My first gaming PC, I need your opinions..

EllieFazbear · Mar 3, 2016

First of all, this is my first time building a PC and I would like you guys to help me, if this build is good for high end gaming. I don't know much at PC's but i've been doing some research, I just need your opinions/help, So here is my build.

CPU - i7 - 4790k (Haswell or skylake)
Graphics Card - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1
Motherboard/mobo - ASUS Z97-A
Memory - Kingston HyperX Fury 8gb single DDR4 2400 CL15
Power supply - Corsair CS750M 750W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply
Primary Storage - Crucial BX100 250gb sata or Adata SP550 240GB sata3 (I don't know what to choose lol)
Secondary storage - Seagate 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Sata ST1000DM003 Hard Drive
CPU cooler - Cooler Master Nepton 240M Liquid Cooling
CPU case - Cooler Master, Master case 5

So this is my build, tell me if there's a wrong part, and please do tell me if this part is compatible with the other part..(Sorry for my english, I do apologize if there's a wrong grammar, still practicing lol). Buying a PC at 3rd/4th week of march. Thanks in advance guys!

Nuckles_56 · Mar 3, 2016

I've changed some parts like the DDR4 RAM you had which wouldn't work with the motherboard, put in a larger SSD, a better power supply, better CPU cooler (more effective and also much quieter)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1355.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-03 18:33 EST-0500

EllieFazbear · Mar 4, 2016

So I just change my RAM, and it's fine to go? And yeah I will change my power supply aswell, going for EVGA power supply (did a research).

Nuckles_56 · Mar 4, 2016

I would also go with air cooling over the closed loop cooler due to it being much cheaper for the amount of cooling you get and it also doesn't have the chance of leaking and killing all of your components

ibjamie92 · Mar 4, 2016

avoid corsair 750w psu's like the plague but thats just my very bad experience with one I had, may i ask how long the warranty is on the PSU you want to buy/have bought?

Nuckles_56 · Mar 4, 2016

ibjamie92 :

Please don't make such generalized statements on such things as the RMi, RMx, HXi and AX series are all good models and have units in the 750W range, whilst the CS and CX series models in the 750W range I wouldn't recommend at all as there are much better units out there.

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