DIY PC

[mgsstar]

I was wondering if the fine folks here could lend their opinion of my components list for my first build. If you have any recommendations, particularly as to if I might be wasting money or spending too much. All in all I feel I am making a respectable machine with current budget of 1500 which actually includes a few peripherals.

 

Corsair C70 mid-tower military green case- 119

 

Intel i5 4670K- 234

 

EVGA GeForce GTX760 2Gb- 259

 

Corsair Vengeance 16Gb DDR3 1600- 149

 

Samsung 840 EVO 250Gb SSD- 175

 

Corsair GS700 PSU- 109

 

MSI C87 G45 1150 Motherboard- 153

 

Corsair H100i Cooler- 99

 

ASUS 24x DVR/RW Drive - 25

 

Thoughts, suggestions, any and all would be appreciated. Particularly my curiosities lie with the processor (if AMD can be equally suited and with a fairer price tag, although there I am more concerned with quality and longevity) the graphics card, there are so many i never really know, and RAM. Mainly, could I cut cost but putting in the 8Gb (2x4Gb) set and then at a later date just swapping out the sticks for the 2x8 set. Thanks again in advance everyone, I plan on starting this project as soon as I get home from Afghanistan and before school starts. Could not be more excited.

 

Regards,

 

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I would create a new thread in New Builds and Planning so you will get more replies and make sure you answer these questions in your thread so people are able to help you:http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-reccomendations-please-read-before-posting/

[Sidiox]

How about a section for peripherals, like monitors and mice? People always wanna know what monitor is good and how much buttons their mouse needs (20 buttons off, G600 style ) great posts for a lot of people though.

[cjeffcoatjr]

I was wondering if the fine folks here could lend their opinion of my components list for my first build. If you have any recommendations, particularly as to if I might be wasting money or spending too much. All in all I feel I am making a respectable machine with current budget of 1500 which actually includes a few peripherals.

 

Corsair C70 mid-tower military green case- 119

 

Intel i5 4670K- 234

 

EVGA GeForce GTX760 2Gb- 259

 

Corsair Vengeance 16Gb DDR3 1600- 149

 

Samsung 840 EVO 250Gb SSD- 175

 

Corsair GS700 PSU- 109

 

MSI C87 G45 1150 Motherboard- 153

 

Corsair H100i Cooler- 99

 

ASUS 24x DVR/RW Drive - 25

 

Thoughts, suggestions, any and all would be appreciated. Particularly my curiosities lie with the processor (if AMD can be equally suited and with a fairer price tag, although there I am more concerned with quality and longevity) the graphics card, there are so many i never really know, and RAM. Mainly, could I cut cost but putting in the 8Gb (2x4Gb) set and then at a later date just swapping out the sticks for the 2x8 set. Thanks again in advance everyone, I plan on starting this project as soon as I get home from Afghanistan and before school starts. Could not be more excited.

 

Regards,

 

D

Post in the New Builds and Planning section

[CripDawg]

Thinking of building this pc with these core components

ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard R2.0

Amd 9370 because it comes with a water cooler and is a recomened processor for a upcoming game watch dogs

8 gig ripjaws ram 2x4 gb

Corsair 300R

750 watt silver aerocool imperator psu

Gigabyte 7970 oc

I'm am abit worried about the CPU even though I will not be overclocking is this a big concern?

[DavidBardock]

Hi, i really would like a bit of help, because i'm building my gaming PC for about 2000$~ heres my pick for hardware:

Case Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl, Window

MB Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H

PSU Corsair GS 800W, 80 Plus Bronze  with LED Red,White and Blue

CPU Intel Core i5-4670k

Zalman Ultimate Liquid CPU Cooler

Zalman System Cooling Fan 120mm Silent Fan and 80mm silent fans

RAM Crusial Ballistix Smart Tracer 240pin, (with LEDs), DDR3 1866Mhz, CL9 8GB 2x4

HDD WD Black 3,5" 1TB SATA3 7200RPM 64MB

SSD Samsung 840 EVO PC Kit 250GB SATA3, 540/520MBs, 7mm

GPU Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780

So my main questions are will i5-4670k bottleneck GTX 780, and will Zalman Ultimate Liquid Cooler fit Fractal Design Define R4 case? Btw, will this case fit Gigabytes long GPU?

Thanks for answers and sorry for mistakes, because now is 1AM and im really tired. Besides i really care for looks of my rig


 

[mgsstar]

Thinking of building this pc with these core components

ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard R2.0

Amd 9370 because it comes with a water cooler and is a recomened processor for a upcoming game watch dogs

8 gig ripjaws ram 2x4 gb

Corsair 300R

750 watt silver aerocool imperator psu

Gigabyte 7970 oc

I'm am abit worried about the CPU even though I will not be overclocking is this a big concern?

Hi, i really would like a bit of help, because i'm building my gaming PC for about 2000$~ heres my pick for hardware:

Case Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl, Window

MB Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H

PSU Corsair GS 800W, 80 Plus Bronze  with LED Red,White and Blue

CPU Intel Core i5-4670k

Zalman Ultimate Liquid CPU Cooler

Zalman System Cooling Fan 120mm Silent Fan and 80mm silent fans

RAM Crusial Ballistix Smart Tracer 240pin, (with LEDs), DDR3 1866Mhz, CL9 8GB 2x4

HDD WD Black 3,5" 1TB SATA3 7200RPM 64MB

SSD Samsung 840 EVO PC Kit 250GB SATA3, 540/520MBs, 7mm

GPU Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780

So my main questions are will i5-4670k bottleneck GTX 780, and will Zalman Ultimate Liquid Cooler fit Fractal Design Define R4 case? Btw, will this case fit Gigabytes long GPU?

Thanks for answers and sorry for mistakes, because now is 1AM and im really tired. Besides i really care for looks of my rig

 

@CripDawg @DavidBardock Welcome to the forum! Please create a new thread in New Builds and Planning where people will be able to help you there. Answer this in your thread so we will be able to help you better: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-reccomendations-please-read-before-posting/

[Kuzma]

@Windspeed36 in regards to the Adobe section I think that AMD should be recommended over Nvidia in this situation as AMD currently have a partnership with Adobe with active increases in OpenCL performance.

[Recon-UK]

Great post and thread, well done!  

[montyrule]

THANKS GUYS REALLY HELPED sorry about caps

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

Good Job @Windspeed36 You are Awesome!

[OutlawedConsole]

Very well put together, I wish I had seen this before building my computer

[Pounds]

Thanks! I love all the different build guides because each one seems to give me at least one new good piece of advice for my own building.

[Mistgrim]

Longest and best post i've seen in a while

[SAV1OUR]

anyone know if im able to remove the "thermal armor" from my sabertooth and paint it or are the people selling coloured ones? 

[L_Dub]

anyone know if im able to remove the "thermal armor" from my sabertooth and paint it or are the people selling coloured ones? 

As far as I know it is possible, but further then that i've never dealt with or painted one.

On the forum it has been done but to get a better answer make a thread on the CPU Motherboards and Memory section.

[Guest]

anyone know if im able to remove the "thermal armor" from my sabertooth and paint it or are the people selling coloured ones?

I have seen it done as there was a build of the week that painted it white. Have a hunt through the botw thread and hopefully you'll find it.

[NInety]

But Intel is better... an 8 Core AMD CPU vs. 4 Core Intel... they're pretty much equal, just wait until Intel 8 Cores *Drools

[Yummychickenblue]

I wish i had read this thread before I built my first computer

[greene_machine]

If you have a micro center near you, you can get a 4670k for 179$ http://www.microcenter.com/product/413251/Core_i5_4670K_34GHz_Socket_LGA_1150_Boxed_Processor

[oajarmeh95]

Great informative article, it will help a lot

 

excellent job.

[Kpassey1]

PDF doesnt work....atleast for me. Is anyone else having this problem?

[MattP123]

I'm thinking about building this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2L7Ij

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Rhino2112000]

i am no computer nerd but i know that a DIY computer has to cost $600 or more. Because some of the components cost like $200. i am such a plain jain so i don't build my own computer. My friend did and he is actually a member of this forum. and he has a friend that is maybe on this forum. They both are computer nerds. (no offense i mean computer nerd in a good way i swear.)

[capta1n_beans]

This is a very understandable, very well-done guide for anyone that wants to try and build a pc. Congratulations!!!

[capta1n_beans]

i am no computer nerd but i know that a DIY computer has to cost $600 or more. Because some of the components cost like $200. i am such a plain jain so i don't build my own computer. My friend did and he is actually a member of this forum. and he has a friend that is maybe on this forum. They both are computer nerds. (no offense i mean computer nerd in a good way i swear.)

It does not have to be expensive if you buy the right components for the budget

 

 

It is demonstrated in this video