First Build!

[Scoundral]

Hello everyone, I live in the America and my goal is to successfully put together and build a pretty decent gaming pc, I only plan to run one monitor for now and I'm upgrading because its just time to put the ol toaster to rest "My Current Pc". I already put some things together but due to my lack of knowledge i would like to post my build here and get a few "second opinions" or any advice or ideas on better parts. On a side note if anyone could either tell me or point me in the right direction i would like to know how many 120 mm fans vs 140 mm fans i should put in this case and more importantly where should i put them for the best cooling results. 

 

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460) | $179.98 @ OutletPC 

**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd15) | $89.98 @ OutletPC 

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87g41pcmate) | $111.98 @ Newegg 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d16gxm) | $119.99 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-internal-hard-drive-ssdsc2bp240g4r5) | $160.98 @ Newegg 

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp43975kr) | $349.98 @ NCIX US 

**Case** | [Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes614pbk) | $99.99 @ Amazon 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx750m) | $59.99 @ Newegg 

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $18.75 @ OutletPC 

[soaringchicken]

Good, but use pcpartpicker. And why do you want 16gb of RAM?

[Swndlr]

change:
mobo: unless youre getting a haswell "pre-refresh" chip like the 4670k or 4770k, then change the mobo to an H97 board or something of the sort if you plan to stick with the locked cpu.

storage: do you already have a mass storage drive? ssd's fill up hella quick, wont last you long with games taking up 40-50 gigs on average.

ram: more than 8 gigs will not really benefit you in games, so you could save some money there

psu: for a few bucks more, try and pick up and evga 80+ gold power supply.

 

other than that, youve got a nice build.

[jousef]

CPU cooler isn't essential if you're not over clocking, Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB is more than enough if you're planning to put you OS on it. Optical drive isn't necessary. 8 GB of RAM is more than enough for gaming. A 500W PSU should suffice.

[Scoundral]

First off i wanted to say thank you to everyone that posted and As far as the choice of 16 gigs of ram, i wanted to get 16 gig's because i plan on doing a lot of recording and streaming when i get this pc built, But again if you guys don't think its necessary or perhaps i waste of money then i can always kick down to 8 gigs. I also wasn't aware that the CPU i picked out was locked and i will switch it out with the 4670k thank you for the suggestion! Oh and as far as the power supply goes i just wanted to get something in a higher wattage just in case i want a bigger card or something down the line.