Building My First PC

[Chris7013]

Hey guys, I've been dreaming of this PC for about a year now, and very soon I might just have the funds to put it together, and I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for maybe a better part or something that costs a little less that would have the same impact on performance. I plan on ordering everything through Amazon using Prime for the free 2-day shipping to save in that department.

 

Western Digital 4TB Black - $234.03

Intel Core i7-4790K - $339.99

Corsair RM Series 850 Watt Gold Certified Power Supply - $129.99

Corsair Vengeance Pro Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHZ RAM - $184.99

EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Graphics Card - $499.99

Corsair Hydro Series H110 280mm CPU Cooler - $109.99

ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MARK1 ATX DDR3 Motherboard - $244.99

ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM Internal Blu-Ray Drive - $60.81

Corsair Graphite Series Arctic White 760T Full Tower - $189.99

Logitech G510s Gaming Keyboard - $89.91

Corsair Vengeance M95 Mouse (Gun-Metal Black) - $64.99

SteelSeries Siberia V2 Full Size Gaming Headset (Black) - $55.52

SteelSeries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad (Black) - $9.99

Acer H236HL 23-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor - $149.99

Windows 8.1 Full Version - $109.99

 

Total Price - $2,475.16

 

If you have any better ideas for me, shout 'em out! This is my first build and I want this PC to last me for some years to come so I tried to get some quality parts for gaming and a little college work on the side.

 

[Grant Harper]

If you don't edit videos, audio or images then you could look at getting an I5-4690. And I don't think you would need to change the mobo. Although someone would need to clarify that as the link wouldn't open on my phone.

[dragoon20005]

we need to know the main use of the PC

 

is it just for gaming?

 

16GB is awful too much if you are just gaming

 

do you need the blu-ray drive?

 

you could pair your PC with a nice IPS monitor

[Fluxx]

If your not video editing, doing photoshop or 3D work then a 4690k and 8GB of ram will have the same performance in games.

 

I think you could get a cheaper motherboard as well if your just going to do a simple overclock and gaming.

 

Also G2A.com has windows 8.1 very cheap so maybe give them a try.

[soaringchicken]

You could also try a lesser wattage psu because you don't necessarily need that much

[SeanAngelo]

Hey guys, I've been dreaming of this PC for about a year now, and very soon I might just have the funds to put it together, and I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for maybe a better part or something that costs a little less that would have the same impact on performance. I plan on ordering everything through Amazon using Prime for the free 2-day shipping to save in that department.

 

Western Digital 4TB Black - $234.03

Intel Core i7-4790K - $339.99

Corsair RM Series 850 Watt Gold Certified Power Supply - $129.99

Corsair Vengeance Pro Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHZ RAM - $184.99

EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Graphics Card - $499.99

Corsair Hydro Series H110 280mm CPU Cooler - $109.99

ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MARK1 ATX DDR3 Motherboard - $244.99

ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM Internal Blu-Ray Drive - $60.81

Corsair Graphite Series Arctic White 760T Full Tower - $189.99

Logitech G510s Gaming Keyboard - $89.91

Corsair Vengeance M95 Mouse (Gun-Metal Black) - $64.99

SteelSeries Siberia V2 Full Size Gaming Headset (Black) - $55.52

SteelSeries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad (Black) - $9.99

Acer H236HL 23-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor - $149.99

Windows 8.1 Full Version - $109.99

 

Total Price - $2,475.16

 

If you have any better ideas for me, shout 'em out! This is my first build and I want this PC to last me for some years to come so I tried to get some quality parts for gaming and a little college work on the side.

 

whats your use for the computer?

 

-if only gaming and no editing, rendering etc. maybe you should opt for the i5 4690k.

-850W is too overkill for your gpu, unless you want headroom for an additional card in the future. an alternative is a 650W PSU.

-16gb is waaay too much for gaming, 8gb kit is enough for gaming and browsing around.

-motherboard is fine.

 

EDIT:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($238.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($253.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($112.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: SteelSeries Siberia v2 Headset  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $2153.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 05:31 EDT-0400

[Thony]

U buy quality HW but u went very cheap ,on ,the monitor. I personaally would get nice IPS.

[Chris7013]

Thanks for all of the great advice! Dropped down to 8GB of RAM and to a 650 Watt power supply, and swapped my other monitor for an ASUS 23-inch Full-HD LED IPS. Also selected an i5 CPU instead of an i7.