New Gaming Rig For Unbelieveable Price of 1500 Dollars or 900 pounds

Hey guys,

I made this great PC Rig from PCPartPicker. I want the community to see what their thoughts are about this gaming rig. It comes without Windows as I'll be using a USB flash drive to install it.

PCPartPicker Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/




CPU

Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
$338.99 NCIX US

CPU Cooler

Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
$94.99 NCIX US

Motherboard

MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
$139.99 $139.99 NCIX US

Memory

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
$84.94 $84.94 OutletPC

Storage

Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$87.98 $87.98 OutletPC



Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$60.98 -$5.00 $55.98 OutletPC

Video Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card
$499.99 -$20.00 FREE $479.99 Newegg

Free Borderlands The Pre-Sequel w/ purchase, limited offer

Case

Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
$99.99 $99.99 Micro Center

Power Supply

Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
$89.99 -$20.00 FREE $69.99 Newegg


Optical Drive

Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer
$19.98 $19.98


TOTAL PRICE 1475 DOLLARS

Can you post the proper PCPartpicker permalink instead of your own, personal link? Then we can help you out.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DwsBzy

50 bucks over budget, but if you want to save some money go for a cheaper cooler, or a 4670k.

I see a few problems

Gaming rig /= i7 first and foremost imo. I'd change that to an i5.
Personally I'd get a 290x as that's the same price for slightly more/ the same performance.
the HDDs are pretty basic. I'd swap those out with money saved from the cuts I suggested.
I'd also change the PSU to an RM650.

-edit- here is what I created. I left the DVD drive in even though you don't need it. I also left your case choice although I'd personally look at something else.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qXcP8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qXcP8d/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US) (you could swap this out for a 2tb drive instead, might want to do that if you want more storage)
Storage: A-Data SP900 M.2 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($257.58 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($392.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1500.47

I believe the 4790k will do great with gaming and video editing also I will be adding another 780 when I get the money.

MohammedNaleye said:

I believe the 4790k will do great with gaming and video editing also I will be adding another 780 when I get the money.

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Get a 290x, its better for the money. And an RM series PSU.

The i7 is worth it if you do alot of video editing otherwise its not really worth it. Hardly any game uses the i7s non physical cores.

barnsley said:

The i7 is worth it if you do alot of video editing otherwise its not really worth it. Hardly any game uses the i7s non physical cores.

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Which ones do?

Thanks for the help guys

MohammedNaleye said:

Thanks for the help guys

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Also, where are you? Obviously if its being bought in the UK it'll be a completely different (and less powerful) beast.

barnsley said:

Also, where are you? Obviously if its being bought in the UK it'll be a completely different (and less powerful) beast.

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You missed his location?

(speaking of which, can you shorten that please, it's kinda playing mayhem with the layout) (are you on the Frontier forums? i've seen that EXACT location used on there as well)

SuB said:

You missed his location?

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London but uses the American partpicker?

barnsley said:

London but uses the American partpicker?

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It took me months to find out there was a UK partpicker

MaddenShadow said:

It took me months to find out there was a UK partpicker

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I used the US partpicker because he did. We all know its more expensive over here so he can't get that rig.

barnsley said:

I used the US partpicker because he did. We all know its more expensive over here so he can't get that rig.

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Thats true. All you have to do is add "uk." to the begining of the URL and the prices go through the roof