Looking for a 1000-1200 dollar gaming/editing/streaming PC

[jj71702]

I want to build/buy a PC of the needs in the title. I also want a i7 processor, and also prefer the graphics cad to be Geforce. I like it to be in the 1000-1200 range could go a little higher too if needed. Thanks! Also want the computer for recording videos for youtube, editing them a bit, also want to play most games with Med-High graphics settings, also streaming and a bit of animation but not much.

 

[guanyu210379]

If you do not plan to OC and do not need the iGPU, you can take the cheaper solution E3-1231V3 + H97 motherboard. It is a very nice alternative.
E3-1231 is for home usage basically an i7 4790 but without the iGPU.
GTX980 is good but not really among the best price/performance GPUs available today. GTX970 and GTX980Ti are the better valued, each on their own price range.

 

[jj71702]

Here is a superb build!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pJzxWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pJzxWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $391.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $174.42)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider 600W 80+ Silver Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($88.88 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($255.57 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard
Other: Samsung External DVD Burner
Total:
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 03:16 EDT-0400

Here is the link :http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pJzxWZ

If you do not plan to OC and do not need the iGPU, you can take the cheaper solution E3-1231V3 + H97 motherboard. It is a very nice alternative.
E3-1231 is for home usage basically an i7 4790 but without the iGPU.
GTX980 is good but not really among the best price/performance GPUs available today. GTX970 and GTX980Ti are the better valued, each on their own price range.

Wow that is so cheap! Does this have enough storage for games and such? Also I'm really interested in the case Razer designed would Razer's case work?

 

[jj71702]

If you do not plan to OC and do not need the iGPU, you can take the cheaper solution E3-1231V3 + H97 motherboard. It is a very nice alternative.
E3-1231 is for home usage basically an i7 4790 but without the iGPU.
GTX980 is good but not really among the best price/performance GPUs available today. GTX970 and GTX980Ti are the better valued, each on their own price range.

Should I bump up to the GTX980Ti?

 

[jj71702]

If you do not plan to OC and do not need the iGPU, you can take the cheaper solution E3-1231V3 + H97 motherboard. It is a very nice alternative.
E3-1231 is for home usage basically an i7 4790 but without the iGPU.
GTX980 is good but not really among the best price/performance GPUs available today. GTX970 and GTX980Ti are the better valued, each on their own price range.

Should I bump up to the GTX980Ti?

Of course but it will go over your budget.... Search for all the prices if the parts there and total it... The 780 TI IS LIKE FOR almost $700: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YDAYOK0/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00YDAYOK0&linkCode=as2&tag=tomshardwarenew-20&linkId=LNLOYPBC7THEO2ZX

I think I might go with this build!

 

[guanyu210379]

GTX980Ti is slightly slower as GTX970 on SLI with quite a lot more RAM and free from multi-GPU issues.
If you can afford it, yes of course, GTX980Ti is definitely the better choice over GTX980.

If you are overbudget because of the GTX980Ti and want to reduce the cost a bit, you can consider the alternative using E3-1231V3 instead of i7 4790k to bring the cost a wee bit down.
If you really want to take E3-1231V3 over i7 4790k, just remember that you must take compromises on E3-1231V3 like no-OC, slightly less stock clocking and no iGPU compared to i7 4790k.