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Hi everyone, first threat in here. So... I'm planning on building my first gaming pc and I kinda need help with the components (see if they are compatible, if they fit the case, do I need anything else, yada yada haha). Here are the components I have in mind:

- PSU: EVGA 600B Bronze Power Supply
- Hard Drive: Western Digital 1TB (1000GB) Caviar Blue
-RAM: Kingston HyperX Savage - 4GB DDR3 PC3-12800 1600Mhz
-CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 a 3.5Ghz (Haswell)
-GPU: EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, 4GB GDDR5 128bit
-Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z97X - Socket LGA1150 (I could also be a: ASRock H97M PRO4 - Socket LGA1150)
-Case: RAIDMAX BLADE (ATX-298WB) Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

I appreciate the help everyone!:)
 
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The components will fit in the case, although I would recommend going with a case that has USB3.0 support in the front panel and possibly better cable management. Also I would suggest going for an SSD, and probably a better quality power supply like this one.
 
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you'll want 8GB of RAM
The more expensive z97 board is for overclocking, which is only worth it if you have an overclockable cpu (the k models like the i5-4690k), in which case you'll want an aftermarket cpu cooler as well.

Give us your budget and we can help you more with your build
 
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Hi there!
Which case would you suggest then?
and I'll try to find that psu over here (Panama) because I don't think that page ships products to Panama :c

 
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Hi there!
Oh yes yes, I'll be buying two of those Kingston's c:
and I'm going with the non k version of the i5 (the k version is 30$ more here) so I should go with the ASRock H97M PRO4?
My budget is around 1000$-1100$.


 
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a thousand bucks! and another 100 on top?!?! Why didn't you say so?

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($479.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1094.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-17 19:33 EDT-0400
 
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That looks A LOT better than what I posted haha, but they don't ship products to Panama :c (I think)
 
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The specific retailer isn't that important. Just this build should cost you about 1100 dollars, unless everything is way more expensive in panama.
 
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It is unfortunately :( that video card, for example, cost 150$ more here.
 
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oh man, i dunno what to tell you then, what retailer do you use?
 
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There's only one in Panama as far as I know. They are called Yoytec.

Kingston HyperX Savage - 4GB DDR3 PC3-12800 1600Mhz - $61.60 (2 of these)

ASRock H97M PRO4 - Socket LGA1150 - $99.90

Western Digital 1TB (1000GB) Caviar Blue - $62.80

Intel Core i5-4690 a 3.5Ghz (Haswell) - $258.20

EVGA Supernova 650 G1 80 gold plus - $105.60

[strike]EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, 4GB GDDR5 128bit - $285.30[/strike] changed it for a EVGA970 - 399$

Thermaltake Commander G41 - Caja ATX - $66.20

this is coming at around 1128$ (taxes included) /:

you can visit them at Yoytec.com but their page is in spanish /:

 
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Hey! I found a way to get the products shipped to Panama:) , but I changed the build a little:


Component Selection Price
CPU

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
$227.99 Buy
CPU Cooler

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
$24.89 Buy
Motherboard

Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
$126.99 Buy
Memory

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
$44.99 Buy
Storage

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$52.33 Buy
Video Card

MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
$328.99 Buy
Case

NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case
$83.99 Buy
Power Supply

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
$64.99 Buy
Optical Drive

Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
$17.89 Buy
Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
$97.89 Buy

Total: $1070.94

is the build still fine? (btw: I dont know how to copy/paste the products like you did xd)

 
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that's an excellent build, I wouldn't change anyhting
 
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How about the EVGA Supernova G2 then? Or would I be fine with a tier 2?
 
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tier 2 is fine, great actually

 
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