Is this too much? or more than I need to run high or ultra settings on games?

Viper_Rising · Jul 2, 2015

I am hoping to build something that will be usable for many years so.it needs to be able to keep.with the times ahead. I want to keep the price near $1000 and be able to game at high to ultra and do school work and normal computing. This is what I was thinking so far any advice is much appreciated as I am a complete noob. I am looking for a good longterm solution to my gaming. I game in stretches and like mmorpg's and fallout etc. any recommendations will be taking serioursly.

Mother board: MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards H97 GAMING 3

Cpu: Intel i5 4690

Gpu: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming GDDR5 Pcie Video Graphics Card, 4GB

Case: corsair spec 2 carbide

Cpu cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10)

Ssd: samsung 120gbSamsung 850 EVO 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E120B/AM

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

Power supply: Corsair CS Series 650 Watt ATX Modular and Efficient Power Supply CS650M

Disc reader: LG WH16NS40 Super Multi Blue Internal SATA 16x Blu-ray Disc Rewriter

ScrewySqrl · Jul 2, 2015

that should run anything.

I would suggest changing the single 8 GB stick to a 2x4GB sticks for dual channel mode, . would be maybe $1 more expensive, but give you a 5% speed boost

gab_th · Jul 2, 2015

It seems adequate for your demands. I would delete the CPU cooler if you're not going to overclock it. Stock Intel coolind is perfectly competent at stock speeds.

utgotye · Jul 2, 2015

Looks ok but what kind of budget do you have?

We might be able to find you some extra performance.

If nothing else, ditch the crummy PSU for one from EVGA or XFX.

Viper_Rising · Jul 2, 2015

utgotye :

I would like to stick close to 1000. I was considering changing out the mobo for this one MSI ATX DDR3 2400 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97 PC saves me 40 which I would consider buying another 8Gb ram stick thoughts?

Viper_Rising · Jul 2, 2015

ScrewySqrl :

I was thinking that I might want to be able to get up to 32gb at some point. What if I got another 8gb stick? Or should I just get 4 4gb sticks?

utgotye · Jul 2, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($56.37 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $968.09

utgotye · Jul 2, 2015

If you truly want to go 2x8GB, that's your prerogative and will cost you another $50 or so. Still keeps it around your budget.

Viper_Rising · Jul 2, 2015

utgotye :

My only question really would be what about crossfire support? Is that something I don't really need or am unlikely to take advantage of in the next few years?

utgotye · Jul 2, 2015

As a rule, one faster card is better than two slower cards. That said, if you want, you can spend a bit more and get a Z97 motherboard if it gives you peace of mind.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $82.98

Looks like it will cost you another $13.

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