Hello community, i need you help with building a gaming pc...

[stinkycrackers]

i have been gaming on my laptop

(Samsung Ativ 4 with a duel core intel i5 3230M 2.60GHz turbo to 3.10 GHz, Intel HD4000, im not sure on the generation, and 6 gigs of ram)

recently i have decided that i don't want to kill my laptop. i decided to build my own PC. so being a first time builder, i am lost. i have created a list of things that seem sutable for the way i game(maybe alot more than that) and here is what i have so far:

Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case

SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply.

the total of that build is going to be about 900 USD. i was hoping if you, community would help me shed away the garbage i may have put up and get better or cheaper stuff. i currently don't have a budget limit but honestly i would be more happy with a cheaper build, or being able to play pretty modern games at high haha. if you need more info that i may have left out i will be sure to add, and thank you.

also the games that i play are a few fps, like battlefield 3 and tf2. i also play alot of skyrim and war thunder, day z, ext... if you want me to put a full list i will.

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

The build you have made looks good but I have just changed a few things to get the most bang for your buck:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($101.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Silverstone PS07B MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $905.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 08:01 EST-0500

 

[stinkycrackers]

thank you for a speedy response, i might just scrap the idea of getting a SDD, to save money. also for the gaming i am doing, i don't think i will need 4 gigs of vram, would be nice but to expensive, haha. i'm sorry, i'm really new to this so im not sure what kind of build i want yet. i do appreciate the help though.

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

OK sure, how about this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($238.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone PS07B MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $717.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 08:10 EST-0500

 

[stinkycrackers]

i think a pc that is cheap now but has the ability to upgrade if need be, would be my best answer, especially now that i think of my current money flow.
i surely did get way ahead of my self

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

i think a pc that is cheap now but has the ability to upgrade if need be, would be my best answer, especially now that i think of my current money flow.
i surely did get way ahead of my self

Sure! How cheap are you thinking? Also, what kind of upgrades do you mean? Would you consider upgrading the CPU later on?

 

[stinkycrackers]

im sorry if i put the impression that i have a ton of money with the build list that i put up, i just throwing things on the list with little research. just excited to build my own, and well jump way over my self. i would probley be just as happy with a build that is around 400-500 dollars, that i can upgrade in the future.

 

[stinkycrackers]

yes i would

 

[stinkycrackers]

i would also like to upgrade the video card, because i know that those wont last for more than a few years at such a low budget

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

How about this - you can literally upgrade anything in here later on (after upgrading the PSU ) and it should be OK for now.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $423.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 08:18 EST-0500

 

[stinkycrackers]

it looks like a good build for what i want for now, i might just go with 6 gigs of ram for now to save a little bit more money. when i do upgrade, will i just put SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply. in its place, or would i find a diffrent one?

 

[stinkycrackers]

also, could i get all these on amazon, or should i not do that

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

also, could i get all these on amazon, or should i not do that

You can get the parts from wherever you want - it makes no difference. To upgrade the PSU you can just take out this one and put in your new one. Just make sure you pay close attention to cable management as that may be an issue depending on how you tied everything up in the first place.

 

[stinkycrackers]

ok thank you for your help. sorry if i was a pain. have a good day !!

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

No problem! Have fun with your new build and if you have any other questions or anything else, feel free to PM me .

 

[stinkycrackers]

ok thank you again, you have saved me a lot of time and money

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

Glad to see that I could help