I've been asking around and trying to narrow down my parts. I feel like the parts I've got below would work but PC Part Picker is telling me there's a compatibility issue with the graphics card. I guess it's too long and "some drive bays may not be usable." I'm not sure if that would be an issue with everything or if it would all work out fine. I'm also unclear on if I need an optical drive. I have an external USB one, but I'm thinking that won't work for installing the OS? Anyway, input would be appreciated before I go ahead and stab my bank account and watch it bleed a slow agonizing death.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next few days
Budget Range: $1000-1200
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Games and some internet
Preferred Website for Parts: Amazon.com (Preferable if I can get that free Prime shipping) and Newegg.com
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe?
Why Are You Upgrading: Time to retire my laptop and use it just for school stuff. It can't handle newer games that well.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTmzsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTmzsY/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($127.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1136.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-11 12:26 EDT-0400
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next few days
Budget Range: $1000-1200
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Games and some internet
Preferred Website for Parts: Amazon.com (Preferable if I can get that free Prime shipping) and Newegg.com
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe?
Why Are You Upgrading: Time to retire my laptop and use it just for school stuff. It can't handle newer games that well.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTmzsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vTmzsY/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($127.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1136.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-11 12:26 EDT-0400
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