Building and Financing New Gaming PC

[Silibant]

Hey everyone, I was thinking of making a new gaming PC for myself. Now, the first one I built (the one I'm using now) is pretty budget, so I want to make this new one really kick-@$$. I drew inspiration from the PC used in http://LinusTechTips X99 overclocking guide. My conceptual rig is http://this, and I am wondering if there are any improvements I could make to make it more cost-effective or give it some better parts. Also, I have about 5 dollars in quarters right now. How do I finance a project like this? I was thinking working an 8-hour day for about half of my summer break, and working part time through the school year until it lets out and I can work full time. This job is a bagger at my local supermarket chain. Should I sell my current rig and use my laptop as well as work, work only, or is there some other method I could use to finance this? (I'm not 18 yet, so I can't get a real job)
Thanks for any advice!

 

[Eximo]

That system is a little overkill, no monitor either.

You can build a full speed gaming rig for about $1000 which is an easy amount to make with a summer job.

Leaves room for upgrades to an overclocking CPU, SLI or Crossfire. Just add keyboard, mouse, and headphones as needed.

If you don't need a monitor, that can be dropped and the CPU upgraded to an i5-4690k with an aftermarket heatsink.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z2NtrH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z2NtrH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1000.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-20 17:34 EST-0500

 

[Silibant]

That system is a little overkill, no monitor either.

You can build a full speed gaming rig for about $1000 which is an easy amount to make with a summer job.

Leaves room for upgrades to an overclocking CPU, SLI or Crossfire. Just add keyboard, mouse, and headphones as needed.

If you don't need a monitor, that can be dropped and the CPU upgraded to an i5-4690k with an aftermarket heatsink.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z2NtrH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z2NtrH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1000.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-20 17:34 EST-0500

Thanks for the advice. I forgot to mention this: I already have a monitor and peripherals that I'm happy with. I cut an ASUS ROG Swift out of the build to save on that. Although, that reminds me to get rid of the DVD drive, because I already have it in rig 1. By the way, I appreciate your suggestion, but I really want to do a top-of-the line system. I already have a GTX 770 and 8 gigs of RAM (as well as a 4gHz quad-core CPU), so the single R9 285 and same 8 gigs aren't really going to be worth the money for me (still, a great build on your part, and thanks for putting the time in).

tl;dr: already have peripherals and DVD drive + decent rig, want kick-assery/slight overkill to really be happy with the money spent. Thank you so much, though, no disrespect intended and I'm very impressed you took the time to help.

 

[Silibant]

Updated with less expensive case and no DVD drive.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VzwWyc

 

[Silibant]

Made a PCPartPicker account, new list is here: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Tryptophan/saved/3ZXhP6

Thoughts on this build vs the LinusTechTips 2014 Holiday Buyer's Guide's "Game On" PC config?

 

[Eximo]

It is overkill for 1080p gaming that is for sure. Hardware choices are all good.

 

[Silibant]

It is overkill for 1080p gaming that is for sure. Hardware choices are all good.

Thanks, and yes; the plan is to be as "future proof" as reason allows for. I notice you have the 4770K, do you think I should go with that for gaming over the 5820K? Note that I don't render 4K video or do any crazy CPU stuff like that, so if it can game but not encode 8K videos at 1 GB/S, that's A-OK. Thank you very much for your help.

 

[Eximo]

i7-4770k is a little dated. i7-4790k replaced it, along with the Z97 chipset.

It makes for a cheaper platform, but will be a DDR3 system and not DDR4. Also a quad core and not a hex-core. Still more then capable of rendering and all of that.

If your purpose is purely gaming then an i5-4690k is about the most you should spend on a CPU. Put the most money reasonable into the GPU.