First Build

[Jipe]

UPDATED** Hi! I'm new here and I'm planning on building my own rig soon.  I would like to get some advice from y'all.

 

1.  Planning on building a $2000 USD gaming rig. Here are the parts that I'm planning on buying.

 

Case - Corsair Obsidian 350D Mid Tower

PSU - Corsair AX760 760 Watts

Cooler - Corsair H100i Liquid CPU Cooler

Memory - Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB

SSD - Intel 520 Series 120GB (2 in Raid 0)

SSHD - Seagate Desktop 2TB

MoBo - Asus Maximus VII Gene mATX

Processor - Intel i5-4690K 3.2Ghz

GPU - Asus Strix GTX 970 (2 in SLI)

OS - Windows 8.1 Pro

 

2.  This is strictly a gaming and homework rig.  I want it to play all upcoming games in medium to high settings.  I won't be doing 3D rendering of sorts just light web design and html coding.

 

3.  I have 3 monitors already (all the same model) which I plan to use for surround gaming with medium to high resolutions.

 

4.  I already have keyboards and mouse that I'm accustomed to use.  I also have Windows 8.1 Pro installer.

 

I hope this helps you all in giving a better advice.

 

Thank you in advance!

[Whypatch]

Looks good. I don't think that you should put your OS on the Raid 0 array though. Just get a larger SSD.

[TheKDub]

Please use automatic color in your posts!

 

The build is pretty good, though I'd personally go with 1 240GB SSD.

 

Also the i5 4690K should be 3.5GHz at stock speeds, not 3.2GHz.

 

Also for gaming you do not need 16GB of ram, 8GB is plenty.

[SimpleG]

Maybe Kraken x61 or Swiftec H220X for cpu cooler?

[AlwaysFSX]

Read this and format accordingly. There's a few things I would change.

 

Also, set your text color to "automatic."

[HashtagMilk]

Change cooler to Swiftech h220-x or nzxt kraken x61 as stated above, and why mATX? I would get the Maximus VII Hero.

[Demons Wrath]

This is far more cost effective that what you proposed:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($134.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($109.23 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1616.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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