Building a pc for gaming and Photo editing on a budget

[Ranil_a]

I am in the process of building a new PC for gaming and graphic editing needs. I am on a tight budget of 1k and will not want to stretch it, for now I have looked at the below,

》i7 6700k 4ghz
》GTX 970 STRIX
》16mb DDR 4 RAM
》 250gb Samsung evo 850 SSD
》 2gb internal seagate HDD
》 coolermaster elite 130 MITX casing

I am resorting to a M-ITX due to space limitations in my house as well as for aesthetics, however am unsure of which motherboard to go for and a cpu cooler that would fit the chassis perfectly. Also as I had mentioned I don't want to break the bank.

Next question is if replacing the processor with an Intel I7 4790k, would that make a difference to the gaming fps? And if this is a good option then what would be a good budget Mobo?

If anyone can suggest a different configuration that would reduce the cost with good overall gaming performance, that would be most welcome.


Thanks

 

[Anurag20]

Hi dude, definitely go with the 6700K rather than the 4790K..

http://us.hardware.info/comparisontable/products/220715-315132

As far as a miTX goes, I would definitely recommend a basic Z170 ATX moboard.. Along with the option to OC the cpu, the 4-RAM slots on the Z170 ATX chipset would allow us to add RAM rather thab replace RAM...

I would recommend...

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($312.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1034.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 11:35 EDT-0400

 

[BadActor]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $886.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 13:53 EDT-0400

 

[Anurag20]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $886.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 13:53 EDT-0400

very nice, indeed..