Building my first PC, need some insight/help

Jeroen1

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After researching for two months I put together a list of parts for my first PC.
Now it's time to let the professionals take a look at it ;)

I like it to be a low profile, silent, gaming machine for 1080p @ 60ghz which is future proof as well. (Perhaps upgrading GPU in future?!)
I occasionally will record some game footage and make some videos. I like to watch movies on my PC as well.
I am not looking for overclocking capabilities.

So my question; is this a good setup?

SAPPHIRE HD 7950 3GB with Boost........€ 159,90
Intel® Core™ i5-4590, 3,3 GHZ..............€ 169,90
ASUS H97M-PLUS MOBO.......................€ 87,95
Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD....................€ 94,99
Seagate Barracuda 7200, 1TB................€ 49,90
Crucial 2x4GB, DDR3, PC12800, CL9, Ballistix Sport...€ 70,50
Seasonic Voeding S12II-620 620W.........€ 59,95
Gelid Solutions Tranquillo Rev.2..............€ 27,99
LG GH24NS, DVD-brander......................€ 18,94
Cooler Master Micro Tower Silencio 352 mATX...€ 49,95

Iiyama LED Monitor ProLite E2273HDS-B1 21.5"...€ 139,00
Sharkoon Skiller, Gaming Toetsenbord..................€ 19,94

Additional info:
Games I play and I'd like to play in the future:
Project reality (mod for BF2), Dayz SA, Arma 2/3, Farcry 3, Battlefield 4

Total budget: +/- € 1000,-
I live in the Netherlands and will probably order at one or several Dutch webshops.

As you can see I am also looking for a screen. Some feedback on this is also appreciated.

Thank you in advance!
 


You chose Solid Parts

1st. That 7950 is Great still for today's needs, but you could try looking around for a 280/280x(if it fits your budget)

2nd. That Is a powerful intel core and will last you quite a bit, I still use a I3 4130 and I still get great performance on CPU intensive games paired with a r7 260x :p

3rd. That H97 board by asus is sweet, and you can utilize a Devil's Canyon chip with that to so that's a plus.

4th.Crucial makes cheap and reliable SSD's so that's great :p

5th(DANGER)While alot of Seagate's are reliable... I had problems with one I ordered a while back, brand new, but had a faulty capacitor that made this terrible whine that hurt my ears... Hopefully you don't get a faulty one.. but to be safe I would recommend WD Caviar Blue 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache :p

6th That Seasonic is a tier 2 Class A- PSU. Solid, reliable and get's the job done :p

7th I've heard some good news about that cooler, but I would recommend a 212 EVO, either-or they both are great at what they do.

8th I love LG DVD drives :p I use one :D

9th I would suggest a Mid Tower than a Micro Tower. That tower probably won't fit that Cooler you are getting. I would suggest this case
http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/151-s340-mid-tower-atx-case.html

That case has great cooling. ample room, and sorta cheap in price to :p

Great Peripherals.

You are set for the gaming ring, hope my feedback helps :D
 

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Your build looks solid, I would swich out the graphic and get a newer card. Anything fits your budget would be nice. Like earlier post said, R9 280 is solid and perform better for sure.
Good luck on your build!