My First PC

[ohdatpro]

So I'm building my first PC. I am NOT computer illiterate or anything but I've never built one from scratch. I've replaced laptop screens, hard drives, normal computer innards ya know, the usual. But, like I said its my first so it's gonna be my baby. I'm a twitch streamer so I need a really great setup. So far I'm looking at spending 1.1 G so far. I'm wiling on going 1.5 G but I will have to save A LOT. This build will be for a gaming build. I will provide my current pieces of hardware (NOT OS YET! Most likely going with Windows 8 however) with Amazon link.

 

Corsair CX Series 500 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 456 Power Supply CX500M

 

LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter without Software, Black (WH14NS40)

 

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound 3.5 Grams

 

AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition

 

 

Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10)

 

MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97-G45 GAMING

 

 

ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX760 2GB GDDR5 256-bit, DVI-I/DVI-D/ HDMI/DP PCI-Express 3.0 SLI ready Graphic Card OC-selected 1072 MHz core

 

Cooler Master Seidon 120V - PC CPU Liquid Water Cooling System, All-In-One Kit with Compact 120mm Radiator and Fan

 

Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition Twin Pack Fan (CO-9050006-WW)

 

Feel free to provide constructive criticism! Anything helps!

[SAV1OUR]

oh god this is a mess...

budget and location? 

you know a amd cpu won't work with a intel motherboard right? 

please post under the right sub form next time this belongs in new builds and planing 

use the quote button if you want my help 

also you DO NOT need 32gb for gaming 

[ohdatpro]

oh god this is a mess...

budget and location? 

you know a amd cpu won't work with a intel motherboard right? 

please post under the right sub form next time this belongs in new builds and planing 

use the quote button if you want my help 

also you DO NOT need 32gb for gaming 

this isn't just for gaming. Like I said, I'm also a streamer.

[SAV1OUR]

this isn't just for gaming. Like I said, I'm also a streamer.

streaming doesn't require 32gb ram i stream on 8gb just fine...

but please answer the rest of my questions if you want a better system that will actually work  

[T.Vengeance]

this isn't just for gaming. Like I said, I'm also a streamer.

No like you put an AMD CPU with an Intel socket. It won't fit. 

[ZacDaMan72]

this isn't just for gaming. Like I said, I'm also a streamer.

Streaming does not need 32GB RAM.

 

No like you put an AMD CPU with an Intel socket. It won't fit. 

 

Bahahah I just noticed that!

[ohdatpro]

oh god this is a mess...

budget and location? 

you know a amd cpu won't work with a intel motherboard right? 

please post under the right sub form next time this belongs in new builds and planing 

use the quote button if you want my help 

also you DO NOT need 32gb for gaming 

also thanks, i did not know that an AMD processor would not work with an intel motherboard.

[Shd0w2]

streaming doesn't require 32gb ram i stream on 8gb just fine...

but please answer the rest of my questions if you want a better system that will actually work

Lets not be too rude, even if its mostly true

[Meteora]

Maybe get a 4670k or 4790k? AMD cannot use the z97 chipset, sorry if you like more cores. You will need a better gpu with the budget you have too. And did you list your case or do you already have one?

[ohdatpro]

I really appreciate all the comments. I REALLY REALLY don't wanna mess this up.

[CleanerTax]

32 gb ram is overkill, go for 8 and a better graphics card

[ZacDaMan72]

These days, Single core performance>Number of cores. Use http://pcpartpicker.com

[CleanerTax]

And the motherboard, cuz you know, its a pretty big deal .

[ohdatpro]

also thanks, i did not know that an AMD processor would not work with an intel motherboard.

 

oh god this is a mess...

budget and location? 

you know a amd cpu won't work with a intel motherboard right? 

please post under the right sub form next time this belongs in new builds and planing 

use the quote button if you want my help 

also you DO NOT need 32gb for gaming 

what other questions do i need to answer?

[SAV1OUR]

what other questions do i need to answer?

location but im just going to take a guess and say that your from the us and if you are go with something like this and save allot of money 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($143.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($114.00 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($309.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($97.47 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1030.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 02:49 EDT-0400

[CleanerTax]

what other questions do i need to answer?

What is love?

[SAV1OUR]

Lets not be too rude, even if its mostly true

sorry bad day = grumpy mode 

[I_Got_Lost]

@ohdatpro

 

Intel option. You can change Case, storage options to your liking, but that will stream for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($123.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($153.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.45 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($148.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($216.60 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1364.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 02:51 EDT-0400

[Shd0w2]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($123.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($153.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.45 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($148.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($216.60 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1364.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 02:51 EDT-0400

no...please no...

[Meteora]

sorry bad day = grumpy mode 

I work in a grocery store your bad day is my good day

[ZacDaMan72]

Here: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sbndrH

[GeekySole9354]

 

location but im just going to take a guess and say that your from the us and if you are go with something like this and save allot of money 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($143.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($114.00 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($309.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($97.47 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1030.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 02:49 EDT-0400

 

Yeah this is probably the best alternative here, i would go for this.

[ohdatpro]

i will look into all of these i really appreciate all the criticism! 

[NannerBeans]

Here: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sbndrH

That's not bad except for a few things. There's no reason to go for a black drive if you already have an ssd. Just grab a 1TB blue or a cheaper 1TB. Also, you can get a better power supply than that for $100. Lastly I'm not that fond of that case but that part is personal opinion. 

[NannerBeans]

i will look into all of these i really appreciate all the criticism! 

Hey there are some good and bad things about all the builds posted. Personally I don't care much for any of the psus listed because they are a bit overpriced for what they are. You can get an XFX 750 watt for $100 and those are one of the best (Seasonic OEM). There are definitely good ones out there for less than $100 since 750 watt is likely overkill for whatever gpu you might end up getting. If you let me know a budget, I can make a build for you but it'll have to be tomorrow because I'm going to sleep now. Also, if you are near a microcenter, you can save a alot on a cpu and motherboard combo from there.