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October 8, 2014 9:21:42 AM

I've been thinking about building me some desktop gaming rig and I've already bought some of the components such as the motherboard, CPU and graphic card. Here the link of my component, I did it on partpicker.com (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nHxHnQ) . I have some questions about this.

1. What casing should I get? Mid tower of mini tower?
2. What does the 'notes' means? I don't understand. Does that mean I bought the incompatible motherboard?
3. Does it really need a CPU cooler? I mean, the casing itself and the graphic card already have fans, right?
4. If I bought other power supply beside the one on the pcpartpicker link, is it okay? I mean, I just need to buy a 500-550 watts power supply, right? The brands doesn't really matter?

Thanks in advance. Still new to this.

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October 8, 2014 11:01:14 AM

I have only two observations.

1. You configured an overclockabe Z87 motherboard, but your CPU is not unlocked and won't overclock. It may be better to get the slightly newer H87 chipset-based motherboard

2. The GPU seems a little underpowered for your rig. If you have a little spare cash, consider getting a bit more powerful GPU (within the constraints of your PSU, of course).

Talking about PSUs, that's a pretty slick one you got there - made by Seasonic and fairly high quality. Good choice.
October 8, 2014 6:58:47 PM

Karsten75 said:
I have only two observations.

1. You configured an overclockabe Z87 motherboard, but your CPU is not unlocked and won't overclock. It may be better to get the slightly newer H87 chipset-based motherboard

2. The GPU seems a little underpowered for your rig. If you have a little spare cash, consider getting a bit more powerful GPU (within the constraints of your PSU, of course).

Talking about PSUs, that's a pretty slick one you got there - made by Seasonic and fairly high quality. Good choice.


The Z87 just need a BIOS update, right? And, if I were to change the motherboard, is the Z97 okay?

The PSU , the only important thing about it is the watt right? I mean, I think the Seasonic one is out of stock 2 days ago at this one store I went.
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October 8, 2014 7:12:49 PM

For a $600 build I would say that your overspending on the motherboard. Since your not going to overclock, I would say go for a little less expensive motherboard and add an additional stick of RAM. 8 gigs is the sweet spot for gaming. If budget allows you could also spend a little more on an overclockable processor.
October 8, 2014 7:21:35 PM

mateenah95 said:
For a $600 build I would say that your overspending on the motherboard. Since your not going to overclock, I would say go for a little less expensive motherboard and add an additional stick of RAM. 8 gigs is the sweet spot for gaming. If budget allows you could also spend a little more on an overclockable processor.


oh, i didn't know that. i take it z97 is too much then? so can you recommend some motherboard? and .. what processor is overclockable processor?
October 8, 2014 7:27:12 PM

Spending $100 dollars on just the motherboard for a $600 build is out of proportion. The i5 4670k or i5 3570k are overclockable cpus, however be aware they use different sockets as the 3570k is the last gen cpu but performs just as well as current gen for gaming. You should be able to get a decent motherboard for 60-70 dollars.
Also you have not picked a case so I cannot tell if your going for a micro ATX or ATX build, however the motherboard you have chosen is a micro ATX.
October 9, 2014 7:22:10 AM

mateenah95 said:
Spending $100 dollars on just the motherboard for a $600 build is out of proportion. The i5 4670k or i5 3570k are overclockable cpus, however be aware they use different sockets as the 3570k is the last gen cpu but performs just as well as current gen for gaming. You should be able to get a decent motherboard for 60-70 dollars.
Also you have not picked a case so I cannot tell if your going for a micro ATX or ATX build, however the motherboard you have chosen is a micro ATX.


I think I would like to go with Raidmax ATX 321WB , I think that case is mid tower or something. Heard that it can support a micro ATX and ATX as well. For the motherboard i think i would like to go with GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H SOCKET 1150 MOTHERBOARD .. is this two okay?
October 9, 2014 9:01:58 AM

foresterbigboss said:
mateenah95 said:
Spending $100 dollars on just the motherboard for a $600 build is out of proportion. The i5 4670k or i5 3570k are overclockable cpus, however be aware they use different sockets as the 3570k is the last gen cpu but performs just as well as current gen for gaming. You should be able to get a decent motherboard for 60-70 dollars.
Also you have not picked a case so I cannot tell if your going for a micro ATX or ATX build, however the motherboard you have chosen is a micro ATX.


I think I would like to go with Raidmax ATX 321WB , I think that case is mid tower or something. Heard that it can support a micro ATX and ATX as well. For the motherboard i think i would like to go with GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H SOCKET 1150 MOTHERBOARD .. is this two okay?


Yes a mid tower case should be able to handle both micro and regular atx sized motherboards. The motherboard you listed seems good for a single GPU setup.
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October 9, 2014 9:15:49 AM

Here, I updated your build with a suitable (and cheaper) motherboard and added a case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($73.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($224.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($78.79 @ Amazon)
Total: $677.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-09 12:14 EDT-0400
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