Building First comp

Squid_Deville · Oct 1, 2013

So im trying to build my first computer and i could use a lot of advice. My budget is about $1,150 including monitor and keyboard/mouse. I prefer intel over AMD and the computer is mainly going to be used for gaming. Again any advice helps, thanks.

thepinkanator95 · Oct 1, 2013

Here is the Intel build I came up with.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($48.96 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey GS-6500 ATX Full Tower Case ($61.50 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Samsung S20B350H 20.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Quick Fire Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Cooler Master SGM-2001-BLON1 Wired Optical Mouse ($26.47 @ Amazon)
Total: $1069.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-01 00:10 EDT-0400)

Here is the AMD build I came up with.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($48.96 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($238.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Sentey GS-6500 ATX Full Tower Case ($61.50 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Samsung S20B350H 20.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Quick Fire Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Cooler Master SGM-2001-BLON1 Wired Optical Mouse ($26.47 @ Amazon)
Total: $1148.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-01 00:13 EDT-0400)

As you can see between the two builds, there are some advantages with going AMD. The GPU is much better (which will be doing the bulk of your work, not the CPU) and I slid on an SSD for your OS and other programs requiring it.

Disadvantages to the AMD build is that the Intel Haswell architecture is newer and will last longer.

Personally, I would take the AMD build simply for the better graphics card, but if your CPU is important to you then go for it.

If there is anything you don't understand feel free to ask and I will give you an honest answer.

smorizio · Oct 1, 2013

you could also if your close to micro center pick up a 4570 that 160.00 and use a h87 mb then use the savings for a ssd boot disk. also cosair r300 case good price.
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