A little help please? First time trying to build a PC

[Slectone]

It's my first time trying to build a PC, and I would like some help and recommendations from you guys. I am looking to build more of a gaming/silent computer and my budget is relatively flexible.

 

Here is the build I think I might be going for:

 

·                  Fractal Define R4 Black Pearl with window

·                  Intel Core i7-4790K – BX80646I74790K

·                  Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark1 LGA 1150

·                  Corsair Vengence 16GB (2 x 8GB) – CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9

·                  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

·                  EVGA GeForce GTX 770 – 02G-P4-2776-KR

·                  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB – MZ-7TE250BW

·                  Western Digital WD Blue 1TB – WD10EZEX

·                  LG Blu-ray Burner – WH16NS40

 

As you may have noticed, I didn’t put a power supply. That is because I do not know which one to pick. Please suggest which would fit best in this build.

 

Please help me out.

[JoaoPRSousa]

Welcome to the forums!

Quote or tag us to get some attention, always follow your topics and mark them as solved when you are done.

Budget, location and uses for the PC. Also, do you need peripherals?

[Altecice]

tbh if you are just using this for gaming drop down to an I5, use that saved money on a better graphics card. But for the PSU you will be fine with a 650-750w PSU (stick to the 80+ rated psu's and you can't go wrong)

[SGM]

Looks pretty good to me.

I might get some faster RAM (2,133 or something like that) but it is more expensive. 

[ImBleu]

I'd recommend going from the i7 to a i5-4690k and then bumping up to a GTX970. Also have you considered the NZXT. H440? way better for silence imho. As for PSU just pick up a Corsair or EVGA 750-850w and you'll be fine for the foreseeable future.

[Slectone]

My max budget I think would be around $2,300.

[Slectone]

Just the above adds up to around $1,950

[mapegl]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BNnLf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BNnLf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($72.34 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($148.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1293.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-04 18:53 EST-0500

 

 

Just my suggestion. If you are really flexible, go for a 970 and also a better CPU cooler. 16 GB RAM is not necessary.

Added all that above. This would be a great system witht the flexibility of adding another 970 and being 4k ready.

[Speedyv]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cYrrt6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cYrrt6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.97 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($238.49 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($164.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.97 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($355.91 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($355.91 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($56.57 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $2001.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-04 19:07 EST-0500

 

*I'd change the case to a high airflow one*

 

And this is super overkill for gaming.

[Dreigo42]

I tend to start my performance builds with a 750W ish PSU so I have room to expand later but 500w should be plenty for a single GPU config. Would swap the WD Blue for a WD Black for performance. Drop the cpu to an i5 over the i7 for just gaming and spend the difference on a GTX 970 Strix for silence if you can find one. Otherwise the R9 290X VaporX from Sapphire is stupid quiet too. Would also recommend getting additional case fans so that you can run them slower. Also, be careful with High Profile RAM like the Vengance if you are running tower heatsinks like the Hyper 212. You'll want to make sure that there's clearance for the heatspreaders.

[EpicGeekonFire]

Change to an i5 and a 970/980. 

[Dreigo42]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cYrrt6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cYrrt6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.97 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($238.49 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($164.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.97 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($355.91 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($355.91 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($56.57 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $2001.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-04 19:07 EST-0500

 

I can't understand recommending multi-GPU configs for a new build. At that price, I would get a 980 that's if you can find any 900 series cards right now or get a R9 290X Vapor X from Sapphire.

[Zinqs]

Check out the corsair ax860i. Great power supply, reasonable price, and very reliable,

[Daegun]

For gaming just find 8gb (2 x 4gb) that fits with your color scheme and, as mentioned above, actually fits. You'll never use enough to need more than 8gb because of the dedicated VRAM on your gpu and higher speed does absolutely nothing to improve performance of games. Benchmarks done on this show that the difference between DDR2-866 and DDR3-2400 is about 2%, not nearly enough to justify the huge price difference. I use this personally http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=20-231-479

You should get a 4690k instead of a 4790k. Really the only difference between them besides the higher base clock (arbitrary number) is hyper-threading on the 4790k which won't improve the performance of games either.

With the money saved there you should be able to go from a 770 to 970 while lowering the amount you spend overall.

For the psu, I would probably suggest this http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=17-151-122

Just keep in mind that with this psu, if you wanted to add a new graphics card or add in a new component that draws a lot of power, you would have to change your psu as well.

[Slectone]

Guys, thanks to all of you. Your suggestions were very helpful for me.

I definitely look forward to building a great PC.

[Slectone]

And what kind of case fans should I get? I would like to have 5 case fans in the R4

[Daegun]

If you have the money and are ok with spending it I would say noctua all the way. Their fans are great at cooling, extremely quiet and the new redux fans look really nice. http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=35-608-064

Of course, assuming you don't have $130+ to spend on just case fans, you could go with something like this http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16835209050 and take off or paint the rubber grommets if the color bothers you.

[Slectone]

That was actually gonna be my next question; i would like to have four case fans for the cooling. Which fans would u recommend for this black-ish build?

[Slectone]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cYrrt6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cYrrt6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.97 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($238.49 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($164.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.97 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($355.91 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($355.91 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($56.57 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $2001.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-04 19:07 EST-0500

 

*I'd change the case to a high airflow one*

 

And this is super overkill for gaming.

 

 

Thanks, I'm probably going to go for that build.

[Mistersprinkles]

Thanks, I'm probably going to go for that build.

 

Corsair RM power supplies are as reliable as cheap lawyers and politicians. Steer clear. Get a Seasonic or EVGA Gold unit.

 

Do you need a 4790K? No. Do you need a $240 motherboard? No. Do you need 16GB RAM? No. 

That's $270 right there that you could save by going

 

4690K

ASUS Z97-A

8GB RAM

 

That is enough money to upgrade to a 1TB SSD, which is a change you will notice BIG TIME in your daily usage. You can put ALL your programs and ALL your games on your SSD. That's quite awesome.

If you're just gaming with this computer, I urge you to make the above changes. Even if you were to put this thing under custom water with 2 360 rads just for the CPU you would still be fine with a $140 motherboard.

Seriously, don't waste money. Spend money where you're going to feel it. 

 

You can save a further $30 by getting a Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler. It's enough for an OC to 4.2-4.3Ghz on all cores. Again, you won't notice the difference between 4.3 and 4.6. Also, in gaming, even a 3.1Ghz i5 can keep up with a 4.6Ghz i5 with either no difference whatsoever or a 1 frame per second difference at max.

 

Fans are somewhere I suggest you do spend good money, as you were asking about them earlier. At minimum I would get the Corsair AF fans. They are solidly built and work great and look awesome( $12-15/ea) If you want fans that will last you for the next 10 years or longer, look at Noctua. Their Redux fans look good and are "reasonably" ($20) priced. But they use a fully metal bearing and housing, which is rare in PC fans.

Cheap ($3-6) fans tend to start rattling after a while and they vibrate more and create more noise. I've also had some cheap fans just die on me after a few years. 

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Corsair AX1500i. Lol just kidding.A 750w would be more than enough. Seasonic ones or Corsair AX ones are great.

[Mistersprinkles]

EVGA's gold and platinum rated Supernova power supplies are excellent also. As are Superflower, many XFX power supplies, Seasonic, Corsair AX (RM is bleh)...