First time building budget gaming rigs - will my system work?

StarryIn NightSky · Sep 20, 2014

Hai after being a lurker in this site for few month i finally decide to build my first budget gaming rigs
so here is my item list.My question is will this set up work? and as for OS, can i just use usb for first time boot?or do i still need and optic drive? im also considering asus gtx 760 CUII which is the same price as msi 760 hawk.
1 more that im concern with is according to pcpartpicker my cpu cooler might not compitible with my mobo since it say mobo use usb 3.0 why that cooler use usb 2.0.
processor - Intel Core i5-4460
Motherboard - Asus H97-PLUS
RAM - Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage -Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Power Supply -Corsair CX 600W
Video Card -MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB HAWK
Case -Cooler Master HAF 912 advance
Cpu cooler -Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Thx guys ^^

Deleted member 1300495 · Sep 20, 2014

What is your budget? I would go with the 270X as it is has the same performance as the 760 but cheaper. Here is your build in a nutshell.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.99 @ Mac Mall)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.77 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $756.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 08:48 EDT-0400

StarryIn NightSky · Sep 20, 2014

my budget if in $ is around $900-$1000

smorizio · Sep 20, 2014

http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/haf-912-advanced/
if parts picker is using out of date info then the warning will be usb 2.0 front header with a mb that has usb 3.0 ports. per the case vendor web page it has usb 3.0 ports on the front of case and the cpu cooler max height is 175mm.

Deleted member 1300495 · Sep 20, 2014

smorizio :

Do you think that he really needs an aftermarket cooler? It is a non K CPU so that implies that he won't be overclocking so therefore he won't be getting high temps which are usually the reason that people get them.

Deleted member 1300495 · Sep 20, 2014

StarryIn NightSky :

That really opens up some doors

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.77 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($453.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1079.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 09:15 EDT-0400

mnineseven · Sep 20, 2014

You do not need any extra CPU cooler considering you cannot overclock a 4460s so you might as well leave that out. Good build tho!

RazerZ · Sep 20, 2014

I would go for something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.79 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $976.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 10:43 EDT-0400

StarryIn NightSky · Sep 20, 2014

i wont do any oc on my system since it gonna be my first build
>.< i scare to mess up my system ^^
gtx 780 really OP at my country the most i could go is gtx 770

StarryIn NightSky · Sep 20, 2014

mnineseven :

so im good with stock cooler?

StarryIn NightSky · Sep 20, 2014

StarryIn NightSky :

That really opens up some doors

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.77 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($453.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1079.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 09:15 EDT-0400

the most i could go is $1000 including OS
gtx 780 at my country really over price.

StarryIn NightSky · Sep 20, 2014

smorizio :

does that mean that cm haf 912 advance is compitible with cm 212 evo/plus?

StarryIn NightSky · Sep 20, 2014

RazerZ :

I would go for something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.79 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $976.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 10:43 EDT-0400

if 900 series still not available at my country which 770 you would recommend ?

RazerZ · Sep 20, 2014

The cheapest one. They all perform similarly.

mnineseven · Sep 20, 2014

I would say wait for it to be available. It'll be worth it, wont it RazerZ?

RazerZ · Sep 20, 2014

If it's at a decent price then yes it will be worth waiting.

StarryIn NightSky · Sep 20, 2014

i just read article about 900 series
turn out they just annouce this gpu i guess i will wait for this.
will the build work if i just swap that hawk with 970? or i need to make a dif from scratch?
and will this gtx 970 last for few year?

mnineseven · Sep 20, 2014

StarryIn NightSky :

Yeah, you just have to swap it. No changes in the build are required.

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