First Ever System Build: Budget Gaming PC, Suggestions??

shayellis · Sep 1, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7BTXVn

Purchase Date: Before 2015 begins
Budget Range: Around 1000, i already bought the hard drive and RAM
Main Usage: BF4, Witcher 3, NBA 2k15, Far Cry 3, SKyrim and Internet, watching Movies
Monitor: I will get one eventually. Right now i am using my HDTV through hdmi
OS: Windows 8.1
Preferred Websites: Cheap and reliable, ships to america(amazon Newegg)
Location: America
Overclocking: Maybe but probably not because Graphics card is Superclocked
SLI: No
Notes: This is my first time building gaming pc so i want to make sure all parts are compatible and wont bottleneck each other.

turkey3_scratch · Sep 1, 2014

That seems great!

Col Da Red · Sep 1, 2014

Evga gtx 760: $240
Intel i5 4690k: $240
ASUS Z97-P ATX Motherboard: $125
PNY XLR8 8gb: $100
Corsair CS 650m: $100
Western Digital blue 1tb: $55
Windows 7: $100
Thermaltake v4 black edition: $50

That will run most games at high to max settings a later on you could put in another gtx 760 for better performance

Prophet171 · Sep 5, 2014

Your build looks good to me, if can spare another 80 throw another 8GB of ram in there and even more good to go. and if its a gaming build which it is. Mise well overclock the cpu, buy a 35 aftermarket cpu cooler to do that. And your set. Good choice in case too

Col Da Red · Sep 6, 2014

Well i own some of those parts so i know that they are solid. And with a hyper 212 overclocking will be great

SuperAdithya · Sep 17, 2014

Here you go , mate-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.66 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($138.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($282.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill BlackHawk ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $994.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 14:53 EDT-0400

logainofhades · Sep 17, 2014

Dropped the overclocking for a better graphics card.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($414.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1136.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 15:01 EDT-0400

tiny voices · Sep 17, 2014

logainofhades :

Dropped the overclocking for a better graphics card.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($414.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1136.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 15:01 EDT-0400

I would go with this build, but change the PSU to something a bit better quality. An xfx650 is only like $10-20 more depending.

I would also get Windows 8.1.

logainofhades · Sep 17, 2014

Why would anyone want Win 8.1? :vomi:

tiny voices · Sep 17, 2014

It is faster than 7 in basically every way. I prefer 8.1 as do many people. We will NOT make this thread into a Windows debate thread.

logainofhades · Sep 17, 2014

Don't intend to debate it. I have worked on systems with it, and I personally hate Win 8.

tiny voices · Sep 17, 2014

There will always be people who like it and people who don't.

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