Help me build a gaming computer?

[Seven]

Well... time for a new build. My $3,000 AlienWare from 2009 isn't doing what it used to. I don't know much about parts to be honest, so I am asking for a bit of help. I would like to play games at their max settings, specifically Elder Scrolls Online, Battlefield, and other heavy games.
Can someone help me find ALL the parts I need? I don't have a budget but I don't want to spend thousands of dollars.
Thank you. 

 

[Astro]

What is your budget man? Give me a chat over skype if you prefer.

 

[Particles]

What currency?
What's maximum spend?
What resolution are you playing the games at (and/or how many monitors are you running)
Preference of colour scheme?
air or water cooling (closed loop, easy to set up)?
size of the PC? (mini itx, micro atx or atx?

 

[Seven]

@astro @eevee
Realistically I'll spend around $1,200.

And Eevee,
USD
I want to play with 2 monitors.
Color scheme doesn't matter.
I don't care about cooling, just need it efficient.
Size doesn't matter.

 

[Particles]

@astro @eevee
Realistically I'll spend around $1,200.

And Eevee,
USD
I want to play with 2 monitors.
Color scheme doesn't matter.
I don't care about cooling, just need it efficient.
Size doesn't matter.

Is it just the PC you need or does the budget include monitor, keyboard etc?

 

[Seven]

Is it just the PC you need or does the budget include monitor, keyboard etc?

Just the PC, I have everything else.

 

[Particles]

Just the PC, I have everything else.

Fab, streaming/rendering or no?

 

[Seven]

Fab, streaming/rendering or no?

Honestly the only thing I care about is it being able to run Elder Scrolls Online on max settings, and running programs like Photoshop and Vegas Pro quickly.

 

[Particles]

And are you using both monitors for gaming or one for gaming and one for p0rnz?

 

[Seven]

And are you using both monitors for gaming or one for gaming and one for p0rnz?

One for gaming and one for browsing, I dislike multiple monitor gaming very much.

 

[Particles]

Okay gimme a sec and i'll get you a build

 

[Seven]

Okay gimme a sec and i'll get you a build

Alright hit me up bb. Don't forget I want to play Battlefield too! <\3

 

[Particles]

Can save money by going for a different cooler or an i5 (which would affect your gaming by maybe 5FPS. But will affect rendering times. or drop down to 8GB of RAM.. (16GB will help with photoshop and Vegas though)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card ($301.50 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1291.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-18 11:32 EDT-0400

 

[Seven]

Can save money by going for a different cooler or an i5 (which would affect your gaming by maybe 5FPS. But will affect rendering times. or drop down to 8GB of RAM.. (16GB will help with photoshop and Vegas though)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card ($301.50 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1291.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-18 11:32 EDT-0400

And this will be able to run Battlefield 4, Elder Scrolls Online, and other games like that on max settings?

 

[Daimi]

Well, here's my go at it.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BG2j7P
4690k, best i5 out, perfect for what you need, no need to get an i7.
Z97 motherboard, doesn't have a ton of useless features you won't ever use.
Good SSD for your OS, and programs to make them load faster, you can put your games and other files on the 2TB WD Black which will still load relatively fast.
R9 290x, very good card for your gaming needs.
Fractal Design R4, arguably the best case Fractal made, its a beast, and I own one myself.

EDIT: I saw Evee's build, didn't know we could go a bit over, rip. But, I probably would have stuck with an i5 versus the i7.

 

[Seven]

Well, here's my go at it.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BG2j7P

4690k, best i5 out, perfect for what you need, no need to get an i7.
Z97 motherboard, doesn't have a ton of useless features you won't ever use.
Good SSD for your OS, and programs to make them load faster, you can put your games and other files on the 2TB WD Black which will still load relatively fast.
R9 290x, very good card for your gaming needs.
Fractal Design R4, arguably the best case Fractal made, its a beast, and I own one myself.

So many good options it is hard to chose from.

 

[Particles]

And this will be able to run Battlefield 4, Elder Scrolls Online, and other games like that on max settings?

Yess and you have the i7 for the faster rendering times too
290x gets 60fps+ on Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings. 4GB VRAM too which is nice.

Drop down to the i5 if you want to save $60 and sacrifice a few minutes of rendering time.

Could change the cooler if you wanna save money but I chose it due to quietness of liquid cooling

 

[Daimi]

So many good options it is hard to chose from.

I mean both of ours are very similar, but the i7 technically is better than the i5, but its not something that would be noticeable in gaming, and if it does, maybe like 2-3 frames at the most. The i7 has twice as many threads, and 2 more mb of l3 cache which is helpful in good render time etc. If you're a heavy editor, by all means get the i7 build.

 

[Particles]

Well, here's my go at it.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BG2j7P
4690k, best i5 out, perfect for what you need, no need to get an i7.
Z97 motherboard, doesn't have a ton of useless features you won't ever use.
Good SSD for your OS, and programs to make them load faster, you can put your games and other files on the 2TB WD Black which will still load relatively fast.
R9 290x, very good card for your gaming needs.
Fractal Design R4, arguably the best case Fractal made, its a beast, and I own one myself.

EDIT: I saw Evee's build, didn't know we could go a bit over, rip. But, I probably would have stuck with an i5 versus the i7.

He said about 1200 so I thought why not get the extra power and cooling.

PS the PSU you chose has cheap Capasitors RIP

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I mean both of ours are very similar, but the i7 technically is better than the i5, but its not something that would be noticeable in gaming, and if it does, maybe like 2-3 frames at the most. The i7 has twice as many threads, and 2 more mb of l3 cache which is helpful in good render time etc. If you're a heavy editor, by all means get the i7 build.

Yeah just a few FPS better but he mentioned Photoshop and Sony Vegas

 

[Seven]

What do you guys think about this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vgrp4D