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First Gaming PC build- Help/Opinions

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October 16, 2014 2:22:17 PM

This is my first build so I've done a little research and have chosen these parts. I already have an adequate case with fans and power supply will have to depend on what I get. My personal concerns are performamce bottlenecks or unnecessary performance capabilities except for the SSD. I would like to be able to run most games with relative ease. Thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions?

ASUS Z97M-PLUS LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

ASUS GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card

Intel Core i5-4690K

Intel 530 Series SSDSC2BW240A4K5 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory

Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CT040G310 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

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October 16, 2014 2:27:31 PM

What is your budget? The 750 Ti is a decent card, but in the world of gaming there is always more performance to be had with a beefier graphics card.
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October 16, 2014 2:37:30 PM

You need 8GB of memory. G.SKILL Ripjaws or Trident X 2400mhz. Running BF4 on my computer uses 5GB
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October 16, 2014 2:42:06 PM

It can be more balanced/improved. What's your budget?

@Jas Also, 2400mhz isn't really needed. I'd say 1600mhz with CAS 9 is good enough.
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October 16, 2014 7:11:10 PM

I'm trying my best to keep it under $800~$900
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October 16, 2014 8:17:34 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.SNIPER H6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.00 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $899.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 23:16 EDT-0400

This will give you much better performance. You can always add the SSDs later on when you have the money. If you do, I'd go with Crucial / Samsung's. (840evo/MX100/M500/etc)
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