Building first gaming pc

joey1f · Jul 24, 2014

Hello,

I am starting to build my first pc, i have been building parts on websites. The parts are: ASRock 970 Extreme4 Motherboard, Be Quiet! Pure Power L8 500W Power Supply, Antec One Gaming Case, ASUS DRW-24D3ST 24x DVD Writer, Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3, Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001, AMD FX-4300 4 Core Black Edition Processor, ASUS GeForce GTX 750 OC 1GB, if u see any thing i could upgrade then please tell me, this would cost around 850. The games i want to run on it are: CS GO, minecraft, rust, Gmod and more. My budget is $900 Australian.

Thanks

LucoTF · Jul 24, 2014

I think this would give you more bang for your buck:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($165.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $888.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 20:15 EST+1000

joey1f · Jul 24, 2014

LucoTF :

I think this would give you more bang for your buck:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($165.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $888.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 20:15 EST+1000

Thanks for the suggestion

Somber · Jul 24, 2014

i would go with an fx-6300, the 4300 is kinda below in performance. and i would also get a gtx 760 and this along with everything else would bring you around 800$

Somber · Jul 24, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XkTgFT

joey1f · Jul 25, 2014

Somber :

Thanks for the suggestion but i think that i might go for a 2TB storage instead of 1TB and is 550W good enough to run this pc because i am not too sure about wattage and how much is good. So i might go make a different one with all your suggestions and then post it up so u can see it.

joey1f · Jul 25, 2014

I have put your guys suggestions together and this is what i came up with it is a little over my budget but i think i can afford it, can you see any thing that you could upgrade or take out to save any money.?

Thanks

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/NF3Gbv

Somber · Jul 25, 2014

I would change the psu to a good reliable psu
It's 70$ so saves you about 30$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

Somber · Jul 25, 2014

550w is a good enough power supply to run everything

LucoTF · Jul 25, 2014

XFX is rare in australia and that Antec HCG is a rebranded seasonic

LucoTF · Jul 25, 2014

joey1f :

I don't want to change a thing.

You could save $10 by getting the 520w antec HCG, but $10 over the life of the build I like the 620w more, it's more future proof

Somber · Jul 25, 2014

LucoTF :

Ok i was just recommending. You should do save the little extra money

joey1f · Jul 25, 2014

Thanks for all your help i think i might order the parts for the one i built.

Thanks again

Midightsimmer14 · Jul 26, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6KjM4D

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