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New build, is it any good ?

IncogMLR

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Feb 15, 2015
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getting a new pc, and I am wonderings if this build is good or bad, my simple question.

Case - Fractal Design Define R5 Black
SSD - Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SSD
RAM - Kingston DDR3 HyperX Beast 16GB
Graphics Card - XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB GDDR5
Motherboard - MSI Z97 GAMING 5, Socket-1150
Intel Core - Intel Core i7-4790K
Power Supply - Corsair RM750, 750W PSU
+ HDD - SeaGate HDD
 
That's only memory or RAM not the memory card. 8 GB will be sufficient for gaming. I will suggest Corsair Vengeance or Gskill ripjaws. Graphics card, Mobo, CPU and SSD are great. You forgot to add a HDD. Add that one. Get WD or seagate HDD. Nice built.
 
Sorry for being so bad at pc, still fairly new, (noob lvl), would you mind linking me some of your suggestions above?
 
Providing a little info like budget and intended usage will help us help you.
 
Well, intended budget would be around 1500≈1700$, I really want it to last, so making it with the "now" better gear would be great.
 
Any parts you don't need? OS, monitor, mouse etc? If you have a monitor what resolution?
 
Even if you still need a monitor this is a great place to start.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cQ24D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cQ24D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($322.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.19 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($334.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.79 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1596.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 13:42 EST-0500


The power supply is more than you will need but leaves you headroom to add a second card in Sli at some point.