1st build looking for tips, advice.

[Jman12]

I am going to be building my very 1st PC sometime next month but before I go out and get all the parts I would like to get some tips, advice, recommendations. I have looked for parts for a while, but hearing what some of the expert builders will really help me out in the end. I plan on using this build to play games and some occasional school work here and there. Below I will leave the link to to all the parts I have chosen. I have not chosen a monitor, but if you could suggest one, that would be great.


http://pcpartpicker.com/user/manud258/saved/txLwrH

 

[zeyuanfu]

This build would be better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($345.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1162.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 16:45 EDT-0400
What's your monitor budget?

 

[DonkeyOatie]

If you are not going to overclock and you are not going to use the Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP) of the CPU, the Xeon suggested, is a good i7 alternative which will help with applications other than gaming.

A 5ms or less response IPS monitor is a good choice. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umvh6aa003. This is the sort of thing that I would use.