Bump. I would please like some insight on this previous build

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($109.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $708.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-02 19:59 EST-0500

I edited some more thing's. The RAM in 53's build went up to $90-ish so I replaced it with this one. I also changed the case and decided to go with a black and blue theme for the build. Anything to change or fix?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($203.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: mistake CSM-H81M-P32 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.60 @ Vuugo)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $655.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 22:31 EST-0500

Please don't buy the CX430. It's going to run what you'd currently be putting in your build fine, but it lacks a PCI-E spot for any graphics cards. That means that you're going to need a higher-wattage PSU, like the CX500. I would personally recommend the CX600 just so you'll have a bit more buffer room (especially in case you decide to Crossfire). I also changed your CPU, as a Haswell i5 will be able to last you until past Skylake (possibly even longer). I also was able to bring the board down to a lower chipset, that although will provide less features, gives you a bit more cash to pump into a GPU.

If I could offer another suggestion, it would be opting to just wait for the Broadwell release. This thread has been up for a while, and due to that being so, Broadwell is just around the corner (within 6 months I believe we'll see full release, most likely sooner).

Finally, I'd like to point out I'm extremely exhausted at the moment and I'm not fully confident in my own choice for a motherboard - it seems alright but I'd wait for another member of the PMC PC group to offer up another opinion.

Thanks for the suggestions. I don't plan on buying this PC soon anyways so I'll wait for the new chipset. Also, I would prefer a H97 Motherboard only because im not sure what it means when it says a BIOS update.

Please don't buy the CX430. It's going to run what you'd currently be putting in your build fine, but it lacks a PCI-E spot for any graphics cards. That means that you're going to need a higher-wattage PSU, like the CX500. I would personally recommend the CX600 just so you'll have a bit more buffer room (especially in case you decide to Crossfire). I also changed your CPU, as a Haswell i5 will be able to last you until past Skylake (possibly even longer). I also was able to bring the board down to a lower chipset, that although will provide less features, gives you a bit more cash to pump into a GPU.

If I could offer another suggestion, it would be opting to just wait for the Broadwell release. This thread has been up for a while, and due to that being so, Broadwell is just around the corner (within 6 months I believe we'll see full release, most likely sooner).

Finally, I'd like to point out I'm extremely exhausted at the moment and I'm not fully confident in my own choice for a motherboard - it seems alright but I'd wait for another member of the PMC PC group to offer up another opinion.

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I changed somethings to 53's build. Some prices rose in price bringing it almost $70 above my budget, so I changed the RAM to something cheaper and a cheaper power supply. I also changed the case to one with a window. If I need to change it I will.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($243.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.60 @ Vuugo)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.97 @ Amazon Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $714.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-11 17:23 EST-0500

Wow, this thread has been up for a while. I've updated the build and put in a couple of new components, and I'll explain my reasoning why below.



Memory: This memory is 1600MHz, much faster than your previous memory, matches the color scheme of the motherboard, and only $3 or so more expensive than your previous memory.

Case: The Spec-01 would have been an alright case, but the H230 looks very attractive and doesn't have a red LED messing up the blue-ish theme you have going on. It's also only $5 or so more expensive than the Spec-01. You can switch it back if you wish, but I think it'll look nicer in the end.

PSU: While 430w will be enough to power what's in the PC now, it's probably not going to cut it with a new GPU, especially as that PSU lacks a PCI-E cable. I upgraded it to a 600w PSU, which will serve you just fine.

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As of right now thus is what I have for my PC. I'm waiting for the 960 or 3XX series to come out, so now my budget is $700 instead of $900

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $700.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-02 10:57 EST-0500

Almost exactly $700!

Would it be better to get the R9 380x or GTX 960 when they come out?

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This is what I have as of right now. I left out the case because I trying to decide between the Corsair Air 240 or another case. I also removed the GPU because I'm going to buy the 380x or 960.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: *Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $605.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 10:37 EST-0500

I would Just Go With What YoU Like

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If you're willing to do it, stick with the Integrated graphics for now, get a decent CPU cooler, and wait for the new GPU's to come in. You'll most likely be able to get more performance for the same price. And since you have a little more time, you could earn some moolah for your budget and possibly get an even better card.

For most games, the integrated graphics should work just fine for a while. If you really need to, you can turn down graphics settings in your games. Should suffice.

So it all comes down to your patience.

I'm pretty impatient but once there is an actual release date for the 380x or even a 960, I'll get a 260 or 750 Ti

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I was going to drop the GPU to a R9 270 or 270x and add a CPU coolers. Any opinions?

If you're going to drop it from a mid-high range card to a mid range card, you might as well drop it to something like a 260x and then buy a 212 EVO. You can save up the money saved from dropping the 280 to a 260x and then buy a 380x or something later on. However, I wouldn't recommend overclocking because although you have a relatively large budget, any Z97 motherboard you'd be getting would most likely not get you as far as getting a more expensive one (say, the one you were getting before was about $80 CAD, but there are ones for $125 or so that would do better than it). This, in addition to the fact that I'm assuming this is your first build, means that you may run into problems. I'd get a couple of builds under your belt first before trying to overclock. I would honestly just recommend upgrading the i5 to a Xeon and then dropping the GPU from a 280 to a 260x, and then buying a 380x when it comes out.

If I can earn enough money before the 380 and 380x comes out I'll probably get the R9 270 or the R7 260x depending when I build my PC

If you're willing to do it, stick with the Integrated graphics for now, get a decent CPU cooler, and wait for the new GPU's to come in. You'll most likely be able to get more performance for the same price. And since you have a little more time, you could earn some moolah for your budget and possibly get an even better card.

For most games, the integrated graphics should work just fine for a while. If you really need to, you can turn down graphics settings in your games. Should suffice.

So it all comes down to your patience.

53MP3RF1

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I was going to drop the GPU to a R9 270 or 270x and add a CPU coolers. Any opinions?

If you're going to drop it from a mid-high range card to a mid range card, you might as well drop it to something like a 260x and then buy a 212 EVO. You can save up the money saved from dropping the 280 to a 260x and then buy a 380x or something later on. However, I wouldn't recommend overclocking because although you have a relatively large budget, any Z97 motherboard you'd be getting would most likely not get you as far as getting a more expensive one (say, the one you were getting before was about $80 CAD, but there are ones for $125 or so that would do better than it). This, in addition to the fact that I'm assuming this is your first build, means that you may run into problems. I'd get a couple of builds under your belt first before trying to overclock. I would honestly just recommend upgrading the i5 to a Xeon and then dropping the GPU from a 280 to a 260x, and then buying a 380x when it comes out.

If I can earn enough money before the 380 and 380x comes out I'll probably get the R9 270 or the R7 260x depending when I build my PC

Creeper7111
I was going to drop the GPU to a R9 270 or 270x and add a CPU coolers. Any opinions?

If you're going to drop it from a mid-high range card to a mid range card, you might as well drop it to something like a 260x and then buy a 212 EVO. You can save up the money saved from dropping the 280 to a 260x and then buy a 380x or something later on. However, I wouldn't recommend overclocking because although you have a relatively large budget, any Z97 motherboard you'd be getting would most likely not get you as far as getting a more expensive one (say, the one you were getting before was about $80 CAD, but there are ones for $125 or so that would do better than it). This, in addition to the fact that I'm assuming this is your first build, means that you may run into problems. I'd get a couple of builds under your belt first before trying to overclock. I would honestly just recommend upgrading the i5 to a Xeon and then dropping the GPU from a 280 to a 260x, and then buying a 380x when it comes out.

53MP3RF1

Creeper7111PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($216.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $903.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-12 19:37 EST-0500

This is basically going to be your best bet in regards to overclocking, but like others have said, you won't get much of an overclock on the stock CPU fan. In my opinion, you'd be better off at this point not overclocking with this PC (as it is your first build, I assume), and going with a better CPU. The Xeon e3-1230v3 is priced only around $50 more than your i5-4690k, and although it isn't unlocked, it has hyperthreading and thus will help your computer to last longer.

I changed a few other things in your build around as well (for example, going from a 750w PSU to 500w one because you won't need the wattage with that setup), and I got the price to remain around what you'd be paying for your current build.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($284.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($216.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $911.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-13 09:26 EST-0500

Now, while that build will do whatever you need it to, I'd like to make another recommendation. The 380x, 390, and 390x, AMD's new flagship GPUs, are coming out in early 2015. What I'd recommend you do is buy a cheaper graphics card now, and then wait a few months and buy one of those cards with some savings money in addition to what buying a cheaper graphics card would save you. Of course, this also means you'll need to change your PSU out initially (in other words, increase the wattage), because we don't know exactly how many watts these new GPUs have, but if AMD lives up to their promise of the 390x being stronger than the 980, we know that the wattage will be insane because of AMD's past history of power inefficiency. Then is when we would go with a 750w PSU, like this one.

I was going to drop the GPU to a R9 270 or 270x and add a CPU coolers. Any opinions?

Creeper7111PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($216.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $903.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-12 19:37 EST-0500

This is basically going to be your best bet in regards to overclocking, but like others have said, you won't get much of an overclock on the stock CPU fan. In my opinion, you'd be better off at this point not overclocking with this PC (as it is your first build, I assume), and going with a better CPU. The Xeon e3-1230v3 is priced only around $50 more than your i5-4690k, and although it isn't unlocked, it has hyperthreading and thus will help your computer to last longer.

I changed a few other things in your build around as well (for example, going from a 750w PSU to 500w one because you won't need the wattage with that setup), and I got the price to remain around what you'd be paying for your current build.



Now, while that build will do whatever you need it to, I'd like to make another recommendation. The 380x, 390, and 390x, AMD's new flagship GPUs, are coming out in early 2015. What I'd recommend you do is buy a cheaper graphics card now, and then wait a few months and buy one of those cards with some savings money in addition to what buying a cheaper graphics card would save you. Of course, this also means you'll need to change your PSU out initially (in other words, increase the wattage), because we don't know exactly how many watts these new GPUs have, but if AMD lives up to their promise of the 390x being stronger than the 980, we know that the wattage will be insane because of AMD's past history of power inefficiency. Then is when we would go with a 750w PSU, like this one.

Heres a decent build that should fall into your budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($122.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($244.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.95 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($108.34 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $846.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-12 22:36 EST-0500

I keep on clicking on this thinking it is a MC build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($216.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $903.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-12 19:37 EST-0500

Can I get opinion s on this build

I really need some help with my builds

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