I've been wanting to get a new PC for a long time, and I finally have the funds to do so. I've decided to get my new gaming PC through NCIX, as they will assemble it, install the OS/Drivers, and test everything before sending it for $50, as well as adding 1 year warranty on the system on top of the warranty of individual parts. For someone who is not technically savvy enough to put together a professional-looking pc, this was a no brainer. Here is the build I'm currently considering:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CFgkt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CFgkt6/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($88.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1172.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-22 19:23 EDT-0400
Some things that I have have my heart set on:
- Windows 7
- The case has to have quality built-in dust filters like the Phantex Enthoo Pro
- I really would like to have an SSD in this build
- I would really like to have 16GB of Ram
- I do not plan on overclocking at all
This PC is pretty much at the top of my budget, I don't want to go too much over this price. This is going to be primarily a gaming pc (for games like Skyrim and Fallout:NV with a hundred mods, texture packs and ENBs, and newer ones like Witcher 3, Far Cry 4, hopefully Phantom Pain and Fallout 4, etc.) I'm hoping it can run newer games (like Witcher 3) at 1080p 60fps no problem.
So what are your thoughts on my build? Anything you'd swap out or change? Any potential issues that you see? Will any of my components be holding back other ones? Will this give me the 1080p60fps on new games that I want? Should it last me a good amount of time, specs-wise? Also, has anyone ever used NCIX's PC Assembly option? I've heard good things about it, but would love to hear from someone on these forums.
I really appreciate any input you guys can give me.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CFgkt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CFgkt6/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($88.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1172.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-22 19:23 EDT-0400
Some things that I have have my heart set on:
- Windows 7
- The case has to have quality built-in dust filters like the Phantex Enthoo Pro
- I really would like to have an SSD in this build
- I would really like to have 16GB of Ram
- I do not plan on overclocking at all
This PC is pretty much at the top of my budget, I don't want to go too much over this price. This is going to be primarily a gaming pc (for games like Skyrim and Fallout:NV with a hundred mods, texture packs and ENBs, and newer ones like Witcher 3, Far Cry 4, hopefully Phantom Pain and Fallout 4, etc.) I'm hoping it can run newer games (like Witcher 3) at 1080p 60fps no problem.
So what are your thoughts on my build? Anything you'd swap out or change? Any potential issues that you see? Will any of my components be holding back other ones? Will this give me the 1080p60fps on new games that I want? Should it last me a good amount of time, specs-wise? Also, has anyone ever used NCIX's PC Assembly option? I've heard good things about it, but would love to hear from someone on these forums.
I really appreciate any input you guys can give me.