Sister is putting together a PC - how does this look?

[Verodoxys]

She's planning to build a PC used for games like DayZ, ArmA 2, perhaps GTA V when it comes out and the like.

This is what I, with the help of Google, could come up with:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $870.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-20 19:21 EST-0500

 

[Guest]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

You need a good 650w+ for the 290

H motherboards can only use up to 1600mhz ram.. getting 1 stick is not bad idea if you plan on getting another of the same exact one soon otherwise you will have reduced performance. cas 7 at 1600mhz is excellent.. cas 8 at 1600mhz is good.. cas 9 at 1600mhz will work.

 

[Math Geek]

ok i changed the psu to a better one that is cheaper and changed the mobo to a z87 which is a little better, changed the ram to dual channel and your still down a few bucks from where it was

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $839.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-20 19:50 EST-0500

 

[TheIcedCanadian]

Z87 is only for overclocking and that chip can't be overclocked - just get an H97 - just as good but cheaper.
Also, get the enthoo pro case - it has more options for the same price (the 450d is a great case if you still want to get it because of the looks).
Also, this RAM is more money but is much faster http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl7d8gbxm

 

[Math Geek]

Z87 is only for overclocking and that chip can't be overclocked - just get an H97 - just as good but cheaper.

you are correct about the h/z97 but since it was in the budget i added it for future proofing. down the line an i7 upgrade may happen when the prices fall. or a simple move to the 4690k down the road. since i do not know the future i try to plan it into the build "just in case" i dropped the price $30 and added the z board so why not just to be safe?

 

[Guest]

the z should also allow for crossfire if it is a good one.

 

[Verodoxys]

Budget isn't too much of a problem - I edited the part list according to these replies. How's this look now?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $907.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 00:25 EST-0500

Thanks for the help!

 

[TheIcedCanadian]

Budget isn't too much of a problem - I edited the part list according to these replies. How's this look now?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $907.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 00:25 EST-0500

Thanks for the help!

Sorry - I didn't realize that H chip didn;t support SLI/Crossfire - my bad.
Also, if you can fit it in, get the GTX 970 - it uses less power, is newer and performs better. It also is NVIDIA, so if you want to add another card you won;t need to deal with all of the problems AMD cards have with Crossfire

 

[Math Geek]

The 970 is a good card but adds another $100 over the current gpu. Good card if it's in the budget but it is a lot more

 

[TheIcedCanadian]

The 970 is a good card but adds another $100 over the current gpu. Good card if it's in the budget but it is a lot more

Not $100 - more like $70 - worth the money in my opinion

 

[Verodoxys]

I feel like the 970 would be overkill - while we've got the money for it, it just wouldn't be too good of a use.

Thanks for all your help, guys!

 

[Guest]

have fun gaming

have a 290 myself and let me ya it leaves nothing to be desired at 1080p