i7-4790K build for video/image editing & casual gaming

[magking]

Hello everybody,

Looking to bother anybody that has some time to critique a build I'm working on. The system is for my brother who will using it mainly for media editing, video playback, home use, and casual gaming. His budget is approx $1000 and requested that it have an i7-4790K, an SDD, a decent video card and prefers a case with eSATA on the front panel as he will be doing a lot of file transfer. He's got just about everybody else that isn't listed below, I believe his monitor is 17" and he plans to run Win7. Don't think he has decided on editing software yet but he will probably be using adobe or corel. Primarily looking for feedback on compatibility/stability and appropriateness for the desired tasks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($241.40 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Overseer RX-I ATX Full Tower Case ($114.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1111.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-30 00:52 EDT-0400

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

Made some adjustments to the build. 16 GB is a bit overkill for gaming and moderate media editing and at least a 1 TB HDD is needed for mass storage. The XFX 550w PSU is a very solid unit and a GTX 750 Ti is excellent for casual gaming while being cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Overseer RX-I ATX Full Tower Case ($114.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $963.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-30 01:14 EDT-0400

 

[magking]

Thank you very much, this was the type of feedback I was looking for. I did forget to mention that he does have plenty of HDD storage already as he is a bit of a hoarder. The video card and RAM capacity were a difficult pick for me as I haven't built systems for video editing. From what I know CUDA core number and OpenCL performance is important but I have doubts that he will be spending hours editing or doing anything really intense besides encoding/compressing. Your recommendation probably fits his need a bit better and saves a good chunk of change.