I have budget of 1500 to build a pc and need help

[Bismark Diaz]

Basically if you had that much money what would your build be (yes i need help building a pc and i am a noob at it)

case Case NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower $149.99
but if u can get a better case although i do like that one

 

[IamTimTech]

I'm working on a part list, but you should pick out a case that you like.

 

[Bismark Diaz]

I'm working on a part list, but you should pick out a case that you like.

Case NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower $149.99

 

[WildCard999]

UPDATED for the NZXT 440 Case:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J89jsY) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J89jsY/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $239.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $34.99 @ Newegg
**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) | $8.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extreme4) | $125.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbsr) | $76.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7ke256bw) | $182.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42978kr) | $379.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cah440wra) | $162.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10750xr) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) |-
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1347.86
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-09 13:45 EST-0500 |

The OS will be about 90$ depending where you buy it.

 

[IamTimTech]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TimTech/saved/PCDMnQ

This is what I came up with, just slightly over budget but can be trimmed up if your budget is strict.

 

[IamTimTech]

I don't know why you wouldn't go for an i7 in a $1500 budget.

 

[IamTimTech]

Edit: double post.

 

[WildCard999]

I don't know why you wouldn't go for an i7 in a $1500 budget.

Gaming you will not see the difference in performance between an I5 & I7. There are only a very few games that benefit from hyperthreading but with the GTX 970 the difference is only a few FPS. And nowere in there post did they say anything about programming/video editing or anything that would require a I7. Even for everyday task an I5 is overkill but it is your best bet for a decent gaming machine. The only reason I have an I7 is because I was getting into video editing (then quit lol), but if I knew how good I5's are I would of never purchased my I7.

 

[IamTimTech]

With Skylake and desktop 6 and 8 cores becoming more available and mainstream that i5 is gonna be iirrelevant really fast

 

[WildCard999]

That combo will be perfect for the next 4-5 years (even without OC) . It has plenty of room for upgrade (RAM/SLI) and has the ability to OC. Yes there are more powerful options out there like an I7 or Skylake (2nd half 2015) but for the budget this fits perfect. Even a higher end I3 is still up to par with most of the current gen games out there. A friend of mine uses a I3-4330 and a 750ti and can run FC4 @1080P on a mix of Med-High settings maintaining 60FPS. I have another friend that bought my old system thats running FC4 on high @1080P and its a AMD Phenom 965x4 BE (No OC) with a R9 290. That system is about 5 years old (got the 290 in Nov 2013).

 

[IamTimTech]

A valid point, I believe an i7 will aid the longevity of his machine for a good amount of time over an i5, but different strokes for different folks.