Need someone that is experienced in building to tell me if this seems like a good build

[SadistikMonkey]

Howdy I am building from scratch for the first time. However I am not a noob when it comes to working on pc's so I am not scared to get in there and work on it since I have taken many systems apart and put them back together and troubleshooting issues its just all the computers I have had were all prebuilt systems. I would like for someone to look over this parts list and tell me if this build seems solid or not. I know my choice on keyboard isn't that great but that isn't very important to me but i dont like looking at standard keyboards either.

 

Up until recently I have been a primary console gamer and pc was just a side thing for me but with the current generation of hardware I am not to impressed and would rather invest the money into a good pc that can suit my needs/wants.

 

I will be using this system primarily for gaming but I am a bit all over the place when it comes to that. Below i'll list the kinds of games that I will be playing on this rig.

 

Battlefield 3&4

World of Warcraft (25 man raiding with around 30 addons running)

Diablo 3

maybe COD if this new one is better than the last 3

Hearthstone

StarCraft 1&2

 

Those are just a few but I figure that touches a little of everything I plan to play, but I want to be able to play at 1080p on ultra without frame rate dips or heavy lag from the components which was the problem that I had on my old rig playing WOW and that was on a Dell XPS 630 that I had purchased from them.

I will also be using this computer for college I am currently enrolled for a BS in video game design so some 3D modeling will be necessary and live streaming along with minor video editing for class projects.

 

As for budget I would rather not go over $1,300 and thats including monitor, mouse, and keyboard so for just the tower my budget is $1,000 and operating system does not need to be included since my school gave me a copy of windows 7 pro 64-bit, windows 8 pro 64-bit, and windows 8.1 pro 64-bit to choose from to dual boot on my macbook pro that I had to purchase from them but I am not really happy with a laptop and would rather go to a desk top. Also I know the build that I have put together lacks a SSD but once I get the system built I plan to sell my macbook pro which will allow me to purchase some of the small things I have left out of the build

 

Now as for the components I have put together I bet there are some holes in it but thats what I am here for is to get yalls input on what I have compiled. I am not worried about anything beyond 1080p for the time being since the components are still to expensive to mess with right now and being an ex primary console gamer full time 1080p gaming will already be a huge step up.

 

CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core $227.99 CPU Cooler Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid $49.99 Motherboard ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 $109.99 Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 $154.99 Storage Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $50.00 Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB Superclocked ACX $229.99 Case Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower $29.99 Power Supply Corsair 750W ATX12V $59.99 Optical Drive LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer $19.98       Monitor LG 24M45VQ 23.6" $135.00 Case Fan Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm $17.99   Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm $17.99 Keyboard Logitech Call of Duty: MW3 Edition $27.99 Mouse Razer Naga 2012 Wired Laser

$73.00

                                                                                                                             Total $1,206.86

 

but the total of just tower components is $970.87

 

yes the optical drive is necessary since I am in college I have some programs that still come on CD with my textbooks that needs to be installed

[LemonSpice]

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could you send us the pcpartpicker link

[SadistikMonkey]

sure sorry about that I did not know the components would mix up like that when I copied/pasted onto the forum.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Y72zy

[Rashy]

Howdy I am building from scratch for the first time. However I am not a noob when it comes to working on pc's so I am not scared to get in there and work on it since I have taken many systems apart and put them back together and troubleshooting issues its just all the computers I have had were all prebuilt systems. I would like for someone to look over this parts list and tell me if this build seems solid or not. I know my choice on keyboard isn't that great but that isn't very important to me but i dont like looking at standard keyboards either.

 

Up until recently I have been a primary console gamer and pc was just a side thing for me but with the current generation of hardware I am not to impressed and would rather invest the money into a good pc that can suit my needs/wants.

 

I will be using this system primarily for gaming but I am a bit all over the place when it comes to that. Below i'll list the kinds of games that I will be playing on this rig.

 

Battlefield 3&4

World of Warcraft (25 man raiding with around 30 addons running)

Diablo 3

maybe COD if this new one is better than the last 3

Hearthstone

StarCraft 1&2

 

Those are just a few but I figure that touches a little of everything I plan to play, but I want to be able to play at 1080p on ultra without frame rate dips or heavy lag from the components which was the problem that I had on my old rig playing WOW and that was on a Dell XPS 630 that I had purchased from them.

I will also be using this computer for college I am currently enrolled for a BS in video game design so some 3D modeling will be necessary and live streaming along with minor video editing for class projects.

 

As for budget I would rather not go over $1,300 and thats including monitor, mouse, and keyboard so for just the tower my budget is $1,000 and operating system does not need to be included since my school gave me a copy of windows 7 pro 64-bit, windows 8 pro 64-bit, and windows 8.1 pro 64-bit to choose from to dual boot on my macbook pro that I had to purchase from them but I am not really happy with a laptop and would rather go to a desk top. Also I know the build that I have put together lacks a SSD but once I get the system built I plan to sell my macbook pro which will allow me to purchase some of the small things I have left out of the build

 

Now as for the components I have put together I bet there are some holes in it but thats what I am here for is to get yalls input on what I have compiled. I am not worried about anything beyond 1080p for the time being since the components are still to expensive to mess with right now and being an ex primary console gamer full time 1080p gaming will already be a huge step up.

 

CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core $227.99 CPU Cooler Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid $49.99 Motherboard ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 $109.99 Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 $154.99 Storage Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $50.00 Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB Superclocked ACX $229.99 Case Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower $29.99 Power Supply Corsair 750W ATX12V $59.99 Optical Drive LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer $19.98       Monitor LG 24M45VQ 23.6" $135.00 Case Fan Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm $17.99   Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm $17.99 Keyboard Logitech Call of Duty: MW3 Edition $27.99 Mouse Razer Naga 2012 Wired Laser

$73.00

                                                                                                                             Total $1,206.86

 

but the total of just tower components is $970.87

 

yes the optical drive is necessary since I am in college I have some programs that still come on CD with my textbooks that needs to be installed

ECH! Such bad formatting, apologies. I see your new, please follow the topic.

1. Anyways for gaming you dont need 16GB of ram, 8GB is enough
2. Point 2, COD? bruh.
3. Mouse, go for Logitech G502
4. Keyboard Saving up for an K70 RGB would be nice

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: LG 24M45VQ 60Hz 23.6" Monitor  ($135.00 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($17.99 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($17.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1265.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 11:17 EDT-0400

 

EDIT: Also, Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse is recommended when it comes to WoW and Diablo

[PercySavageEG]

I would personally drop the razer mouse and go for something cheaper to get $30 but it's your opinion i guess

[SadistikMonkey]

the reasoning behind the razer mouse is that in my last gaming computer which was my XPS 630 I had a razer naga and it is very comfortable to me and very familiar 

[LemonSpice]

Much better gpu and psu also i7 for streaming

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($132.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($73.95 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 780 3GB XLR8 Enthusiast Video Card  ($279.60 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: LG 24M45VQ 60Hz 23.6" Monitor  ($135.00 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($17.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Logitech Call of Duty: MW3 Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 

Mouse: Razer Naga 2012 Wired Laser Mouse  ($73.00 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1290.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 11:23 EDT-0400

[Rashy]

the reasoning behind the razer mouse is that in my last gaming computer which was my XPS 630 I had a razer naga and it is very comfortable to me and very familiar 

As you wish, but razer for.. well 80% of us is a hype product. that means its hyped to the fullest but the experience is not up to expectations. But it's up to people's taste, not the specs.

Specs mean nothing if your good with your gear, ofc this excludes system comp. that just works for mouse and keyboard, maybe headphones.

[PercySavageEG]

Howdy I am building from scratch for the first time. However I am not a noob when it comes to working on pc's so I am not scared to get in there and work on it since I have taken many systems apart and put them back together and troubleshooting issues its just all the computers I have had were all prebuilt systems. I would like for someone to look over this parts list and tell me if this build seems solid or not. I know my choice on keyboard isn't that great but that isn't very important to me but i dont like looking at standard keyboards either.

 

Up until recently I have been a primary console gamer and pc was just a side thing for me but with the current generation of hardware I am not to impressed and would rather invest the money into a good pc that can suit my needs/wants.

 

I will be using this system primarily for gaming but I am a bit all over the place when it comes to that. Below i'll list the kinds of games that I will be playing on this rig.

 

Battlefield 3&4

World of Warcraft (25 man raiding with around 30 addons running)

Diablo 3

maybe COD if this new one is better than the last 3

Hearthstone

StarCraft 1&2

 

Those are just a few but I figure that touches a little of everything I plan to play, but I want to be able to play at 1080p on ultra without frame rate dips or heavy lag from the components which was the problem that I had on my old rig playing WOW and that was on a Dell XPS 630 that I had purchased from them.

I will also be using this computer for college I am currently enrolled for a BS in video game design so some 3D modeling will be necessary and live streaming along with minor video editing for class projects.

 

As for budget I would rather not go over $1,300 and thats including monitor, mouse, and keyboard so for just the tower my budget is $1,000 and operating system does not need to be included since my school gave me a copy of windows 7 pro 64-bit, windows 8 pro 64-bit, and windows 8.1 pro 64-bit to choose from to dual boot on my macbook pro that I had to purchase from them but I am not really happy with a laptop and would rather go to a desk top. Also I know the build that I have put together lacks a SSD but once I get the system built I plan to sell my macbook pro which will allow me to purchase some of the small things I have left out of the build

 

Now as for the components I have put together I bet there are some holes in it but thats what I am here for is to get yalls input on what I have compiled. I am not worried about anything beyond 1080p for the time being since the components are still to expensive to mess with right now and being an ex primary console gamer full time 1080p gaming will already be a huge step up.

 

CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core $227.99 CPU Cooler Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid $49.99 Motherboard ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 $109.99 Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 $154.99 Storage Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $50.00 Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB Superclocked ACX $229.99 Case Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower $29.99 Power Supply Corsair 750W ATX12V $59.99 Optical Drive LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer $19.98       Monitor LG 24M45VQ 23.6" $135.00 Case Fan Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm $17.99   Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm $17.99 Keyboard Logitech Call of Duty: MW3 Edition $27.99 Mouse Razer Naga 2012 Wired Laser

$73.00

                                                                                                                             Total $1,206.86

 

but the total of just tower components is $970.87

 

yes the optical drive is necessary since I am in college I have some programs that still come on CD with my textbooks that needs to be installed

I forgot to mention, if you are only playing games, get 8GB of ram only, 16 is kind of a waste if you are not editing or doing anything heavy

why a WD RE3? either get an ssd or get a hard drive with more GB/$ like the Seagate Baracuda 3TB

 

On top of that, either use the extra money you get from the cheaper mouse on a better GPU (GTX 970) or CPU ( Intel I7 maybe? )

 

Last thought, you might not need 750W, i think 500W should be enough but if you are planning to upgrade in the future to a very over clocking intensive build then maybe you should keep the 750W PSU

[SadistikMonkey]

yea my friend actually gave me my old mouse and it was what i used for about 2 years i didn't purchase it by choice but since im used to the feel of the mouse i figured i would go back and actually as for headphones I have a pair of Turtle Beach earforce delta's that I plan to re-use from my gaming console at least till I can afford to pic up something better

[BaSkA]

I would try to save some money from that CPU cooler and Memory and invest in a better GPU (280x or 770 or better).

[SadistikMonkey]

yea percy that was actually my thought on the 750w because as time goes on i intend to add additional monitors which would mean additional gpu's or even a bigger one

[SadistikMonkey]

when its all said and done after about a year from the time of build I want to have a 3 monitor setup that is capable of 1080p gaming without having to sacrifice picture quality meaning i wouldnt want to go any lower than high settings so i figured i would have to add an additional gpu or get a bigger one

[PercySavageEG]

yea percy that was actually my thought on the 750w because as time goes on i intend to add additional monitors which would mean additional gpu's or even a bigger one

ok, then I guess it's just the ram, storage and mouse that you need to look at again

[SadistikMonkey]

ok, then I guess it's just the ram, storage and mouse that you need to look at again

alright i appreciate it a lot 

[PercySavageEG]

alright i appreciate it a lot 

np, when I first came to the LTT forum, many people helped me out so I want to be able to help other people too

[SadistikMonkey]

and Rashy yea i know COD is a no no these days but im an old school COD player been playing it since COD 1 and i give each new title a chance hoping that it will make a turn in the right direction but i dont waste my money purchasing it until i know if its a good one or not since i have a game fly membership i usually rent each new version before hand. since the disappointment that was MW3 i haven't purchased a single COD game but i have played them all. these days battlefield is my go to FPS game though

[Rashy]

and Rashy yea i know COD is a no no these days but im an old school COD player been playing it since COD 1 and i give each new title a chance hoping that it will make a turn in the right direction but i dont waste my money purchasing it until i know if its a good one or not since i have a game fly membership i usually rent each new version before hand

dehuehuuhuhehuehue k.

but heres a like.

cod will never make a turn for the right direction

[SadistikMonkey]

dehuehuuhuhehuehue k.

but heres a like.

cod will never make a turn for the right direction

 

yea i know it probably won't but i am one of those who wish it would. i think Ghosts actually for me has the all time record for playing and saying nope get away from me. if i remember right i logged about 4 hours on it and sent it back

[Rashy]

yea i know it probably won't but i am one of those who wish it would. i think Ghosts actually for me has the all time record for playing and saying nope get away from me. if i remember right i logged about 4 hours on it and sent it back

im just in it for the zombies.

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[GarnetDevil]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dPDrwP

 

Xeon and H97 instead of i5 K and Z97 will get you a 290 which is MILES from 760

[SadistikMonkey]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dPDrwP

 

Xeon and H97 instead of i5 K and Z97 will get you a 290 which is MILES from 760

i thought the zeon processors were more of server cpu's and weren't as good for gaming as the i-series i may be wrong but thats what all the research i've done stats

[Rashy]

i thought the zeon processors were more of server cpu's and weren't as good for gaming as the i-series i may be wrong but thats what all the research i've done stats

ive thought of that too, Xeon processors were made for Server. to handle the loads and to process them at the same time. But it isnt optimized for gaming, if i were you i'd still go fot he i-series

[GarnetDevil]

i thought the zeon processors were more of server cpu's and weren't as good for gaming as the i-series i may be wrong but thats what all the research i've done stats

That theory is only correct with a 2000$ xeon E5 compare to a 300$ i7

 

But a 240$ Xeon E3 is a different thing, it's basically a locked and underclocked i7 with the price being 20$ higher than the i5 K

[SadistikMonkey]

i guess thats something else for me to look into then but i still have time before i will be going through with this build i am going to be going through with it when my tax return hits so i have about 3 months and who knows maybe some prices will drop and i can go for an even higher end gpu but at least i have a good baseline to go by now and can upgrade accordingly 

 

and if i had the money right now there is a guy in my town selling a brand new sealed gtx 780ti for $150 cause he needs the money bad