First time building gaming PC. Can someone help?

Paul Stark · Apr 27, 2015

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V6RRbv is the list I used to try and make a gaming PC with components that make sense. If someone could look it over and tweak anything that might be less expensive than this to be more in the 800-850 dollar range, that would be very helpful.

One issue I read about a lot is a PC case that doesn't have a lot of room and want to know if there are very good cases with plenty of space for a build like this. Thanks again!

Phil923 · Apr 27, 2015

If your budget is tight the 290 is an older card with about 5-10% less performance but more vram than the 970 then the r9 290 is a good choice for about $70-100 less.

I also changed the CPU to a 4440 because its only about 1-2% slower than the 4460 for another $10 less.

The XFX PSU I chose is also made by SeaSonic and is less expensive while still being a good quality. If you want more headroom with the PSU, the EVGA B2 is a good choice for about $15 more.

For the case I decided on the 200R, good space and features for a good price. If the budget isn't too strict, the Define R4 by Fractal is a good choice as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse ($6.80 @ NCIX US)
Total: $824.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-27 18:36 EDT-0400

turbopiki · Apr 27, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($314.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.30 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse ($6.80 @ NCIX US)
Total: $894.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-27 20:06 EDT-0400

You can save few $ if you gow tih B85 or H81 motherboard

Paul Stark · Apr 27, 2015

Phil923 :

If your budget is tight the 290 is an older card with about 5-10% less performance but more vram than the 970 then the r9 290 is a good choice for about $70-100 less.

I also changed the CPU to a 4440 because its only about 1-2% slower than the 4460 for another $10 less.

The XFX PSU I chose is also made by SeaSonic and is less expensive while still being a good quality. If you want more headroom with the PSU, the EVGA B2 is a good choice for about $15 more.

For the case I decided on the 200R, good space and features for a good price. If the budget isn't too strict, the Define R4 by Fractal is a good choice as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse ($6.80 @ NCIX US)
Total: $824.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-27 18:36 EDT-0400

Do you think a processor like the one you picked is good enough to run games at 1080p with high frame rates? Also will it matter if the processor can overclock or not?

turbopiki · Apr 28, 2015

depends which game you will play but with this build you should play all games 60fps or more on High settings

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