Is this a good/compatible build? (First Build) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Thank You!

Garlicknottz · May 14, 2015

Hello everyone, this is my first gaming desktop build. I wanna make sure everything I have selected so far will be compatible, and is the right choice. Please read fully, thank you in advance.

Mother Board: GIGABYTE GA-Z97-HD3 (rev. 2.0) LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128715&leaderboard=1

OR

ASUS Micro ATX DDR3 1600 LGA 1150 Motherboard B85M-G R2.0
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KO6F8YI/

and also interested in: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073JYZ48?ie=UTF8&tag=bestreviewsadvisorcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0073JYZ48

Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2966-KR/dp/B00SC6HAS4/

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I74790K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-PC3-12800-BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00-BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00/dp/B006WAGGUK/

SSD:Crucial BX100 250GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-BX100-250GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B00RQA6TEI/

Hard Drive: WD Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-SATA-7200rpm-Internal-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/

Power: EVGA 500W 80PLUS Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply 100-W1-0500-KR
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Certified-ATX12V-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/

Disk burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 100R Mid Tower Case CC-9011075-WW
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-100R-Tower-CC-9011075-WW/dp/B00RORBQNW/

Please let me know if this is a good build, as it is my first. I have an alienware 14, i7, Geforce 767m, 8gbs ram, I want to make sure that this build above will out preform my laptop by a long shot. Please help! thankyou. I also had a question that might sound silly, but I have really good wireless in my house, is it possible to my my build wireless? Sorry if thats a stupid question.

Mattios · May 14, 2015

Is this just for gaming? If so, no need for an i7. At all. Get better GPUs and you will notice better performance.

960 with an i7 is a terrible idea, far too much CPU performance for not enough GPU.

Build it on http://pcpartpicker.com and it will tell you if it all works.

timeconsumer · May 14, 2015

So for the same(ish) price as what you have listed here, you can get a core i5 + GTX 970 build. This will give you MUCH better gaming performance than an i7 + 960. And yes, this will obliterate your laptop in performance. I kept the same case, I assumed you liked it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($53.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($310.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $865.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 15:14 EDT-0400

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