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August 21, 2014 11:00:47 AM

moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Here, black and red build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1162.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 10:36 EDT-0400

Can max any game @1080p 60fps very easily, shouldn't struggle very much with 120fps on most games either.
Designed for some heavy CPU overclocking, and for silence.



Looks/sounds great, only request is if there is a good case with ventilation/space that's blue or black? I'm partial to blue :) 

Also, since I don't really know how to/what overclocking is, would I need that or no?


The H440 case doesn't have that great ventilation, but it won't really matter as long as you have decent cooling, which the build I posted does.

The H440 also comes in blue and black, see if it's what you want here: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=H440&es_sm=122&source...

Overclocking is basically setting your CPU or GPU or memory to run faster, so they perform better. The downside is that it takes some time to make sure it's stable, and it causes the components to generate more heat, so you need good cooling, and a good motherboard.
This build is designed with overclocking in mind, it has a very good CPU cooler and a motherboard for overclocking. CPU overclocking is most common, as it's easiest to do (sort of) and you simply need a good cooler and motherboard. GPU overclocking is less common, but still fairly easy, it's just not needed as much usually because most gaming PCs already have very good GPUs. Memory overclocking is uncommon despite being fairly easy, because overclocking memory tends to not increase performance in games very much.

Overclocking sounds very complicated, but it's actually quite easy, it just takes some spare time, it's easier than building the PC itself, and you can find simple guides to overclocking online.

If you don't want to overclock, then I can make a slightly cheaper build for you that won't be able to overclock.




That blue H440 is perfect! Love the look of the case and color combo. Unless y'all really think I need to overclock then I'd rather take the cheaper non-clocked versions. Though having good fans/cooling system is good as the last thing I want is my system getting too hot since it'll be playing games not just web browsing.

Quick question: some people I've been talking to have been mentioning ASUS motherboards because their manuals are easier to understand or something? Is this at all true? I'm not familiar with motherboard brands at all. :) 
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August 21, 2014 11:38:15 AM

Matthew-san said:
No you do not need to overclock. Overclocking is when you push a specific component, such as the CPU or GPU, past it's standard speeds in order to get better performance out of it. There are some dangers that come with overclocking. The worst being that you break your hardware so it's unusable. I wouldn't advise overclocking yet since you're new to computer stuff.


Overclocking isn't very difficult even for beginners, and it's pretty much impossible to break your hardware.
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August 21, 2014 11:41:08 AM

StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Here, black and red build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1162.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 10:36 EDT-0400

Can max any game @1080p 60fps very easily, shouldn't struggle very much with 120fps on most games either.
Designed for some heavy CPU overclocking, and for silence.



Looks/sounds great, only request is if there is a good case with ventilation/space that's blue or black? I'm partial to blue :) 

Also, since I don't really know how to/what overclocking is, would I need that or no?


The H440 case doesn't have that great ventilation, but it won't really matter as long as you have decent cooling, which the build I posted does.

The H440 also comes in blue and black, see if it's what you want here: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=H440&es_sm=122&source...

Overclocking is basically setting your CPU or GPU or memory to run faster, so they perform better. The downside is that it takes some time to make sure it's stable, and it causes the components to generate more heat, so you need good cooling, and a good motherboard.
This build is designed with overclocking in mind, it has a very good CPU cooler and a motherboard for overclocking. CPU overclocking is most common, as it's easiest to do (sort of) and you simply need a good cooler and motherboard. GPU overclocking is less common, but still fairly easy, it's just not needed as much usually because most gaming PCs already have very good GPUs. Memory overclocking is uncommon despite being fairly easy, because overclocking memory tends to not increase performance in games very much.

Overclocking sounds very complicated, but it's actually quite easy, it just takes some spare time, it's easier than building the PC itself, and you can find simple guides to overclocking online.

If you don't want to overclock, then I can make a slightly cheaper build for you that won't be able to overclock.




That blue H440 is perfect! Love the look of the case and color combo. Unless y'all really think I need to overclock then I'd rather take the cheaper non-clocked versions. Though having good fans/cooling system is good as the last thing I want is my system getting too hot since it'll be playing games not just web browsing.

Quick question: some people I've been talking to have been mentioning ASUS motherboards because their manuals are easier to understand or something? Is this at all true? I'm not familiar with motherboard brands at all. :) 



Great that you like the blue H440, I'll change the build to blue, one minute.
Not really sure what you mean about the manuals being easier to understand, all motherboard companies have manuals in English as well as other languages, understanding it shouldn't be a problem.

You don't have to overclock, it's just giving you a relatively simple performance boost, and isn't very difficult, but if you want to save some cash the non OC build is also fine.
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August 21, 2014 11:51:43 AM

Here is the blue, non OC build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $941.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 14:50 EDT-0400

The blue H440 doesn't seem to be on PCpartpicker, so you can just buy it separately on Amazon or Newegg or somewhere.
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August 21, 2014 2:03:51 PM

Btw moozilbee the Corsair PSU's are of very high quality and have pretty good overall reviews by customers. The one I suggested to StarryEyedDreamer is rated #1 Best Seller in computer power supplies on Amazon. Take a look for yourself:

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Modular-Bronze-ATX...
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August 21, 2014 2:15:09 PM

Matthew-san said:
Btw moozilbee the Corsair PSU's are of very high quality and have pretty good overall reviews by customers. The one I suggested to StarryEyedDreamer is rated #1 Best Seller in computer power supplies on Amazon. Take a look for yourself:

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Modular-Bronze-ATX...


That doesn't make it high quality, CX series PSUs are Corsair's budget line and are well known to have problems, getting good Amazon reviews doesn't make it a good product.
Much better XFX, Seasonic, and Antec PSUs are available for similar prices.
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August 21, 2014 6:01:00 PM

PC owners are the one who buy and use the CX series, and give it the good reviews. It wouldn't have such good reviews if it was just a 'budget line' Corsair PSU. Not all PC enthusiasts buy their parts from Newegg and Tiger Direct you know? So the reviews on Amazon come from many different PC owners who know what they're talking about. You can't just say a specific part has problems and not specify what they are. XFX, Seasonic, and Antec are good PSU's for the price but Corsair makes some of the highest quality power sources out there, even if they are pricey.
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August 21, 2014 7:58:42 PM

Matthew-san said:
PC owners are the one who buy and use the CX series, and give it the good reviews. It wouldn't have such good reviews if it was just a 'budget line' Corsair PSU. Not all PC enthusiasts buy their parts from Newegg and Tiger Direct you know? So the reviews on Amazon come from many different PC owners who know what they're talking about. You can't just say a specific part has problems and not specify what they are. XFX, Seasonic, and Antec are good PSU's for the price but Corsair makes some of the highest quality power sources out there, even if they are pricey.


CX PSUs are well know to be decent, but not that great, ask anybody on this site with a decent knowledge of PSUs. Good review does not always mean it's the best option, they ARE Corsair's budget line, that is a fact.
They only have a 3 year warranty, for a little more cash you can get a much higher quality Seasonic made PSU with a 5 year warranty. The CX are rated at 30C, compared to XFX's 50C, showing the XFX are able to withstand a higher temperature, which speaks for itself about the higher quality, as does the 5 year warranty, which is what you want for a PSU.

It's not terrible, it's not going to blow up, but you could do a lot, lot better.

To quote some of the answers in a thread on the CX quality:
(Note some of them give slightly wrong info, as do some of the pro CX responses, for example the warranty is 3yr, not 1 yr, and the new CXs aren't made by Seasonic).

"The 430CX was recently reviewed at jonnyguru and did pretty well, it is one of the newer series. They arent great units, but they are pretty good and pretty cheap, the caps they are using arent too good but its not likely to blow your system to hell."

"Its not made to be a great unit, its designed to be an average unit thats reliable, its meant for your mother's computer when her old unit dies, not for your new rig with dual GTX 570s that you are going to OC the hell out of. Yes, this new unit is designed and marketed to trick people, its trying to trick them out of buying a slightly cheaper POS that is vastly inferior."

"Stop thinking about this like enthusiasts actually make up a notable part of anyone's market, because they really dont, its just a delusion many people here seem to have, you really arent important to business models. Enthusiasts are really an after thought, good for PR and advertising, but there arent enough to balance the budget; home and corporate low end desktop systems are where the money is at, and how many home users going into best buy to pick up a power supply do you think have considered looking at a PSU review?"

Ummm no. CX is overpriced crap. Rated at 30c, that's 7c below the dump I just made in the toilet. Imagine that in a gaming PC..


"XFX is rated at 50c, and it's cheaper and it comes with much better quality components. plus a 5 year warranty worldwide. CX has 1 year.

With 24k reads, someone had to set the record straight.
CX is no better than the cheap noname crap you find. End of story. Seasonic did NOT build this piece of junk, they have standards."


http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/297153-28-corsair-6...
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August 21, 2014 8:04:54 PM

moozilbee said:
Here is the blue, non OC build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $941.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 14:50 EDT-0400

The blue H440 doesn't seem to be on PCpartpicker, so you can just buy it separately on Amazon or Newegg or somewhere.



This build seems like it would have everything I need to game for the next few years, unless I'm mistaken?

I can't seem to find the case since it was limited edition. Any idea what I would look for in a case, or any case you'd recommend? I just don't want one that is really slanted as it's hard to plug in usbs and stuff. What I mean by that is my current PC they have the usb section on a slope/modern type look instead of flat, if that makes sense?

Is there any way to include an operating system and case without it going over $1300?

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August 21, 2014 8:27:28 PM

StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Here is the blue, non OC build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $941.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 14:50 EDT-0400

The blue H440 doesn't seem to be on PCpartpicker, so you can just buy it separately on Amazon or Newegg or somewhere.



This build seems like it would have everything I need to game for the next few years, unless I'm mistaken?

I can't seem to find the case since it was limited edition. Any idea what I would look for in a case, or any case you'd recommend? I just don't want one that is really slanted as it's hard to plug in usbs and stuff. What I mean by that is my current PC they have the usb section on a slope/modern type look instead of flat, if that makes sense?

Is there any way to include an operating system and case without it going over $1300?



Yes, easily, here is a red and black version of the build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1115.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 23:27 EDT-0400
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August 21, 2014 8:35:53 PM

moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Here is the blue, non OC build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $941.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 14:50 EDT-0400

The blue H440 doesn't seem to be on PCpartpicker, so you can just buy it separately on Amazon or Newegg or somewhere.



This build seems like it would have everything I need to game for the next few years, unless I'm mistaken?

I can't seem to find the case since it was limited edition. Any idea what I would look for in a case, or any case you'd recommend? I just don't want one that is really slanted as it's hard to plug in usbs and stuff. What I mean by that is my current PC they have the usb section on a slope/modern type look instead of flat, if that makes sense?

Is there any way to include an operating system and case without it going over $1300?



Yes, easily, here is a red and black version of the build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1115.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 23:27 EDT-0400



Is there a big reason why this one has Windows 7? Just curious--I don't actually know anything about the new Windows 8 other than it looks totally different. :) 
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August 21, 2014 8:48:47 PM

StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Here is the blue, non OC build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $941.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 14:50 EDT-0400

The blue H440 doesn't seem to be on PCpartpicker, so you can just buy it separately on Amazon or Newegg or somewhere.



This build seems like it would have everything I need to game for the next few years, unless I'm mistaken?

I can't seem to find the case since it was limited edition. Any idea what I would look for in a case, or any case you'd recommend? I just don't want one that is really slanted as it's hard to plug in usbs and stuff. What I mean by that is my current PC they have the usb section on a slope/modern type look instead of flat, if that makes sense?

Is there any way to include an operating system and case without it going over $1300?



Yes, easily, here is a red and black version of the build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1115.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 23:27 EDT-0400



Is there a big reason why this one has Windows 7? Just curious--I don't actually know anything about the new Windows 8 other than it looks totally different. :) 


Windows 8 or 7 will both be fine.
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August 21, 2014 8:56:04 PM

If that case were to be okay then this is what it would look like with it, Windows 8, and a optical drive. Not sure if I need one since I'd use Steam/Origin, but I don't know if I'll want to use a CD for anything.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/76dWJx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/76dWJx/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill BLACKHAWK-BLUE ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1129.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 23:57 EDT-0400

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August 21, 2014 9:04:46 PM

If you're not overclocking you don't need to worry about case airflow, the H440 is fine, it doesn't have that great airflow, but that's because it's designed for silence rather than overclocking, which is what you want, large amounts of padded foam to absorb noise, resulting in a much quieter PC.

I really doubt you'll use an optical drive, I've used mine about once since I started buying all games on Steam, only reason was to play an older game. If you really think you'll use it and it's worth buying, keep the H440 and get an external optical drive, that sits outside your case, plugged in through USB.
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August 21, 2014 9:15:21 PM

It looks like you've gotten StarryEyedDreamer pretty well taken care of. I'll leave on one last note. The examples you provided to prove that the Corsair CX 750 watt was 'budget line' and 'crap' proved absolutely nothing. You just took the rare reviews from Amazon customers that did not think it was a high quality PSU, posted them, and then found some article on Tom's Hardware where some other people didn't think it was all that great. If anyone wants proof that the CX series 750 watt isn't 'crap' then just take a look at the other 300 reviews posted by Amazon customers not the 3, which were the rare negative reviews found, out of 348 that moozilbee copy and pasted. Even if reviews aren't enough then just read some actual reviews by real PC gamer enthusiasts and not unhappy customers.
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August 22, 2014 6:15:16 AM

Matthew-san said:
It looks like you've gotten StarryEyedDreamer pretty well taken care of. I'll leave on one last note. The examples you provided to prove that the Corsair CX 750 watt was 'budget line' and 'crap' proved absolutely nothing. You just took the rare reviews from Amazon customers that did not think it was a high quality PSU, posted them, and then found some article on Tom's Hardware where some other people didn't think it was all that great. If anyone wants proof that the CX series 750 watt isn't 'crap' then just take a look at the other 300 reviews posted by Amazon customers not the 3, which were the rare negative reviews found, out of 348 that moozilbee copy and pasted. Even if reviews aren't enough then just read some actual reviews by real PC gamer enthusiasts and not unhappy customers.


After you buy a product off Amazon, it asks you to leave a review. These are mostly going to be reviews of people who just bought the product a few weeks or months before, so they're unlikely to have any idea of how it performs in the long run. Check the link I provided, that's where the quotes are from, not Amazon, CX products ARE Corsair's budget line, that's just a fact, that doesn't make them awful, it just means there's little reason to buy them unless you're on a VERY tight budget, even then I wouldn't recommend it. They're not "very high quality", they're meant to be average PSUs that get the job done but are nothing special. They have a high failure rate. Check reviews from people who have actually had multiple of them and for a long time, for example here, where you only hear bad things about them.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/newresponse/2267888

To quote Tiny Voices, who, if you click on the "Power Supply" badge, has found the solution for nearly 90 PSU related problems, I guarantee that he knows more about the power supply market than you, or me.

"The CX units actually have a very high failure rate. Happens all the time. I have had 2 fail. One in my own computer and one in a friend's.

The use cheap junk capacitors that fail easily when exposed to nay heat. They are barely average quality PSUs.

The FSP Raider units are even worse and are pretty much junk to be honest."


Besides, about 50 or the 370 CX amazon reviews are 1 or 2 star, which is quite bad, and only disproves your point.
Whereas if you look at the reviews for a XFX Pro series 550W, out the 105 reviews, 3 of them are 1 or 2 star.
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-PRO650W-Bronze-Energy-Certifi...
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If you're not overclocking you don't need to worry about case airflow, the H440 is fine, it doesn't have that great airflow, but that's because it's designed for silence rather than overclocking, which is what you want, large amounts of padded foam to absorb noise, resulting in a much quieter PC.

I really doubt you'll use an optical drive, I've used mine about once since I started buying all games on Steam, only reason was to play an older game. If you really think you'll use it and it's worth buying, keep the H440 and get an external optical drive, that sits outside your case, plugged in through USB.


How do you install Win 8 without a optical drive? And that case that I linked that was supposedly backed by Tom's Hardware...was it actually good or were they exaggerating?
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August 22, 2014 6:26:46 AM

StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
If you're not overclocking you don't need to worry about case airflow, the H440 is fine, it doesn't have that great airflow, but that's because it's designed for silence rather than overclocking, which is what you want, large amounts of padded foam to absorb noise, resulting in a much quieter PC.

I really doubt you'll use an optical drive, I've used mine about once since I started buying all games on Steam, only reason was to play an older game. If you really think you'll use it and it's worth buying, keep the H440 and get an external optical drive, that sits outside your case, plugged in through USB.


How do you install Win 8 without a optical drive? And that case that I linked that was supposedly backed by Tom's Hardware...was it actually good or were they exaggerating?


Installing Windows without a optical drive is very easy, you just put Windows onto a USB drive, and install it as normal, http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/install-windo...

About the case, it is good for airflow, but since you're not overclocking the H440 is a much better choice, it's a very high quality case, looks very nice, lots of sound proofing for a silent PC, etc.
The case you linked has better airflow, but will be noisier, and if you were overclocking heavily I would probably just get the H440 with a liquid cooler.
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moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
If you're not overclocking you don't need to worry about case airflow, the H440 is fine, it doesn't have that great airflow, but that's because it's designed for silence rather than overclocking, which is what you want, large amounts of padded foam to absorb noise, resulting in a much quieter PC.

I really doubt you'll use an optical drive, I've used mine about once since I started buying all games on Steam, only reason was to play an older game. If you really think you'll use it and it's worth buying, keep the H440 and get an external optical drive, that sits outside your case, plugged in through USB.


How do you install Win 8 without a optical drive? And that case that I linked that was supposedly backed by Tom's Hardware...was it actually good or were they exaggerating?


Installing Windows without a optical drive is very easy, you just put Windows onto a USB drive, and install it as normal, http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/install-windo...

About the case, it is good for airflow, but since you're not overclocking the H440 is a much better choice, it's a very high quality case, looks very nice, lots of sound proofing for a silent PC, etc.
The case you linked has better airflow, but will be noisier, and if you were overclocking heavily I would probably just get the H440 with a liquid cooler.



Okay, sounds like we're getting to the final decision, then.

If I choose the white/black version of the H440, for example, would that get dirt on it easily, or is it more like the Wii in terms of remaining white? And I know the H440 has four fans if I remember reading it correctly--since they don't come with lighting, is there a way to have, say, red lighting for the red/black H440? I swear I've seen lighting strips or something somewhere.


If I did the Red/Black, I thought something like this? http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-CB-LED20-RD-2-Metres-Sensiti...


and if I did White/Black, this:
http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-CB-LED20-BU-2-Metres-Sensiti...



Edit: This would be the same build you posted, but with the white/black case H440. If those lights I linked are of good quality, I'd be able to have a really good case and the blue I want.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/w7WLdC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/w7WLdC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1130.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 12:10 EDT-0400

Thank you so much for your help thus far, I really appreciate it! :) 




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August 22, 2014 9:42:03 AM

I'm not sure about the dirt question as I don't own a white case, but I doubt it, it's not like having a white car, it's not really got anything to get dirty from.

If you want to do a sort of blue & white build, pick this instead:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1052.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 12:39 EDT-0400

Pretty much the same as the build you linked, but with a blue motherboard & RAM instead, and the white case included too.
The lights you linked should work fine, they're NZXT who also make the case, so quality shouldn't be an issue. Blue lighting with this build would look great! Have fun :) 
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August 22, 2014 9:52:37 AM

Thank you so much! I'm super excited. :D 

One last side question: do you have a preferred brand of keyboard? Eventually I would like to buy a new one, but it can't be those super curvy ones as my keyboard part of the desk only allows for the "typical" keyboard shape.

Oh, and do I need to worry about the little warning the bottom of your list said? Something about some motherboards have to upgrade BIOS first?
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August 22, 2014 12:36:59 PM

I don't currently I'm using a regular membrane (non mechanical) keyboard until I get round to buying a mechanical, but I hear a lot of good things about the K70 & K65 mechanical keyboards from Corsair, and I have a Corsair M40 mouse and it's incredibly well designed and comfy, so when I buy a mech keyboard those would be my first choices. K65 is the cheaper version which is smaller and a few less features.
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August 22, 2014 12:37:45 PM

Oh, and here's a build with a different mobo which is designed for Haswell CPUs and won't require a BIOS update.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1062.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 15:37 EDT-0400
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August 22, 2014 12:43:33 PM

moozilbee said:
Oh, and here's a build with a different mobo which is designed for Haswell CPUs and won't require a BIOS update.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1062.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 15:37 EDT-0400


Thanks for the keyboard info, will be sure to check them out.

Do you think I should get a cooler in case I decide I want to overclock? Or do you think I won't need to overclock ever?
I know you mentioned a build a while back that was set for overclocking, but I believe much of it was the same as this one, other than a CPU cooler.

You have no idea how grateful I truly am for all of your help and patience. You rock! <3
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August 22, 2014 1:13:27 PM

StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Oh, and here's a build with a different mobo which is designed for Haswell CPUs and won't require a BIOS update.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1062.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 15:37 EDT-0400


Thanks for the keyboard info, will be sure to check them out.

Do you think I should get a cooler in case I decide I want to overclock? Or do you think I won't need to overclock ever?
I know you mentioned a build a while back that was set for overclocking, but I believe much of it was the same as this one, other than a CPU cooler.

You have no idea how grateful I truly am for all of your help and patience. You rock! <3

If you can stretch your budget a bit, the Asus Z97-A is a very good quality Asus board and it has some features that auto-overclock.
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August 22, 2014 1:41:51 PM

zeyuanfu said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Oh, and here's a build with a different mobo which is designed for Haswell CPUs and won't require a BIOS update.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1062.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 15:37 EDT-0400


Thanks for the keyboard info, will be sure to check them out.

Do you think I should get a cooler in case I decide I want to overclock? Or do you think I won't need to overclock ever?
I know you mentioned a build a while back that was set for overclocking, but I believe much of it was the same as this one, other than a CPU cooler.

You have no idea how grateful I truly am for all of your help and patience. You rock! <3

If you can stretch your budget a bit, the Asus Z97-A is a very good quality Asus board and it has some features that auto-overclock.



So would this be the right build for that then?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1234.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 16:41 EDT-0400
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August 22, 2014 2:28:28 PM

StarryEyedDreamer said:
zeyuanfu said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Oh, and here's a build with a different mobo which is designed for Haswell CPUs and won't require a BIOS update.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1062.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 15:37 EDT-0400


Thanks for the keyboard info, will be sure to check them out.

Do you think I should get a cooler in case I decide I want to overclock? Or do you think I won't need to overclock ever?
I know you mentioned a build a while back that was set for overclocking, but I believe much of it was the same as this one, other than a CPU cooler.

You have no idea how grateful I truly am for all of your help and patience. You rock! <3

If you can stretch your budget a bit, the Asus Z97-A is a very good quality Asus board and it has some features that auto-overclock.



So would this be the right build for that then?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1234.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 16:41 EDT-0400


You don't really need to spend that much on a motherboard if you only plan on a minor-medium overclock, the MSI Z97 I originally linked will overclock well enough for you.

You don't have to add in a CPU cooler now, you can always add it in future when it will be cheaper, when you want to overclock, you won't need to overclock for a while since this build is more than enough for a good few years, adding a CPU cooler later on is very simple since the H440 has a cutout in the case that lets you install it without taking the motherboard out.
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moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
zeyuanfu said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Oh, and here's a build with a different mobo which is designed for Haswell CPUs and won't require a BIOS update.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1062.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 15:37 EDT-0400


Thanks for the keyboard info, will be sure to check them out.

Do you think I should get a cooler in case I decide I want to overclock? Or do you think I won't need to overclock ever?
I know you mentioned a build a while back that was set for overclocking, but I believe much of it was the same as this one, other than a CPU cooler.

You have no idea how grateful I truly am for all of your help and patience. You rock! <3

If you can stretch your budget a bit, the Asus Z97-A is a very good quality Asus board and it has some features that auto-overclock.



So would this be the right build for that then?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1234.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 16:41 EDT-0400


You don't really need to spend that much on a motherboard if you only plan on a minor-medium overclock, the MSI Z97 I originally linked will overclock well enough for you.

You don't have to add in a CPU cooler now, you can always add it in future when it will be cheaper, when you want to overclock, you won't need to overclock for a while since this build is more than enough for a good few years, adding a CPU cooler later on is very simple since the H440 has a cutout in the case that lets you install it without taking the motherboard out.


Thank you for clarifying, that helps a lot. Whew! :) 

My one friend keeps trying to tell me that EVGA 650w Gold is better than XFX, and the other says Seasonic is better. I haven't a clue, but I trust you. *sigh*
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August 22, 2014 4:41:25 PM

StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
zeyuanfu said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Oh, and here's a build with a different mobo which is designed for Haswell CPUs and won't require a BIOS update.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1062.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 15:37 EDT-0400


Thanks for the keyboard info, will be sure to check them out.

Do you think I should get a cooler in case I decide I want to overclock? Or do you think I won't need to overclock ever?
I know you mentioned a build a while back that was set for overclocking, but I believe much of it was the same as this one, other than a CPU cooler.

You have no idea how grateful I truly am for all of your help and patience. You rock! <3

If you can stretch your budget a bit, the Asus Z97-A is a very good quality Asus board and it has some features that auto-overclock.



So would this be the right build for that then?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1234.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 16:41 EDT-0400


You don't really need to spend that much on a motherboard if you only plan on a minor-medium overclock, the MSI Z97 I originally linked will overclock well enough for you.

You don't have to add in a CPU cooler now, you can always add it in future when it will be cheaper, when you want to overclock, you won't need to overclock for a while since this build is more than enough for a good few years, adding a CPU cooler later on is very simple since the H440 has a cutout in the case that lets you install it without taking the motherboard out.


Thank you for clarifying, that helps a lot. Whew! :) 

My one friend keeps trying to tell me that EVGA 650w Gold is better than XFX, and the other says Seasonic is better. I haven't a clue, but I trust you. *sigh*


The EVGA are decent but not great if I recall correctly, the XFX on the other hand are pretty excellent quality wise, your friend probably thinks that the EVGA is better because of the "Gold" certification, this simply means it's more efficient, go with the XFX, it's more than enough for what you need.
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August 22, 2014 5:01:48 PM

moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
zeyuanfu said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Oh, and here's a build with a different mobo which is designed for Haswell CPUs and won't require a BIOS update.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1062.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 15:37 EDT-0400


Thanks for the keyboard info, will be sure to check them out.

Do you think I should get a cooler in case I decide I want to overclock? Or do you think I won't need to overclock ever?
I know you mentioned a build a while back that was set for overclocking, but I believe much of it was the same as this one, other than a CPU cooler.

You have no idea how grateful I truly am for all of your help and patience. You rock! <3

If you can stretch your budget a bit, the Asus Z97-A is a very good quality Asus board and it has some features that auto-overclock.



So would this be the right build for that then?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1234.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 16:41 EDT-0400


You don't really need to spend that much on a motherboard if you only plan on a minor-medium overclock, the MSI Z97 I originally linked will overclock well enough for you.

You don't have to add in a CPU cooler now, you can always add it in future when it will be cheaper, when you want to overclock, you won't need to overclock for a while since this build is more than enough for a good few years, adding a CPU cooler later on is very simple since the H440 has a cutout in the case that lets you install it without taking the motherboard out.


Thank you for clarifying, that helps a lot. Whew! :) 

My one friend keeps trying to tell me that EVGA 650w Gold is better than XFX, and the other says Seasonic is better. I haven't a clue, but I trust you. *sigh*


The EVGA are decent but not great if I recall correctly, the XFX on the other hand are pretty excellent quality wise, your friend probably thinks that the EVGA is better because of the "Gold" certification, this simply means it's more efficient, go with the XFX, it's more than enough for what you need.


That settles it then!

So, this is the official build:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QqrsVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QqrsVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($105.54 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($393.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1250.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 19:59 EDT-0400


And I'm only .37 cents over what I ideally wanted to pay. Thank you so much for your help, and I apologize for the confusion and questions. I really wanted to make sure I understood what I was buying and building, haha.

Now I just have to figure out which mechanical keyboard is right for me; I'm thinking "brown" since I would be doing both typing and gaming.

P.S. if you have any games that you recommend via Steam or other sites, please do tell. I'm so excited to build! :D 
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August 22, 2014 5:22:58 PM

StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
zeyuanfu said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Oh, and here's a build with a different mobo which is designed for Haswell CPUs and won't require a BIOS update.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1062.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 15:37 EDT-0400


Thanks for the keyboard info, will be sure to check them out.

Do you think I should get a cooler in case I decide I want to overclock? Or do you think I won't need to overclock ever?
I know you mentioned a build a while back that was set for overclocking, but I believe much of it was the same as this one, other than a CPU cooler.

You have no idea how grateful I truly am for all of your help and patience. You rock! <3

If you can stretch your budget a bit, the Asus Z97-A is a very good quality Asus board and it has some features that auto-overclock.



So would this be the right build for that then?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1234.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 16:41 EDT-0400


You don't really need to spend that much on a motherboard if you only plan on a minor-medium overclock, the MSI Z97 I originally linked will overclock well enough for you.

You don't have to add in a CPU cooler now, you can always add it in future when it will be cheaper, when you want to overclock, you won't need to overclock for a while since this build is more than enough for a good few years, adding a CPU cooler later on is very simple since the H440 has a cutout in the case that lets you install it without taking the motherboard out.


Thank you for clarifying, that helps a lot. Whew! :) 

My one friend keeps trying to tell me that EVGA 650w Gold is better than XFX, and the other says Seasonic is better. I haven't a clue, but I trust you. *sigh*


The EVGA are decent but not great if I recall correctly, the XFX on the other hand are pretty excellent quality wise, your friend probably thinks that the EVGA is better because of the "Gold" certification, this simply means it's more efficient, go with the XFX, it's more than enough for what you need.


That settles it then!

So, this is the official build:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QqrsVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QqrsVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($105.54 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($393.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1250.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 19:59 EDT-0400


And I'm only .37 cents over what I ideally wanted to pay. Thank you so much for your help, and I apologize for the confusion and questions. I really wanted to make sure I understood what I was buying and building, haha.

Now I just have to figure out which mechanical keyboard is right for me; I'm thinking "brown" since I would be doing both typing and gaming.

P.S. if you have any games that you recommend via Steam or other sites, please do tell. I'm so excited to build! :D 


Have fun, glad I could help :) 

Game wise, I recommend Skyrim, add a nice ENB and a lot of texture mods (your PC will easily run a ton of Skyrim mods without breaking a sweat), you have a really nice looking game, on like Crysis level of graphics.
Here's some pictures:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Skyrim+enb&espv=2&sou...

If you like FPS games, CS GO is a good strategy requiring FPS team based game, I'd be willing to show you the basics if you like, I play CS quite a lot.

If you like strategy games, Xcom enemy unknown and Civilization 5 are both excellent.

That's all I can think of at the moment, add me on steam if you like, username is moozilbee there too.
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August 22, 2014 6:04:28 PM

moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
zeyuanfu said:
StarryEyedDreamer said:
moozilbee said:
Oh, and here's a build with a different mobo which is designed for Haswell CPUs and won't require a BIOS update.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1062.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 15:37 EDT-0400


Thanks for the keyboard info, will be sure to check them out.

Do you think I should get a cooler in case I decide I want to overclock? Or do you think I won't need to overclock ever?
I know you mentioned a build a while back that was set for overclocking, but I believe much of it was the same as this one, other than a CPU cooler.

You have no idea how grateful I truly am for all of your help and patience. You rock! <3

If you can stretch your budget a bit, the Asus Z97-A is a very good quality Asus board and it has some features that auto-overclock.



So would this be the right build for that then?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jHrsVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1234.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 16:41 EDT-0400


You don't really need to spend that much on a motherboard if you only plan on a minor-medium overclock, the MSI Z97 I originally linked will overclock well enough for you.

You don't have to add in a CPU cooler now, you can always add it in future when it will be cheaper, when you want to overclock, you won't need to overclock for a while since this build is more than enough for a good few years, adding a CPU cooler later on is very simple since the H440 has a cutout in the case that lets you install it without taking the motherboard out.


Thank you for clarifying, that helps a lot. Whew! :) 

My one friend keeps trying to tell me that EVGA 650w Gold is better than XFX, and the other says Seasonic is better. I haven't a clue, but I trust you. *sigh*


The EVGA are decent but not great if I recall correctly, the XFX on the other hand are pretty excellent quality wise, your friend probably thinks that the EVGA is better because of the "Gold" certification, this simply means it's more efficient, go with the XFX, it's more than enough for what you need.


That settles it then!

So, this is the official build:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QqrsVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QqrsVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($105.54 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($393.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1250.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 19:59 EDT-0400


And I'm only .37 cents over what I ideally wanted to pay. Thank you so much for your help, and I apologize for the confusion and questions. I really wanted to make sure I understood what I was buying and building, haha.

Now I just have to figure out which mechanical keyboard is right for me; I'm thinking "brown" since I would be doing both typing and gaming.

P.S. if you have any games that you recommend via Steam or other sites, please do tell. I'm so excited to build! :D 


Have fun, glad I could help :) 

Game wise, I recommend Skyrim, add a nice ENB and a lot of texture mods (your PC will easily run a ton of Skyrim mods without breaking a sweat), you have a really nice looking game, on like Crysis level of graphics.
Here's some pictures:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Skyrim+enb&espv=2&sou...

If you like FPS games, CS GO is a good strategy requiring FPS team based game, I'd be willing to show you the basics if you like, I play CS quite a lot.

If you like strategy games, Xcom enemy unknown and Civilization 5 are both excellent.

That's all I can think of at the moment, add me on steam if you like, username is moozilbee there too.


Thanks, will add you on steam for sure. I'm AdventureGirl on there. :)  I do own Skyrim and all of the DLCs just never got to play them because my PC frustrated me so much. Now I can truly experience Skyrim and all of its glorious mods. :D 
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