- Sep 3, 2015
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Greetings All.
I am currently in the midst of planning my first gaming build and thought it wouldn't hurt to gather some feedback from those who are more literate in the PC hardware-sphere. Of Note: I am completely new to this and have only been researching the past couple of weeks. I've been drinking water from a fire hose, but I feel I may be on a good path.
When I began, I quickly came to the conclusion that I wanted a Micro ATX build - simply my preference now. From there, I started with a budget that has changed slightly. What was about $800 got bumped up to about $1k, with a plus or minus $100 give.
The parts list:
Some notes: I already have Windows and peripherals for the build, so those are not needed. Yes, I do want an optical drive. I have some discs that I'd still like to use, and I still enjoy being able to buy physical games. Plus it's cheap. Luckily, I live near a Micro Center, so I save a decent amount on the CPU. Also, I'm not real big into gaming. I PC gamed at a younger age and have recently wanted to get back into it, so I got rid of my Xbox One and set out on this mission. That being said, I'll be playing 1080p, most likely on my television (I know, I know - perhaps a newer screen sometime down the road), and kicking off more than likely with Fallout 3 until the 4th release launches in the fall.
I do not want to stretch the budget anymore, so where I need feedback is are some of these components overkill for what I plan on using the system for, and once you couple all the components together? For instance, would I be better off going with an "H" motherboard and Intel i5-4590, GTX 960, 500w PS, etc., and saving the cash?
Any and all feedback is much appreciated. I started with the "smaller" build, but ended up stretching the budget in order to get more life out of the system and to hopefully enjoy a bit more of a "graphical" experience.
Thanks in advance.
I am currently in the midst of planning my first gaming build and thought it wouldn't hurt to gather some feedback from those who are more literate in the PC hardware-sphere. Of Note: I am completely new to this and have only been researching the past couple of weeks. I've been drinking water from a fire hose, but I feel I may be on a good path.
When I began, I quickly came to the conclusion that I wanted a Micro ATX build - simply my preference now. From there, I started with a budget that has changed slightly. What was about $800 got bumped up to about $1k, with a plus or minus $100 give.
The parts list:
DIYPC Cuboid-G Black USB 3.0 Gaming Micro-ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze
GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming
Intel i7-4790k
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2974-KR 4GB
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
SAMSUNG 850 EVO MZ-75E500B/AM 2.5" 500GB SATA III
Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
SAMSUNG 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM
Some notes: I already have Windows and peripherals for the build, so those are not needed. Yes, I do want an optical drive. I have some discs that I'd still like to use, and I still enjoy being able to buy physical games. Plus it's cheap. Luckily, I live near a Micro Center, so I save a decent amount on the CPU. Also, I'm not real big into gaming. I PC gamed at a younger age and have recently wanted to get back into it, so I got rid of my Xbox One and set out on this mission. That being said, I'll be playing 1080p, most likely on my television (I know, I know - perhaps a newer screen sometime down the road), and kicking off more than likely with Fallout 3 until the 4th release launches in the fall.
I do not want to stretch the budget anymore, so where I need feedback is are some of these components overkill for what I plan on using the system for, and once you couple all the components together? For instance, would I be better off going with an "H" motherboard and Intel i5-4590, GTX 960, 500w PS, etc., and saving the cash?
Any and all feedback is much appreciated. I started with the "smaller" build, but ended up stretching the budget in order to get more life out of the system and to hopefully enjoy a bit more of a "graphical" experience.
Thanks in advance.
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