Opinion on different components

[AndyDalis]

I have a decent gaming rig but I would like to improve it with three things
1. A non stock cooler
2. A proper SSD (>500GB)
3. A 1070 graphics card

What would the community recommend for this list? I going to buy them around Christmas or ask for them. I plan on doing moderate overclock via BIOS recommendations for the CPU and manual overclocking for the GPU. Do please try to include a reason for your opinion

Current Specs:
PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Patriot Blast 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter

 

[CTurbo]

Please list all of your current parts.

 

[AndyDalis]

Ok done, anyone else want to help?

 

[badboyrog2]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Y7hcxY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Y7hcxY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.57 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Xtreme Gaming Video Card ($449.00 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($150.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1246.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-01 18:36 EDT-0400

i suggest you to replace your hdd for a seagate barracuda 2 To instead of the wd green series...the green series are not built for daily heavy use

i have already a zotac 1070 amp extreme edition ..and i am very happy with it ...very low temp in any circunstance

cryorig cooler fan are well knowed for their quality and efficiency above all the good price

samsung ssd are simply the best ssd out there

 

[Karadjgne]

Don't see anything really wrong. A proper ssd? 480 is fine, Green drive? Fine as long as it's used for general storage of things like media files that don't see a lot of read/writes.
You've got a good start on a build for OC. How far you want to go and the limits of the cpu lottery have the most to do with cooler choice. I prefer aios over big air. They just look cleaner and don't dominate the build as a whole. I like my nzxt Kraken X61. Works great, has tailored fan curves and the software is much more efficient than corsair link. Also, to get it right takes much more tinkering than just slapping on a air cooler, I can empathize with the need to get your hands in the build.
The only part I'd actually change would be the psu. It's a pretty low grade unit that'll make good OC harder due to lousy voltage control. A decent 650 Gold unit would cover everything, the new 1070 and any/all OC limits.

 

[CTurbo]

I basically agree with Karadjgne and badboyrog2. The CRYORIG H7 or H5 coolers are very good. Not sure what you mean about "proper ssd" but I would go straight to Samsung or Crucial. I highly recommend replacing your psu. It is not very reliable and I wouldn't trust it with such a build.

Of course by the time you're ready to buy, the parts list will look differently than this since different parts are on sale different days.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX300 750GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card ($399.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $664.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-01 22:48 EDT-0400


You're basically going to want the cheapest non reference model 1070 available at the time.

 

[AndyDalis]

Don't see anything really wrong. A proper ssd? 480 is fine, Green drive? Fine as long as it's used for general storage of things like media files that don't see a lot of read/writes.
You've got a good start on a build for OC. How far you want to go and the limits of the cpu lottery have the most to do with cooler choice. I prefer aios over big air. They just look cleaner and don't dominate the build as a whole. I like my nzxt Kraken X61. Works great, has tailored fan curves and the software is much more efficient than corsair link. Also, to get it right takes much more tinkering than just slapping on a air cooler, I can empathize with the need to get your hands in the build.
The only part I'd actually change would be the psu. It's a pretty low grade unit that'll make good OC harder due to lousy voltage control. A decent 650 Gold unit would cover everything, the new 1070 and any/all OC limits.

My local disk is 560GB atm too much for my Blast. Also the green drive is 3+ years old

 

[AndyDalis]

i suggest you to replace your hdd for a seagate barracuda 2 To instead of the wd green series...the green series are not built for daily heavy use

That would explain why my drive i/o is capping when i open steam. Plus it's 3+ years old

samsung ssd are simply the best ssd out there

I heard that the mx300 from crucial is faster, not to mention cheaper

 

[AndyDalis]

You're basically going to want the cheapest non reference model 1070 available at the time.

But Strix tho 😛 lol

 

[CTurbo]

^It's not WORTH a lot extra

 

[Karadjgne]

No such thing as a faster ssd, as such, when comparing like components. There's only better.. The Samsung 850 is the SSD to beat, and nobody is doing it with much. An SSD test is run over quite a few criteria, and the 850 is top in most fields. That's not to say it's not beaten in others, but for dependability, speeds, warranty, ability, the price is generally worth it. You as a consumer will never see any real difference, you can't physically guage differences in SSDs, they are way too fast.

If you are using that green drive for Steam games, upgrade to at least a WD blue 7200rpm or similar Seagate. Greens are meant for long term data storage that doesn't require constant i/o.