help with making my build

[Nojan2001]

hey everybody.
im am going to make a build and need your help with picking the parts

rules:
gpu: msi gtx 970 or msi gtx 780 ti
cpu: intel i7 -4790k
mobo: msi z97 gaming 5

all other parts is your choice. i dont plan on overclocking right know, maybe im gonna do it, but chose the 4790k because its price was cheap.

budget: 2-350 max 550 dollers
pick as good and cheap you can
The budget is excluding gpu cpu and mobo

 

[Rapajez]

Well, sorry, but you're not fitting those parts into $550.

A few more details would be needed to recommend a build. Do you need Windows, monitor, or any other accessories included in the budget? Is this primarily for gaming? What resolution is your monitor (will it be)?

Assuming you don't need the OS, you could do something like this build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.67 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $653.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-17 14:05 EST-0500

 

[Gracodana]

I'm going to presume that the budget you set is excluding mobo, cpu and gpu.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZFFLf7

 

[Nojan2001]

Thanks gracodana, will it be cooled and is it good or is it just the cheapest
Btw. Changed the case to a nzxt phantom 410 black

 

[Gracodana]

really cool looking case a friend of mine has it. The cooling will be fine on it and you should get a decent overclock on the cpu with the hyper 212 if you wanted to.

 

[Rapajez]

The budget is excluding gpu cpu and mobo

Doh! Missed that part, my mistake.

 

[Gracodana]

The budget is excluding gpu cpu and mobo

Doh! Missed that part, my mistake.

I missed it as well😛 I just guessed that was what he ment or he had no idea of prices.

 

[Rapajez]

I'll make a small suggestion to Gracodana's build then. Go with the latest MX100 Crucial Drive (if it's not much more $$$). Grab the 1866MHz version of memory, it's almost the same price, and games are starting to make use of faster RAM.

Also, if it's between those 2 GPUs, go the 970. Less power and more futureproof thanks to the 4GB of RAM. Games are starting to gobble that up faster thanks to lousy ports.

If you're not going to ever Overclock, you can get a "non-k" CPU, and a "H97" motherboard for cheaper, but you loose SLI with most H97 boards.

 

[Nojan2001]

Thanks going to see what the price is for my country and i added the excluding part, so not your mistake

 

[Gracodana]

1866 ram is only taken advantage of really in APU's wouldnt hurt if you see it for around the same price as other ram though. It's a bit of a tough choice with the mobo because not having SLI is a fairly big loss as two 970's is a great way to go but you could save a bit of cash.

 

[Nojan2001]

Nahh i think i am gonna keep the z97 because it can sli( if i ever want that in the future) and it has everything i want with a good price 251D

 

[Rapajez]

1866 is starting to become the new standard, as it scales better with Haswell, and is starting to make small impacts on the latest games (BF4). I'm sure that trend will only continue as progress marches on.

As you said, the price should be the same anyway. I think 1866 should be the new baseline in any recommended build.

Good readup: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell/10