Review my build?

[ihybridlegacy]

im into gaming and such and i like playing games such as counter strike, WoW, Diablo 3, Arma2, Dayz, League of Legends, H1Z1, I have been playing off a vaio laptop for years and its been a struggle and its time for a decent desktop, i have a build that i made for around 865$ including windows 8.1 and a monitor. i would like someone to review my build and tell me if i can make any small tweaks to make it better for the same price or lower

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/87Bg4D

 

[ssddx]

you picked an overclockable processor on a non overclockable motherboard and a rather low end small power supply. the 270 is not a bad gpu but is fairly low end (good for a low to medium end gaming pc) and is not really a great match for an i5 if you're looking for a powerful but low budget pc unless you wanted to of course upgrade it down the road.

as for upgrades to your current build... going z97 (to take advantage of overclockability on your cpu) or dropping down to a non overclocking chip would work. i'd also suggest a better psu.

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if you went with an amd cpu such as the fx8320 you could get a more powerful graphics card and overall be gaming at better settings than you will on the intel system you specced above. the amd cpus arent as powerful as the intel ones of course but it will be fine for gaming purposes and the money saved will allow for a stronger graphics card which is more influential on gaming performance for the most part anyways..

 

[terry4536]

I would recommend choosing a better motherboard (with an integrated WIFI). Also, I would recommend at least CL9 1866 or 2133 RAM. I do like G. SKILL RAM though. Stay away from the Corsair builders, CX and RM series . They are known to be problematic. I would recommend Seasonic, XFX, Antec, or EVGA power supplies.


Good build otherwise.

 

[Brillis Wuce]

Just an option to consider. This gives you a non-K processor, which saves some money. It's got a much better motherboard, video card, and powers supply as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $857.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-24 18:19 EST-0500

 

[terry4536]

Here is a good Seasonic 650 Watt power supply that will power your system well .

jonnyGURU.com Recommended, 9.8 out of 10 SeaSonic SSR-650RM 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready $99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151118


Here is a Z97 motherboard for an extra $40.

GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SLI LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128714

 

[ihybridlegacy]

alright i changed to a non overclocked CPU and a better power supply
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zPq6xr

 

[terry4536]

How tight is your budget? The original 4690K plus a Z97 motherboard is a better choice if you can afford the extra $100 or so. The ability to overclock isn't a feature I'd give up lightly.

 

[Brillis Wuce]

Better, but I'm unsure of why that GTX 750 is so expensive. You can get a 750 ti for less, and it's quite a bit ahead of the 750.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($208.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.19 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $839.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-24 18:42 EST-0500

 

[ihybridlegacy]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/72c6xr