Hi I wanted to build my own gaming pc, yet it will also be for video editing, art etc... I was wanting to get as much opinions on it as possible, and see if anyone can see any possible hardware conflicts, possibly any issues as far as something is underpowered or overpowered. Also, to stat, I am wanting to strike a real good balance between performance and reliability, hence some of the parts that I will be listing (Want my PC to last me a good long while with the least maintanence or worries...). Now with price, I can't exactly say the sky is the limit, however, I would like to pay for top brand for the simple fact I want to know it will work, work for a long time, and won't stress/burn itself out under any load. Lastly I am not too terribly interested in the overclocking scene/showing off/desire for immense power and speed. However, if anyone believes it will help me, for whatever reason, I will consider it, since I do value everyone's opinion . Anywho, here is my parts I want to get:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139036
Corsair Graphite Series 730T

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132132
ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932
GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438018
EVGA SuperNOVA 850

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369
Intel Core i7-4790K

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231627
G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
Western Digital WD Blue 500GB (I already have an intel 120GB SSD sitting here for the OS, just an FYI xP)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
ASUS 24X DVD Burner

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
Arctic Silver 5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181031
CORSAIR Hydro Series H80i

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16899816008
Nippon Labs WY-SWS Anti-Static 6ft wrist strap (SAFETY FIRST !!!)

So there it is, please let me know of anything at all that is on anyone's mind about this build. I deeply appreciate any insight .Looks pretty good although if you are gaming you may want to consider decreasing that CPU to an i5 and use the money you save to upgrade to a better video card such as a 770.

That power supply is also way overkill for that build, even 550w would be enough.  Something like this would be more than enough for that build and also saves more money that could be better spent elsewhere: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151137&cm_re=650w_psu-_-17-151-137-_-ProductOk sounds good. Just wondering on the PSU, would it be ok to get 750 watt then??? I wanted something just a tad more powerful incase I upgrade or need to upgrade in the future. Also, with the i7, I am going to be doing multiple things at once, possibly... So I was just wanting it for any extra impact if I need to have anything else running while I have my game going. I do have an I5-2300 currently.750w would be fine but is still overkill.  For a single video card SYSTEM, 650w is going to be plenty, cards are only going to get more efficient.  Sure down the line you could possibly go to SLI but that would generally be advised against and instead you would be best to get a better, single card.Ok cool, thank you for these replies. I currently have a Keian kt-780as(780watt) in this system. I am personally sketchy about this PSU, since I couldn't find it on newegg. However I found the companies website, the company is based in japan. I translated it, and took a look at the specs of the PSU. Seems fine, just since seeing comments on the product are if'y, I noticed stability was the biggest complaint... So anything, IMO, would be an upgrade over this PSU. However, if you think it would be ok, here is the site:

https://www.keian.co.jp/products/products_info/kt_780as_sli/kt_780as_sli.html

The only thing that bugs me is no efficiency rating on it, such as with other PSU's...For PSU's the power costs have gone down for CPUs over the last few generations. My previous build used a 750 Watt Power Supply and a Q8200 CPU. However, my more recent build uses a much newer processor (i7 4770K), but a 650 Watt Processor because the power usage of this CPU is much less than the Q8200  I had previously. The CPU generally consumes the most Power out of the components in a System- with Graphics cards usually coming second. You would need a high-end SLI-based setup, I think, to make 650 Watt insufficient.

(I got a i7, BTW, primarily because I could afford it, not because I expected any extra "value" from what I do; I use Virtual Machines a lot and it could be that the i7 handles that better.)I actually do virtual machines as well. I test out various distros of linux, and tinker with FreeBSD whenever I have free time. I am more of a BSD fan though . I do like opensuse, fedora and puppy linux. Anywho, back to the subject at hand. What would be a con of a bigger PSU??? I mean, personally I just want the extra umph AROUND. If there is no harm that could come to the system, there would be no reason for me to go lower. Quote from: kyle151515 on August 04, 2014, 06:28:54 PM

Ok cool, thank you for these replies. I currently have a Keian kt-780as(780watt) in this system. I am personally sketchy about this PSU, since I couldn't find it on newegg.

What would be a con of a bigger PSU??? I mean, personally I just want the extra umph around. If there is no harm that could come to the system, there would be no reason for me to go lower.