First time build help....

[Decyyfer]

So, this is my first time building a gaming pc, I do have a "gaming pc" right now, but it was a prebuilt computer i bought years ago, and switched out the PSU and added a GPU.  If you guys could check out the build I have set ready to order now, and give me some tips and suggestions, it'd be awesome!  One more thing, I am building the PC completely through Best Buy so I can finance the computer, so I can pay for it over a couple of months, instead of one lump sum, Thanks again!

 

CPU - Intel core i7 4790k

RAAM - 16 GB (8x2) Corsair Vengeance DDR3

GPU - EVGA GEForce GTX 970 4GB

MOBO - The bestbuy site just calls it "Asus - Desktop Motherboard - Intel Z97 Express Chipset - Socket H3 LGA - 1150"

PSU - Corsair CX 750M Modular

HDD - 1 TB Western Digital

Case - This is where I have 2 options, either a CoolerMaster HAF912, or a Corsair Carbide 200R, could use some help here. 

 

For all of this, it was around $1300 give or take a 20 or so, plus I added some small stuff including wifi adapters and what not.  I know I don't have an aftermarket cooler so I can't overclock out of the box, but i plan on upgrading a few things in this as time goes on, including an SSD and a good liquid cooler.  Any help will be much appreciated friends!

[mushies1337]

So, this is my first time building a gaming pc, I do have a "gaming pc" right now, but it was a prebuilt computer i bought years ago, and switched out the PSU and added a GPU.  If you guys could check out the build I have set ready to order now, and give me some tips and suggestions, it'd be awesome!  One more thing, I am building the PC completely through Best Buy so I can finance the computer, so I can pay for it over a couple of months, instead of one lump sum, Thanks again!

 

CPU - Intel core i7 4790k

RAAM - 16 GB (8x2) Corsair Vengeance DDR3

GPU - EVGA GEForce GTX 970 4GB

MOBO - The bestbuy site just calls it "Asus - Desktop Motherboard - Intel Z97 Express Chipset - Socket H3 LGA - 1150"

PSU - Corsair CX 750M Modular

HDD - 1 TB Western Digital

Case - This is where I have 2 options, either a CoolerMaster HAF912, or a Corsair Carbide 200R, could use some help here. 

 

For all of this, it was around $1300 give or take a 20 or so, plus I added some small stuff including wifi adapters and what not.  I know I don't have an aftermarket cooler so I can't overclock out of the box, but i plan on upgrading a few things in this as time goes on, including an SSD and a good liquid cooler.  Any help will be much appreciated friends!

I don't recommend going with best buy, try using pcpartpicker.com

 

I do recommend the 200r, good looking from what I see

[mushies1337]

So, this is my first time building a gaming pc, I do have a "gaming pc" right now, but it was a prebuilt computer i bought years ago, and switched out the PSU and added a GPU.  If you guys could check out the build I have set ready to order now, and give me some tips and suggestions, it'd be awesome!  One more thing, I am building the PC completely through Best Buy so I can finance the computer, so I can pay for it over a couple of months, instead of one lump sum, Thanks again!

 

CPU - Intel core i7 4790k

RAAM - 16 GB (8x2) Corsair Vengeance DDR3

GPU - EVGA GEForce GTX 970 4GB

MOBO - The bestbuy site just calls it "Asus - Desktop Motherboard - Intel Z97 Express Chipset - Socket H3 LGA - 1150"

PSU - Corsair CX 750M Modular

HDD - 1 TB Western Digital

Case - This is where I have 2 options, either a CoolerMaster HAF912, or a Corsair Carbide 200R, could use some help here. 

 

For all of this, it was around $1300 give or take a 20 or so, plus I added some small stuff including wifi adapters and what not.  I know I don't have an aftermarket cooler so I can't overclock out of the box, but i plan on upgrading a few things in this as time goes on, including an SSD and a good liquid cooler.  Any help will be much appreciated friends!

and your PSU is a bit too op, tone it down to 500 or 600 

[Vek1313]

Is it just for gaming? If so you don't need the i7 or the 16 GB but if you are streaming/rendering a lot the i7 and 16 GB helps.

[mushies1337]

So, this is my first time building a gaming pc, I do have a "gaming pc" right now, but it was a prebuilt computer i bought years ago, and switched out the PSU and added a GPU.  If you guys could check out the build I have set ready to order now, and give me some tips and suggestions, it'd be awesome!  One more thing, I am building the PC completely through Best Buy so I can finance the computer, so I can pay for it over a couple of months, instead of one lump sum, Thanks again!

 

CPU - Intel core i7 4790k

RAAM - 16 GB (8x2) Corsair Vengeance DDR3

GPU - EVGA GEForce GTX 970 4GB

MOBO - The bestbuy site just calls it "Asus - Desktop Motherboard - Intel Z97 Express Chipset - Socket H3 LGA - 1150"

PSU - Corsair CX 750M Modular

HDD - 1 TB Western Digital

Case - This is where I have 2 options, either a CoolerMaster HAF912, or a Corsair Carbide 200R, could use some help here. 

 

For all of this, it was around $1300 give or take a 20 or so, plus I added some small stuff including wifi adapters and what not.  I know I don't have an aftermarket cooler so I can't overclock out of the box, but i plan on upgrading a few things in this as time goes on, including an SSD and a good liquid cooler.  Any help will be much appreciated friends!

I dug this up from the depths of my pcpartpicker stuff:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($116.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.49 @ Directron) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: BitFenix Phenom M Nvidia Edition: Black MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($107.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($91.69 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 86.7 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 86.7 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 86.7 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1233.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-25 21:08 EDT-0400

[Kermit]

looks like bestbuy is charging you around $150 extra - I suggest buying through newegg and such

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.49 @ Directron) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1158.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-25 21:11 EDT-0400

[Decyyfer]

I know pc part picker works better, but it's just more convenient for me right now to finance the parts and pay it off in 2-3 months then to just flat out put up the money, so I don't mind paying a slight premium for the ability to finance.  Also, I know the i7 and 16 GBs of RAM is overkill for gaming right now, but I'd like to "future proof" the pc as much as I can now.  Same goes for the overkill on the power supply 

[brob]

I5-4690K and 8GB is fine for gaming. Better to put resources into an ssd and after market cpu cooler than more powerful cpu and additional memory.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($150.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($86.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($110.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.99 @ Best Buy)
Other: EVGA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card - Black ($379.99)
Other: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 120mm CPU Cooling Fan - Black ($34.99)
Total: $1245.91
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-25 21:53 EDT-0400