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Gaming PC build: Tips and Critique appreciated.

Gwydion1917
By Gwydion1917
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Hello! I am planning on building my first gaming PC.  My intent is to be able to play most of the current generation games at max or near max settings.  My max price is $1500 U.S. for everything I need.  I have some nice headphones and nice gaming mouse and a copy of Windows 7 home premium already from my bootcamped Macbook Pro (Don't hate, it was a gift). After some reasearch this is the build I came up with.  I dont plan to overclock initially but I wanted the option for the future.   Any advice and critique is greatly appreciated.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/tim.a.marshall/saved/4hsn

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Good build.

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12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

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You might prefer a mechanical keyboard, and based on your budget, you have the money to get one. 

 

Here's my choices. I made it with a blue and black color scheme. 

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($141.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($22.95 @ Amazon) 
Monitor:  Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($149.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1438.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 15:18 EDT-0400)

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Changing cases is not a nice thing to do  :(

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12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

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Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n6yB

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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You might prefer a mechanical keyboard, and based on your budget, you have the money to get one. 

 

Here's my choices. I made it with a blue and black color scheme. 

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($141.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($22.95 @ Amazon) 
Monitor:  Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($149.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1438.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 15:18 EDT-0400)

 

Could you please elaborate on the whys of your suggestions? 

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Thanks so much for the suggestions so far!  One question though.  I notice that both of you have recommended Gigabyte mobos and GPU's is the same manufacturer important for mobo and GPU?

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Thanks so much for the suggestions so far!  One question though.  I notice that both of you have recommended Gigabyte mobos and GPU's is the same manufacturer important for mobo and GPU?

Nope, just happens the gigabyte is a bit cheaper, the cards are pretty much just as good as each other.

My Rig: http://i.imgur.com/cot1Lxf.png
 

 

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Well. all parts ordered.  Thanks for the help everyone.  Here is the updated list.  I will post my build process in the appropriate forum when I get that done.

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3nhJZ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3nhJZ/by_merchant/) / [benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3nhJZ/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670k) | $229.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z87extreme4) | $124.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tlyd38g1600hc9dc01) | $61.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct240m500ssd1) | $119.99 @ Adorama
**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $58.24 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42774kr) | $339.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caph530w1) | $115.98 @ Best Buy
**Power Supply** | [seaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $23.10 @ Amazon
**Monitor** | [Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umvh6aa003) | $149.00 @ Amazon
**Case Fan** | [Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-fan-r4l2r20arr1) | $7.98 @ OutletPC
**Keyboard** | [Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire XT Wired Slim Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgk4030gkcr1us) | $89.99 @ Amazon
 | | **Total**
 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1391.23
 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 20:51 EDT-0400 |

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