My First DIY Gaming/Light Media PC

ConiferousJelly · November 27, 2015

Hello Everyone. I am a first time PC builder and will have a friend help me build the PC, but I am wondering what I could change in my current idea of a build and hopefully to get some feedback. I am also only purchasing parts from Micro center, as it is the only place near my area that has all of the main components in store that I can go to directly and buy.

I am using a USD currency, and as mentioned earlier will only be buying parts from Micro center. My budget is $850 tops, without monitor or peripherals. I will start off at 1 monitor at 1080p, could possibly go to 2 monitors at 1080p, but that would really be it. I wont be running 4k monitors in my foreseeable future, so I am not worried about that at the time being, and will assess that factor when the time comes. I will be doing some media, like photoshop and light video editing, but this is not my main target. My main target is gaming. I will be playing an array of games that includes Counter Strike: Global Offensive, COD: Black Ops 3, H1Z1, and other FPS games. I am not very picky when it comes to high/ultra high settings, but the ability to use higher settings would be a nice touch. I also do prefer intel, but as you will see in my planned build below, I do not let that stop any ideas of going AMD. I also do prefer Nvidia GTX cards because of the features Nvidia brings and my likings to them. All of that being said, my build is planned as below

PC Part Picker List (To anyone who prefers): http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ConiferousJelly/saved/kJRmP6

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor @ $140

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler @ $32

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard @ $140

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory @ $85

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive @ $85

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card @ $175

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case @ $120

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply @ $80

Comments on above components: I went with the FX-8350 8-Core Processor because it is a fast gaming processor with 8-Cores, it is overtop for a better price and value than Intel. I also went with the NZXT H440 because of how it looks, it works for all of my components and looks great, and I am willing to pay more for a case that has good cosmetics and makes me happy, rather than one I am not found of looks.

On the PCPartPicker page, most of the prices are entered in Manually to match Micro centers offerings. Prices can and probably will also be price matched due to Micro center's policy. One last note is that for the final build things may change, due to possibilities of there being out of box products for lower prices, and other situations like that.

So let me know what I can change and what you suggest for a better rig at my budget.

Thanks,

ConiferousJelly

Bazilias · November 27, 2015

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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 380 4GB Video Card ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.10 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $851.10

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 05:29 EST-0500

The Official Czex · November 27, 2015

Hello Everyone. I am a first time PC builder and will have a friend help me build the PC, but I am wondering what I could change in my current idea of a build and hopefully to get some feedback. I am also only purchasing parts from Micro center, as it is the only place near my area that has all of the main components in store that I can go to directly and buy.

I am using a USD currency, and as mentioned earlier will only be buying parts from Micro center. My budget is $850 tops, without monitor or peripherals. I will start off at 1 monitor at 1080p, could possibly go to 2 monitors at 1080p, but that would really be it. I wont be running 4k monitors in my foreseeable future, so I am not worried about that at the time being, and will assess that factor when the time comes. I will be doing some media, like photoshop and light video editing, but this is not my main target. My main target is gaming. I will be playing an array of games that includes Counter Strike: Global Offensive, COD: Black Ops 3, H1Z1, and other FPS games. I am not very picky when it comes to high/ultra high settings, but the ability to use higher settings would be a nice touch. I also do prefer intel, but as you will see in my planned build below, I do not let that stop any ideas of going AMD. I also do prefer Nvidia GTX cards because of the features Nvidia brings and my likings to them. All of that being said, my build is planned as below

PC Part Picker List (To anyone who prefers): http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ConiferousJelly/saved/kJRmP6

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor @ $140

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler @ $32

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard @ $140

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory @ $85

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive @ $85

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card @ $175

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case @ $120

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply @ $80

Comments on above components: I went with the FX-8350 8-Core Processor because it is a fast gaming processor with 8-Cores, it is overtop for a better price and value than Intel. I also went with the NZXT H440 because of how it looks, it works for all of my components and looks great, and I am willing to pay more for a case that has good cosmetics and makes me happy, rather than one I am not found of looks.

On the PCPartPicker page, most of the prices are entered in Manually to match Micro centers offerings. Prices can and probably will also be price matched due to Micro center's policy. One last note is that for the final build things may change, due to possibilities of there being out of box products for lower prices, and other situations like that.

So let me know what I can change and what you suggest for a better rig at my budget.

Thanks,

ConiferousJelly