Need Help ! Building first PC and need opinions on some components!

Tchopa · Oct 23, 2014

Hello all,

I am building a gaming pc and i am on a $2400 AUD budget. I would like to run most games at ultra, and i plan to play a lot of dayz in the future. I need a bit of help with a few of my parts:

PSU - I might get a CX 750M power supply, but since every other part is quite expensive, i need a power supply that is similarly priced that is more trustworthy.

Case - I want to get a Phantom 820, but how does it compare to a H440. I will be mounting a H110 on the top of the case. Will it fit?

Motherboard - This is where im having the most difficulty with this build, I don't know which board to get. I am getting a I7 4790k cpu, so I want to be able to overclock, but i want a reliable board as well. Recommendations please !!!

Part List (so far)-

CPU - I7 4790k
GPU - GTX 980 (Msi gaming edition)
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 2x8gb 1600mhz
CASE - Either Phantom 820 or H440
SSD - Samsung 840 EVO 120gb
HDD - Seagate Barracude 2tb
OS - Windows 7 Home
Cpu Cooler - Corsair Liquid Cooler H110

Please Help!!!

prit87 · Oct 23, 2014

Well your build is definitely a lot more than what required for gaming pc.

Dont go cheap on PSU do you want to go for a SLI in future if yes then the PSu if fine if no then its too much and corsair cx series is not a good quality PSu?

Go for nzxt phantom 820 you can easily mount the h100i on the top of it .

ant good z97 board will suit your CPU.

I am giving you a build just like yours.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($397.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($215.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($215.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($829.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($255.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2454.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-24 10:18 EST+1100

This on the other hand is an alternative build at much less cost but more or less identical performance in gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($278.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($102.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($182.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($829.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($185.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2077.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-24 10:22 EST+1100

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