Opinions on this PC Build

[Burdens]

Hello all, I am currently choosing parts for a gaming PC for one of my friends and wanted your opinions on what I've chosen.

ASRock H97 Performance

Gainward GTX 970 4GB

8GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Ram (1600Mhz due to mobo)

Intel i5-4690 CPU

Corsair 550W PSU

Plus some other obvious parts (DVD drive, case etc.).

Thoughts? And if budget permits, is it worth getting an i7-4790 if this computer is going to be used primarily for gaming? Thanks.

 

[turbopiki]

no i7 is not worth it for gaming you would only gain 1-2 FPS. And change the PSU the one you picked is crap get something from TIER 1 OR 2 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[okcnaline]

Never heard of Gainward... Choose some other ones. And the CPU shouldn't be a 4690 if you're getting H97 and you're getting a 4690 with a locked multiplier. Grab a 4440 instead. And the PSU sucks; grab something made by SeaSonic or Super Flower.

 

[Burdens]

Never heard of Gainward... Choose some other ones. And the CPU shouldn't be a 4690 if you're getting H97 and you're getting a 4690 with a locked multiplier. Grab a 4440 instead. And the PSU sucks; grab something made by SeaSonic or Super Flower.

Because H97 boards don't officially supported overclocking CPUs, I went with a locked 4690 instead of the 4690K, isn't that what I should have done? The owner won't be overclocking.

 

[turbopiki]

Z97 motherboards are for OC. H97 chipset motherboards were for haswell refresh CPU but now H81 and B85 chipset motherboards support haswell refresh CPU because of BIOS upgrade.

I am looking at that shop and will post links to what is the best for same budget you can get from that store

 

[okcnaline]

The owner won't be OC'ing. Grab the i5-4440, i5-4430, or i5-4460 depending on which one is cheaper as of right now. The 4690 is almost $30 more compared to the cheapest i5 in the US right now, and it's kinda wasted.

 

[turbopiki]

CPU: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/home/13702-intel-bx80646i54460-core-i5-4460-32ghz-6mb-lga1150-haswell-refresh-boxed-cpu.html
Motherboard: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/intel-socket/13708-asrock-h97m-pro4-intel-h97-s1150-4xddr3-2xpci-ex16-hdmi-dvi-gblan-microatx-motherboard.html
RAM: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/13257--gskill-aegis-f3-1600c11d-8gisl-135v-low-voltage-8gb-kit-4gx2-ddr3-1600.html
GPU: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/graphics-card/14597-gigabyte-n970wf3oc-4gd-4g-gtx-970-oc-pci-e-vga-card.html
PSU: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/8578-antec-hcg-520-high-current-gamer-gaming-psu.html

Go with i5 4460 you wont gain much with i5 4690

 

[Burdens]

Thanks for the help so far everyone, it is probably worth mentioning that the preferred type of gaming will be cpu intensive open world games, which is why I'm inclined to choose at least an i5-4590. Dayz Standalone and the upcoming Ark Survival Evolved are some examples, but think open world games being released in the foreseeable future.

 

[Burdens]

CPU: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/home/13702-intel-bx80646i54460-core-i5-4460-32ghz-6mb-lga1150-haswell-refresh-boxed-cpu.html
Motherboard: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/intel-socket/13708-asrock-h97m-pro4-intel-h97-s1150-4xddr3-2xpci-ex16-hdmi-dvi-gblan-microatx-motherboard.html
RAM: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/13257--gskill-aegis-f3-1600c11d-8gisl-135v-low-voltage-8gb-kit-4gx2-ddr3-1600.html
GPU: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/graphics-card/14597-gigabyte-n970wf3oc-4gd-4g-gtx-970-oc-pci-e-vga-card.html
PSU: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/8578-antec-hcg-520-high-current-gamer-gaming-psu.html

Go with i5 4460 you wont gain much with i5 4690

Thanks for this. The budget is somewhat flexible so I might still go for the original mobo I selected. From the feedback I'll definitely change the PSU, and it seems worth the extra $18 to go for a Gigabyte GPU as opposed to the unknown brand Gainward GPU. I'm still not entirely convinced about the CPU considering that open world games will mainly be played, and the budget potentially permits an i7 so the price point of the 4690 isn't an issue.

 

[turbopiki]

Scroll down to ARMA 3 http://www.hardwarepal.com/best-cpu-gaming-9-processors-8-games-tested/ Which is very CPU intensive game there is not much of a differnece because those games only use 2 cores