First PC Build

Punch · December 14, 2014

I am new to the gaming pc world and new to the Linus Tech Tips community. So I am kind of unsure of wether this build is good for the around 1,000 price range (With monitors and peripherals). Tell me anything you think about this build just don't bash it to much hehe.

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Storage: Crucial M500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor

Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard

Total: $1140.09

Enderman · December 14, 2014

What build...?

It would be useful if you posted it

andre82693 · December 14, 2014

the ssd Crucial M500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive is to much get a smaller ssd like thehttp://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX100-adapter-Internal-CT128MX100SSD1/dp/B00KFAGD88/?tag=logicaincrem-20and a hdd like the 1TB$54

Punch · December 14, 2014

the ssd Crucial M500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive is to much get a smaller ssd like thehttp://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX100-adapter-Internal-CT128MX100SSD1/dp/B00KFAGD88/?tag=logicaincrem-20and a hdd like the 1TB$54

So would i use the ssd as a boot drive and the HDD as storage

andre82693 · December 14, 2014

So would i use the ssd as a boot drive and the HDD as storage

yes

SteveGrabowski · December 14, 2014

I am new to the gaming pc world and new to the Linus Tech Tips community. So I am kind of unsure of wether this build is good for the around 1,000 price range (With monitors and peripherals). Tell me anything you think about this build just don't bash it to much hehe.

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Storage: Crucial M500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor

Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard

Total: $1140.09

Oops, forgot the operating system in my build. I would just skip the DVD drive and get a friend to copy your Windows CD onto a flash and use that to install Windows. Plus this is a really slick case with great cooling, not to mention huge steps up on both CPU and GPU, plus a data drive at the expense of a 240GB SSD instead of a 480GB one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($96.97 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($342.99 @ B&H)

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.49 @ NCIX US)

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

Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($144.99 @ NCIX US)

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.56 @ NCIX US)