Is this a good 1080p gaming build?

[mwthomas10]

The case I am not buying myself, other than that is this a good build for 1080p gaming?  My color scheme is white and black.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($90.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.52 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Silverstone 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply  ($54.00 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Lian-Li PC-O5 ($289.00)

Total: $825.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 21:51 EDT-0400

 

Edit:  I had to make the case a custom component because pcpartpicker doesn't have it, sorry it doesn't have hyperlink or price source

[Oshino Shinobu]

You're spending more on the case than the GPU? If you went for a cheaper case, you could get a much better deal. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.32 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $818.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 22:02 EDT-0400

 

EDIT: Missed the mITX board. But even so, the G3258 is good value because of how well it overclocks, something that H97 boards aren't designed for. I'd suggest going for a more powerful quad core CPU and an AMD card (maybe a 280) with a cheaper case if you wanted to go for mITX. 

[mwthomas10]

 

You're spending more on the case than the GPU? If you went for a cheaper case, you could get a much better deal. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.32 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $818.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 22:02 EDT-0400

 

EDIT: Missed the mITX board. But even so, the G3258 is good value because of how well it overclocks, something that H97 boards aren't designed for. I'd suggest going for a more powerful quad core CPU and an AMD card (maybe a 280) with a cheaper case if you wanted to go for mITX. 

 

I original post said I wasn't buying the case myself, and ASUS enabled overclocking on their H81, H87, and H97 motherboards

[Oshino Shinobu]

I original post said I wasn't buying the case myself, and ASUS enabled overclocking on their H81, H87, and H97 motherboards

So your overall budget is around $500, excluding the case? 

 

I never said that you can't overclock on the H97 boards. You can also overclock on the B85 boards, but none of them are designed for it. The Z series all have beefier power delivery, so they're better at maintaining stable overclocks. For the Pentium K edition, a Z board is best. The mITX Z boards are expensive though, which is why I'd advise switching to an i5 and a cheaper GPU. 

 

You can pick up a 280 for around $170, giving you almost double to spend on the CPU. If you can stretch a little, you can get an i5 4440. A board like the MSI B85I could also save a bit of money. 

[WoodenMarker]

I don't see much of a black and white scheme going at all. It's just the ram.

Something like this would be better: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZjCzdC

[mwthomas10]

I don't see much of a black and white scheme going at all. It's just the ram.

Something like this would be better: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZjCzdC

I am gonna get some white LEDs and I was originally going to get an MSI 2GD5T OC 960, but I opted 4gb vram instead and yah...

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $618.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 14:13 EDT-0400