Rate my $1000 Gaming PC

[LordBaymax]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xsYfGX

I'm a random 13 year old planning to build my first gaming PC. I've done extensive research on my component selection for the optimal solution for around $1100.

 

[LordBaymax]

I am aware that the Xeon E3-1231 can't be overclocked. I put the 212 EVO to make sure my temps stay low.

 

[bootcher]

Not bad, but If you get an i5 4690K you will get higher performance. The Xeon is locked so you are stuck with its clockspeeds, the i5 can be overclocked and will get you better performance with it's higher clockspeeds. Also, most games still only utilize 1-2 cores, so a higher clock will get you further than more cores. Even so no game I know can efficiently utilize 8 cores or more.
So maybe somethin more like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($339.95 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1088.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 21:32 EST-0500

edit: also for gaming 8gb ram is more than enough. You could get 8 gb and put that extra cash in a bigger SSD to put them games on.

 

[Nextg_Rival]

It's alright, it should work pretty well.

 

[Nextg_Rival]

Not bad, but If you get an i5 4690K you will get higher performance. The Xeon is locked so you are stuck with its clockspeeds, the i5 can be overclocked and will get you better performance with it's higher clockspeeds. Also, most games still only utilize 1-2 cores, so a higher clock will get you further than more cores. Even so no game I know can efficiently utilize 8 cores or more.
So maybe somethin more like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($339.95 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1088.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 21:32 EST-0500

Crysis 3 works really great on Xeons, but apart from that one title I do not know of any other game capable of utilising that many cores.

 

[ykki]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($106.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec GX500 ILLUSION ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $974.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 21:39 EST-0500

A Xeon and 16gb ram wont give you much performance increase that an i5 and 8gb ram cant give.

 

[LordBaymax]

Not bad, but If you get an i5 4690K you will get higher performance. The Xeon is locked so you are stuck with its clockspeeds, the i5 can be overclocked and will get you better performance with it's higher clockspeeds. Also, most games still only utilize 1-2 cores, so a higher clock will get you further than more cores. Even so no game I know can efficiently utilize 8 cores or more.
So maybe somethin more like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($339.95 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1088.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 21:32 EST-0500

edit: also for gaming 8gb ram is more than enough. You could get 8 gb and put that extra cash in a bigger SSD to put them games on.

Thank you! Also, before I select you for a solution, how do you do that with the PCPartPicker specs.

 

[bootcher]

Not bad, but If you get an i5 4690K you will get higher performance. The Xeon is locked so you are stuck with its clockspeeds, the i5 can be overclocked and will get you better performance with it's higher clockspeeds. Also, most games still only utilize 1-2 cores, so a higher clock will get you further than more cores. Even so no game I know can efficiently utilize 8 cores or more.
So maybe somethin more like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($339.95 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1088.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 21:32 EST-0500

edit: also for gaming 8gb ram is more than enough. You could get 8 gb and put that extra cash in a bigger SSD to put them games on.

Thank you! Also, before I select you for a solution, how do you do that with the PCPartPicker specs.

Glad to help. From pcpartpicker you select export list and then select export to BBCode and paste it here.

 

[LordBaymax]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($106.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec GX500 ILLUSION ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $974.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 21:39 EST-0500

A Xeon and 16gb ram wont give you much performance increase that an i5 and 8gb ram cant give.

Thank you for your recommendation!

 

[barto]

I agree with the larger SSD idea.

And a few more games that benefit from an i7 or more cores: WatchDogs and Planetside 2.