First system build

ilovemelonsoda

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Feb 4, 2014
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So, several months after finally getting a stable job, I've decided to try my hand at building a computer.

Approximate Purchase Date: All parts by April 21st.

Budget Range: Computer parts plus keyboard, monitor and a copy of JPN windows 7 SP1 DSP equate to about 150000 yen or $1500.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaiming

Are you buying a monitor: Yes



Parts to Upgrade: from scratch, parts to be listed below.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.co.jp (unless someone has better).

Location: Nagahama-shi, Shiga prefecture, Japan.

Parts Preferences: none. just quality really.
Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments:

And Most Importantly, currently own a 6 year old laptop that was meant for gaming but is getting older and stuck with windows vista.

PARTS:

Monitor: LG Electronics Japan 21.5inch 22EN43V-B (power saving and backlit)
http://www.amazon.co.jp/LG-Electronics-Japan-21-5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81-LED%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E6%90%AD%E8%BC%89%E3%80%81%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%80%8122EN43V-B/dp/B00BJZ2JYU/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=246J02JFSHLRC&coliid=I9S1GCUQ7I8CR

CPU Cooler (will be getting artic silver 5 paste): CoolerMaster HYper TX3 Evo
http://www.amazon.co.jp/CoolerMaster%E7%A4%BE%E8%A3%BD-CPU%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3-RR-TX3E-28PK-J1-Hyper-TX3/dp/B006Z276X6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=246J02JFSHLRC&coliid=IQGG69ELCEUCJ

Mobo: AsusTek Intel LGA1155/DDR3 ATX P8P67 REV3.0
http://www.amazon.co.jp/ASUSTek-%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89-LGA1155-DDR3%E3%83%A1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AA%E5%AF%BE%E5%BF%9C-REV3-0/dp/B004QE8VTI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=246J02JFSHLRC&coliid=I2PW3MGRECP9A2

CPU: Intel i5 3570K 3.4GHz 6M LGA1155 Ivy Bridge
http://www.amazon.co.jp/Intel-3-4GHz-LGA1155-Bridge-BX80637I53570K%E3%80%90BOX%E3%80%91/dp/B007SZ0E1K/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=246J02JFSHLRC&coliid=I36KPPG6MRSIS0

RAM: G-Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL DDR3-1600 8GB(4GB*2
http://www.amazon.co.jp/G-Skill-F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL-DDR3-1600-8GB-4GB/dp/B005HBTO9U/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=246J02JFSHLRC&coliid=I1VOCVZPYFZTG8

GPU: Gigabyte GTX760 2GB OC Windforce
http://www.amazon.co.jp/GIGABYTE-%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89-Hawken%E3%83%81%E3%82%B1%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E5%90%8C%E6%A2%B1-GV-N760OC-2GD-HW/dp/B00E0HC19M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=246J02JFSHLRC&coliid=I2K5D7RGSMHN7K

Case: Zalman ATX-mid Z9 USB 3.0
http://www.amazon.co.jp/ZALMAN-ATX%E3%83%9F%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC-USB3-0%E6%90%AD%E8%BC%89%E3%83%A2%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB-Z9U3-Z9Plus%E5%BE%8C%E7%B6%99%E3%83%A2%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB/dp/B008B5XCD8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=246J02JFSHLRC&coliid=I336VJON8VIOI7

Memory: 1) Sandisk SSD ultraplus 128gb
http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%90Amazon-co-jp%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E3%80%91SanDisk-UltraPlus-2-5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81-%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC3%E5%B9%B4%E4%BF%9D%E8%A8%BC%E4%BB%98-SDSSDHP-128G-G25AZ/dp/B00BWR2QZC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=246J02JFSHLRC&coliid=I1CW64H5GYYODZ

and 1) WD Green 2TB hdd
http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%90Amazon-co-jp%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E3%80%91WD-IntelliPower-64MB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5-WD20EZRX-%E3%80%90%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%83%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8/dp/B009QWUF6M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=246J02JFSHLRC&coliid=I2VPCGN9P4EO1V

PSU: Corsair HX650
http://www.amazon.co.jp/Corsair-%E3%80%90HASWELL%E5%AF%BE%E5%BF%9C%E3%80%91-PC%E9%9B%BB%E6%BA%90-%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89-HX650/dp/B008NJGS5Q/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=246J02JFSHLRC&coliid=I1FNBQZEUT1DC

So this is what I am thinking of getting for 1500USD. the problem is, is that I used two different PSU calcs on the web and got a low ball of 430W and then a upper range of 600W for recommended power supply. Also, I've been thinking I may as well as invest in the psu since I'm thinking of grabbing a second gpu down the road.

I appreciate any feedback you can give me. Thank you.
 
Solution
very good build :)

btw you picked some old parts

go for these
- CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo
- i5 4670K haswell
- Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 (best OC mobo from tom's review)

ilovemelonsoda

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Feb 4, 2014
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10,510
Hey AMD Radeon,

Thank you for your response. I looked up the parts on Amazon already and there isn:t much of a difference in price which rather surprised me. If you don:t mind me picking at your brain a little bit more, but how much of an overhead is good for PSU wattage if I:m going for a dual gpu set-up?

Thank you again.