)
I7-5960X - 81.1
I7-5930K - 63.3
I7-5820K - 61.5
I7-4790K - 49.3
FX-9590 - 46.4
FX-8350 - 40.2
I5-4690K - 36.8
FX-6300 - 28.2
FX-6350 - 31.4
I3-4150 - 21.1

Premiere Pro (Time in seconds Lower is better)
I7-5960X - 20
I7-5930K - 23
I7-5820K - 25
I7-4790K - 27
I5-4690K - 37
FX-9590 - 51
FX-8350 - 57
FX-6300 - 89
FX-6350 - 79
I3-4150 - 67

Power Consumption (Wattage Lower is better)
Idle / Load
I7-5960X - 70 / 306
I7-5930K - 70 / 260
I7-5820K - 70 / 251
I7-4790K - 53 / 236
I5-4690K - 53 / 211
FX-9590 - 94 / 288
FX-8350 - 79 / 249
FX-6300 - 76 / 236
FX-6350 - 75 / 240
I3-4150 - 48 / 196

 

[Itsbranden97]

I think your build looks good, just go with the XFX psu rather than the cooler master.

I wouldn't build an AMD pc at a $1090 budget either, intel kinda has that down.

 

[MasterDell]

I think your build looks good, just go with the XFX psu rather than the cooler master.

I wouldn't build an AMD pc at a $1090 budget either, intel kinda has that down.

He does have an XFX 😛

 

[Tchota]

If you live in the USA you can go with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($530.09 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1066.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-27 21:59 EDT-0400

Do you need OS, keyboard, mouse, monitor?

 

[Tchota]

you can also go with an GTX 970 now, and save some money to buy another one later to SLI. If you decide to go with this option you should get an SLI capable motherboard like this one: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97eusb31

Another option, if you are not in a hurry, is to wait until the r9 3xx series are released to buy a new GPU