Could anyone check if my first build is any good?

[DanFields]

Hey hello!

I've been constructing my first build ever. It took a while, but I think I found every part that I want and now I'm wondering: are there any parts that I could potentially save money on or parts that won't be good enough?

The thing I'm going for is to game pretty much everything on Ultra/Very High and overclock my PC to maybe 4.0-4.2GHz.

Here are the parts:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($338.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2270Smh-LED 22.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($58.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1130.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-25 04:41 EDT-0400

Thanks for the help!

Dan

 

[DanFields]

Anyone?

 

[RazerZ]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($96.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $906.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-25 08:22 EDT-0400

 

[Bearmann]

Don't know anything about the monitor, but the rest looks good to me. Maybe consider a better PSU like this EVGA 650 watt gold unit for $55 +/- tax after coupon and rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438026
Some say its loud, but others say it's not. 10 year warranty with registration!

I prefer RAM that is on the approved list of either your MB or RAM brand (Gigabyte or Corsair). It may be- I didn't check.

 

[Bossyfins]

Don't know anything about the monitor, but the rest looks good to me. Maybe consider a better PSU like this EVGA 650 watt gold unit for $55 +/- tax after coupon and rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438026
Some say its loud, but others say it's not. 10 year warranty with registration!

I prefer RAM that is on the approved list of either your MB or RAM brand (Gigabyte or Corsair). It may be- I didn't check.

That EVGA PSU does not come with 10 year warranty. I believe it is tier 3 or 4, not sure but it is not a good unit. The 10 year warranty units are G2/P2/T2

Razerz' build is good.

 

[Bearmann]

Don't know anything about the monitor, but the rest looks good to me. Maybe consider a better PSU like this EVGA 650 watt gold unit for $55 +/- tax after coupon and rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438026
Some say its loud, but others say it's not. 10 year warranty with registration!

I prefer RAM that is on the approved list of either your MB or RAM brand (Gigabyte or Corsair). It may be- I didn't check.

That EVGA PSU does not come with 10 year warranty. I believe it is tier 3 or 4, not sure but it is not a good unit. The 10 year warranty units are G2/P2/T2

Razerz' build is good.

Under the tab "Warranty & Returns" it says 10 years. Oh, I like RazerZ's build too and prefer the Gigabyte over the MSI motherboard. I assumed the OP must like the case he picked out, so I would not look to change that unless it was problematic.

 

[Bossyfins]

Hmm, I must be mistaken. But anyhow, g1 is a terrible unit. Look into an EVGA SuperNOVA b2 750 watt. Better unit in quality plus cheaper w/ rebate and is Semi Modular

 

[RazerZ]

The G1 actually does come with a 10 year warranty, but is not a particularly good unit.

read:

Why you should not buy an EVGA SuperNova NEX650G/750G (aka G1)

" the rails are treated as one big group and not regulated independent
The result of that is some truly crappy voltage regulation in fact some of the WORST i have ever seen"

Might as well spend a little more (or less in this case) for a quality PSU and not worry about the power supply negatively affecting the system's health.

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Any brand of ram should work fine.

 

[Bearmann]

Hmm, I must be mistaken. But anyhow, g1 is a terrible unit. Look into an EVGA SuperNOVA b2 750 watt. Better unit in quality plus cheaper w/ rebate and is Semi Modular

I'm not sure why you say this is a terrible unit. Both the Bronze and the Gold G1 use Japanese caps in the main PCB, the G1 is gold versus Bronze, and has a 10 year versus a 5 year warranty.

We were writing at the same time. OK, I'd go with RazerZ's unit. The main point being was to upgrade from the Corsair CX if possible.

 

[RazerZ]

Yes, upgrade from the CX at all costs.

To add to that EVGA doesn't actually make power supplies. They have companies that manufacture the units for them and they market and label them with their brand.

Seasonic and Super Flower are the companies behind EVGA's top of the line power supplies. The rest are mediocre or poor in quality such as their HEC and FSP units.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page2293.htm - look for the OEM