Hello everyone,

Thank you in advance to those who help out.

I've been thinking about getting a console... Freeze right there, I now understand the potential (and superiority) of PCs over consoles. Now that I know where I want to direct my gaming platform, I now need to get a reasonable gaming PC build that I can play the current and upcoming AAA games. I do play greenlight games from Steam, but for all intents and purposes, I'm looking for a gaming PC that I can exclusively use for gaming, and continue using for at least longer than the PS4 will be around.

Ultimately, getting a PC better than the PS4 is my goal. I know that PCs are (can) be better than consoles, so I want to put something together that will beat the PS4, and still be awesome by the time the PS4 is replaced by whatever Sony releases.

Now, as a disclosure: I'm new to PC building, but I do have a very smart friend who will help me... from my item list, I hope that shows some degree of aptitude of component knowledge- Linus Tech tips and a lot of other YouTube videos have helped... To give a good example of my "noobness", I found out what ATX means today. All this "noobness" aside, I always put my all into whatever I do, so I want to learn, I want to do this right, and I want to play freakin' GTA V on high/ultra-mofo settings. haha

SO. With all that said, I gave my best shot at finding components that I need, but it came out to about $2000 (I don't think I missed anything, the PCpicker list was full)... Hopefully the wonderful people of PCPARTPICKER forums can enlighten me to where I went wrong, and perhaps even some better suggestions.

For a benchmark, here are the recommended req's from Steam's site for GTA V.

OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1 Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHz (8 CPUs) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7870 2GB Hard Drive: 65 GB available space Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible

I like AMD because i've heard and read that it's a better bang for your buck, but if I'm wrong, feel free to suggest an Intel focused rig. Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:----

CPU | AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor | $213.98 @ DirectCanada

CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $114.50 @ Vuugo

Motherboard | Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard | $154.99 @ NCIX

Memory | Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | $180.98 @ Newegg Canada

Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $92.99 @ Newegg Canada

Storage#2 | Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $249.99 @ Memory Express

Video Card | PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card | $354.98 @ Newegg Canada

Case | Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case | $94.99 @ Memory Express

Power Supply | EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power SUpply | $79.99 @ NCIX

Optical Drive | LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer | $84.99 @ Canada Computers

Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) | $118.98 @ Newegg Canada

Wired network Adapter | Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter | $34.96 @ DirectCanada

Case Fan | Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans | $28.29 @ DirectCanada

| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, rough estimates, and discounts | | Total | ~$1870.00

Final note: As you can see, I added a case fan. I did that because I 1) think it's better to have more than less airflow, and 2) because I'd rather spend the money on a fan than just settle for higher temps in the case- the better long-term damage-preventative actions I can take, the better.

Thank you