Building New Gaming/Streaming Computer- 1500 Budget

[Niko Hotousiotis]

My old computer has officially burned out, so right now I am running on a laptop. I need a new computer with a 1500 budget. I will like to continue my streaming and pro ambitions, so that has an effect. I play League, and WoW the most, but I do play other steam games when they come out like Final Fantasy, Evolve and etc. I am building this new rig, by the end of the month when I get my paycheck. So any help with this would be grateful.

I will need everything SSD, OS, Case, and Wifi (since i will need it sometimes). I dont need a Monitor or keyboard or etc. But I will need everything else.

 

[esco_sid]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($321.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($65.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($203.29 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.24 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1474.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 16:33 EST-0500

 

[Niko Hotousiotis]

bump

 

[mrgoodtouches]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($131.24 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1437.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 23:32 EST-0500

 

[Archgaull]

I would go with Esco's build.

 

[mrgoodtouches]

lol didint read u need os just to note there has been some talk about the gtx 970 vram it is split you have 3.5gb of high priorty ram then 0.5gb of low priorty. if youre running just 1080p and one monitor then you should be fine. ive heard theres stutters and glitches when the gtx 970 uses the 0.5gb i dont have the card so i dont know for sure. so ima change my build up a bit just wanted to stick that out there

 

[mrgoodtouches]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($131.24 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($104.45 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1297.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 23:40 EST-0500


new build the 290x is a good gpu the 970 outperforms the 290x but again the thing with the vram doesent set well with me thats why im staying away from it. but for 1080p either card would max out about everything.

 

[mrgoodtouches]

oh also do you video edit? if so then yes go with escos build the i7 will be better at editing.

 

[Niko Hotousiotis]

I will be streaming, so editing will probably be needed. Also, I need Wifi for my desktop

 

[mrgoodtouches]

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WDN4800-Wireless-Express-Low-profile/dp/B007GMPZ0A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423630970&sr=8-1&keywords=wifi+card

 

[mrgoodtouches]

i have the same thing works great even with that and escos build its under 1500$ and if u go with the r9 290x in my build ull be under even more hope i helped you some i dont know everything about computers but enough to give a decent build. just keep asking around amd is releasing the 300 series soon so you may want to wait and see what that holds

 

[Niko Hotousiotis]

Thank You Escos, i am going to copy ur build, thank you everyone for the help. I am just wondering, is it hard to install Liquid Coolant?