My First Build

[Quantum64]

I've been a fan of Linus Tech Tips for awhile now, and I think it's finally time I try my own build.  I've watched many videos on part selection, and here's what I've come up with.

 

Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 450D http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139042

Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO FM2+ / FM2 AMD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132056

APU: AMD A10-6800K Richland 4.1GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113331

Graphics: ASUS R7260-1GD5 Radeon http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121841

Heatsink: ARCTIC Freezer A11 CPU Cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186092

PSU: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568

SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247

HDD: Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Wireless Adapter: ASUS PCE-N15 Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI Express http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320074

LED Lighting (because why not): NZXT HUE RGB Led Controller http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992011

 

 

 

I'm looking for advice for optimizations, and confirmation that this will actually work (is the power supply correct, will everything fit in the case).  Feel free to tell me my choices are awful, I've never done this before, but eh, everyone starts somewhere. 

EDIT:  Also I want to use only air cooling.  I've chosen a CPU heatsink fan, and the case comes with 3 fans, but will that be enough for good cooling?

[Rheinwasser]

that link is kind of broken.

[Quantum64]

that link is kind of broken.

Sorry fixed.

[Rheinwasser]

Sorry fixed.

it still doesnt work for me.

[Quantum64]

I'll just paste links to the parts then

[Izaya Orihara]

I've been a fan of Linus Tech Tips for awhile now, and I think it's finally time I try my own build.  I've watched many videos on part selection, and here's what I've come up with.

 

Case : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139042

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132056

APU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113331

Graphics: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121841

Heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186092

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568

SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Wireless Adapter: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320074

LED Lighting (because why not): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992011

 

 

I'm looking for advice for optimizations, and confirmation that this will actually work (is the power supply correct, will everything fit in the case).  Feel free to tell me my choices are awful, I've never done this before, but eh, everyone starts somewhere. 

EDIT:  Also I want to use only air cooling.  I've chosen a CPU heatsink fan, and the case comes with 3 fans, but will that be enough for good cooling?

Hello and welcome to the forum enjoy you stay. Also what will you use the PC for? Seems like you budget is  around 1100$.  How about this then? PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GYuI

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GYuI/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GYuI/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($144.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($118.00 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($77.27 @ TigerDirect) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1076.19

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 18:11 EDT-0400)

[jtrier1]

I've been a fan of Linus Tech Tips for awhile now, and I think it's finally time I try my own build.  I've watched many videos on part selection, and here's what I've come up with.

 

Case : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139042

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132056

APU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113331

Graphics: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121841

Heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186092

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568

SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Wireless Adapter: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320074

LED Lighting (because why not): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992011

 

 

I'm looking for advice for optimizations, and confirmation that this will actually work (is the power supply correct, will everything fit in the case).  Feel free to tell me my choices are awful, I've never done this before, but eh, everyone starts somewhere. 

EDIT:  Also I want to use only air cooling.  I've chosen a CPU heatsink fan, and the case comes with 3 fans, but will that be enough for good cooling?

 

With a couple of changes, I was able to give you a better performing PC while saving you money. Also, if you weren't aware, the LED link you have is just a controller, the LED lighting is sold separately.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3H0ov

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3H0ov/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3H0ov/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($104.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270X 2GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($27.99 @ Amazon)

Other: NZXT HUE RGB Led Controller  ($32.99)

Total: $893.33

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 19:15 EDT-0400)

[Quantum64]

With a couple of changes, I was able to give you a better performing PC while saving you money. Also, if you weren't aware, the LED link you have is just a controller, the LED lighting is sold separately.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3H0ov

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3H0ov/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3H0ov/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($104.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270X 2GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($27.99 @ Amazon)

Other: NZXT HUE RGB Led Controller  ($32.99)

Total: $893.33

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 19:15 EDT-0400)

I am planning to use my PC mostly for 3D modeling, animation and rendering, which, as far as I understand, is intensive on the GPU.

 

 

Hello and welcome to the forum enjoy you stay. Also what will you use the PC for? Seems like you budget is  around 1100$.  How about this then? PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GYuI

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GYuI/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GYuI/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($144.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($118.00 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($77.27 @ TigerDirect) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1076.19

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 18:11 EDT-0400)

 

I really would like to use your list, but I would prefer the Corsair Obsidian Series 450D case. (Just because I like the way it looks)  Would that still work?

 

 

Thank you for all your information, you guys are amazing.  Also if you look under the FAQ for the led lighting controller, a 2 meter RGB LED strip is included.

[jtrier1]

I am planning to use my PC mostly for 3D modeling, animation and rendering, which, as far as I understand, is intensive on the GPU.

 

I really would like to use your list, but I would prefer the Corsair Obsidian Series 450D case. (Just because I like the way it looks)  Would that still work?

 

 

Thank you for all your information, you guys are amazing.  Also if you look under the FAQ for the led lighting controller, a 2 meter RGB LED strip is included.

 

All the more reason why to go with the R9 270x instead of the R7 260

[Quantum64]

All the more reason why to go with the R9 270x instead of the R7 260

 

Do you think I would be better off with a full sized ATX board instead of the Micro one in case I wanted to add another PCI expansion later, like a sound card?  Unfortunately I need the wireless adapter as I will not have access to LAN where my computer will sit.

 

I was thinking of this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128509 as it is basically a full sized version of the micro, but this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138372 is a better price range.

[jtrier1]

Do you think I would be better off with a full sized ATX board instead of the Micro one in case I wanted to add another PCI expansion later, like a sound card?  Unfortunately I need the wireless adapter as I will not have access to LAN where my computer will sit.

 

I was thinking of this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128509 as it is basically a full sized version of the micro, but this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138372 is a better price range.

 

If you're wanting to add PCI components like a sound card & wireless, definitely go with the ATX. It has more PCI ports than the Micro.