PC specs good enough for first time build?

Question

I've never built a PC online before and my knowledge on specs are poor. Can someone tell me if these specs are good enough for rendering, video editing and 3D programs. Also are any of the specs a mismatch, what could be improved or what could be made cheaper (e.g. fans)
Thanks guys!



INTEL® Core™ i7-4790K Quad Core 4.00 GHz 8MB Cache LGA1150 + HD Graphics *** Pro OC ***

MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Z97-P INTEL Z97 Chipset

VIDEO: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card (Single Card)

MEMORY: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3/1866mhz Dual Channel Memory (HyperX Fury w/Heat Spreader)

HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive (Single Hard Drive)

HDD2: 120 GB Samsung 850 EVO SATA III Gaming MLC Solid State Disk [+51] (Single Drive)

FAN: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Fan with 4 x Direct Contact heat-pipes, Extreme performance and Ultra quiet *** Extreme OC ***

Answer 1

Missing a good name brand 600-650W PSU for that system.... Minimum recommended for a 970 video card is at least a 500W PSU. Get one a bit higher...

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm



Also, a 120GB SSD may be just enough for Windows. Do not install any apps on it, else you will run out of room real quick. It is not large enough for Windows and applications together...

Answer 2

Hey there :)



The plan seems generally good and everything should work perfectly fine together. I'd check the programs that you are using if they are more CPU or GPU intensive as well as if you could use more memory or a better GPU.

If you are going for harder OCing of the CPU it may be a better idea to consider a liquid cooler for the CPU instead of an air one.

The OS usually takes up about 35GB so you'll have around 80GB to install the most demanding applications and games. It would be a good idea, though, to consider a larger SSD. What's the brand and model of the HDD?



Feel free to ask if you happen to have questions :)

Answer 3

This is more than enough to handle programs like Sony Vegas Pro 8 or somethings like that.

I happen to be a computer expert, which almost no one believes.