Final Gaming PC Recommendations/Opinions

[18tyweslow]

Hey there everyone, I'm planning on building a Gaming PC this Christmas.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sL6gpg

Do you have any final recommendations? I think this is a pretty solid build.

Thank you!

 

[synphul]

Looks like a pretty solid build.
I might swap the seagate for this western digital hard drive: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1003fzex

Also either of these ssd's would be better than that kingston.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct128mx100ssd1
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw

The next jump up would be moving from the $60 range to the $104-$114 range and going with a 256gb mx100 or 250gb evo. The reason is with ssd's, drive performance goes up with size so the 250gb models are a fair bit faster than their 120-128gb counterparts. It depends on your budget.

 

[18tyweslow]

Looks like a pretty solid build.
I might swap the seagate for this western digital hard drive: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1003fzex

Also either of these ssd's would be better than that kingston.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct128mx100ssd1
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw

The next jump up would be moving from the $60 range to the $104-$114 range and going with a 256gb mx100 or 250gb evo. The reason is with ssd's, drive performance goes up with size so the 250gb models are a fair bit faster than their 120-128gb counterparts. It depends on your budget.

Where I'm at right now is basically as far as I can go. Otherwise I'd get the evo.

 

[synphul]

The ssd you have in your build is $60. The same size mx100 is $62 and the same size evo is $73. Either of those would be better than the kingston in terms of reliability and performance.

 

[Jonathan Cave]

Not a bad effort!

Consider this (Changes in blue)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vyQ2TW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vyQ2TW/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.29 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($339.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax Helios ATX-819WB ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.99 @ Directron)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.99 @ Directron)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.99 @ Directron)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.99 @ Directron)
Custom: Silverstone CPF01 3.94" PWM Fan Splitter Cable $3.99

Total: $1123.15 - $4.15 less and:

Better SSD (That SSD is old and crap compared to the MX100 series and you get +8GB)
Better GTX 970 (Overclocking is better on Gigabyte due to power limit)
Better 2133 DDR3 memory + better brand.
+50W PSU for overclocking, but not seasonic guts - but still a great PSU!
ASRock Extreme 3 now has front USB headers and is a decent m/b

Hope this helps.