First Gaming System Build

Bigj73nsb · Sep 15, 2014

Viotek Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case W/ 120MM & 80MM RED LED, USB 3.0
New Asus GRYPHON Z97 LGA1150/ Intel Z97/ DDR3/ Quad CrossFireX & Quad SLI/
Intel 4670K 3.4 GHz Quad-Core (BX80646I54670K) Processor
EVGA 02G-P4-2763-RX GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Suppor
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 - CPU Cooler with 3 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003
1 x ADATA XPG V1.0 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model AX3U1600W8G9-RB
1 x ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Asus VS247H-P 23.6 in Full HD LED -Lite Monitor + Accessories
All came too $1022.19

Appreciate anybodies/ insight, but I think its a pretty good build myself. Could of picked better on some things, but it is my first..

Seeking Solace · Sep 15, 2014

The newer i5-4690K should be the same price or cheaper than the last generation 4670K and would "match" your Z97 mobo choice.
There should also be "better" versions of the graphics card for the same price. EVGA 02G-P4-3765-KR, perhaps.
Depends on where you are shopping, in which country, though.

Also, 2x4GB Dual channel memory should be faster than a single 8GB stick.

Edit: Also, I see no mention of a power supply so this is just a reminder not to cheap out on it, it is the heart of your system and a weak heart threatens the mind (Motherboard)

Bigj73nsb · Sep 15, 2014

I'll most likely do some upgrading in the future most likely starting with the graphics and go dual channel. The reason I got the single 8gb stick is because as I upgrade on ram, I'll do a 8 gig stick of the same at a time till I max at 32gb

Bigj73nsb · Sep 15, 2014

And I'm still pondering on a ssd also

Bigj73nsb · Sep 15, 2014

Was hoping to only spend around $7-800 lol, but see how that worked lol

Seeking Solace · Sep 15, 2014

Personally, I'd say that once you hit the $1000 mark for a budget then it's worth an SSD as a boot drive. I couldn't tell you the difference from booting from an HDD, but my startup is damn near close to instant (or feels that way, I haven't actually timed it).

Bigj73nsb · Sep 15, 2014

The main thing that got me started building was just a damn game lol, thats CPU hungry. And thats Arma3. Originally i was gonna trick out this Dell Inspiron 570, but I figured it would be a waste of money for something that there was no way to get what I needed to run the game so I decide to build from scratch...

spentshells · Sep 15, 2014

The build is good but maybe look at as 4690 as mentioned above.

if arma is the game then get the 760 gtx the game seems to like nvidia better

Seeking Solace · Sep 15, 2014

I spent about $1500 on my system (not including monitors), and went through the same process I did as getting a tattoo, checked out retailers and reviews, made sure I knew what I was getting for my money, took my time on my decision and have no regrets with what I ended up with.

Bigj73nsb · Sep 15, 2014

Well I've been online now poking and digging for like a week now puting this thing together though differnent threads ecc. Trust me there was so trial n error defenitly. There still is really

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