first try build!

mindle82 · Mar 21, 2014

Hi all, I am giving my old computer to my son for his birthday in a few weeks so i thought now would be a good time to try putting one together myself.....here is what ive come up with for a very first try. Im also a complete novice and most of what ive picked is based off hours of reading online and what the site suggested. Any opinions/corrections would be very welcome...my budget is $1000 or less (after shipping ect) also i have a monitor already. Thanks a bunch!

CAS: Thermaltake Level 10 GTS w/ USB 3.0, EZ Swap HDD, Headset Holder (Black Color)
CASUPGRADE: None
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: None
COOLANT: Standard Coolant
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K 3.40 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 (All Venom OC Certified)
CS_FAN: Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+9]
DOCKINGSTATION: None
FA_HDD: None
FAN: Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer [+10] (BLACK COLOR)
FREEBIE_VC: None
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
HDD2: None
HEADSET: Rocksoul Stereo Headphone with MIC
IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
KEYBOARD: AZZA Delta Gaming Keyboard w/ Anti-Ghosting & red backlight
MB_SRT: None
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Vengeance)
MONITOR: None
MONITOR2: None
MONITOR3: None
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Z87-K ATX w/ GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16 (1 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 2 PCIe x1, 3 PCI
MOUSE: AZZA Alpha 1600 DPI Gaming Mouse
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft® Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition) + Office 365 FREE 30 Days Trial [+104]
OVERCLOCK: Pro OC (Performance Overclock 10% or more) [+19]
POWERSUPPLY: 650 Watts - Corsair CSM Series CS650M 80 Plus Gold Certified Modular Ultra Quiet Power Supply [+62]
RUSH: Standard processing time: ship within 2 to 3 weeks
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR [3 Year Labor, 1 Year Parts] LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOFT1: McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2014 [+0]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: None
TEMP: None
TUNING: None
TVRC: None
USBFLASH: None
USBHD: None
USBX: None
VIDEO: AMD Radeon R7 260X 2GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [+73] (Major Brand Powered by AMD)

tiny voices · Mar 21, 2014

I would change the CPU cooler to a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO. It will cool the same but make less than half the noise and cost half as much.

The GPU is weak compared to the CPU. It will only really play games at medium settings.

woltej1 · Mar 21, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dT2C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dT2C/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dT2C/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek GAIA SD1283 56.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($57.08 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1045.24

This is a much stronger gaming build for the price, I know it's a little over and you can put in a 760 instead of a 770, but this is much faster for gaming.

ayushde · Mar 21, 2014

How about this....Its an AMD build. It has a fast ssd and the gpu is much faster than your previous build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master RC-912-KKN4 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.96 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1070.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-21 15:25 EDT-0400)

mindle82 · Mar 21, 2014

Thank you for the quick replies! Ive spent some time going over your suggestions, also took a trip to pcpartpicker and I edited my build. I think I did okay, based on your answers and some reviews on the site. bit out of my $ range but im hoping that with some price watching and hunting around i can trim it down a bit. Here's what ive got.....

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3e7hi

woltej1 · Mar 21, 2014

You don't need a mobo that expensive, look at asrock, asus or gigabyte boards in the 110-150 range, they will do anything you need.

I'd also go with the PSU i recommended, that corsair is decent, but not worth 90. The thermaltake tests just as well, only negative thing reviewers say is the fan can get loud, but that corsair case should block all the noise.

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