Need a little help with my build.

[subzero22]

Well I was trying to stay as close to or under $700 as possible for my gaming rig and well blew that out of the water. I was wondering if there might be a gpu and cpu that would come close to the ones I got but maybe anything else that I might be able to slim the price down a little bit?

The other thing is I need to find a reliable but cheap tower preferable one with lots of room for my hands just not sure if that's possible with atx mid towers.

here's the build I got so far. Prices will be rounded a little to make it easier.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $230
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $26
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $114
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $105
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49
Video: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card $124
PSU: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $35

So far about a total of $773 and still need the tower.

 

[blazorthon]

Can you list all of the components so I know where it is adding up to $773?

One thing I can say for sure is that it would be best to have a better power supply. Corsair has some excellent units, but their CX Builder series is pretty crappy. For example, it uses low quality capacitors.

Also, are you going to overclock the CPU? If not, then you don't need a K series CPU nor a Z series motherboard. That would save almost $100.

 

[geofelt]

You might be a little short on the psu for a R9-380 card.
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

Consider your priorities on cpu/gpu.
A balanced gamer will budget about 2x the cost of the cpu for the graphics card.
With your $354 budget, that would be less for the cpu at $118 for the cpu and $236 for the graphics card.

There is nothing wrong with a good I3 for gaming. I suggest a I3-4170 @$120.
You can use a less expensive H97 motherboard. Here is one for $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128718
you still have upgrade possibilities to i5, or i7.

On the graphics side, look at a superclock GTX960.
Here is one for $175 after rebate. There are 4gb versions for much more, but I really doubt the benefit is worth any significant price premium.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487093
It will run easily on the CX500.

On the case, bust your budget if you need to for a case you love.
It will be with you for a long time.
I suggest a Silverstone PS-07 for your M-ATX motherboard. It has good ventilation, filtered air intake.
I have used it before and it is very nice. $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163186

FWIW.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, you may never need a hard drive.

I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice.
Intel 730 is OK too.

 

[subzero22]

Got the list off of pcpartpicker.com/ As for overclocking I always heard about it and read about it a little but never done it before. I do know I'm a really heavy gamer though as in 10+ hours a day every day so I'm thinking might be a good option down the line. But then again since I've never done it I might end up screwing my pc up lol.

So what would you suggest for a good power supply? Also if I decide not to go with the overclocking what cpu/motherboard for a heavy gamer would you suggest?

 

[blazorthon]

subzero22, your numbers in your post add up to $683, not 773. That is where I get a little confused about your price listings.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GVjbYJ

I didn't add a graphics card yet because I'm not sure your price listed for the R9 380 is correct. $124 is very low unless you're getting it used. If the price is accurate, it is certainly excellent. Ignoring the graphics card, the total comes at $528.83. You could decrease it further by about $40 by reducing the RAM to 8GB if you don't multitask significantly while playing games. If the stock cooler that ships with the CPU isn't too loud for you, then you can save another $27 by not getting the Hyper 212 Evo. You can save about $10 from this by switching to a non-modular power supply.
8GB memory kit:
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/apotop-memory-u3a4gx218c9pb
alternative power supply:
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss500esbronze

Ultimately, all of those cost-cutting measures brings it down from $529 (not including graphics cost) to $452(still not including graphics card). Getting an i3 would save you another $70.

Geofelt is correct that there isn't something wrong with the i3, but some games will favor the i5, especially in multiplayer. Even an i5 can be less than some people would like in something like BF4 with 64 players in a very intensive situation and they spring for an i7. Other games don't care about going from an i3 to an i5 or an i7. It really depends on the game.

Also, Geofelt is correct about an SSD. I have one in my laptop and I agree completely that it is a different experience. I prefer to avoid models that don't need struggle with data that isn't very compressible (such as many image and video files that are accessed by games), so Samsung, a newer OCZ drive (Anything after Vertex 3), Crucial, Plextor, and a few others are options that I'd recommend. A 120GB model would easily fit in the same price point as a 1TB hard drive, granted you would be very limited in how many games you could install if you didn't get a hard drive later. If you don't mind spending another $50 or $60 on an SSD, then I highly recommend it.

 

[subzero22]

Ya your right I did mess up on the price but the one geofelt listed well the 4gb version I like a lot. Ya sometimes I multitask a lot and ends up crashing my current hp at times. I don't know from the both of you I put this together. Had to change your motherboard out as it gave a conflict with that cpu.

Also not sure about the memory as the board I have in the list here doesn't say it supports 1866 memory unless that's another number for something else yet it doesn't show conflict either?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/subzero22/saved/pWmp99

Only thing I wonder now is will that power supply support that graphics card and the rest of the pc? I've also decided to get everything I can now and the rest as my paychecks come which should only take a month or two.

Also want to say thank you both for your help