Gaming/Video Editing PC under $1500

[js94]

Hi, so I made this build based off one a friend of mine made but changed a few parts and was just wondering if the parts I put together would all work together?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yrQdP6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yrQdP6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.67 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1357.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-26 08:13 EDT-0400

Any and all suggestions are appreciated since I don't know much about builds.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

Looks good to me, very good in fact.

 

[maddogfargo]

Since you're video editing, i7 is the CPU to get over an i5. So good pick there.

I'd suggest an extra dedicated HDD for video capture/editing. Don't use it for anything else. Turn off Swap and indexing on that drive as well.

 

[js94]

Can somebody suggest me a motherboard that is of better quality? I've been reading reviews of the Gigabyte I chose and I don't know if I personally like it, except all the ones I find all have the same story of breaking in a few months or being DOA.

 

[kwa-e]

If planning to do serious video rendering the 5820K might be something that'll pique your interest.

 

[DubbleClick]

Wouldn't fit the budget however, you can calculate about an extra $500 going from an I7 4790k to an I7 5820k.

As for the motherboard, I don't see bad reviews about it, in fact, the only "negative" aspect about it is that it didn't reach 4.8ghz but 4.7ghz only, which I can't confirm. The point where it holds my overclock back is 4.9-5.0ghz, which require over 14v anyway and are therefore out of question. And even then it does 4.9ghz with 1.42v instead of 1.4v.
Feature wise you won't find a better board under $135, unless the z97 extreme4 gets on rebate again.

The build seems good overall, one tweak I'd suggest is however changing the ssd, if you would like to spend the remaining $100 (or $70 if you decide to go for a more expensive motherboard) on a pcie/m.2 ssd. Yes, the "cheap" ones are about as expensive as the 850 pro series or intel ssds, but instead of paying the extra for a 5% performance increase and 2 additional years of operation, you pay it for a 300% performance increase.

 

[kwa-e]

Wouldn't fit the budget however, you can calculate about an extra $500 going from an I7 4790k to an I7 5820k.

As for the motherboard, I don't see bad reviews about it, in fact, the only "negative" aspect about it is that it didn't reach 4.8ghz but 4.7ghz only, which I can't confirm. The point where it holds my overclock back is 4.9-5.0ghz, which require over 14v anyway and are therefore out of question. And even then it does 4.9ghz with 1.42v instead of 1.4v.
Feature wise you won't find a better board under $135, unless the z97 extreme4 gets on rebate again.

The build seems good overall, one tweak I'd suggest is however changing the ssd, if you would like to spend the remaining $100 (or $70 if you decide to go for a more expensive motherboard) on a pcie/m.2 ssd. Yes, the "cheap" ones are about as expensive as the 850 pro series or intel ssds, but instead of paying the extra for a 5% performance increase and 2 additional years of operation, you pay it for a 300% performance increase.

$10 extra for the 5820K
$70-100 extra for a decent X99 board
$70-100 Premium for the DDR4 over the DDR3

Just about $200 extra.

 

[DubbleClick]

Uh, seems like prices for x99 and ddr4 dropped by an insane amount.

 

[kwa-e]

Uh, seems like prices for x99 and ddr4 dropped by an insane amount.

Still particularly expensive though, above budget by 100USD before all of the rebates

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($362.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.67 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1551.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-27 06:04 EDT-0400

 

[DubbleClick]

Considering ddr4 and x99 mainboards were double the price of ddr3 and z97 mainboards that's a pretty nice thing though. Makes a lot more sense buying into it now.

 

[kwa-e]

Considering ddr4 and x99 mainboards were double the price of ddr3 and z97 mainboards that's a pretty nice thing though. Makes a lot more sense buying into it now.

If fast rendering times means more work done and happier clients then it's a sizeable investment indeed.

 

[js94]

Uh, seems like prices for x99 and ddr4 dropped by an insane amount.

Still particularly expensive though, above budget by 100USD before all of the rebates

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($362.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.67 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1551.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-27 06:04 EDT-0400

Thanks for all the replies @kwa-e and @DubbleClick! Just a question though, what was the difference between SSDs? Not a price difference to worry about but how do they compare that at similar costs one is preferred when at face value (I) think they're eerily similar. As well, I'm a little new to all of this, and have never heard of the brand Mushkin, is it superior or competitive to Corsair (Vengeance)? Which I've heard a lot more about.

& Thank you for this custom build, it's quite a machine! Now I need to find an extra $200 xD.

 

[kwa-e]

Uh, seems like prices for x99 and ddr4 dropped by an insane amount.

Still particularly expensive though, above budget by 100USD before all of the rebates

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($362.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.67 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1551.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-27 06:04 EDT-0400

Thanks for all the replies @kwa-e and @DubbleClick! Just a question though, what was the difference between SSDs? Not a price difference to worry about but how do they compare that at similar costs one is preferred when at face value (I) think they're eerily similar. As well, I'm a little new to all of this, and have never heard of the brand Mushkin, is it superior or competitive to Corsair (Vengeance)? Which I've heard a lot more about.

& Thank you for this custom build, it's quite a machine! Now I need to find an extra $200 xD.

Actually kind of missed that, The 850 EVO is the superior drive,

And I hope it all goes well

 

[js94]

One last question, I've never built a computer before and so I have a question about thermal paste, does it come with the CPU? I wanna be sure I don't get all the parts here only to find out that I can't actually build everything cause I'm waiting on a tiny tube.

 

[barrymobiel]

yes there is thermal paste included. You can buy thermal paste that is better, here is an article about it.
http://www.coolpc.pw/?p=115

 

[kwa-e]

One last question, I've never built a computer before and so I have a question about thermal paste, does it come with the CPU? I wanna be sure I don't get all the parts here only to find out that I can't actually build everything cause I'm waiting on a tiny tube.

Every CPU cooler being sold retail comes with either thermal pads or paste so you should be fine.

 

[Creme]

For 1080p video editing, the FX-8XXX series and a good overclock will be much cheaper than intel. I use an i7 3770 at work and an 8320E@4ghz at home and honestly it's a wash when editing 1080p50.

For 4K video editing, the 5820K or something of that kin will be better.

 

[js94]

I decided to buy some Arctic 5 paste since I heard it was better and don't want issues over $6.

But one last thing, about the CPU Cooler, will the Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler suffice? I've seen some using Corsair H100 with a similar 5820K build and some using Noctua D15 and the last thing I want is the CPU to burn because I skimped on the cooling system. So just curious is the Phanteks enough?

Thanks again!

 

[Creme]

If you go with a water cooling system and overclock, be sure to have a fan over the motherboard VRMs as those won't get any air from the cpu cooler.

 

[kwa-e]

More than sufficient for stock clocks and a lil bit of overclocking, If temperatures are a concern you could step up to a TC14PE for an extra $25 more than the TC12 , And is one of the best air coolers out there.

Though if you want something quieter the NH-D15 is another cooler to think about, performs slightly (1-0.5c) than the TC14 but is quieter. (Color brown, though.)

 

[js94]

I'm so sorry to keep this thread alive, but it's better I post in one thread than make a new one each time(?) XD. But basically I kind of want to have my options open as far as the future proofing/ and what else I might want to do with this computer. So I'm basically wondering if a better PSU is needed if I wanted to stream off the computer, I'm not sure if I read somewhere that streaming takes a lot of power, so I'm just wondering. (Basically I'm asking if I wanted it to be a Gaming/Streaming/Video Editing computer) And if a better PSU is necessary, should the fans be upgraded?

 

[kwa-e]

650W is plenty for the whole system even when overclocked, But if you plan on adding a second card you'll ideally want to have a good 850W unit like the EVGA G2.

The Phantom 530's cooling out of the box should be plenty, although if the case isn't your taste the Fractal r5, Primo pro and the H440 are good choices.

 

[js94]

650W is plenty for the whole system even when overclocked, But if you plan on adding a second card you'll ideally want to have a good 850W unit like the EVGA G2.

The Phantom 530's cooling out of the box should be plenty, although if the case isn't your taste the Fractal r5, Primo pro and the H440 are good choices.

But I meant if I wanted to stream from my PC as in YouNow/Twitch, I know predominantly people have a streaming PC allocated just for that but I'm saying would a higher PSU be helpful for something like that? To run it all from one PC.

 

[kwa-e]

Not that helpful, Threaded rendering pushes more load to the PSU compared to streaming, and 650W will be plenty regardless of the load you are putting on the system.