Critique my build

[silversweetz]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9vtHCJ

I'm crossed between using the i5 4690 and doing a xeon 1231v3 build. Probably 75% gaming and the rest used between working my android apps using eclipse. I want to play BF4/Fallout-4 on Ultra settings but I'll upgrade once DX12 is out so I would like to keep the price down low. I already have all of the HDD's in the part picker and I'm crossed between cases. I like the NZXT S340 but I wonder how it would go with no optical drive. Inputs appreciated!

 

[cdabc123]

the i5 is a bit better for gaming plus you can overclock it.

 

[Swordkd]

Quick glance at the build, you have an h97 chipset motherboard(no overclocking) and a "K" series Cpu(overclockable). Would you possibly be planning to overclock it in the future? If so, get a z97 chipset mobo, or if not, save the money and drop down to a slightly slower, quite a bit cheaper non-"K" CPu.

Quick edits for savings.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($274.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($141.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $921.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 20:40 EST-0500

Same overall capabilities, but slightly cheaper. The drop in Cpu's won't be noticeable at all, but will save some money.

 

[Guest]

Might want to bump that 1600 RAM up to 1866 or 2133, with 2133 being the sweet-spot for your system.

http://techbuyersguru.com/does-ram-speed-matter-ddr3-1600-vs-1866-2133-and-2400-games

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/haswell-ddr3.html

Frequency vs. timings with Haswells.

Kits from Newegg vary in price but can be had for under $50 with good customer ratings: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%20600006069%20600006050%20600006142%20600559778&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=RATING&PageSize=30

 

[silversweetz]

Might want to bump that 1600 RAM up to 1866 or 2133, with 2133 being the sweet-spot for your system.

http://techbuyersguru.com/does-ram-speed-matter-ddr3-1600-vs-1866-2133-and-2400-games

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/haswell-ddr3.html

Frequency vs. timings with Haswells.

Great article and thanks for the input. I have no intentions of overclocking for now. Just want something to update my i7 Lynnfield 2.8 build from 6 years ago and play the next list of AAA games at high or ultra settings.

 

[Red Reddington]

I have purchased 2 copies of win7pro64 on Amazon for under $55. That $90 would probably get you up to a 6600k and MB.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00LG242A0/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all

 

[Swordkd]

If you stick with the H97 motherboard, you should just stick with ddr3 1600. It's the fastest Ram that the chipset officially supports.

 

[silversweetz]

If you stick with the H97 motherboard, you should just stick with ddr3 1600. It's the fastest Ram that the chipset officially supports.

Would there be any benefit going with a Xeon setup to build apps or would the i5 suffice?

 

[Guest]

If you stick with the H97 motherboard, you should just stick with ddr3 1600. It's the fastest Ram that the chipset officially supports.

Actually, according to ASRock, that board accepts a wide variety of RAM: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H97M%20Pro4/?cat=Memory

 

[Guest]

Might want to bump that 1600 RAM up to 1866 or 2133, with 2133 being the sweet-spot for your system.

http://techbuyersguru.com/does-ram-speed-matter-ddr3-1600-vs-1866-2133-and-2400-games

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/haswell-ddr3.html

Frequency vs. timings with Haswells.

Great article and thanks for the input. I have no intentions of overclocking for now. Just want something to update my i7 Lynnfield 2.8 build from 6 years ago and play the next list of AAA games at high or ultra settings.

Going with a higher freq of RAM does not require one to OC or have the capability to do so...

 

[Swordkd]

If you stick with the H97 motherboard, you should just stick with ddr3 1600. It's the fastest Ram that the chipset officially supports.

Actually, according to ASRock, that board accepts a wide variety of RAM: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H97M%20Pro4/?cat=Memory

It does, however: "Note1: Due to the configuration of chipset, each RAM will downgrade to DDR3 1600 with H97 series chipset."

Top of the chart.

 

[Guest]

If you stick with the H97 motherboard, you should just stick with ddr3 1600. It's the fastest Ram that the chipset officially supports.

Actually, according to ASRock, that board accepts a wide variety of RAM: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H97M%20Pro4/?cat=Memory

It does, however: "Note1: Due to the configuration of chipset, each RAM will downgrade to DDR3 1600 with H97 series chipset."

Top of the chart.

Egad! What a bummer and my sincere apologies to the OP for the goat-rope I sent him on with my RAM triad! Thanks fer pointing that out Swordkd.