Hi fellows!
It's my 5th year on my old HP notebook computer. I've been wanting to build a PC for a long time now, but I am one of those guys who really can't spend money due to it being a habit since being a child. While the price was never a problem, I just am not comfortable using money at all on pretty much anything besides food and other mandatory expenses.
I've been reading guides and posts about gaming PCs in the sweet spot; not the very high end but a good bang for the buck build. Right now, my build looks like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.69 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($105.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($324.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1074.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 19:38 EDT-0400
Any comments? I will be getting a keyboard, a mouse, a speaker system and a monitor from a friend of mine, so those won't be necessary.
