My build so far

[ser_renely]

Here is my build I am going to do, really my first higher performing rig. It is mostly gaming for me and for my GF photo edit/surfing(ips monitor)

In future I plan to over clock it, so I may wait to get a cooler, but I wanted something quiet....but it might not matter if other fans in the case/gpu are louder.

I still have to get a GPU, but waiting to see if any prices get better. 970 or 290

Wasn't sure on the SSD...the Vector 150 or the Samsung evo.

Don't need a lot of storage as I have an external raid, so went with the 1 tb seagate 7200.

General thoughts? I tried to buy the best performance versus the dollar. I think I did decent. I know there may be one or things that might get 10-20$ cheaper over the holiday, but I felt I hit the lows for most of the products.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qJhCgs

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($208.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($60.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
($119.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: OCZ Vector 150 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.96 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.59 @ Amazon)

Case: Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: Asus MX239H 23.0" Monitor ($203.00 @ Amazon)

Total: $1115.49 I got it for about 80$ less than this.

 

[logainofhades]

Here are the changes I would make.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: AMD Performance Edition 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.93 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.59 @ Directron)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: LG 24MP55HQ-P 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $975.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-22 11:56 EST-0500

 

[ser_renely]

ThankYou.

That SSD is good, thanks. Seems the best value/performance, I think I will get that.

I almost went with that RAM...I just hadn't read much on AMD Ram....so it steered me away from that and went with the Corsair.

I was able to get the ASUS monitor for almost the same price as the LG - 5$ more. My GF was partial to it...

 

[logainofhades]

AMD ram is made by Patriot, and AMD slaps their name on it.

 

[ser_renely]

ok, thanks. Good to know....figured it was fine.