Potential Build... Thoughts?

[SilentKnight284]

First of all, thanks for any help given; I appreciate it! Now, I'm considering getting parts for a computer for Christmas (with Black Friday coming up and all, now's the best time). I've never built a computer before, but I've watched many tutorials, and I thought it would be good experience for me, as I want to major in video game design in college. Anyways, here's the PCPartPicker list I made. I'm considering ditching the CPU water cooler, considering I've heard that the stock cooler is generally fine. Another thing I was considering is swapping out the motherboard for a Gigabyte UD5.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SilentKnight284/saved/#savedbuild_1701572

Thanks!

 

[okcnaline]

Neither.
Build 1:
1) Your HDD costs WAY TOO MUCH. A regular WD Blue runs around $50, not 100.
2) RAM costs way too much. There's much better speed RAM at $60.
3) The GPU sucks.

Build 2:
1)Why X79?
2)The PSU sucks balls.

Here's a good one:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.85 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1206.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 18:51 EST-0500

 

[rockie_]

i suppose you ve picked i7 4820K since it has 40 PCI-E lanes . Unfortunately , 4790K is faster than i7 4820K even in SLI/Crossfire , regardless of PCI-E lanes . I.e. the slower one is slower . 4820K is only quad core and is clocked slower than i7 4790K . This is the reason . So , here is what i suggest

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1047.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 18:58 EST-0500