Will this set up work well? What changes would you make?

Amberr · Dec 29, 2014

Hello everyone! This is what I plan on building in Feb. It will be my first build and I am super excited. If you see some changes I can make to save money and still get the same power, reiliabity please let me know. =) Other then the motherboard. I really really want that one. And it has a $40 rebate so that is nice. =) ((I will be getting a GPU at a another point.))

Case: NZXT Source 530 CA-SO530-M1 Matte Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

PSU: XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Memory:HyperX Fury Red Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model HX318C10FR/8

Mother broad: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Professional LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I54690K

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

Fans: Cooler Master Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators (Value 2-Pack) ((X3 so 6 fans))

CPU Fan: Undecided. Any good ones for cheep?

GPU: GIGABYTE GV-N970WF3OC-4GD GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready G-SYNC Support Video Card

ThatVietGuy · Dec 29, 2014

Depending on what you want to do with your computer you can step down to 2x4GB RAM modules to save some money.

If budget allows, I'd add in an SSD from Crucial or Samsung to speed up the computer overall.

okcnaline · Dec 29, 2014

Good enough for regular tasks, like going on the internet. You would lag your way out of games.

RaDiKaL_ · Dec 29, 2014

Certainly what you intend to do with your PC will define everything, without a GPU you really don't need to spend that much on a PSU, you could go with a bronze certified model, same goes with RAM, 8GB usually is enough unless planning to do rendering/virtualization and such.

Amberr · Dec 29, 2014

Okay, thanks! I plan to add an SSD later on. =) Though I am new to SSD's. Can someone tell me just what it is that they really do?

Amberr · Dec 29, 2014

Oh, and it is for Gaming. And I will be getting a GPU shortly after. As soon as I build that one, I will sell this one and use the money to get a good GPU.

tiny voices · Dec 29, 2014

I would get windows 8.1, not 7.

I agree about getting 8gb, not 16gb RAM.

Also, you can get a cheaper but still very high quality PSU.

Ditch the CPU cooler. It is barely better than stock and not enough for overclocking. It is a waste of money.

ThatVietGuy · Dec 29, 2014

Amberr :

SSDs store information on chips rather than spinning platters. Because there's no moving parts that need to speed up, slow down, and find information stored on platters, the SSD performs faster than mechanical hard drives.

Other than that SSD installation is the same as HDD installation.

Amberr · Dec 29, 2014

Okay, thanks everyone! I know I should have been more clear. Sorry about that. I WILL be getting a GPU but it is not in the price range I was going for with THIS buy. I will add it to the list =)

Amberr · Dec 29, 2014

Okay!! It is all updated! =) what do you all think now?

ThatVietGuy · Dec 29, 2014

Get a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO and you should be good.

tiny voices · Dec 29, 2014

PSU is way over priced. Change for an XFX550 or XFX650. AMAZING quality but much cheaper.

I also recommend 8.1 not 7. 7 looses support in 2015 anyway.

Amberr · Dec 29, 2014

Okay, thankies! Will do! So is more then 8 gigs of memory just not needed or something? It got the price down to $10 over my starting price cap. So that change was helpful =) I just thought 2 would make a noticeable difference. =) As I said, first build. But I ca always add another one down the road if I want it. So no big deal =)

Amberr · Dec 29, 2014

Okay, thanks. I was told before that getting a cheper one is a really bad idea because it could blow and destroy everything in the tower. They said it is best to get a seasonic. Is that not the case?

ThatVietGuy · Dec 29, 2014

You'll almost never need more than about 6 GB of RAM during normal tasks and gaming.

tiny voices · Dec 29, 2014

XFX PSU are made by Seasonic. They are the same units, just relabeled. They are TOP OF THE LINE.

tiny voices · Dec 29, 2014

Amberr :

8gb RAM is plenty for any game. 16gb won't give you even 1 FPS increase at all.

Amberr · Dec 29, 2014

Okay, good to know! I can apply that money in other places. =) Like toward that SSD.

Is XFX short for something? When I search it on newegg nothing comes up.

ThatVietGuy · Dec 29, 2014

Amberr :

Really - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=xfx+psu&N=-1&isNodeId=1

Amberr · Dec 29, 2014

Thanks.. I was searching "xfx 650" and it was saying no items found. I did not try psu. I suck lol.

tiny voices · Dec 29, 2014

Nope. Just XFX.

Their models are on Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%2050001669&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30

tiny voices · Dec 29, 2014

Looks like that Seasonic X series 650w unit is pretty cheap. Might as well just get it.

Amberr · Dec 29, 2014

Will the 550 be able to power it all? If so then I will get that one!

tiny voices · Dec 29, 2014

550w is more than enough for a single 970. It is a pretty low wattage GPU for how powerful it is.

Amberr · Dec 29, 2014

tiny voices :

Okay, thanks! I was going to say it is on sale right now. But yeah. Do you think a 550 can power it all? If so i will get that. I was just looking at needed power, and the motherboard is 500. I was not sure if the GPU and fans i plan to run would be included in that or not. I want a lot of fans.... a lot! I have had a PC melt on me before. But it was a Dell, so big shock there. And a lap top... So 2 strikes. And I was playing LoL for about 20 hours... so 3 strikes.

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