First Gaming PC build what to go?

David Mather

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I had a few threads in here now, asking different things, yet i always keep questioning some parts so i am finally making a complete what to get thread.

Components so far (my idea)

CPU: Intel Core i5 4570 - Haswell

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz 8-16gb (which one?)

GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 760 OC (properly going to 2-way SLI later on)

HDD: Western Digital Black 1Tb

SSD: dunno if i really need one? :/

PSU: XFX ProSeries Black Edition 750Watt

Fan Controller: BitFenix Recon

Hope i can finally get decided on what to get... the problem i mostly got is if all these would work together fine and wether to upgrade/downgrade some of the parts. :)

Forgot to add the Chassis which i got from my friend as a gift, it's the Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced. :)
 

David Mather

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Well it's a bit hard to tell really, i live in Denmark and it seems that hardware is a bit more expensive over here. Yet i would say about 1800-2000$ :)
 

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Something i also forgot to mention was also that i use 2 moniters. 1 for gaming, another for like movie or just some website and such. Dont know if that matters but just to know.
 

Tev0

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It all looks good except that i dont think you will really be needing an aftermarket CPU cooler since your CPU isn't unlocked, or maybe just a cheaper cooler just for the less noise

You should definitely get an SSD of 120gb for your OS and some programs/games. It will feel alot faster if you're used to HDD now, ALOT faster!