New PC Build

[AmrK]

Hello, I'm new to the LinusTechTips community so excuse me if I am posting in the wrong forum. I'm building a new pc in about a month or so and I have chosen the part list but I would just like to make sure that I'm getting the best parts for my budget, if anyone could check it and give me feedback that would be greatly appreciated. Here is the link to the PCPartPicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WHJhvK

Also I'm not sure if this is the best motherboard I should get so please tell me if there is a better ATX motherboard I can get within it's price range

Thank you in advance

[79wjd]

Hello, I'm new to the LinusTechTips community so excuse me if I am posting in the wrong forum. I'm building a new pc in about a month or so and I have chosen the part list but I would just like to make sure that I'm getting the best parts for my budget, if anyone could check it and give me feedback that would be greatly appreciated. Here is the link to the PCPartPicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WHJhvK

Thank you in advance

Is there a reason you picked Nvidia? Do you need Gamestream/G-sync/shadow play? 

If not, then check out the Sapphire R9 280/x or R9 290. 

 

Also, throw in a 120 (or ideally 250gb) SSD if you can afford it (Crucial MX100 or Samsung 840 Evo).

 

You'll also need to pick up an after market cooler if you intend to overclock, and if you don't intend to overclock then you should get a 4670 (non-k)

 

Whats your budget? 

[Nico123473]

Welcome!! It's perfect, the only thing I would recommend is a CPU cooler so you can over-clock, but if you aren't going to over-clock then don't bother

[Clyne]

made it a bit cheaper, added in a ssd and a r9 280x

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280X 3GB royalQueen Video Card  ($219.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $880.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-30 15:42 EDT-0400

[AmrK]

Is there a reason you picked Nvidia? Do you need Gamestream/G-sync/shadow play? 

If not, then check out the Sapphire R9 280/x or R9 290. 

 

Also, throw in a 120 (or ideally 250gb) SSD if you can afford it (Crucial MX100 or Samsung 840 Evo).

 

You'll also need to pick up an after market cooler if you intend to overclock, and if you don't intend to overclock then you should get a 4670 (non-k)

 

Whats your budget? 

My budget is $900, I will pick up an ssd later on in the future and I will also get an after market cpu cooler later on when I would want to overclock. I also would like to keep Nvidia for PhysX.

[TheKDub]

Looks great! I'd throw in a Samsung 840 evo 250GB SSD, but if your budget doesn't allow for it then what you have is fine.

 

Also consider throwing in a Hyper 212 evo CPU cooler so you can overclock more.

[79wjd]

My budget is $900, I will pick up an ssd later on in the future and I will also get an after market cpu cooler later on when I would want to overclock. I also would like to keep Nvidia for PhysX.

Physx really isn't a worthy reason to go Nvidia over AMD. Very few games actually support it, and its only a marginal benefit in those games. 

[AmrK]

Physx really isn't a worthy reason to go Nvidia over AMD. Very few games actually support it, and its only a marginal benefit in those games. 

I also heard that the 280x has a lot of artifact problems and terrible drivers so I decided to go with Nvidia