- Oct 19, 2014
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I plan on building a PC to replace my laptop, but im considerably new at building PCs. There's a lot of things i've heard and a lot of things i assume. I am quiet confident in my build considering that i have been researching for years and have always wanted to build a cheap powerhouse, but then again, it's all hypothetical. I have no experience whatsoever building a computer, but my dad is an engineer and knows a lot about the computer, has took them apart and reassembled them, and repairs computers for his friends when he has spare time so i pretty much trust him with all i have.
He says that he really can't give me any ideas or tips because he isn't familiar with gaming. So while he can help me with physically building it and knowing if they are compatible or not, he can't give me advice for my parts.
The general knowledge i have now is that when it comes to gaming, the most important part is the Graphics Card. The GPU i am getting is the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V.
The CPU is going to be an AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor, but i am not familiar with AMD so this is kind of a big risk for me, but it seems too good to give up. Not only is the clockspeed 4.2GHz, it features 4 Cores and only takes up 125 W.
The Motherboard i will be getting is the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard because it can have a 2-way SLI (this is just in case i want to get another 970 in the future) and has a decent amount of USB ports + a Keyboard/Mouse PS/2 port. With this motherboard, i will be getting a G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory because i don't believe i need 16GB of Ram YET, and i heard that 1866 gives a minor boost in FPS (around 3-5 FPS? I may be confusing this with the DDR4s)
For storage, i picked out the cheapest SSD/HDD, but i also chose them by ratings and brands that i know.
HardDiskDrive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
SolidStateDrive:Corsair Force LX Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
The case i will be getting is the Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case because it is cheap, its colored counterparts have a good rating, plus it has 6 fan slots. I don't know if they are all filled (it should be i think), but there are 3 stock fans i am sure of. The optical drive i will be getting with this case is the Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer
At this point i don't know if the O.S. matter, but i prefer Windows 8.1 (please don't hate on me, i actually like the dashboard and i got really accustomed to it on my laptop!)
The monitor will have to wait. I am deciding on whether i get a 1080 monitor or a 1440, but i will probably only get a 1080 monitor since I don't think the 970 by itself even overclocked with my cpu can handle that.
So what do u guys think? Here's the link to the total build at PCpartpicker.com
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ISetsunaI/saved/nFsMnQ
My main concerns are:
Will I be able to run 2014/2015 games on very high settings? (Battlefield 3, Ryse the Son of Rome, and Total War)
Will I be able to stream without overheating?
Is this build powerful enough to dual monitor?
Are there anything that bottlenecks?
Are there cheaper, but more efficient ways to cut down on money BUT will help me out in the future. Ex: 2x4 GB ram might be cheaper, but 1x8 only use up one slot and will last longer.
He says that he really can't give me any ideas or tips because he isn't familiar with gaming. So while he can help me with physically building it and knowing if they are compatible or not, he can't give me advice for my parts.
The general knowledge i have now is that when it comes to gaming, the most important part is the Graphics Card. The GPU i am getting is the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V.
The CPU is going to be an AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor, but i am not familiar with AMD so this is kind of a big risk for me, but it seems too good to give up. Not only is the clockspeed 4.2GHz, it features 4 Cores and only takes up 125 W.
The Motherboard i will be getting is the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard because it can have a 2-way SLI (this is just in case i want to get another 970 in the future) and has a decent amount of USB ports + a Keyboard/Mouse PS/2 port. With this motherboard, i will be getting a G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory because i don't believe i need 16GB of Ram YET, and i heard that 1866 gives a minor boost in FPS (around 3-5 FPS? I may be confusing this with the DDR4s)
For storage, i picked out the cheapest SSD/HDD, but i also chose them by ratings and brands that i know.
HardDiskDrive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
SolidStateDrive:Corsair Force LX Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
The case i will be getting is the Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case because it is cheap, its colored counterparts have a good rating, plus it has 6 fan slots. I don't know if they are all filled (it should be i think), but there are 3 stock fans i am sure of. The optical drive i will be getting with this case is the Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer
At this point i don't know if the O.S. matter, but i prefer Windows 8.1 (please don't hate on me, i actually like the dashboard and i got really accustomed to it on my laptop!)
The monitor will have to wait. I am deciding on whether i get a 1080 monitor or a 1440, but i will probably only get a 1080 monitor since I don't think the 970 by itself even overclocked with my cpu can handle that.
So what do u guys think? Here's the link to the total build at PCpartpicker.com
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ISetsunaI/saved/nFsMnQ
My main concerns are:
Will I be able to run 2014/2015 games on very high settings? (Battlefield 3, Ryse the Son of Rome, and Total War)
Will I be able to stream without overheating?
Is this build powerful enough to dual monitor?
Are there anything that bottlenecks?
Are there cheaper, but more efficient ways to cut down on money BUT will help me out in the future. Ex: 2x4 GB ram might be cheaper, but 1x8 only use up one slot and will last longer.
!
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