Opinions On $1200ish Gaming Computer? (First time builder)

[Jalamba]

Hey guys, this is my first build and wondered if everything is in set? Please tell me if something is wrong or should be changed, thanks!

BTW this is about $1250 on Amazon including deals 

 

 

OS: Windows 10

 

GPU: MSI R9 390 8GB

 

CASE: Thermaltake Commander G42 Window Mid-Tower Chassis

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K (most likely will be OC'd)

 

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-Z97X Gaming 3 LGA 1150 Z97

 

MEMORY/RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz

 

PSU: Corsair CX Series 750w Modular 80 plus Bronze SeaSonic G Series 550-Watt ATX12V/EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply SSR-550RM 

 

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SATA III Internal

 

HDD: WD Blue 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s

 

PCI-E Wireless Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-726EC 

 

CPU COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

 

FANS: 2 Corsair Air Series AF120 LED

 

DVD DRIVE: LG Electronics Internal Super Multi Drive

 

 

 

OTHER

 

Cooler Master High-Preformance Thermal Paste

 

CM Storm Devastator

 

FARSIDER HDMI 2.0 Cable, 15 FT

 

SteelSeries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad

[airdeano]

welcome to the Linus Tech Tips forums!

 

so far, pretty good. what 'cha using this for? gaming, VM, web crawling? folding?

gotta know what you intend to do with this machine.

 

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[App4that]

You won't need thermal paste as it comes with the cooler, and I wouldn't get a CX power supply. Find one made by SeaSonic

[Philcat101]

Hey guys, this is my first build and wondered if everything is in set? Please tell me if something is wrong or should be changed, thanks!

BTW this is about $1250 on Amazon including deals 

Welcome to the forum!

Kill that PSU with fire before it does.

You might benefit from a 250GB SSD

Use PC Part Picker

[Jalamba]

 

welcome to the Linus Tech Tips forums!

 

so far, pretty good. what 'cha using this for? gaming, VM, web crawling? folding?
gotta know what you intend to do with this machine

Preferably High to Ultra 1080p Settings on games like Fallout 4, SW: Battlefront, etc. I don't want a League or CS GO machine

 

 

You won't need thermal paste as it comes with the cooler, and I wouldn't get a CX power supply. Find one made by SeaSonic

Oh, Thanks, I did not know..

[YameteSenpai]

You could downgrade to a 550W PSU

[Jalamba]

You could downgrade to a 550W PSU

Will it still run smoothly?

[App4that]

Preferably High to Ultra 1080p Settings on games like Fallout 4, SW: Battlefront, etc. I don't want a League or CS GO machine

That wireless adapter will hinder your performance with online games, but you can upgrade that later.

[Jalamba]

That wireless adapter will hinder your performance with online games, but you can upgrade that later.

Ik, but I will need that, I can't have an Ethernet LAN cable 24/7, 

[Bazilias]

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($68.42 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.65 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($294.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Thermaltake Commander G42 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.00 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-726EC 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($24.65 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($17.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($17.98 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Other: Cheap Windows 

Other: SteelSeries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad 

Total: $1072.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-26 02:46 EST-0500

[Jalamba]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($68.42 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.65 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($294.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Thermaltake Commander G42 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.00 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-726EC 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($24.65 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($17.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($17.98 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Other: Cheap Windows 

Other: SteelSeries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad 

Total: $1072.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-26 02:46 EST-0500

 

Thanks, I'l use this, I need to check in with my parents and such because they are buying it. Idk if they want once website or not.

I gotta buy from one site ;S, at least Im not paying for it.

[App4that]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.42 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.65 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($294.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Thermaltake Commander G42 ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.00 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-726EC 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($24.65 @ SuperBiiz)

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($17.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($17.98 @ OutletPC)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Other: Cheap Windows

Other: SteelSeries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad

Total: $1072.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-26 02:46 EST-0500

Why waste money on that ram? Just buy a 1600mhz kit and overclock it. And get a WD HDD, friends don't let friend skimp on the HDD.

[Bazilias]

Why waste money on that ram? Just buy a 1600mhz kit and overclock it. And get a WD HDD, friends don't let friend skimp on the HDD.

What's wrong with 2TB from Seagate?

[Jalamba]

Ur Signature

I see you have the NZXT S340, That was gonna be my case, I could shift somethings and get that instead?

[JulianT]

Try to get a Powerline Adapter, instead of the Wireless card. You can connect via ethernet and the connection is much faster. You can get one for the same price as the wireless adapter.

[App4that]

What's wrong with 2TB from Seagate?

It's shit compared to the WD, that's all. In a office computer I'd agree with you on placing importance on the larger capacity, gaming rigs need speed and reliability.

[Jalamba]

Try to get a Powerline Adapter, instead of the Wireless card. You can connect via ethernet and the connection is much faster. You can get one for the same price as the wireless adapter.

Please explain?

[lexarflash]

Get Skylake if you can, like a i5-6500 and H170 motherboard (can't overclock but tradeoff)

you get access to ddr4 memory, 10% improvement, and future upgrades

 

Also would recommend getting more HDD/SSD space, it fills up fast

 

Everything else looks good, you can add modifications down the road

[Jalamba]

Get Skylake if you can, like a i5-6500 and H170 motherboard (can't overclock but tradeoff)

you get access to ddr4 memory, 10% improvement, and future upgrades

 

Also would recommend getting more HDD/SSD space, it fills up fast

 

Everything else looks good, you can add modifications down the road

Do you a DDR4 16 GB and Motherboard combo that is about $200 on Amazon and is compatible with the other parts I have chosen? Sorry if I am asking too much.

[JulianT]

Please explain?

A Powerline adapter will connect to your router, and then send the signal through the powerline somehow, and you'll plug it into a wall outlet, where you can plug in an ethernet cable.