Help Building a Gaming Computer

Marcelo Copola · Dec 25, 2014

Hi,

I am building a new computer, until now I have selected a few parts, but I am not even sure about then, so, I still need some advice because I have no experience in this area. I would like to have a PC for Gaming (games like CSGO, DOTA 2, GTA 5) and everyday use. I just used some amazon links because I need to get those items before 1st January.

Thats what I have:

VGA

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Superclocked-Graphic...
$349.99

PROCESSOR

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4590-BX80646I54590-Proce...
$196.99

MB

http://www.amazon.com/ASRock--LGA1150-CrossFireX-MicroA...
$88.99 + $7.62 shipping

Power Supply

http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-650-Watt-CrossFire-Certi...
$84.99

SSD*

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-2500-Drive-2-5-Inch-SSDSC2B...
$109.99

HD*

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Cache-Desktop-WD1...
$74.45

Cooler*

(??)

Monitor*

(??)
Probably Benq

* Still looking

Sorry for my bad english and the duplicated post, i posted it as solved, but i still need some help.

zeyuanfu · Dec 25, 2014

What is your full budget for all the parts?

Marcelo Copola · Dec 25, 2014

Something like U$1.000 + Monitor.

zeyuanfu · Dec 25, 2014

Is the monitor included in the 1000$?

Marcelo Copola · Dec 25, 2014

No, 1000 just for the computer.

zeyuanfu · Dec 26, 2014

Okay, then this would be the best you can get if you're willing to buy parts from not only Amazon:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($359.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $1011.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 22:18 EST-0500

As for the monitor, post your budget and preferred resolution and I'll find an appropriate monitor that fits inside your budget.

Marcelo Copola · Dec 27, 2014

Thank you for the answer, that will help me a lot. I am probably bot buying the case and the memory here in US, the first because of the size and the second I already have.

About what you post, I have some doubts. Why take an "Z" motherboard. Is that better for this kind of computer? I heard it is good if you need overclock, and that is not something that I am goingo to do now.
the other doubt is about the brand of the video card, i heard gibabyte got a fell problems.

Thanks for the help, i am checking if the delivery time of newegg.

zeyuanfu · Dec 27, 2014

Alright. The Z97 chipset allows for overclocking, but it's the only 9-series chipset that allows for sull SLI/Crossfire support. I would get the build and add another GTX 970 later on.
As for the GPU, the Gaming g1 model is currently one of the best out there, with feature that differentiate it from other manufacturers like the inclusion of a backplate.
Newegg should deliver your parts in a week tops. If you want, you could pay a bit more to get three business day shipping.

Marcelo Copola · Dec 27, 2014

Thank you for the help!!

zeyuanfu · Dec 27, 2014

No problem

Hope the build goes well!

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