This was my first build ever and I completed it a couple of years ago. Just curious what I did right and what I did wrong. Help me to improve this system.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type
Item
Price
CPU
Intel - Core i5-4690K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor
$270.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard
MSI - Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory
Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
$67.99 @ Amazon
Storage
Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$89.89 @ OutletPC
Storage
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$39.99 @ Monoprice
Video Card
MSI - GeForce GTX 970 4 GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case
Antec - Nine Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case
$79.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply
EVGA - SuperNOVA GS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
$89.89 @ OutletPC
Optical Drive
Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
$14.99 @ Newegg Business
Operating System
Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
$98.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor
Acer - G236HLBbd 23.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor
Monitor
Asus - VG278HV 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor
Keyboard
Logitech - K350 Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard
$32.86 @ Amazon
Mouse
Logitech - M510 Wireless Laser Mouse
$14.24 @ Amazon
Speakers
Logitech - Z323 30 W 2.1ch Speakers
$34.79 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)
$873.52
Mail-in rebates
-$40.00
Total
$833.52
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-25 13:17 EST-0500