Opinions on gaming build

conrtv

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Dec 17, 2015
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4,510
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pXbHP6
Is there anything I should swap with this build?
It fits my budget perfectly, and as I believe will be perfect for what I intend (Moderate/heavy gaming sessions,some streaming, recording, bf4, CS:GO, Minecraft, Rainbow Six Seige, Hardline, etc..)
 
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Grab a better PSU, tier 1 or tier 2. The G1 Evga units are not very good. B2, G2 and GS are excellent units, though.

www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

I would drop the overclocking, so you can get a better graphics card. You will still have the i7 performance, for your streaming/recording.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive...
Grab a better PSU, tier 1 or tier 2. The G1 Evga units are not very good. B2, G2 and GS are excellent units, though.

www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

I would drop the overclocking, so you can get a better graphics card. You will still have the i7 performance, for your streaming/recording.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card ($394.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Antec P70 ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.39 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $953.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-18 14:28 EST-0500
 
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