PC Build Advice

[Sovietua]

Hello,

I am building a new PC and this is, so far, what I have come up with. I would highly appreciate any criticizm, but most of all, improvements, if any, considering that I cannot go much higher than this in €. (I could stretch just 100€ more at the most)
Also note that the case will be a 450D instead of the 350D. Not going for a sound card hence the motherboard's one is apparently pretty decent. Considering replacing the fans of the case/radiator for some quiet ones; perhaps Corsair.

PC: www.pccomponentes.com/pccly/E4703c72 (it's safe, it's just a print)

Website is Spanish and located in Spain.

 

[jimthenagual]

Isn't the 350D a micro atx case? That motherboard won't fit in that case.

I think you want the 450D case.

I'm typing on a tablet so please excuse the brevity.

 

[Sovietua]

Isn't the 350D a micro atx case? That motherboard won't fit in that case.

I edited the post. I picked the 350D because it wasn't in stock. It will be this week, but for the sake of that link I had to pick a case.

 

[jimthenagual]

Very nice system, you'll enjoy that a lot I'm sure.

The only change I would make if it were mine would be the power supply. That one will work fine but it doesn't really match the rest of your system, especially if you plan to overclock. It's known to have some cheaper capacitors in it that don't handle heat to well and can cause system instability.

Use this list to help pick a better PSU, try and avoid tier3 or lower.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Other than that change, really nice system!

 

[Sovietua]

Thanks a bunch. Would you rather the Corsair RM 750 or 650? Why? I think 650 should be quite enough. I don't want to over-do it.

 

[jimthenagual]

The RM650 is a much higher quality PSU, great choice.

You could actually get away with about 550W as the gtx970 is very low in power consumption, but a 650w will also work fine of course.

 

[Sovietua]

I'll go with the 650 just in case I end up SLI or something by that matter.

Another question is on the monitor. I know there is a lot of talk on 1440p, 120hz or even 4K. I've been looking for some of that but it seems prices go up really quickly, specially here in Spain. Is there a really affordable 1440p/120hz monitor out there I could consider? Something "bang for the buck"?
And yet another thing is the processor, is a i7 4770k worth it for 60€ more over the i5 4690k? I'm into gaming and writing/photoshop for the most part; just a little bit of video editing rendering. If the upgrade is worth it, would I need to consider upgrading anything else on par with the 4770?

EDIT: Also onto changing the case fans and the ones that come with the radiator. I'm looking forward to an "as quiet as possible" system. But apparently some fans are case emphasized while some other radiator. Between Corsair SP120 High Pressure and Corsair Air Series AF120 Low Noise, should I get x4 AF120s or SP120 for radiator and AF120s for case?

Thanks a bunch once again.

 

[jimthenagual]

If you think you might SLI, I'd recommend looking at closer to 750w. It would probably run on a good quality 650w, but you'll have it working pretty hard.

As for the i7 vs i5 it will depend on how important video editing is to you. For strictly gaming the i5 is the most recommended CPU.

I did the same thing you are considering with your fans. I put the SP120 quiet edition on the H100i, and some AF quiet edition for my case.

I'll leave your monitor question for someone with more knowledge than me

 

[Sovietua]

How did that fan combo work for you though?

 

[jimthenagual]

By switching to the quiet edition on the rad, I lost about 5c in cooling the CPU, but it is much quieter. For the case fans it is not so easy to measure the temperature difference, but I don't like hearing fans so it was worth it for me.

 

[jimthenagual]

Another minor point, as you are getting the latest generation chipset on your motherboard, you may as well get the latest generation CPU as well. Either the 4790k or if you go i5, the 4690k.

 

[Sovietua]

Yes. So the VII Hero + 4690k should do me fine. Thanks for confirming that as well. The 4790k is a bit out of reach.

Edit: Seems like there's no SP quiet edition around here. I might have to go with x4 of these http://www.pccomponentes.com/corsair_air_series_af120_low_noise_2x_120x120x25mm_high_dual.html

x2 for the rad and x2 for the front of the case.

 

[Sovietua]

So here's an updated version of what I'll be getting so far: www.pccomponentes.com/pccly/Ee17D21d
Thanks jimthenagual for all your support.

Once again, criticism is very welcome as I'd like other users to participate.
I am not very sure on the RAM, any suggestions on something well optimized for the chipset I'm going with?