Hi All,
I've decided to take a shot at building my first gaming PC. Before posting, I noticed the sticky that provided a template so I'm going to start with that.
Approximate Purchase Date: this week.
Budget Range: around $1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, software development, running a game server (nothing serious here. possibly running a server for games such as Minecraft/Unturned.)
Are you buying a monitor: No (working with two HP monitors at the moment. I doubt you guys would need the specs but I can provide them if it would help evaluate the build)
Parts to Upgrade: Everything (new build)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes. Preferably the windows version that allows remote connections into the machine. I think it's the pro version but we can exclude this from the PC build's total cost.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com. All the parts and links provided are from that site.
Location: Tampa, FL
Parts Preferences: The only preference here is an Intel CPU and Samsung SSD. Other than that, I don't know enough yet to have any real preferences.
Overclocking: Na.
SLI or Crossfire: From what I've read, I don't think I would need this. I think I picked out a really good graphics card.
Additional Comments: A silent running PC would be awesome. I was originally going to go with some shiny showoff type of components and display through a window but the way my desk and office area is setup, I would never be able to see the window anyway. I'm aiming for a gaming PC powerful enough to play console games such as Skyrim and GTA5. I've never been one that absolutely NEEDED to play on ultra settings but I would like them to at least look as good as they do on a PS4 console.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
Case - Rosewill Computer Case - CHALLENGER - ATX Mid Tower - Black, Gaming - Three Included Fans - Two Extra Side Fans Supported
Graphics - MSI GeForce GTX 1070 DirectX 12 GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ATX Video Card
Power Supply - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 220-G2-0650-Y1 80+ GOLD 650W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply
RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM
Motherboard - ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU - Intel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I74790K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600
Cooler - CORSAIR Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Water / Liquid CPU Cooler 120mm
SSD - SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E500B/AM
If there's any other info needed for good suggestions, please let me know and I'll provide. Thanks in advance.
I've decided to take a shot at building my first gaming PC. Before posting, I noticed the sticky that provided a template so I'm going to start with that.
Approximate Purchase Date: this week.
Budget Range: around $1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, software development, running a game server (nothing serious here. possibly running a server for games such as Minecraft/Unturned.)
Are you buying a monitor: No (working with two HP monitors at the moment. I doubt you guys would need the specs but I can provide them if it would help evaluate the build)
Parts to Upgrade: Everything (new build)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes. Preferably the windows version that allows remote connections into the machine. I think it's the pro version but we can exclude this from the PC build's total cost.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com. All the parts and links provided are from that site.
Location: Tampa, FL
Parts Preferences: The only preference here is an Intel CPU and Samsung SSD. Other than that, I don't know enough yet to have any real preferences.
Overclocking: Na.
SLI or Crossfire: From what I've read, I don't think I would need this. I think I picked out a really good graphics card.
Additional Comments: A silent running PC would be awesome. I was originally going to go with some shiny showoff type of components and display through a window but the way my desk and office area is setup, I would never be able to see the window anyway. I'm aiming for a gaming PC powerful enough to play console games such as Skyrim and GTA5. I've never been one that absolutely NEEDED to play on ultra settings but I would like them to at least look as good as they do on a PS4 console.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
Case - Rosewill Computer Case - CHALLENGER - ATX Mid Tower - Black, Gaming - Three Included Fans - Two Extra Side Fans Supported
Graphics - MSI GeForce GTX 1070 DirectX 12 GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ATX Video Card
Power Supply - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 220-G2-0650-Y1 80+ GOLD 650W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply
RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM
Motherboard - ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU - Intel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I74790K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600
Cooler - CORSAIR Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Water / Liquid CPU Cooler 120mm
SSD - SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E500B/AM
If there's any other info needed for good suggestions, please let me know and I'll provide. Thanks in advance.