Is this a good build?

[Tung Ngo]

Hi guys. I plan to build a gaming pc to play latest games on highest setting 1080p.
This is my build: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/N7CYzy
I plan to get another gtx 970 for 2-way sli. should I get a better cpu or the cpu in the list is good enough? Do I need another power supply as well? Thank you.

 

[i7Baby]

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($229.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($105.00 @ CPL Online) - try a Crucial MX100 250gb instead.
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($469.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($185.00 @ IJK) - Just get a 750W version
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($125.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1668.00

Small changes suggested above.

Great build. Well thought out.

 

[Tung Ngo]

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($229.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($105.00 @ CPL Online) - try a Crucial MX100 250gb instead.
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($469.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($185.00 @ IJK) - Just get a 750W version
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($125.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1668.00

Small changes suggested above.

Great build. Well thought out.

should I get a cpu cooler or the stock cooler is good enough? So the updated part list : http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/dsmsCJ

 

[JQB45]

That depends, hot hot does it get in your house/apartment?

 

[lcp1109]

Selected: better CPU, cheaper but very decent case, cheaper ram (no real performance change), also a cheaper SSD (for gaming you wont notice performance difference)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($229.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($85.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($125.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($469.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Inwin G7 ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.00 @ Umart)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($125.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1651.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-26 23:18 EST+1000


You can change your CPU to http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31230v3 )a slightly older version of the CPU I suggested but almost the same performance, difference is minimal.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E3-1231+v3+%40+3.40GHz
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E3-1230+v3+%40+3.30GHz

I don't think you will need cpu cooler with E3, but if you do fell the need you can buy this http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrvtps28pkr1 You will not need much better then this.

 

[i7Baby]

The stock cooler should be OK.

 

[Tung Ngo]

The E3 is mainly for video editing, isn't it? It can get to 40 degrees celcius in summer in australia

 

[i7Baby]

Yes - the Xeon is better than the i5 for video editing. I'm in Melbourne.

 

[Tung Ngo]

Yes - the Xeon is better than the i5 for video editing. I'm in Melbourne.

I'm in melbourne too haha. So should I get the i5 or the E3?

 

[i7Baby]

For gaming, the i5 - its $100 cheaper. In the US Xeons and top end i5s are the same price.

 

[lcp1109]

For gaming, the i5 - its $100 cheaper. In the US Xeons and top end i5s are the same price.

difference between i5-4690k and i5-1230v3 is 6$ and between that i5 and E3-1231 is 20$, not 100$.

you can go with s cheaper i5, but the E3 is better at multitasking an more future proof. But the ir-4460 is a very good CPU, and if added to my build would also give very good performance, for a better price.

 

[i7Baby]

You can see the prices above - Xeon $349, i5 $255

 

[lcp1109]

my build is still cheaper

Too bad there are not many benchmarks of E3, but you can see here (http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/2934344/fs/4360352) that they have pretty good performance. The i5 is not bad either: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/4457518/fs/4360352

But I like the extra cores