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this is my first gaming pc, im thinking hard about pulling the trigger soon, except i might see if prices for ram, or power supplies will go down, but this is the build i was planning on doing what do you think? any words of wisdom help http://pcpartpicker.com/user/sambo656/saved/w6BzK8 thank you

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looks fine, maybe get 2X4 set of ram instead of 1 stick but that isnt much of a big deal also maybe a 128gb SSD, i only have programs and the OS on mine and use 80-90GB of it

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CPU: I5 4690 3.5ghz || MOBO: MSI B85-G43 Gaming Board || RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance Pro - Red || GPU: Gainward GTX770 Phantom 4gb || PSU: EVGA SuperNova 750W Gold || Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 || SSD: Corsair Force 120GB || HDD: 1TB WD Black
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I made some changes to fit the much more powerful 970:

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $841.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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You dont need a cooler for a locked cpu, and dont bother getting a ssd that size

Also go with devils build if you are just gaming

My Rig  

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

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You dont need a cooler for a locked cpu, and dont bother getting a ssd that size

Also go with devils build if you are just gaming

i was using a stock cooler on my locked cpu, re applied thermal paste and all and was getting 50-60c idle.. underload i would be getting worried

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sounds like a bad chip

not sure i got a 3rd party cooler and now sit at 35 idle maybe something was wrong with the cooler who knows

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CPU: I5 4690 3.5ghz || MOBO: MSI B85-G43 Gaming Board || RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance Pro - Red || GPU: Gainward GTX770 Phantom 4gb || PSU: EVGA SuperNova 750W Gold || Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 || SSD: Corsair Force 120GB || HDD: 1TB WD Black
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I made some changes to fit the much more powerful 970:

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $841.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 00:56 EDT-0400

 

gonna have a bottleneck 

great build if the op is gonna upgrade the cpu in the future

 

my build

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280X 3GB royalQueen Video Card  ($239.99 @ NCIX US) 
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) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $857.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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