My First Gaming Build

[UnderwearThief]

Hello peoples, I am going to be building my first gaming build soon. I will be using this for 1080p, 60Hz gaming as well as general use and maybe some streaming and/or recording. My budget is around $1300 and I plan on overclocking. This is what my current setup looks like:

CPU: AMD FX-8320

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3-1600MHz

SSD: Corsair Force LX 256GB(if it is released by then) or Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB

HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM

GPU: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Gaming

PSU: Corsair RM650W ATX12V/EPS12V

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower

Edit: Another thing I forgot to add was a monitor. Currently I picked out a 22" 1080p, 60Hz IPS panel for $140, however TN panels I suppose are good enough for me.

 

All parts picked using pcpartspicker and it comes out to about $1250.

 

I understand there is some hate towards AMD from some people(especially for the 3-year old FX line), but this is budget and I want to overclock, so the next step up is the i5-4690k and that is about $120, more depending on where you look, and the price of the motherboard is more as well(not sure how much exactly, but I'm guessing at least $50). If any of you have any suggestions, questions, or anything, let me know!

[NVIDIAFANBOYEXTREME]

Thats a good start but if i was you for 1250$ i would go with a Intel I5 4690K and a GTX 760/770 or AMD R9 280/280X.

[Megazero]

Hello peoples, I am going to be building my first gaming build soon. I will be using this for 1080p, 60Hz gaming as well as general use and maybe some streaming and/or recording. My budget is around $1300 and I plan on overclocking. This is what my current setup looks like:

CPU: AMD FX-8320

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3-1600MHz

SSD: Corsair Force LX 256GB(if it is released by then) or Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB

HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM

GPU: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Gaming

PSU: Corsair RM650W ATX12V/EPS12V

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower

 

All parts picked using pcpartspicker and it comes out to about $1250.

 

I understand there is some hate towards AMD from some people(especially for the 3-year old FX line), but this is budget and I want to overclock, so the next step up is the i5-4690k and that is about $120, more depending on where you look, and the price of the motherboard is more as well(not sure how much exactly, but I'm guessing at least $50). If any of you have any suggestions, questions, or anything, let me know!

 

I'm a Nvidia fan myself but AMD is ok too, I just did a full AMD build for a friend of mine anyway. But your build look really weak for that budget, is that 1300 USD?

As for the SSD, go with a 120GB SSD instead of a 250+GB if you are on budget and gaming only, you probably wont be installing games on an SSD and do so dont really have much of an effect anyway.

 

[Enderman]

GTX 760 Son

nice username....

trying to compete with @AMD Lover?

[UnderwearThief]

$1300 CAD, the Corsair 256GB LX is $130(previously cheaper than the HyperX 120GB but now it's more expensive). From reviews and other things I have seen, the 270X is great at 1080p for 60FPS and the 8320 overclocked is more than enough. If you have a better setup in mind, feel free to tell me, any suggestions are good.

[Guest]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fmfWBm) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fmfWBm/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $269.99 @ Memory Express 

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h80i) | $96.99 @ Amazon Canada 

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xgaming3) | $149.99 @ NCIX 

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1866c9r) | $99.99 @ Memory Express 

**Storage** | [Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256mx100ssd1) | $109.99 @ Amazon Canada 

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $57.99 @ Canada Computers 

**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280xgaming3g) | $264.98 @ Newegg Canada 

**Case** | [Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011049ww) | $110.69 @ DirectCanada 

**Power Supply** | [seaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm) | $105.99 @ NCIX 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1266.60

[Megazero]

~1300 CAD :3 with GTX 780
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.99 @ Memory Express) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.21 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($155.29 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($90.96 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.68 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($524.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1329.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Well it do go over alittle but, so you might want to get a 770 or R9 290 instead, the case I choose a random one, you may change to anything you like

[UnderwearThief]

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fmfWBm) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fmfWBm/by_merchant/)

WOW that is a pretty excellent build for that price! This is my fault, but I forgot the monitor I chose in the list above, however  I could pick out a cheaper CPU cooler and cheaper SSD to cover the cost of that. This is very helpful! 

[UnderwearThief]

 

~1300 CAD :3 with GTX 780

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

That is a crazy build for the money as well! Now I have a few more choices to make... Thanks! Also, I was a little wary at first about the fact that the i5 does not have Hyper-Threading, and that it might make doing general tasks slower(I keep a lot of windows open and a lot of tabs up)

[Megazero]

That is a crazy build for the money as well! Now I have a few more choices to make... Thanks! Also, I was a little wary at first about the fact that the i5 does not have Hyper-Threading, and that it might make doing general tasks slower(I keep a lot of windows open and a lot of tabs up)

Nope~ Hyperthreading wont give you much benefit for those kind of stuff (tabs and windows mainly concern Ram anyway), Hyperthreading of the i7 will give you better performance on stuff like video rendering, 3D modeling, that kind of thing, so you dont really need it unless your work concern heavy use of PTS, 3D model tools etc.

[NVIDIAFANBOYEXTREME]

nice username....

trying to compete with @AMD Lover?

No my brother dared me to do this but, get whatever is the best for you but, if you have the money get Intel  

[Enderman]

No my brother dared me to do this but, get whatever is the best for you but, if you have the money get Intel

lol