Building first gaming/stream PC

[BonoX]

Greetings,
I'm building my first gaming/stream PC. I want to know your opinion about my list. I have no skill with PC overclocking so components are chosen according to this.

Components:
MB - ASUS H97-PLUS - Intel H97
CPU - Intel Xeon E3-1231v3
GC - MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G
RAM - Kingston HyperX Fury Black 2x4GB DDR3 1866
PU - Seasonic S12II-520 520W
HDD - Seagate SV35.5 - 1TB
SSD - Crucial M550 - 128GB
FAN - SilentiumPC Fera 2 HE1224
CASE - Fractal DEFINE R4 Titanium Grey

I know that some components (for example CPU) are more likely used in servers stations but some other guys told me, that Xeon processors are very similar to Intel i7 but without integrated graphic.

My budget is about approximate 1100€ (1400$), but its not too accurate, because I'm from middle Europe and price can be different (also because of changes in exchange rate)

Do you think that will be possible to play games with max details (or nearly) in next 4 or 5 years with these components. Or is it better to learn overclocking and buy for example cheaper Intel i5-4670k with MB supported overclocking and after few years overclock it when it will be necessary. And is it suitable for streaming games (Twitch.tv)?

Thank you very much for your advices.

Have a nice day.

 

[lightcloud]

You have a nice build. But here's a pounds build with a few changes to yours. 😉 And I would recommend learning overclocking. And there are plenty of guides to help you.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£175.98 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.44 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.95 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£63.52 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.72 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.09 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £911.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 09:26 BST+0100


Note: Builds are tough to last for a long time. You will require an upgrade on the way.

 

[Sub-Human]

I would definitely get an i5, as it is designed for overclocking and so it's not difficult or risky. I have an older 2500k, I and many others were able to get 4.5 GHz out of it with no stability problems.

Other than that, the build looks great. I don't think it's going to last you 4-5 years (with maximum detail), but for the next 2 or so I'd expect a decent 1080p experience.

 

[sora]

OP, that build looks great and I personally think it would last you four+ years.

 

[BonoX]

Thank you guys for your advices, I will check availability of some components that Joeteoh99 recommends. The website where you were generate suppliers for each component is great, but for me, from middle Europe is quite sad. Because the nearest possible country (on that website) is Germany (it's next to our country) but globaly components are more expensive than US or UK and also I'll have to pay extra shipping from Germany (source Amazon shipping politics for my country). So I will try to find same components on our market, but It's also more expensive than your price 🙁 (extra cost about 200€ from your price). But again thank you very much 😉

 

[lightcloud]

Glad to he,o but I would really like to continue. So how much over is my build woth your budget (sorry not familiar with the currency and exchange market there).