- Feb 1, 2016
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Hello everyone, thank you for taking the time to read this. This is my first attempt at building a PC and I've tried to do my best to educate myself but it's a lot to process, particularly in regards to component synergy. Let's get down to the brass tacks:
Design Goals: Dedicated Gaming machine for running games at high settings with a single 1920x1080 monitor.
Budget: ~$800-~900 before peripherals.
What I've come up with:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JjQxXL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JjQxXL/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Gaming K4/D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $916.82
Where I think I may have gone wrong:
Mostly in efficiency. This may be overkill for what I'm looking to accomplish. Also in parts selection as I don't have a good grasp on what manufacturers to avoid.
EDIT: Being new to the hobby, i have no desire to dabble in overclocking at this time, so having that capability is not important to me.
So please let me know what you think. Thank you again for taking the time to read this.
-A
Design Goals: Dedicated Gaming machine for running games at high settings with a single 1920x1080 monitor.
Budget: ~$800-~900 before peripherals.
What I've come up with:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JjQxXL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JjQxXL/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Gaming K4/D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $916.82
Where I think I may have gone wrong:
Mostly in efficiency. This may be overkill for what I'm looking to accomplish. Also in parts selection as I don't have a good grasp on what manufacturers to avoid.
EDIT: Being new to the hobby, i have no desire to dabble in overclocking at this time, so having that capability is not important to me.
So please let me know what you think. Thank you again for taking the time to read this.
-A
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