building my first Pc

[emmanuel charles]

i'm new to PC , i already got everything together but i'm not sure if made any mistake..
could you guys take a look at my parts http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bigE_1995/saved/CTtQzy and tell me if i should change/remove anything or maybe upgrade for better performance? thanks.

 

[Y0GI]

i'm new to PC , i already got everything together but i'm not sure if made any mistake..
could you guys take a look at my parts http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bigE_1995/saved/CTtQzy and tell me if i should change/remove anything or maybe upgrade for better performance? thanks.

Very good for a first effort!

Two suggestions:
1) Get the 1 TB HDD instead of 500 GB. What does it cost? 10 bucks, maybe? To double the capacity!
2) Increase your PSU to at least 500W. The Rosewill Capstone is a good choice but 450 W. is just a little to close to the minimum for this setup.

Good luck!

Yogi

 

[coder76]

Stay away from Asrock motherboards. I had too many bad experience with them.. Just google it.

Get MSI instead of this crap.

 

[Hevatroid]

I would jump up to the i5-4670k as the performance is comparable and the price is relatively the same. This also means you'll have to get either a Z87 or Z97 motherboard instead of the Z77 that you have selected as they are on different sockets.

 

[logainofhades]

I would go with this, so you get a better GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.81 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($390.59 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: LG 24M45H 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1244.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-10 20:16 EDT-0400)

 

[logainofhades]

Stay away from Asrock motherboards. I had too many bad experience with them.. Just google it.

Get MSI instead of this crap.

MSI has been making some poor quality boards lately. I have an Asrock P67 extreme4 and z77 extreme4 and neither has given me any problems.