First Time PC Build

[Zer0_UnLmTd]

Hi guys, I would really appreciate it if you could help me build my first pc. I'm planning to get it next month (09/2014) and my current budget is $1000 to $1200 excluding the peripherals. I prefer the hardware to be either blue or red and use the CM storm stryker for the case but NOT A MUST. Intel or AMD does not matter to me as long as I will get my money's worth and it would last for quite sometime. Btw I live in USA.

Thanks in advance for your help

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What's the PC for? Mostly gaming? or heavily threaded tasks? Will you be overclocking?

[Frosty11]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/snXcgs

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

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

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($157.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1153.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 00:59 EDT-0400

Since want to use it for gaming an i5 will be fine. And Corsair H100i will let you overclock the CPU. That CM Styker takes a huge part of your budget. You can get a R9 290X if you choose something like a Corsair 300R for the case.

[Zer0_UnLmTd]

What's the PC for? Mostly gaming? or heavily threaded tasks? Will you be overclocking?

I'm going to use it for gaming, and yes I plan to overclock (as soon as I learn how to do it)

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I'm going to use it for gaming, and yes I plan to overclock (as soon as I learn how to do it)

 

edit : wait a bit, removed something... are you planning on SLI/Crossfire? Gaming mostly in 1080p?

[Juganog]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yLpcgs

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($71.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.19 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.23 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($123.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1134.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 00:59 EDT-0400

 

 

Could easily change case and add an optical drive if you need to for under $1200

[Zer0_UnLmTd]

edit : wait a bit, removed something... are you planning on SLI/Crossfire? Gaming mostly in 1080p?

For now, I don't have any plans on doing sli/crossfire. If you're asking for resolution then maybe I want it to reach max settings

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For now, I don't have any plans on doing sli/crossfire. If you're asking for resolution then maybe I want it to reach max settings

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BRnDQ7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BRnDQ7/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($130.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.23 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II  Video Card  ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($157.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.10 @ OutletPC) 

 

Total: $1296.26

 

Remove the SSD if you want to stick to your budget.

 

Edit (again): Parts were picked to match your preferred aesthetics. 

[Frosty11]

For now, I don't have any plans on doing sli/crossfire. If you're asking for resolution then maybe I want it to reach max settings

With the build I posted above you will be able to play at max settings 1080p.

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With the build I posted above you will be able to play at max settings 1080p.

 

Would've agreed to this build if the OP would consider dropping his CM Stryker and his color preference. This is a whole lot better when it comes to price/performance.

[Zer0_UnLmTd]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/snXcgs

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

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

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($157.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1153.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 00:59 EDT-0400

Since want to use it for gaming an i5 will be fine. And Corsair H100i will let you overclock the CPU. That CM Styker takes a huge part of your budget. You can get a R9 290X if you choose something like a Corsair 300R for the case.

How much of a difference there is between the R9 290 and R9 290X in terms of price per performance ratio?

[Zer0_UnLmTd]

Would've agreed to this build if the OP would consider dropping his CM Stryker and his color preference. This is a whole lot better when it comes to price/performance.

The color scheme and case choice are just my personal preferences and I'm actually willing to give those up as long as I get my money's worth.

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How much of a difference there is between the R9 290 and R9 290X in terms of price per performance ratio?

 

Check this, 

 

And this:

 

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The color scheme and case choice are just my personal preferences and I'm actually willing to give those up as long as I get my money's worth.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WGVpQ7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WGVpQ7/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($130.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($87.84 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.23 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($408.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.10 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1288.11

 

Swapped GPU to R9 290, Case changed.

 

This is liquid cooled, you can stick another 8GB ram as an upgrade. Should be able to max out most of your games (damn you Crysis 3) Go for a smaller capacity if you want to stick to your budget.

[Swndlr]

always nvidia and intel from me

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1205.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 02:23 EDT-0400