First time build, anything to change?

corbear007 · Feb 4, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Nkyn

PC will be mainly for gaming, a bit of youtube watching may be involved, but nothing excessive, budget is around 1k (I have some wiggle room) I will be hooking the PC up to a HDMI TV (To use for the monitor) and possible fraps (It's ok if frames drop to around 30) for recording, willing to spend a bit more for a better looking case as well, but I'm not 100% sure what's a good case for cooling.

This is my first build, so any and all comments are welcome, I'm looking for maximum performance, Thanks for your time and consideration to help me.

clutchc · Feb 4, 2014

As long as you're sure you want Win8, it all looks good to me.

corbear007 · Feb 4, 2014

Thanks for the input, thing I'm worried about the most is the PSU, don't want to buy cheap, I know that. anyone else have any input? any and all are welcome

blinksay · Feb 4, 2014

All of those could fit into a bitfenix prodigy (SEXY AS IMO) and the money saved could be spent on upgrading other components

blinksay · Feb 4, 2014

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256061 you only need 500w for that with over 10% clearance... or if you want to be safe downgrade to 550w... all the little changes add up and will help you upgrade one of your other parts

blinksay · Feb 4, 2014

http://www.microcenter.com/product/417349/GA-Z87N-WIFI_LGA_1150_mini_ITX_Intel_Motehrboard

If you wanted to go mITX with the bitfenix prodigy case that motherboard is great...

corbear007 · Feb 5, 2014

blinksay :

I was wondering about this, with the CPU being overclocked within reasonable levels (I won't be going overboard at all on this, if I decide to do it down the road) would 500w be enough? I decided to go overboard on this and go with the 600w as I don't quite know myself exactly how much more wattage overclocking would require at maximum performance.

blinksay · Feb 5, 2014

Yes 500W is fine, If you want to be safe go 550W... Wont save THAT much but everything adds up

corbear007 · Feb 5, 2014

blinksay :

True, I was looking at this one http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=59615&vpn=P1550SXXB9&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1101

Edit: And here is the full list of what you suggested, should I worry about any sound or network cards? I know most motherboards have them built in, swapped out the OS, PSU, Motherboard, and case.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2NTW5

clutchc · Feb 5, 2014

Nice! But if this is your first build ever, you may not want to tackle it with that tiny Bitfenix Prodigy case. Great little case, just not the best case to start with for a first-time builder... IMO.

corbear007 · Feb 5, 2014

clutchc :

Thanks for the input, do you have a specific case in mind? going based off what blinksay suggested with the smaller motherboard and the protege case, bigger is obviously better for me so I should go with a mid case? large? any input is extremely helpful.

clutchc · Feb 5, 2014

corbear007 :

No, not really. You changed from an ATX board to a mITX board. So if that is what you want, you might as well go for a small case. Although, mITX boards will fit in a bigger case. They'll just look odd.

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