First computer build, thoughts and suggestions are very welcomed

[MyDearest]

I'm building a computer for gaming purpose, aiming for playing most of the recent games in high/ultra, and do some twitching on top of that. This is my very very first time trying this, and here's my build, need some thoughts and suggestions on my build, thanks!

--Edit: Not planning on OC. I know my cpu can OC but i'm not having a motherboard that can't oc very well. But the price between 4690 and 4690k are only 10 bucks different, so I chose 4690k in case I change my mind in the future.

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor//
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler//
ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard//
Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory//
Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive//
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive//
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card//
Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case//
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply//

 

[spirit]

Looks nice! I'd recommend a Samsung 850 EVO for the SSD though. I've used SanDisk in the past and they're good, but currently the 850s are the best drives (got two and love them). You can go with 120GB or 250GB but I'd recommend 250GB to be honest.

 

[MyDearest]

Looks nice! I'd recommend a Samsung 850 EVO for the SSD though. I've used SanDisk in the past and they're good, but currently the 850s are the best drives (got two and love them). You can go with 120GB or 250GB but I'd recommend 250GB to be honest.

Thanks a ton! Would definitely put that on the list.

 

[spirit]

I'd recommend an ATX board (don't like mATX due to expansion limitations and you're getting a 750D so might as well go with ATX since size clearly isn't an issue for you!)

I didn't see you're looking at the 4690K. Look at the new i5 6600K, a Z170 ATX board (you can get fairly inexpensive ones but may as well go Z170 so that you don't need to change your board if you want to overclock!) and DDR4 RAM.

 

[MyDearest]

I'd recommend an ATX board (don't like mATX due to expansion limitations and you're getting a 750D so might as well go with ATX since size clearly isn't an issue for you!)

I didn't see you're looking at the 4690K. Look at the new i5 6600K, a Z170 ATX board (you can get fairly inexpensive ones but may as well go Z170 so that you don't need to change your board if you want to overclock!) and DDR4 RAM.

Do you have any recommendations for a DDR4 ram? And to pair with a 4690k, is a DDR4 necessary or a DDR3 gets it work done as well?

 

[spirit]

Do you have any recommendations for a DDR4 ram? And to pair with a 4690k, is a DDR4 necessary or a DDR3 gets it work done as well?

The 4690K will only work with DDR3.

The 6600K will work with DDR3 or DDR4 but make sure you get the right motherboard to match the RAM.

6600K + DDR3 = Socket 1151 board with DDR3 slots
6600K + DDR4 = Socket 1151 board with DDR4 slots

I haven't used any DDR4 yet but have a look and see what people like G.Skill, Kingston, Crucial and Corsair have on offer. They're all good manufacturers of memory.

 

[johnb35]

I've gone strictly with Gskill the last few years and never a problem. Ram has came down in price a lot compared to a few months ago.

 

[H4rdR3s37]

Looks nice! I'd recommend a Samsung 850 EVO for the SSD though. I've used SanDisk in the past and they're good, but currently the 850s are the best drives (got two and love them). You can go with 120GB or 250GB but I'd recommend 250GB to be honest.

I disagree because MLC is better than TLC, and Samsung 850 Evo uses TLC. Last time when TLC drives were recommended, Samsung 840 Evo was fail and 840 even worse.

Also, because PSU is 750W, I'd take Radeon R9 390 instead that 3,5GB GTX970 with lacking Directx12 support.

 

[spirit]

I disagree because MLC is better than TLC, and Samsung 850 Evo uses TLC. Last time when TLC drives were recommended, Samsung 840 Evo was fail and 840 even worse.

Also, because PSU is 750W, I'd take Radeon R9 390 instead that 3,5GB GTX970 with lacking Directx12 support.

Actually both are reliable in my experience.

And what does a 750W PSU have anything to do with choosing an R9 390 over a 970?

 

[H4rdR3s37]

Actually both are reliable in my experience.

And what does a 750W PSU have anything to do with choosing an R9 390 over a 970?

840 Evo is far from reliable http://www.overclock.net/t/1507897/samsung-840-evo-read-speed-drops-on-old-written-data-in-the-drive
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Editor...ptible-flash-read-speed-degradation-over-time

While that was partialy "fixed" (drive wears out faster), 840 non Evo owners were thrown under bus. Given problems with previous TLC Nand drives (840 and 840 Evo were about only drives on market with TLC Nand), I see no reason to recommend 850 Evo. While 850 Evo may work better than 840 and 840 Evo, there are dozens of SSD's on market that use tried and tested MLC Nand.

Nothing, that PSU was 650W, case was "750"

 

[spirit]

Suit yourself, but my experience is this: Owned an 840 EVO since July 2014, still working perfectly. I owned a Crucial M4 between October 2011 and December 2012 and that died. SSDs, just like HDDs and USB flash drives, can fail at any time. So far I, and many others, have been happy with the Samsungs. They're fast, affordable and seem to work as of yet. I've not actually had one die on me or have anybody tell me theirs has died. Got three 850s in the house (and an 840) as well as many friends with 840s and 850s. I'll let you know first when they die.

I'll have to do a disk bench with the 840 EVO some 18 months after I purchased it and see if it's still as fast as it was when it was new.

I've been using G.Skill RAM over the past few years too. I had one stick die but it was replaced quickly. Used Corsair a few times too, one thing to watch out for with Corsair Vengeance is that it's really tall so sometimes fitting CPU coolers can be interesting!