First Gaming Build Help

[tucker556]

Hello, I am working on my first build and have made the list below. I am looking for any kind of feedback or improvements to this build as I know little about hardware. I am looking to build a PC that will run most modern games at 1080p max settings at 60 fps. Let me know if this build can do that or of any improvements you have. Thanks!

 

 

List:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/R8CM6h

[ilikemacandpc]

Do you need OS, peripherals?

What's the budget?

Read this and give us more info:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

[79wjd]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.69 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Directron)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($273.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $745.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-07 19:39 EST-0500

[miniahobbie]

If you're only playing videogames and not streaming or creating content go with nothing higher than a 4-core processor. You will get a lot more performance than an 8 core.

[tucker556]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.69 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Directron)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($273.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $745.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-07 19:39 EST-0500

This looks sweet, how will it run games differently from what I have? Thanks for the list!

[79wjd]

This looks sweet, how will it run games differently from what I have? Thanks for the list!

Quite a bit better as an i5 will outperform an FX8xxx in gaming, and an R9 290 is also quite a bit better than an R9 280x. I would however change two more things:

 

With this build you can buy a second R9 290 down the road if you decide a single 290 isn't powerful enough. And before anyone says something stupid....I picked a Z97 board and a non -k cpu simply because it was the cheapest (well, $5~ more than the cheapest) ATX board with XFIRE support).

 

@tucker556 , I would also recommend getting an ssd if you can afford to spend another $60~. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.69 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.78 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($273.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.00 @ Newegg)

Total: $758.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-07 19:42 EST-0500

[tucker556]

Do you need OS, peripherals?

What's the budget?

Read this and give us more info:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

I already have a copy of windows 8.1 and the peripherals that I will need to start so all I need is the tower sorry!

[tucker556]

Quite a bit better as an i5 will outperform an FX8xxx in gaming, and an R9 290 is also quite a bit better than an R9 280x. I would however change two more things:

 

With this build you can buy a second R9 290 down the road if you decide a single 290 isn't powerful enough. And before anyone says something stupid....I picked a Z97 board and a non -k cpu simply because it was the cheapest (well, $5~ more than the cheapest) ATX board with XFIRE support).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.69 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.78 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($273.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.00 @ Newegg)

Total: $758.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-07 19:42 EST-0500

thanks man sorry to ask more questions but how does the r9 290 compete with a similarly priced nvedia card?

[79wjd]

thanks man sorry to ask more questions but how does the r9 290 compete with a similarly priced nvedia card?

An R9 290 is quite a bit better than it's similarly priced GTX770 -- An R9 290 performs similarly to a GTX970, but runs hotter and less efficiently. 

[tucker556]

An R9 290 is quite a bit better than it's similarly priced GTX770 -- An R9 290 performs similarly to a GTX970, but runs hotter and less efficiently. 

good to know, I checked on your list and there was a compatibility issue involving the processor and RAM, is this a big deal o is it negligible?

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@tucker556

 

Do you live near a Microcenter ? If so you can get the i5 4690K for $179.99 in store.

[79wjd]

good to know, I checked on your list and there was a compatibility issue involving the processor and RAM, is this a big deal o is it negligible?

There is no compatibility issue, it will work fine.