First time build NEED HELP

[troubleddoge]

1. Budget and Location: My budget is around $800 and I will be buying all of the parts in the US.

2. Aim: This will be a gaming pc. I will be playing lots of modded Minecraft, I also plan on getting DayZ Standalone, BF4, Skyrim, COD Ghosts, and maybe GTA4. I would like to play all of these games at around 40 fps. I will also probably buy a second GPU in the future and do a mild overclock.

3. Monitors: Single monitor (1080p) not included in budget.

4. Peripherals: A gaming mouse and keyboard (USB) not included in budget. I will be getting Windows 8 but thats not included in the budget.

5. Why are you upgrading: Tired of playing on lowest settings on an unstable and really old laptop.

6. Requirements: Has to use a BitFenix Prodigy M as the case. The Prodigy M because it has MicroATX support and can fit two gpus. Must be able to run two gpus in Crossfire or SLI, I will probably get a second gpu in a few years. Must have atleast a 1tb hdd and a 120gb or more ssd. Must be able to do a mild overclock. I will be buying fans but there not included in the price, except for the cpu fan.

Thanks in advance.

[DarrenP]

1. Budget and Location: My budget is around $800 and I will be buying all of the parts in the US.

2. Aim: This will be a gaming pc. I will be playing lots of modded Minecraft, I also plan on getting DayZ Standalone, BF4, Skyrim, COD Ghosts, and maybe GTA4. I would like to play all of these games at around 40 fps. I will also probably buy a second GPU in the future and do a mild overclock.

3. Monitors: Single monitor (1080p) not included in budget.

4. Peripherals: A gaming mouse and keyboard (USB) not included in budget. I will be getting Windows 8 but thats not included in the budget.

5. Why are you upgrading: Tired of playing on lowest settings on an unstable and really old laptop.

6. Requirements: Has to use a BitFenix Prodigy M as the case. The Prodigy M because it has MicroATX support and can fit two gpus. Must be able to run two gpus in Crossfire or SLI, I will probably get a second gpu in a few years. Must have atleast a 1tb hdd and a 120gb or more ssd. Must be able to do a mild overclock. I will be buying fans but there not included in the price, except for the cpu fan.

Thanks in advance.

That's a high order for 800 bucks. I'll see what i can do. 

[troubleddoge]

That should say "USB , not included in the budget." Don't know why it made a smiley face.

[Megazero]

I think this is about as good as I can go with 800$

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.25 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($149.90 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $812.07

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-01 10:41 EDT-0400)

My suggestion? Dont buy the 750Ti now, save up more and try to go for a GTX 770 instead. The CPU and Mobo will probably wont be replace for a long time so it's fine, but you will need to add an SSD in sooner or later. Let's say you have about 200$ more than go for this build, much better (Also note that the PSU is sort of overkill for both of these 2, I just choose these to let a bit of room for future upgrade):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.25 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($82.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1065.15

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-01 10:45 EDT-0400)

[troubleddoge]

I have really bad timing... I shouldn't have posted this now because I have to leave. I will check back in a few hours.

[ervinelim]

I wouldn't really make a PC with SLI/Crossfire in mind especially since after a few years. In a few years, the GPU you buy now might not be even available anymore or it would be so expensive that it would be a waste of time to buy it. If you are going to SLI/CF it's better you do it right now than wait after 2-3years because obviously it won't be in production anymore.

 

Also, with this build. you are sacrificing $100 on the case when you can buy a $50 case and save the rest for a better GPU/CPU.

 

Just my two cents though. If you really like the case then go for it but for the SLI/CF part, I would really go against it. 

[troubleddoge]

I really like the case and I said I would maybe do Crossfire/SLI. It may never happen it just that if I ever wanted to I could. And thanks for the advice.

[Jaybird]

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way to read the op

 

 

 

Edit: I got a system at about $900 but I am at work so I cant continue to search for cheaper things at the moment. 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.79 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.95 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($99.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $914.65

[Megazero]

way to read the op

Ah! Cause normally we only have 5 of those so I just skip the 6th... my bad Having an SSD too will push the price about 90$ more(making mine 800$ build become 900$), meaning either -less powerfull CPU + Mobo/ - less powerful card/ - switch to AMD APU + Mobo, and I'm not very good with AMD side of things so I will leave this matter to others then...

[Jaybird]

Ah! Cause normally we only have 5 of those so I just skip the 6th... my bad Having an SSD too will push the price about 90$ more(making mine 800$ build become 900$), meaning either -less powerfull CPU + Mobo/ - less powerful card/ - switch to AMD APU + Mobo, and I'm not very good with AMD side of things so I will leave this matter to others then...

ey, same here. I dont know much amd and their product line up. blue/green team FTW

[GuideMe002]

 

way to read the op

 

 

 

Edit: I got a system at about $900 but I am at work so I cant continue to search for cheaper things at the moment. 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.79 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.95 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($99.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $914.65

 

This List would probably help you.

[Akolyte]

Dude, with your requirements its impossible to get a system like that for $800 with a decent graphics card.  You could do alright with $850 though, heres my recommendation.  http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3BXH8

 

Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor - it doesn't have a k but you can still do 'mild' overclocking with it.

 

The stock cooler will do fine for this processor, maybe not overclocking though.  

 

Asus Z87M-Plus Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard - a z87 board is required for overclocking.  I like Asus boards and yeah.  

 

A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - decent memory and so you cant complain.

 

Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk - its 120GB as you asked, its not the fastest but its damn good value.

 

Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive - just the bare minimum.

 

OPTION 1: (Decent Graphics):

 

Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card - this is a great gpu for the money, it can run battlefield 4 on ultra at 1080p 'playable'

 

OPTION 2: (Budget):

 

GTX 750 (non ti) - runs decent but your going to sacrifice graphics. It cant run bf4 on ultra fine. 

 

BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case - like you asked.

 

Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
 

[Akolyte]

I really like the case and I said I would maybe do Crossfire/SLI. It may never happen it just that if I ever wanted to I could. And thanks for the advice.

yeah but dude, I guess what everyone is trying to say is your expecting to much.  If you expect to much your never going to be happy with a system of this budget.  We can make this budget work alright, but you have 3 tough choices to make.

 

1. Sacrifice Graphics.

 

2. Sacrifice Upgradability and overclocking.

 

3. Sacrifice the SSD. 

 

Sadly for your budget we cant acomplish all 3 factors flawlessly for you, here is what I recommend we do.  I say we cross out the SSD, and we get you a hybrid drive instead.  I say we cut out the overclocking and save some money so you can spend it in the graphics card and cpu.  Because, lets face it.  Are you willing to have overclockability in your processor and in return run games at medium fine?  Or are you willing to cut down a few aspects and have a much better experience!  But this is your first build, tell me.  Are you certainly going to overclock, or are you not?  Think about it, are you going to want the pure SSD or can you be okay with a single 1TB hybrid drive?  

[troubleddoge]

I can be ok with a single HDD and I was thinking it doesn't have to be Intel and Nvidia. There are lots of FM2 and FM2+ MicroATX boards. I could probably buy an Athlon and a R9 270x and I would be fine.