Best Pc for price point? (pc build)

Ok, so I am looking at getting some money and am nearly at the point were I will have £1000 to spend on a desktop. I am living in the Uk and building it. I have been on a few websites and have come up with the finalised version, I have been told it will be very good and should run very nicely. Please give feedback.

N.B I am going for a colour co-ordinated build of red/black

CPU: I5 4690k : £180

CPU cooler: cooler master 212 evo : £25

GPU: MSI gtx 970 :£280

MoBo: Msi Gaming 5 : 110

RAM: Corsair vengeance 1866 8gb : £70

SSD: samsung 120gb 840 evo: £60

HDD: Seagate barracuda 2tb : £50

PSU: Corsair AX750I fully modular : £90 (IK it's a bit overkill, but just in case I ever want to SLI the build)

CASE: NZXT h440 : £100 (was really stuck on this, i really want a nice design and I can live with the bad airflow, I will just take the covers off)



Let me know on how I have done, and how it can improve, all feedback appreciated!

Also, please let me know if I have forgotten anything... thanks! :laugh:

 

This will certainly run very nicely indeed. Unless you're looking to save some coin somewhere...if you're happy with the final price I would pull the trigger on it. It's a great build and a solid foundation for future upgrades as well.

I will mention that I'm more of a western digital HDD guy myself. I've built a lot of computers and have never had one give me a reason to change preference.

I wouldn't think that the case you chose will give you any issues with airflow, btw. It appears to have a good design in that regard. If you're going to run upgraded fans, I would recommend that you run corsair's fans. You can run 140mm fans all around in that case, which can provide the same airflow and static pressure (usually greater than) as 120mm fans, but with much less noise due to lower RPM's. I would recommend you to go with Corsair AF-140's all around (2 front, 2 top, 1 rear) and you can change the inner rings to included red rings also so that they'll match nicely.

IF you think you will ever watercool though, you'll want two fans with higher static pressure ratings in order to push air through the radiator more effectively...unfortunately Corsair doesn't make these in the 140mm variety but swiftech makes some fantastic ones. You could also step down to 120mm fans on top, and run three of them. Then you could buy the SP120's and a even bigger radiator setup(360mm). If you buy an all-in-one watercooler setup it will include the fans in the kit...but I only suggest this because I know you're aiming for a particular color scheme.

 

ok, thanks for the reply.

I won't be watercooling I don't think, when I go that far I will build another pc for that. As for changing out the fans it will happen at some point, however not immediately as this build is costing a lot of my money and I cannot afford anything else.

2 things, how would you save money by switching stuff on this build, I would like to keep it colour co-ordinated a bit but it doesn't matter to me hugely and it all depends on how much I can sell all my gold for...

Also, finally, I am cautious about dust getting in, and was watching one of linus' videos where he was talking about positive air pressure being what was needed to prevent a lot of dust. What does he mean, and how would I do that on this build?


thanks for your help and recommendations, I appreciate it a lot

 

Positive air pressure is achieved by having enough static pressure being driven into the case, with slight resistance to the air leaving the case. for example, if you had 2 140mm fans driving air into the case, and only one single 90mm fan available to discharge air from the case with few other places for air to escape...you could almost ensure that you would have a strong positive pressure within the case. generally Static pressure fans will sacrifice a bit of airflow, on the flipside, and this can change the flow characteristics of your case. Bear in mind though, that as long as you're flowing air through your case...no matter the amount... then you're on the right track.

A lot of people like to build for a positive pressure setup simply for the cleanliness, but I build my personal rigs differently. I favor airflow over static pressure in order to keep as much air as possible flowing through my case, while only using static pressure against my radiators on my watercooling loop only. I use dust filters to keep dust to a minimum, and have great results this way. It's a matter of preference. If you want a simple(albeit somewhat ghetto) way to set up dust filters on your intake fans and see how they help...take a simple dryer sheet and throw it through two loads of laundry to thin it out. Then use it as a filter. You'll be impressed how well it works. It will prompt you to go out and buy proper dust filters in short order, I guarantee it. I use a Corsair case, which came with included dust filters that are easily removable for cleaning. My internals stay pretty much spotless.

 

Also, if you wanted to save money but have no plans for overclocking...then you could step down your CPU to a Non-K series. The difference in FPS you might see by going with the lowest-end I5 and the 4690k is probably only about 1fps or so. An I5 is simply plenty for gaming in any regard. If you did that, you could also go with a motherboard that isn't a "Z"97 chipset but instead a B or H chipset, which doesn't support overclocking, and will not hinder your performance in games either. You could also save by going with 1600mhz ram. Not much to save there, but in a general gaming build...faster ram is the last thing you need to try to improve your gaming experience. there is literally no measurable difference in games that I could ever distinguish.

 

Ok well I now remember about positive airflow, however would three front fans Pulling in air and the one rear one pushing back make sense, logically I think it would work.


As for price cuts, sadly I may have to cut the h440 however this will not happen unless I am very desperate. I don't like the blocky machine gun (I guess you could say) cases but like stylish styles

If I do have to substitute which case would you recommend and any specific brands to check out?

Thanks for your help bud