First time builder. Need some help

[florisheld]

Hello folks! I am spending about 1k on my gaming rig, and I would like if one of you guys would take a look at it.

EDIT: Oops wrong build here is the one:

 

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

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cjBtkL/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  ($28.66 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($147.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($284.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1083.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-22 11:08 EDT-0400

 

 

 

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.73 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($88.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($106.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($244.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Silverstone TJ08B-E MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($109.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $969.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 14:22 EDT-0400

 

(*Mods*)

Psu shroud ?

Extra fans ?

 

Cheers, have a good day

[givingtnt]

id get at least a 120go ssd : https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-internal-hard-drive-asx900s3128gmc  its quite cheap but its totally worth it.

[Pugs501]

What is your budget?  What is the use of the build?

[JurgaBurgaFlintines]

I'd personally:

• Get a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO to save money.
• Spend less on the case (A Define R4, Corsair 300R or NZXT Phantom 410 are both great choices)
• Get a GTX 970 if you want (It draws less power so you could overclock the snot out of it
• Get an SSD

Something like this:

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HX6gZL) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HX6gZL/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

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

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $224.73 @ OutletPC 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $28.66 @ Amazon 

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97guardpro) | $109.99 @ Amazon 

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9r) | $79.99 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $85.82 @ OutletPC 

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $56.98 @ OutletPC 

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp40972kr) | $329.99 @ Amazon 

**Case** | [Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r) | $47.99 @ Micro Center 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m) | $59.99 @ Newegg 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1024.14

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 16:51 EDT-0400 |

 

It's slightly overbudget, but you can't really beat the price for what you are getting. You can game at 1200p or even 1440p! And this GPU doesn't draw nearly as much power as the 280X so that's a plus.