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Overall that is a nice build, but personally the CPU is not very balanced with the video card. The 4790K is still a relatively high end CPU, but for a gaming rig the 750 Ti will really limit your performance in games. I would try to bump that up to at least a 960. I'm also a fan of G.Skill RAM, and for $2 more you can get G.Skill DDR3-2400 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231666
 
LGA1150 is already old stuff. Unless buying very cheap MB and processor, I see no reason to go with it. LGA1151 is much better, because motherboards will be available much longer. That also means getting DDR4 memory. And 750Ti has quite weak price/performance ratio.
 
H4rdR3s37 said:
LGA1150 is already old stuff. Unless buying very cheap MB and processor, I see no reason to go with it. LGA1151 is much better, because motherboards will be available much longer. That also means getting DDR4 memory. And 750Ti has quite weak price/performance ratio.
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The 6700K is over $100 more, the motherboards are more expensive generally, and the RAM will cost more. If he picked a 750 Ti I assume his budget is already maxed out. I agree that if he can spend a few hundred more, upgrading the video card and getting a Skylake build would be best.
 
Geoff said:
The 6700K is over $100 more, the motherboards are more expensive generally, and the RAM will cost more. If he picked a 750 Ti I assume his budget is already maxed out. I agree that if he can spend a few hundred more, upgrading the video card and getting a Skylake build would be best.
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That processor is for overclocking. Getting overclock friendly LGA1150 motherboard after few years will be very challenging. Just see how few LGA1155 overclocking boards are available.

If that build is for gaming, FX-8320 + better video card would be much better choice.
 
H4rdR3s37 said:
That processor is for overclocking. Getting overclock friendly LGA1150 motherboard after few years will be very challenging. Just see how few LGA1155 overclocking boards are available.

If that build is for gaming, FX-8320 + better video card would be much better choice.
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Seeing as how the 4790K is pretty much the best CPU for the 1150, I don't see why he would need to replace the motherboard for that platform down the road.

OP, what is your budget? If you can afford a bit more I would upgrade your video card. If not, you would be better off doing what ^^ said.
 
Geoff said:
Seeing as how the 4790K is pretty much the best CPU for the 1150, I don't see why he would need to replace the motherboard for that platform down the road.
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Motherboards can broke. That is only reason why Intel constantly switches CPU sockets. To put it another way: you have i7-2600K @ 4,5 GHz. Motherboard breaks down. If there are overclocking capable LGA1155 motherboards around, you:

1. buy new LGA1155 motherboard
2. buy new (insert Intel's newest socket here) motherboard AND new CPU

Only valid reason to go with 2 is that overclocking capable LGA1155 motherboards are very hard to find.

Now, replace i7-2600K with i7-4790K and LGA1155 with LGA1150 and you get the point.
 
Don't need 725 watts for the 750ti, a good 430 watt psu would suffice. That sentey model is garbage anyway. Drop to an I5 4690k which would save you $100. Get the gtx 960 or 970 or even R9 380x video card. Get the corsair cx600 power supply. Do you really need a wireless card? Also, what games do you plan on playing?
 
H4rdR3s37 said:
Motherboards can broke. That is only reason why Intel constantly switches CPU sockets. To put it another way: you have i7-2600K @ 4,5 GHz. Motherboard breaks down. If there are overclocking capable LGA1155 motherboards around, you:

1. buy new LGA1155 motherboard
2. buy new (insert Intel's newest socket here) motherboard AND new CPU

Only valid reason to go with 2 is that overclocking capable LGA1155 motherboards are very hard to find.

Now, replace i7-2600K with i7-4790K and LGA1155 with LGA1150 and you get the point.
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When was the last time a motherboard broke, unless you are constantly poking around at it switching components and accidentally short it out? If it works when you get it, then it's rarely an issue.

I also disagree that the only reason Intel switches sockets, is because old motherboards break and they want you to buy a new CPU and motherboard. While this may be partially true, chipsets can't be made in say 2005 to support a processor made in 2015. Instead of reusing the same socket and having clueless people complain that the decade newer CPU won't work in their motherboard, ever few years they change sockets as they find new and improved means of designing processors, re-allocating what certain pins are used for, and working with motherboard manufactures to make sure they support the latest features of those processors, something that can't be added a decade earlier to future proof it.
 
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I doubt that is a good PSU. Never heard of that brand. I would go with something like a 4460 (I'm an AMD fan but I admit Intel is better for gaming) and a cheaper board and a higher end GPU. The highest end GPU your that fits your budget.
 
Geoff said:
When was the last time a motherboard broke, unless you are constantly poking around at it switching components and accidentally short it out? If it works when you get it, then it's rarely an issue.
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Not far away http://www.computerforum.com/threads/been-a-long-time-upgrades-whats-good.237042/

Geoff said:
I also disagree that the only reason Intel switches sockets, is because old motherboards break and they want you to buy a new CPU and motherboard. While this may be partially true, chipsets can't be made in say 2005 to support a processor made in 2015.
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They can. Any chipset made for Socket 754 (2003), say VIA KT800, could work with any AMD FX-processor (2015). Won't work because more advanced chipsets have replaced them but chipsets are compatible with any FX-processor.

Geoff said:
Instead of reusing the same socket and having clueless people complain that the decade newer CPU won't work in their motherboard, ever few years they change sockets as they find new and improved means of designing processors, re-allocating what certain pins are used for, and working with motherboard manufactures to make sure they support the latest features of those processors, something that can't be added a decade earlier to future proof it.
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What are those "latest features"? Consider LGA1156, LGA1155 and LGA1150? What are essential differences between those socket except pin count? There are none. Even adding PCI Express 3.0 support didn't require new socket (LGA1155). And integrated VRM is not essential as it was removed from LGA1151.
 
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