- Feb 4, 2014
- 182
- 0
- 18,810
Hi guys, I'm looking for a mATX Build at around $1000 with OS but no monitor or other peripherals. I already have some parts locked in and I need advice and recommendations on the other parts.
Parts that are mostly locked in:
Intel Core i5 4690K
Fractal Design Arc Mini R2
So yeah... Not much. That's why I need help. A mATX Z97 board is going in and I have trouble deciding between the Asus Z97M-Plus, MSI Z97M-G43 and the Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H. I have good experience with Asus but I have never used a MSI or Gigabyte motherboard. A 8GB RAM Kit is also going in and I am most likely going with a 1600MHz CL11 Corsair Vengeance Pro Kit . For the GPU I am leaning towards the GTX 960 instead of the 970 as I don't play super-hardcore games (eg. Metro: Last Light, Crysis) at high resolutions but instead less hardcore titles that don't need that much horsepower. I like the Asus Strix one as it has gotten good reviews. I will not be getting a mechanical hard drive. Instead, I will be getting a single 240, 250, 256GB SSD first then when I need more storage, I will get a 2TB HDD. I like the HyperX Fury 240GB as it has a value for money and has gotten positive reviews. For the PSU, I like the EVGA Supernova 750 G2 for it's fully modular design and it's beautifully sleeved cables. But I realized that I don't need that much wattage and BitFenix has their Fury line of PSUs and IMO they're sleeving job is better and the PSUs look nicer (I'm shallow, I know). Oh right, the CPU cooler. I think I'm set on the CM Hyper 212 EVO as it has been getting super-good reviews from the time of it's launch quite some time ago. I'm going air cooling this time as I'm on quite a small budget to be going on water. Windows 8.1 64 Bit is going in the build (obviously). So yeah... Those are my questions and I hope you guys can help.
Edit: Forgot to tell you guys that I'm going with a Black/Blue theme so try to get the color schemes of the parts to match (again, I'm shallow).
Parts that are mostly locked in:
Intel Core i5 4690K
Fractal Design Arc Mini R2
So yeah... Not much. That's why I need help. A mATX Z97 board is going in and I have trouble deciding between the Asus Z97M-Plus, MSI Z97M-G43 and the Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H. I have good experience with Asus but I have never used a MSI or Gigabyte motherboard. A 8GB RAM Kit is also going in and I am most likely going with a 1600MHz CL11 Corsair Vengeance Pro Kit . For the GPU I am leaning towards the GTX 960 instead of the 970 as I don't play super-hardcore games (eg. Metro: Last Light, Crysis) at high resolutions but instead less hardcore titles that don't need that much horsepower. I like the Asus Strix one as it has gotten good reviews. I will not be getting a mechanical hard drive. Instead, I will be getting a single 240, 250, 256GB SSD first then when I need more storage, I will get a 2TB HDD. I like the HyperX Fury 240GB as it has a value for money and has gotten positive reviews. For the PSU, I like the EVGA Supernova 750 G2 for it's fully modular design and it's beautifully sleeved cables. But I realized that I don't need that much wattage and BitFenix has their Fury line of PSUs and IMO they're sleeving job is better and the PSUs look nicer (I'm shallow, I know). Oh right, the CPU cooler. I think I'm set on the CM Hyper 212 EVO as it has been getting super-good reviews from the time of it's launch quite some time ago. I'm going air cooling this time as I'm on quite a small budget to be going on water. Windows 8.1 64 Bit is going in the build (obviously). So yeah... Those are my questions and I hope you guys can help.
Edit: Forgot to tell you guys that I'm going with a Black/Blue theme so try to get the color schemes of the parts to match (again, I'm shallow).
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram