Is this a good build? (First ever build)

jheuer · Feb 23, 2015

Hi I don't quite have enough money to go buy everything and build yet but I'm working on what I'll use. I've never been able to play pc games (just have some cheap laptop for school and such) but am interested in DayZ Standalone, CS:GO, H1Z1, etc. Here's what I put together please tell me what you think.

CPU - Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Motherboard - MSI Z97M Gaming Micro ATX Motherboard

Memory - G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) Memory

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

Video Card - MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card

Case - Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply - Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Power Supply

If something seems stupid please don't criticize I don't quite understand everything. thanks.

spooky2th · Feb 23, 2015

Those components should work good together. A decent gaming comp.

mas7873 · Feb 23, 2015

Looks good, you don't need 750W for that rig though and especially not a Corsair PSU (they have a bad reputation). Pick up a 550-650W PSU from one of the following companies: EVGA, XFX, Seasonic, Antec

Jonathan Cave · Feb 23, 2015

Nice build.

I play alot of DayZ / H1Z1 / Arma3 etc....

This is an alternative which includes an SSD , cheaper case/motherboard , lower wattage PSY and an AMD 290.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£181.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£66.83 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£50.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.11 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£215.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £670.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-24 01:55 GMT+0000

You'll want an EVO 212 if you want to overclock that CPU , i assume its why you bought the 'k' chip

mas7873 · Feb 23, 2015

500W with a R9 290 is cutting it quite close, I'd opt for a 650W at least for that GPU. Also if he wants to overclock he'll need a better motherboard and a Hyper 212 Evo.

xnaglme · Feb 23, 2015

That is a lot of over kill for those games. I have a $100 and cpu $180 graphics card and runt hose games plus battlefield at ultra
AMD fx-6120
R9 280
corsair 600 watt
Micro atx motherboard some 60 dollar asus
2tb wd blue
256gb sandisk

xnaglme · Feb 23, 2015

Go amd r9 290 lot cheaper and runs everything great

jheuer · Feb 24, 2015

I was told to avoid amd products and stick with intel. Is the gtx 970 a bad gpu?

Jonathan Cave · Feb 25, 2015

no intel is great and the 970 is an awesome gfx card

Bossyfins · Feb 25, 2015

Many people put AMD as a negative connotation. Both are great platforms.

As for the GPU, Both 290 and 970 are great.

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