So I'm putting together my first ever build, PcPartPicker claims there are no compatibility issues but I'm wondering if there is anything that's too overkill/ upgrade-needing. My Budget is around 800 but I'm willing to go to 850 if needed. I primarily plan to use this for gaming, mild "After Effects" and "Photoshop" use, and school purposes.
The reason no OS is listed is because a friend has a copy for me to use, and I already have a mouse, 1080p 60Hz Monitor, and Keyboard so they aren't part of the budget
There is no plans to overclock this
Lets get to the good stuff:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($27.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $806.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-20 01:56 EDT-0400
==================Concerns/ Questions=====================
1. What I am most worried about is if this build may generate too much heat, should I invest in some cooling?
2. I am going to assemble my build according to this video, does the information seem reliable? If not are there any other, more reliable videos?
3. Also pertaining to the previous point, are all cases in that similar format as seen in the video? Or do cases vary greatly?
Any help is greatly appreciated, I've never build a computer before so I'm pretty nervous that I'm gonna wake up with my MoBo in my dishwasher.
Many thanks in advance!
The reason no OS is listed is because a friend has a copy for me to use, and I already have a mouse, 1080p 60Hz Monitor, and Keyboard so they aren't part of the budget
There is no plans to overclock this
Lets get to the good stuff:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($27.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $806.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-20 01:56 EDT-0400
==================Concerns/ Questions=====================
1. What I am most worried about is if this build may generate too much heat, should I invest in some cooling?
2. I am going to assemble my build according to this video, does the information seem reliable? If not are there any other, more reliable videos?
3. Also pertaining to the previous point, are all cases in that similar format as seen in the video? Or do cases vary greatly?
Any help is greatly appreciated, I've never build a computer before so I'm pretty nervous that I'm gonna wake up with my MoBo in my dishwasher.
Many thanks in advance!
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