First time building a gaming PC

angel_gzz

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After working and raising money, I've decided to build a gaming rig and what better time now that Fallout 4 is just a few months away? Also, the idea of building one sounds exciting to me.

Problem is since this is my first time, I don't know much about the parts. What motherboards are good enough. Whether the Nvidia GTX 750 Ti is good enough to run games like Skyrim on Ultra or Very High with dozens of mods in it with a minimum 30+ FPS?

I want the opinion and more than anything, the help of someone more experienced in this subject. My budget is around $800, if possible $700 so I can get a good monitor.

I at least wanted an Intel i5 or the equivalent (possibly better if the price is right) in AMD.
Since I'm a university student studying Computer Science I need a lot of programming IDEs so I need enough power in my PC.
 
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Core i5 4590 has best performance per dollar.
Corsair CX is a bad quality PSU.

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ghVZbv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ghVZbv/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.28 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.87 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX...

bmw-vision

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By the looks of it, a 750ti should be fine.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/02/18/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-review/8

This is the list that I came up with:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7PWPpg

It's only a quick list, but it gives you an idea of what you can afford with your price range. I've never bought parts online, but in Australia, there aren't that many online shops for computer parts. I have bought a 750ti and its good, but a 950 is only a little more and delivers a significant performance increase. But unless you intend to run high end games, you should be alright. The 750ti can run Battlefield 4 on mostly high graphics at 50-60fps.
 

nzrajput

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Core i5 4590 has best performance per dollar.
Corsair CX is a bad quality PSU.

With Monitor
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ghVZbv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ghVZbv/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.28 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.87 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($90.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $820.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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