Mainstream Gaming PC

[Leo teh Tiger]

Hai all,

I'm planning to build a PC for my birthday which is coming soon, and I'm mainly going to use it for gaming and school stuff.

I'll be gaming at 1080p on a 60Hz monitor.

 

Here is the PCPartPicker link.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bhy2jX

 

All feedback would be appreciated. ^^

[SeanAngelo]

whats your budget?

[Leo teh Tiger]

Around $800.

[MasonIsPurple]

If it were my build, I'd get a R9 270 (hella cheap nowadays) and 1x8GB ram so you could upgrade. Also a Corsair LX SSD is cheaper and not much slower. Like the build tho.

 

Edit: didnt see butdget post.  brb.

[GloriousPain]

 

Get a Seagate Barracuda instead of WD BLACK 

get an Radeon 265 or 270(NON X)

Switch the ram out it might have issues(look at the bottom of PCPP it's voltage is too high) 

[Leo teh Tiger]

Alright.

[Clyne]

made some changes, or ditch the ssd and get a r9 280x in this build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.66 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Corsair Force LX Series 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 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $797.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 20:31 EDT-0400

[colec18]

Also you might want to invest in some good cooling for the CPU because you can overclock that Pentium a lot. Something like the Evo 212:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

[Leo teh Tiger]

I guess I'm going with the 280x, but is there a reason i'd need an i5 processor though?

[Clyne]

I guess I'm going with the 280x, but is there a reason i'd need an i5 processor though?

it would be better for gaming, the g3258 will have bottlenecks but you can overclock the g3258 to minimize the bottlenecking. 

[MasonIsPurple]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vw6ZWZ

Same case and size, but better graphics, ram, and cooling. 

[Leo teh Tiger]

I see.

[Leo teh Tiger]

Thanks MasonIsPurple.