Around $1500 Gaming PC

[CallMeCrimes]

Budget & Location

 

Around 1500 dollars and I live in Canada. All products have to be from NCIX as they will be building the PC for me.

 

Aim

 

1080p gaming for AAA titles at 60+ fps all the time.   

 

Monitors and Peripherals

 

Already have a 1080p monitor and proper gaming peripherals.

 

Why are you upgrading?

 

I have a really shitty laptop (gt 640m) and I can't fulfill my needs for gaming. 

 

 

 

 

This is the build I was thinking of going with. Is this build fine? Is the gtx 970 overkill for 1080p gaming? I will be getting this computer early December and if the gtx 960 is out by then, I think I will go for that instead of a 970. Does anyone know or even have an idea when the gtx 960 will be released?

 

 

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($260.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.98 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.99 @ NCIX) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($379.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.99 @ NCIX) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.98 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($107.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1410.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-05 23:31 EST-0500

[Captain_WD]

 

Budget & Location

 

Around 1500 dollars and I live in Canada. All products have to be from NCIX as they will be building the PC for me.

 

Aim

 

1080p gaming for AAA titles at 60+ fps all the time.   

 

Monitors and Peripherals

 

Already have a 1080p monitor and proper gaming peripherals.

 

Why are you upgrading?

 

I have a really shitty laptop (gt 640m) and I can't fulfill my needs for gaming. 

 

 

 

 

This is the build I was thinking of going with. Is this build fine? Is the gtx 970 overkill for 1080p gaming? I will be getting this computer early December and if the gtx 960 is out by then, I think I will go for that instead of a 970. Does anyone know or even have an idea when the gtx 960 will be released?

 

 

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($260.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.98 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.99 @ NCIX) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($379.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.99 @ NCIX) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.98 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($107.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1410.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-05 23:31 EST-0500

 

 

Hey CallMeCrimes and welcome to Linus Tech Tips forum

 

All the parts seem compatible and the build looks very optimized. I'd say it's ready for pulling the trigger.

Only thing I would change is the PSU. After OCing, your build would probably consume around 400W. The one that you have chosen is sufficient enough, but I would go with a higher-certified (gold maybe) 500W one (unless you plan on adding more GPUs).

 

Captain_WD.

[Mistersprinkles]

$110 for DDR3 1866? Corsair RAM is ridiculously priced. Get some G skill or something for $80. Definitely stick with the 970. You can get better PSUs than the Crapsair CX600 for that price too.

[CallMeCrimes]

$110 for DDR3 1866? Corsair RAM is ridiculously priced. Get some G skill or something for $80. Definitely stick with the 970. You can get better PSUs than the Crapsair CX600 for that price too.

What PSU would you recommend?

[Mistersprinkles]

What PSU would you recommend?

 

Look at the low end Seasonic units.