Building Performance Per Dollar Rig

[android25]

Hi all, just need you guys opinion on the rig i going to build...
will it achieve my goal of 1080p 60fps gaming while not wasting money on features i don't need...

CPU : Intel i5-4590
Motherboard : MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition
Graphic Card : MSI GTX970 Twin Froze (need opinion whether go with this or the MSI GTX 970 Tiger OC)
Memory : Kingston Hyper X Fury 8GB DDR3
HDD Storage : Western Digital BLACK 7200RPM 1TB
SSD Storage : Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
Power Supply : Cooler Master G Series 600W
Case : NZXT Phantom 410

PS** Going to get a second GTX970 for SLI in future so this build must be ready for it....CPU, PSU and motherboard wise

 

[Sandstorm3000]

Go for for a skylake build, a 6600k, Z170 motherboard and DDR4 RAM. (If you can afford it ofcourse)

 

[lunyone]

Here is what I'd do (mostly white build, assuming that is what you were looking to do with the Krait Mobo):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($323.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $932.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 08:14 EST-0500

 

[smorizio]

as above go with the skylake parts but order them after nvidia drops there pascal gpu. the gpu chip has tapped out at the foundry and there bee na lot of leaking online about it and how much faster it going to be over maxwell gpu at the same price points.
http://www.vinereport.com/article/nvidia.pascal.gpu.news.twice.the.bandwidth.promised.amd.expected.to.counter/5251.htm

 

[android25]

Go for for a skylake build, a 6600k, Z170 motherboard and DDR4 RAM. (If you can afford it ofcourse)

The main reason i didn't go for skylake build is my budget whereas the minuscule performance difference between the DRR4 and DDR3 over their price puts me off on jumping on the DDR4 bandwagon as of now (unless someone can proof to me otherwise 😛)

 

[android25]

Here is what I'd do (mostly white build, assuming that is what you were looking to do with the Krait Mobo):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($323.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $932.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 08:14 EST-0500

I'm surprised that you can almost read my mind from the build i posted even though i didnt specify the colour of the case but kudos to u 😀
May I ask for the 750W PSU you suggested will be an overkill for my system now even with SLI?
and also for the graphic card since I still intend to go for the MSI route...between the Tiger and Dragon edition which would you recommend?

 

[android25]

as above go with the skylake parts but order them after nvidia drops there pascal gpu. the gpu chip has tapped out at the foundry and there bee na lot of leaking online about it and how much faster it going to be over maxwell gpu at the same price points.
http://www.vinereport.com/article/nvidia.pascal.gpu.news.twice.the.bandwidth.promised.amd.expected.to.counter/5251.htm

thanks for the tip but for now I'm looking for the best possible build based on current available parts in the market. But pascal GPU @@ like seriously awesome!!!

 

[maddogfargo]

An AMD FX 6350 + GTX 970 will do 1080p @ 60FPS in most modern games. So you're fine with an i5 4590.

 

[lunyone]

Here is what I'd do (mostly white build, assuming that is what you were looking to do with the Krait Mobo):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($323.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $932.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 08:14 EST-0500

I'm surprised that you can almost read my mind from the build i posted even though i didnt specify the colour of the case but kudos to u 😀
May I ask for the 750W PSU you suggested will be an overkill for my system now even with SLI?
and also for the graphic card since I still intend to go for the MSI route...between the Tiger and Dragon edition which would you recommend?

Well I tend to try and read between the lines when it comes to builds, so thanks for that

The 750w PSU is overkill, but if you want to SLI the 970 later then the added headroom will be needed and you won't have to buy another PSU to allow the SLI'ing of the 2 x 970's.

As for the Tiger/Dragon option, I would opt for the Dragon model if you can afford it. Otherwise the Tiger will be fine and shouldn't disappoint you.