I've been reading the forum and the articles on the website and have put together a bunch of different builds, here is my first go with getting some feedback from others.
I'm most unsure around CPU Cooler / Motherboard / Power Supply ... thanks for the feedback and advise.
Approximate Purchase Date: Targeting May 2015
Budget Range: $1000-1300 Before Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Primary)
Are you buying a monitor: Maybe – taking suggestions
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: The usual (Amazon/NewEgg/TigerDirect/Etc)
Location: Seattle, WA / Portland, OR (tax free shopping) / USA
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.82 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.31 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.24 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($362.32 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($124.06 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.73 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($62.33 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($96.56 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1349.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-29 20:52 EDT-0400
Overclocking: Maybe - nothing crazy
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe - leave the option available
I'm most unsure around CPU Cooler / Motherboard / Power Supply ... thanks for the feedback and advise.
Approximate Purchase Date: Targeting May 2015
Budget Range: $1000-1300 Before Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Primary)
Are you buying a monitor: Maybe – taking suggestions
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: The usual (Amazon/NewEgg/TigerDirect/Etc)
Location: Seattle, WA / Portland, OR (tax free shopping) / USA
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.82 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.31 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.24 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($362.32 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($124.06 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.73 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($62.33 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($96.56 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1349.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-29 20:52 EDT-0400
Overclocking: Maybe - nothing crazy
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe - leave the option available
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