I really need your opinion

jkent5223 · 02 Aug 2015

Hi i'm trying to build a custom PC for the very first time, and I need your guys opinion about it.

The components are:

i5-4690k

MSI Z97 Gaming 7

HDD 1TB WD Purple

DDR3 2x8GB 1866MHz Kingston HyperX Beast

Gforce GTX960 MSI 2GB DDR5

Cooler Master seidon 240M Liquid Cooling

CM600M PSU

What do you think about this custom build? I really need your guys opinion.Because now i have a problem about blue screen.It show me error memory management.

Thank you in advance.

Mellon Head · 02 Aug 2015

I would add an SSD for the boot drive, and use the purple HD for program/data storage.

jkent5223 · 02 Aug 2015

Mellon Head said:

I would add an SSD for the boot drive, and use the purple HD for program/data storage.

i already plan to buy a SSD.But now i have a blue screen problem.I dont know either is my HDD problem or RAM problem,because it just show me MEMORY MANAGEMENT

GokAy · 02 Aug 2015

I would not use purple for data either, purples are designed for sequential read/write (video surveillance systems - WD Purple Surveillance Storage).

Agreed with Mellon Head an SSD is the best thing you can do (you won't regret a bit).

For data drive get a WD Black if you can afford (5 year warranty and good performance) or a Blue (good performance but 1TB max).

To check RAM - RAM - Test with Memtest86+

Mellon Head · 02 Aug 2015

Good point on the purple. I had forgotten that they are for surveillance systems.

OP: Get a black or blue drive instead, Like GokAy says.

CaptainWD · 03 Aug 2015

Hey there jkent5223,

Here are my two cents on this:
You computer is pretty optimized for gaming. I would consider a better GPU for better performance in games as this one might not handle heavier ones on better resolution.
As the guys explained, WD Purple is a surveillance-class drive and is not the most appropriate choice for a storage drive for a regular desktop. I would consider a SSD as a boot drive for the OS and most demanding applications/games and a regular drive such as WD Blue/WD Green for secondary storage. Here are links for more info on these drives:
WD Blue: Support Answers
WD Green: Support Answers

Captain_WD.

GokAy · 03 Aug 2015

I don't suggest greens for anything other than backup purposes. Blues would be nice but why isn't WD producing them beyond 1 TB?

ThrashZone · 03 Aug 2015

Hi,
I'd look into a different liquid cooler Corsair has some good ones,
Also I would get Corsair ram

Is this the board and cpu you got ?
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz LGA 1150 Boxed Processor BX80646I54690K - Micro Center
MSI Z97-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com

AddRAM · 03 Aug 2015

Re seat the ram, switch the slots etc, run memtest etc.

Test your RAM with Windows Memory Diagnostic tool - CNET

MemTest86 - Offical Site of the x86 Memory Testing Tool

CaptainWD · 04 Aug 2015

GokAy said:

I don't suggest greens for anything other than backup purposes. Blues would be nice but why isn't WD producing them beyond 1 TB?

WD Blue is designed for everyday usage, simple computing and not so demanding workloads. Pretty much regular users if such type rarely need capacities over 1TB. For the more advanced users there's WD Black and WD Green - one for the performance-oriented builds that have heavier workloads, longer operations and demand for more performance storage and one for massive storage spaces for data that doesn't need fast access times and higher transfer speeds. :)

Captain_WD.