Can someone take a look at my first PC build?

Eggstacy

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/44KgrH

Will be buying everything off Amazon. I know that I could have picked some more cost efficient/bang for the buck parts like a cheaper ram but I do want it to be aesthetically pleasing. But feel free to tell me your thoughts and if you notice any compability issues. Will not be overclocking and I want to be able to play games like Titanfall and other new games at high settings in 1080p. I am also not sure what type of sleeved extensions I will need for the graphics card (2x 6 pin or 1x6pin and 1x8pin?).

Thanks in advance :).

Edit: I have a HDD for storage by the way.
 
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Motherboard supports the Haswell refresh according to Gigabyte.

CX600 will work, but isn't of the best quality. Something like an XFX650W (which I think is available from Amazon, just did an all amazon build not too long ago)

Yes, a 8-pin and a 6-pin connector for that card.

Eximo

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Motherboard supports the Haswell refresh according to Gigabyte.

CX600 will work, but isn't of the best quality. Something like an XFX650W (which I think is available from Amazon, just did an all amazon build not too long ago)

Yes, a 8-pin and a 6-pin connector for that card.
 
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Eggstacy

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Thank you for your advice. I feel like the XFX is too expensive though. I found this one here from Seasonic (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003HE260I/?tag=pcpapi-20).

Do you know if that one is better?


 

byza

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How about this? The Rosewill Capstone is made by Super Flower, the same company that makes all of XFX's PSU's. I changed to a better SSD, although i'd got with an HDD for now and add an SSD later. 120gb isn't going to hold too much, especially once 20gb is taken by the OS. It's easy to migrate your OS to the SSD if you set it up properly from the beginning, by installing the OS on a separate partition to your storage and program installations. You should do this regardless of whether you start with an SSD or HDD as you can do a fresh install if the OS gets corrupted without losing the rest of your data.

I also upgraded to an unlocked processor and motherboard and added a CPU cooler so it can be overclocked.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown 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 ($31.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.49 @ Amazon)
Other: Corsair Air 240 ($89.99)
Total: $958.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 23:01 EDT-0400