Rate my PC build

[Degree]

Yeah I'd say the same thing, hdd's are getting phased out really fast. I use space sniffer every month or so and 200gb works fine, especially if I use an external drive as archiver.
Psu is a little weak
Wireless adapter looks sketch
Going to be easy to upgrade, next year for your birthday or christmas or something you can get sli

I was going to say the same thing about the Psu

[ewrc]

Sooo i'm going to making a gaming PC for the first time and I have a budget up to $1500 CAD and this comes in at $1.2K... Please let me know if you think this is a good build or if I should switch out some parts if they aren't good, rate it out of 10!


CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: *Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: *Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: *MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($338.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: *Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: *TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1218.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

That USD$ though

[Gaydow]

That USD$ though

shows Total:$1433.44 for CAD

[Law]

shows Total:$1433.44 for CAD

To put that in prespective im most likely going to spend 1.5k on a alienware laptop; compared to that it's pretty cheap.

[summit]

Just updated my build, also what SSD do you recommend?

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor
CPU Cooler: *Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($71.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: *Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: *Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($135.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: *Seagate Surveillance HDD 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($113.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: *MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($439.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: *EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: *Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.05 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Wireless Network Adapter: *TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1375.88

Nice build.

[liettuva]

Please, get a SSD. Once you try it you can never go back. Just get 8gb of ram if you're short on money. 16gb for just gaming is sort of overkill.

[Gaydow]

Please, get a SSD. Once you try it you can never go back. Just get 8gb of ram if you're short on money. 16gb for just gaming is sort of overkill.

Whats the difference?

[yobson]

Whats the difference?

An SSD loads things A LOT faster. Much higher read and write speeds.

[Gaydow]

An SSD loads things A LOT faster. Much higher read and write speeds.

I guess i'll get a SSD instead, is that what you were talking about before?

[LittleRoxo]

Don't buy a GTX 970 buy a AMD card you get more performance for less money take a look at R9 390 or 390X they are great cards!

[♪~ ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ]

- Remove OS and use a cracked one if you don't want to use a cracked version then find a key on some grey market online.
+ Invest OS money on GPU and go for a 980

[yobson]

- Remove OS and use a cracked one if you don't want to use a cracked version then find a key on some grey market online.
+ Invest OS money on GPU and go for a 980

If you're just doing 1080p gaming you don't need a 980

[Degree]

Please, get a SSD. Once you try it you can never go back. Just get 8gb of ram if you're short on money. 16gb for just gaming is sort of overkill.

This is true, a good SSD will make your computer seem a lot faster especially in boot times & shit

[♪~ ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ]

Don't buy a GTX 970 buy a AMD card you get more performance for less money take a look at R9 390 or 390X they are great cards!

AMD cards are not power efficient at all. The new Maxwell architecture is rocking the shit out of games. I own a 1GB GTX 750 Ti (which is the low-end for the new Maxwell generation) and it performs fast and it is also very power friendly. No noise at all, very small size (ZOTAC version and MSI probably too) and awesome gameplay. I can run any game that I've tried so far, most of them on Ultra the rest on High. Including demanding games like GTA 5 (Medium-High, 720p), Metro Last Night (Ultra, 1080p), BF4 (Ultra, 1080p), etc..

[Assistive]

Should I get the Corsair Hydro Series™ H100i GTX Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler? Its like $114..

Water cooling not worth. I would never trust those tubes with my $2K+ machine.