Need advice for PC upgrade

[Maximilian Thermidor]

Im finally getting around to upgrading my PC after too many years of not being able to and need to know if the parts I have picked out will work with each other, or if there is a more affordable/better way to go about this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284

Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150697

RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231589

PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182315

SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211853

Heatsink http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181090

Subtotal $1,011.93

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

Build could use some major work. For a lot cheaper you can get something that will game so much faster.

Not much more and a third plus faster. CPU will outperform in games and in Premiere Pro rendering. GPU will also outperform by quite a bit. Got a better quality PSU and room for a SLI down the road.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1041.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-09 00:57 EDT-0400

 

[Maximilian Thermidor]

Build could use some major work. For a lot cheaper you can get something that will game so much faster.

Not much more and a third plus faster. CPU will outperform in games and in Premiere Pro rendering. GPU will also outperform by quite a bit. Got a better quality PSU and room for a SLI down the road.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1041.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-09 00:57 EDT-0400

Thanks for the list, it looks great and I think I will go with it. But I was wondering if I could go with 16gb of RAM, would that effect the build in a bad way?

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

No it will not. 16Gb is great and if you want a kit for 16gb here is a good one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($120.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1113.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-09 01:47 EDT-0400