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A friend of mine is wanting to get a better experience in modern games and wants what is best for his money. He is not planing to do any kind of overclocking and is not going to be rendering videos so z170 or x99 boards isn't a thing he wants. He won't be going for liquid cooling since he is a pretty basic guy. He will tend to use it stricktly as a gamimg rig only. He does want to keep costs down a bit and could use a new keyboard and mouse and he doesn't want something fancy like rgb, macros, etc. He just wants something that will serve him well and that will last him for a while. I really don't think he plans to play games at 1440p or 4k but wants a great experience in 1080p. Has around $600 but is willing to spend $920 at his max. He will appreciate a very premium look to his whole pc as long as the prices aren't through the roof. Thank you for reading and helping me. Edit: Spelling

I want to start building my first PC today but I want to get some more advice. I'll link my parts below (note: I live near a Microcenter) I was going to grab my final 2 components Ryzen 5 2400g and the AsRock B450 PRO4. Someone on r/buildpcsales said I should get the Ryzen 5 1600 + RX 570 instead of the 2400g. But the reason I wanted to go with the 2400g is because I just wanted something for so light gaming (Apex, Warframe and maybe Destiny 2) and to use my elgato HD60S to capture and stream PS4 gameplay. I just want to know how long will that RX 570 be good enough. When I add all 3 parts to the cart on Microcenter it's around $277 I can push that budget to around $350 any recommendations please and Thank you sorry if I sound complicated above. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.38 @ OutletPC) Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg) Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ Amazon) Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.88 @ OutletPC) Total: $469.12 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-26 04:07 EDT-0400

I recently ordered 2 120mm rgb fans of newegg (https://www.newegg.com/p/1YF-00VU-00001?Item=9SIAHW79524719), and they came with 6 pin connectors and no fan controller, meaning that my b450 motherboard can't power them. What can I do? Do I contact the manufacturer? Do I just return them?

Hi, I'm currently building my first PC, and I've come across a hitch. Two of the USB cables are attached to each other (even insulated together, so I can't pull them apart), and I can't attach one without being unable to attach the other. I've attached pictures below. Thanks in advance for the help

So I recently bought all the components i need to make a pc foe the first time bit after installing everything my pc will not start my ram rgb lights up, my cpu fan doesnt and my gpu doesn't. I have a feeli'g it has to do with updating the bios cause im using a 3000 serie Cpu: Ryzen 5 3600x Gpu: gtx strix 1660 ti Mb: x470 aorus ultra gaming Psu: corsair rm750 Ram: corsair vengeance rgb pro 16gb ddr4 dimm 3200 Ps. I know that the vables are a mess

This is my first pc build and I am trying to switch to the master race so I have been looking at cpu’s and I found one on pcpartpicker.com and then I chose all my other components on the website and now have pretty good build in my opinion but, since this is a gaming rig I was curious if I could run 2018 games at 100FPS or more on 1440p on my build. Also do you guys think I need to upgrade my cpu cooler or case? Here’s my build link and please, feel free to edit or change it (as long as it remains resonably close to 1000$) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor $149.99 @ Newegg Business CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler $31.98 @ Newegg Motherboard ASRock - Fatal1ty X470 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Newegg Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $134.99 @ Newegg Storage Crucial - MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $52.89 @ OutletPC Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB FTW ULTRA SILENT GAMING Video Card $389.89 @ OutletPC Case DIYPC - Zondda-W ATX Mid Tower Case $34.88 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ Newegg Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $1088.49 Mail-in rebates -$90.00 Total $998.49 Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-16 00:04 EST-0500

Hi! I'm trying to build a 1440p (Probably ?) gaming system around $800 to $900 and I choose following part lists using pcpartspicker.com . I'm happy with either a AMD or Intel build as long as it provide future upgrade path. I'm really happy to hear your suggestions. Thanks in advance? By the way I'll not do much overclocking. AMD Build (Ryzen 5 2600) PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fCjxCb Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fCjxCb/by_merchant/ CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($160.98 @ Newegg Business) Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg Business) Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($129.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.50 @ Amazon) Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB Dual Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg Business) Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon) Total: $845.42 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-29 02:26 EST-0500 Intel Build (Core i5 8400) PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6fYG6s Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6fYG6s/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI - Z370 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.89 @ OutletPC) Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.50 @ Amazon) Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 8 GB DUAL Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon) Total: $889.33 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-29 02:50 EST-0500

Budget (including currency): Close as possible to $2000 US (Bottom line total including monitor, keyboard, and headset) Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: AAA gaming, streaming, light video editing Other details: Hi i'm looking to build my first PC towards the end of the year and need some help in making sure I'm getting good value. I am looking to game at 1440p on Ultra at 60 FPS. I have been looking at the new RTX 3070 as a possible candidate as far as GPU. For the CPU, I was planning to use a Ryzen 5 3600, but with the recent announcement of AMD showing off Zen 3 chips in early October, I am now looking at getting the next gen upgrade on the 3600. Besides the GPU and CPU on the list, everything else is what I am looking to purchase. Any help and suggestions are greatly appreciated. PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $209.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4 CPU Cooler $59.95 @ Amazon Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste $6.99 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $204.99 @ Amazon Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $82.49 @ Newegg Storage Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $109.00 @ Amazon Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $104.99 @ Adorama Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card $499.99 @ Best Buy Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $98.98 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $139.99 @ Best Buy Case Fan upHere T7SYC7 120 mm Fans 3-Pack $32.99 @ Amazon Monitor Gigabyte G27QC 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor $289.99 @ Amazon Keyboard Razer Huntsman Elite RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard $167.99 @ Amazon Headphones Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset $99.99 @ Best Buy Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $2108.32 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-10 20:29 EDT-0400

Hello guys! I bought a PC 5 years ago. Recently my PC started to give me bugs and problems and now I need to upgrade (and btw my CPU died yesterday). Before it was a AMD radeon 770 HD series GPU, MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 motherboard and some kind of athlon 4 core 3.2 GHz CPU (don't remember which one exactly because it's already in my trash can). I have already swapped GPU and PSU. I got GTX 1050 4GB TI GPU and SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze EVO Edition 520W ATX12V v2.3 PSU. For storage I have Samsung 850 evo 250gb and some kind of 1TB HDD (doesn't matter). Everything else I need to change (CPU, RAM, Motherboard). I was thinking about getting the Ryzen 5 CPU (still can't decide between 1600X, 2600 and 2600X, but im leaning more towards 2600X), GIGABYTE AB350M-GAMING 3 motherboard and G.SKILL RIPJAWSV 32GB 3200MHZ DDR4 CL16 DIMM KIT OF 2 F4-3200C16D-32GVK RAM. I was looking at PATRIOT VIPER 4 16GB 3000MHZ DDR4 CL16 KIT OF 2 PV416G300C6K. I don't care how much RAM memory i get for now but i know i'll want to upgrade later to 32GB. What are your thoughts if I go for Ryzen 5 2600X with that G.SKILL RAM? Or there are some better options in your thoughts. I don't want to spend too much money but at the same time i'd rather pay a bit exrtra so I wont get any unnecessary surprises later. With this upgrade I'm hoping to last at least 4 next years. Hopefully long time PC builder enthusiasts aren't getting a heart attack looking at my theoretical build. P.S. Sorry for typos if there are any. English was only my 3rd language i have learned. P.S.S. Everyone have a nice day!

So I am building my first pc ever and I've been given a decent budget from my good college results and I've settled on Asus z370 prime p I7 8700k Nzxt kraken x62 32gb quad channel memory (I'm not sure if I can use this configuration with an 8700k I've been told that I can do quad channel and it doesn't matter but I look on the spec page and see dual channel so idk what to do about that) Gtx 1080ti 850w PSU All inside of a nzxt s340 black and red edition case I know it's not colour coded with insane RGB but I'd like to stream 720p 60fps Is this a good build and with my memory config is that fine to use it will give me issues later on I do know how to install windows from a usb drive however if my motherboard needs a BIOS update that wouldn't be a problem would it I can just download the update and let it do its thing with a restart right?

The parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/s7LqHh What do you think? Chose the CPU because: 6 cores will not be mainstream for a while Higher clock speeds are more important than core count Overall great price/performance Chose CPU cooler because: Intel stock cooler is potato quality $20 is all the budget I have for cooling Got a lot of recommendations for the Cryorig M9i Chose motherboard because: It has great features at an expensive price: 4 DIMM slots USB Type-C 2*M.2 slots Support for upto three monitors from integrated graphics B360 is good enough, because I don't think I will ever need RAID or SLI Chose RAM because: While 8GB would have been enough, 16GB dual channel seems good for the future Chose higher speed RAM although Intel does not feed on it because it's currently 5 dollars more expensive Chose SSD because: NVME is currently overkill, and normal SATA will do fine 500GB is decent for now, and can be upgraded later Chose case because: It generally sells for $10 less, making it a great buy It has dust magnets, 2*2.5" drive bays, an included blue LED fan, modular I/O, and a transparent panel Chose PSU because: Wanted at least 80+ Bronze, and at least semi-modularity from a reputable brand Chose OS because: Windows 10 Pro is a bad idea The full version is also useful, so that I can transfer it across motherboards Chose case fan because: Got recommendations for it Looks decent Good price/performance Chose monitor because: I had money to spare since my build itself looked solid, so I went with a 1440p panel I did not want a huge display, so that I could see everything at a time 60Hz refresh rate is not a concern Chose speaker because: Cheapest 2.1 channel speaker Chose webcam because: 1080p is a nice boost for video calling as compared to 720p Was inexpensive, and had good reviews on Amazon Chose microphone because: It was cheap, looked good and had decent reviews I am actively looking for replacements for this part because I have an extra headphone jack on my Marshall 2 headphones. Is there an attachable microphone that I can get that stays there and hangs on? What do you think of this build? Anything I should change?

Budget: $970 Aim: 3D modelling (PTC Creo), Video editing (Da Vinci Resolve), Java coding, general productivity (OpenOffice), movies, stuff. Peripherals: Not needed Monitor: Included in list OS: Included in list CPU: Intel - Core i5-8500 3GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.89 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($173.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Adorama) Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC) Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: EVGA - BQ 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ B&H) Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($97.99 @ Other World Computing) Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.29 @ SuperBiiz) *2 Case Fan: BitFenix - Spectre LED 47.7 CFM 140mm Fan ($6.99 @ Amazon) *2 Other: ICY DOCK MB344SP FLEX-FIT Quattro 4 x 2.5” HDD / SSD Bracket for ($9.99 @ Amazon) Other: LG Electronics UM57 25UM57 25-Inch Screen LED-lit Monitor ($149.00 @ Amazon) Total: $969.74 Special notes: It's gotta be cool, it can be loud, but cool is more important. Gonna get a GPU later, when prices fall/ when a newer model releases- currently looking at a GTX 1050/ 1050 Ti Going for Intel because the Ryzen 5 2400G is not powerful enough, and I don't want to buy a GPU now. What do you guys think? Not comfortable getting the key from Reddit, want the ultra-wide specifically for productivity purposes, and chose the case coz it comes with two optical drive bays (one can be converted to 4 SSD bays), has 2 white LED fans, and I specifically don't want a GPU now.

Hello, thank you for clicking on my post. I am busy building a pc and I do not have all the parts yet. I installed my motherboard into my case because I have my Motherboard, Case and Power Supply Unit already and I am still waiting on my other parts. Now I just installed the motherboard because I thought ''Hey why not, there's nothing wrong with installing a motherboard in a case for no reason? Right?'' So... I installed the motherboard, without any stand off's... so I literally took the screws included in the case and screwed the motherboard straight to the case without installing the little stand off things so the back of the motherboard doesn't touch the case, well... I didn't install those stand off things and the motherboard was touching the back off the case for a good week, I still haven't gotten all my stuff yet so I don't know if i have short circuited it or not? Please tell my that there is some sort of god and that my 150 Dollar Motherboard is going to be okay? Please...? Here is a video showing my mistake - 54023561426__9A68EA3F-D267-4358-BE5B-6A1D87A9B4FF.MOV

Hello, thanks for clicking on my post. I have decided on all the parts I want in my PC other than my SSD (and PSU but you can check that out on the psu forum), all I want from my ssd is to be 240GB or over, under 850 SEK (86 Euro) and last at least 3 years. Oh also be fast, you know, that's why I want an SSD. You can check out my profile for the PCPartPicker link and the name of my SSD I think is okay, please help out. My SSD Choice: https://www.play-asia.com/samsung-ssd-850-evo-250gb-sata-6gbs/13/708fhr#reviews

Im going to be running two xeon cpu's in a lga 1366 socket. I just need something on there to cool them. Im going to keep the entire motherboard open air for best results

Currently i'm running off a lower end gaming laptop, but recently I've been getting into 3D fx, modeling, editing etc. -- on top of wanting to play more intensive 3D games -- so I have an upgrade in mind (too bad the Canadian dollar is so low lol). My budget is ~$2500 Canadian (with shipping/tax), and I more or less have my parts picked out (although i'd be happy to hear recommendations for better products within similar price ranges) But more importantly because i'm a first time builder, it would be really, really nice if someone more experienced could quickly check over my build and make sure that all selected parts are compatible (I've tried to make sure everything works together but considering how much money is being invested in this comp I really want to be 100% sure. Thanks! Build CPU: i7-6700k LGA 1151 CPU COOLER: Noctua NH-D14 MOTHERBOARD: MSI Gaming Z170A gaming M5 ATX CASE: COOLER MASTER HAF series (full tower) POWER: cooler master GM series G750M GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 DirectX 12 GTX GAMING 8G SSD (boot drive): SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB HDD: WD Blue 3TB Desktop Hard Dish Drive - 5400RPM RAM: G.SKill ripjaws V series 32GB (2x 16GB) DDR4 3200

Hello, could you please check over my Parslist if they are sensible or if there are mistakes in it. I will be used for programming and gaming as high performance tasks, but graphical quallity isn't that important. I have played often at 600X800 resulution and enjoyed it. Currently I am using a HP Elitebook 8530w with an Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9000 @ 2.00GHz and a NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M. It has served me well despite the overheating problems, but the mobility requirements are now fulfilled by my tablet. I'm living in Austria (the one with the alps, not the kangaroos), the OS will be Windows and the budget should stay roughtly the same. If you could tell me what to watch for when buying a Monitor for the system I would apreciate it verry much. http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/3mCxyc I7-67000K Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM Asus Z170-DELUXE ATX LGA1151 Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 2 times: Western Digital Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM (Data + Backup) MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Cooler Master MasterCase 5 ATX Mid Tower EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

After hooking everything up to where I'm pretty sure it needs to go (I watched an Austin Evans video to help), I found a couple wires that I'm not sure where they need to go, I have the front fan wire than can't reach even slightly near the motherboard, and the front USB wire with the same problem. I might be able to post some pictures if needed.

Hey guys, I finished my first pc about a week ago, and after 5 days of non-overclocked light use it shut down in the middle of a battlefield game. I tried reseting cmos and all that stuff, but I know for a fact it is not my power supply (have tested it). Whenever I turn the power on the debug LED displays 00, and the board lights up. The board is not powering any fans including the cpu fan. I cannot acces bios, its wont even output anything. Please note that I have not got a gpu ATM, I took it out to work on the pc, but putting it back is not an issue. Specs: i7 6700K SAPHIRE R7 370 4GB CORSAIR CX430M 240gb KINGSTON SSD 16gb CORSAIR VENGANCE LPX 3200mhz 8gb x 2 *I have tried other ram MOBO: MSI GAMING z170A M5 *Please don't criticise choice of parts, I don't use much HDD space at all and the GPU and PSU are place holders until Vega or Polaris (haven't decided witch one I will wait for yet, I'll probably just go with a 490x :D)

Hey, I am a first time builder, and I was wondering if I could get any suggestions or tips on my build. My main concerns are these: 1. My motherboard - Is it good? I am planning on overclocking some time in the future, and is the Bios menu something that I should take into consideration on it? 2. My case fans. I am going for the red theme, so I thought these would be cool, but do they provide sufficient air flow? 3. RAM. I have no knowledge of RAM whatsoever, so please inform me on what is good, and what isn't. 4. SSD. Is 250 GBs going to be too much? I am trying to stick close to 1200 dollars USD. I am going to install Windows 10 on it, and CS:GO, and probably GTA V. 5. PSU. Not much knowledge on this either. I'd love any suggestions on this! PCPartPicker Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LF2DWZ Thanks a ton!!! EDIT: Meant to put the link in, but forgot... Sorry!

Hello All, I'm building a PC for the first time. It will be used entirely for editing video. I will be using mostly Adobe Premiere, Speedgrade, and After Effects on the machine. I have absolutely zero interest in gaming, so that is not a concern. I have started picking out parts, but am not entirely sure if I have the best combination for my needs and budget... I'd like to stay around $1700. Also, I currently have no clue how large of a power supply I will need, so reccomendations on that would be great. Heres what I have so picked so far: Processor: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 3.3GHz Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Motherboard: ASUS x99-Pro Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB DDR4 SSD: Crucial BX100 250GB Storage: 2TB WD BLACK SERIES 7200RPM (will hopefully be adding another for a RAID 1 eventually) Please help, I'm really clueless... Also, could I fit this into a smaller case like a Cooler Master N200? I like the looks and size of that case.

Hey Linus Tech Tips community, I am brand new to building PC's, and was looking for some advice on my build. Specifically looking to see if there are any big bottle necks that I am over looking or if there are any suggestions on alternate parts for similar price that would be better. Any feedback would be very appreciated. The top of my price range is $1300 US. EDIT: This rig is primarily going to be used for gaming. Thanks again. Here is the parts list from PCpartpicker.com. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GGCcvK Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GGCcvK/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus Z97-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg) Storage: *A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.00 @ Amazon) Storage: *Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($302.98 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz) Keyboard: Rosewill STRIKER RK-6000 Wired Standard Keyboard ($49.89 @ OutletPC) Mouse: Cooler Master Recon Wired Optical Mouse ($31.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $1251.69 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 22:38 EDT-0400

Hi guys. After 4 years worth of savings I've finally got enough for me to get my Dream Rig! I've got a grand total of £2,550 to spend now, and here are the parts that I've chosen. They might not be perfect, and I'm open to changes that anyone can offer me. Another thing is as I'm a first time builder, I've got no experience, so would love to hear some good tips that could make the build more enjoyable and things that I might miss that is vitally important. Part List: CPU: Intel 4690K Thermal Paste: Artic MX4 CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 Motherboard: Asus VII Formula Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB 1866MHz Red Storage: WD Black 2TB Crucial MX100 512GB Video Cards: 2X Asus Strix 980's Case: Corsair 760T PSU: Corsair HX850i OS: Windows 8.1 Fans: Corsair AF140 Corsair SP120 HP Dual Monitors: 2X AOC G2460FQ (going to add 1 more later when I get paid in a few months) Thanks in advance! Maraio1

My first PC build and would like some help and any suggested changes. i would like to buy all my parts from scan. main question: EVGA GtX760 2GB or MSI twin frozr 5 GTX 960 2GB MY monitor http://www.scan.co.uk/products/236-asus-vs247hr-led-monitor-slim-hdmi-dvi-vga-1920x1080-250cd-m-50m1-2ms-black Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler MX-4 Thermal Paste 4g Tube from Arctic Cooling for All CPU's & Coolers MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card or MSI Twin Frozr 5 NVIDIA 2GB GTX960 GAMING Maxwell Graphics Card Corsair CP-9020077-UK CS650M 650W Hybrid Modular Power Supply (PSU) Corsair Vengeance C70 (green) ATX Mid Tower Case Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer i would like not to spend much more money on any of the parts but will give a little lee way thank you for you help.

Budget: 2,000 US Dollars maximum. Purchase Website: Newegg USA, Amazon USA. Aim: Learning video editing. Monitors: I need one monitor. I don't plan on using a second monitor. 1920x1080p. 24"+. Peripherals: I need a good mouse, keyboard, and speakers. Thanks! I don't want anything that's overkill.