PC building N00B, does this build look ok?

Zamuraai · Jun 10, 2015

Motherboard:Gigabyte AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gbps USB 3.0 ATX DDR3 1600 Motherboards GA-970A-DS3P

CPU:Intel Core i5 4460 3,2GHz Socket 1150

RAM:Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL10 LP 2x8GB

Video Card:MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming HDMI 3xDP 4GB

Hard Drive:WD Blue 1TB Desktop 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive

Optical Drive:Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive DRW-24B1ST

Case:NZXT GUARDIAN 921 RB Midi Tower

Power Supply: Cooler Master G650M, 650W PSU
Help/feedback appreciated

don't be too harsh on me. Thanks

RektSkrubs · Jun 10, 2015

If you want to run all of that, try using my PSU: http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=705192&fid=5022035&lan=nz

(You may not have enough power to go around unless you use this!)

Zamuraai · Jun 10, 2015

RektSkrubs :

Does the rest of the build look okey? other then the power supply?

RektSkrubs · Jun 10, 2015

Yes, it could probably run most games from 2015, like GTAV or DayZ or COD:AW.

Zamuraai · Jun 10, 2015

RektSkrubs :

Thanks alot for the fast answer!

Thanks for the help.

DanielBen · Jun 10, 2015

cpu and motherboard wont work with each other as different sockets

Zamuraai · Jun 10, 2015

DanielBen :

Can you suggest a diffrent motherboard? That will work with my CPU?

anoori9000 · Jun 10, 2015

MOTHERBOARD DOESN"T WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get his instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $714.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 14:10 EDT-0400

I don't know your budget, so this is what I came up with thats better.

You can state your budget and I'll make it better.

geofelt · Jun 10, 2015

NO!!
A intel cpu will not run on a amd chipset motherboard
A I5-4460 will run on any lga1150 motherboard.

Zamuraai · Jun 10, 2015

anoori9000 :

Thanks, I will check out that build.

what games can it run and at what fps? I play mostly CS:GO and LoL, I will get into more games with a new PC. My budget is around 1000$ A little bit more maybe.

anoori9000 · Jun 10, 2015

For $1000 this is a really really good build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked Video Card ($499.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1039.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 15:09 EDT-0400

This is definatly OVERKILL for those games especially. Also OVERKILL for 1080P, but its very future-proof with the hyperthreading. If you want to spend the money, get this.

Here is the same build with a different MOBO and GPU. It has a lesser GPU, but it is SLI compatible, so if you wanted to SLI the 970s later, this would be a good option

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $884.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 15:12 EDT-0400

Both of these will max just about anything right now, especially those games.

If you want to go cheapest as possible to JUST play those games at highest I would get this. This will also run new games, but not maxed:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB HAWK Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $592.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 15:16 EDT-0400

If you have more questions, ask.

Good luck

Zamuraai · Jun 10, 2015

anoori9000 :

For $1000 this is a really really good build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked Video Card ($499.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1039.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 15:09 EDT-0400

This is definatly OVERKILL for those games especially. Also OVERKILL for 1080P, but its very future-proof with the hyperthreading. If you want to spend the money, get this.

Here is the same build with a different MOBO and GPU. It has a lesser GPU, but it is SLI compatible, so if you wanted to SLI the 970s later, this would be a good option

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $884.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 15:12 EDT-0400

Both of these will max just about anything right now, especially those games.

If you want to go cheapest as possible to JUST play those games at highest I would get this. This will also run new games, but not maxed:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB HAWK Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $592.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 15:16 EDT-0400

If you have more questions, ask.

Good luck

Thanks SOOO MUCH for the help

. Is it possible to swap the case for NZXT GUardian 921 RB midi tower? Would it work? Also will it work with :Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL10 LP 2x8GB and MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming HDMI 3xDP 4GB? Other wise I will probably go for the other build you suggested

anoori9000 · Jun 10, 2015

Why do you want those three parts so bad?

If you have those already then great use them, but its best if you follow the build and not change stuff EXCEPT for the case. Thats all personal Preference

geofelt · Jun 11, 2015

1. The NZXT GUardian 921 RB midi tower is a full sized case and can be used with any size motherboard. you are good there.
2. The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL10 LP is fine. Particularly the LP(low profile) version which will nave no clearance issues with any cooler.
3. ANY graphics card is going to work. There are AMD fans and Nvidia fans.
I am in the Nvidia camp at the moment. They seem to have fewer issues.
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Video-Card-Failure-Rates-by-Generation-563/
The GTX960 would be my pick, it is a bit stronger than a 270 card, but not importantly so.
I like the lower power of the Maxwell cards along with better driver support.

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