Gaming PC, Opinions / Help needed

ptrickono · Apr 30, 2015

Hello Everyone,

Attached is a PC parts list that I want to build but want confirmation that everything is compatible and that it is a good build for the price and if there is anything I should know before building a PC?

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/ptrickono/saved/#view=hnG6Mp

Thanks Everyone!

Brunostako · Apr 30, 2015

I think you went too overpriced with your hardware. I suggest something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($221.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.15 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.56 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($369.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($113.65 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1152.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-30 18:08 EDT-0400

ptrickono · Apr 30, 2015

Brunostako :

I think you went too overpriced with your hardware. I suggest something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($221.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.15 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.56 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($369.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($113.65 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1152.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-30 18:08 EDT-0400

Would I be sacrificing reliability for this different hardware?

Brunostako · Apr 30, 2015

Nope.

Everything will be fine.

XFX PSUs are some of the best, even in the 80+ Bronze.

The core i5-4460 is just marginally slower than the 4690, not perceptible for gaming proposes.

The motherboard you had have a Z87 chipset, which is for OC and the i5-4690 you had can't be OCed. The H97 chipset supports the upcoming Broadwell CPU and the Z87 don't.

RAM... meh

The Sandisk Ultra II SSD performs very fast in general.

The GTX 970 is much more faster than the GTX 960.

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