Hi all,
I'm looking to build a gaming desktop that can ultra/max out the games on the market on a 1080p monitor. My budget started low, but as I was researching, the budget eventually grew (as it always does) to accommodate the "requirement" for maxing out games. So the big budget items remaining that I ultimately need an expert opinion on is the Motherboard and the Video Card, I think I'm pretty set with the rest (with perhaps an advice on ram).
So far I'm looking at the following:
i5-4670k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
and I need an opinion on the following:
Motherboard for gaming - I am looking to overclock in the future, but not intending to SLI/Crossfire...but if the price difference to have the feature is not huge, I wouldn't mind giving myself the potential option. Is there a decent motherboard less than $200?
2 x 4gb Ram - any recommendations on a particular brand? I'm looking at DDR3- 1600.
Video Card - Very important, and I was originally planning on getting an ATI video card, but due to the mining craze, the stock and the price increase is hard to deal with and not quite sure if it's worth the $ anymore. Would GTX 760 suffice?
CPU Cooler...should I need an aftermarket cooler right now if I'm not going to overclock? Should I buy an aftermarket cooler once I decide to start overclocking or is that too much of a hassle? Also, should I buy a thermal paste now or get that when I'm putting in the aftermarket cooler for overclocking?
I already have:
Antec P280 ATX Mid Tower Case (Just bought)
Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Just bought)
Thank you everyone in advance!
I'm looking to build a gaming desktop that can ultra/max out the games on the market on a 1080p monitor. My budget started low, but as I was researching, the budget eventually grew (as it always does) to accommodate the "requirement" for maxing out games. So the big budget items remaining that I ultimately need an expert opinion on is the Motherboard and the Video Card, I think I'm pretty set with the rest (with perhaps an advice on ram).
So far I'm looking at the following:
i5-4670k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
and I need an opinion on the following:
Motherboard for gaming - I am looking to overclock in the future, but not intending to SLI/Crossfire...but if the price difference to have the feature is not huge, I wouldn't mind giving myself the potential option. Is there a decent motherboard less than $200?
2 x 4gb Ram - any recommendations on a particular brand? I'm looking at DDR3- 1600.
Video Card - Very important, and I was originally planning on getting an ATI video card, but due to the mining craze, the stock and the price increase is hard to deal with and not quite sure if it's worth the $ anymore. Would GTX 760 suffice?
CPU Cooler...should I need an aftermarket cooler right now if I'm not going to overclock? Should I buy an aftermarket cooler once I decide to start overclocking or is that too much of a hassle? Also, should I buy a thermal paste now or get that when I'm putting in the aftermarket cooler for overclocking?
I already have:
Antec P280 ATX Mid Tower Case (Just bought)
Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Just bought)
Thank you everyone in advance!