Advice needed for first rig

[GeekieJuneBug]

Fellow Techers.

 

 

I am planning to build my first gaming rig.

 

See the parts list here: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GhdKbv

 

 

My budget is around $1700 (Peripherals excl.)

 

I am planning to use this rig to do some gaming, not really the heavy games.

 

Thinking about, to begin with, two monitors IIYAMA E2483HS (24", Full HD, 2ms) $170 ea.

 

 

 

Let me know what you guys think of my list.

Is this a smart move? Do I need to add/remove something?

 

Some other tips you could give me for my first build?

 

 

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

JuneBug.

[minibois]

Pretty good man.

I would personally recommend a 256GB SSD and a 1TB HDD (unless you really need the 2TB)

That's a bit more comfortable with installing games and stuff.

 

Otherwise I would say get a smaller (and cheaper) PSU, unless you have this one for SLI'ing later on.

[blu4]

Made a few changes, hope you don't mind ^^

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/phGh8d

[Antibull]

Indeed get a bigger ssd you would lvoe it . 

 

eDIT 

 

Get the supernova 850 g2 it has better performance/money ratio

[GeekieJuneBug]

Made a few changes, hope you don't mind ^^

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/phGh8d

Could you explain to me why you did those changes?

I would like to learn.

[Megazero]

Fellow Techers.

 

 

I am planning to build my first gaming rig.

 

See the parts list here: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GhdKbv

 

 

My budget is around $1700 (Peripherals excl.)

 

I am planning to use this rig to do some gaming, not really the heavy games.

 

Thinking about, to begin with, two monitors IIYAMA E2483HS (24", Full HD, 2ms) $170 ea.

 

 

 

Let me know what you guys think of my list.

Is this a smart move? Do I need to add/remove something?

 

Some other tips you could give me for my first build?

 

 

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

JuneBug.

Why some of the price is user input instead of auto grab from the sites? Did you already buy those part or something?

As for the build itself, if you havent bought anything yet, there's quite a number of change I want to make.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.29 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.75 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($161.80) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.90) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.85) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($326.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.74) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1423.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-27 18:46 EDT-0400

As for reason: 

First, you dont need an after market thermal paste, the preapplied one is already good, as long as you dont touch it directly, ever.

The H100i is kinda old now, so I switch to a H100i GTX, a new/better version of it. Also note that unless you are going to do heavy overclocking, dont bother with an AIO Cooler like this. Get a 212 Evo air cooler instead, much cheaper and work very good too. Else if you want more "aggressive look" then you can check out the Dark Rock Pro 3.

Make sure your Ram can fit in after you install the cooler. For example in my own case the radiator of the H100i in push/pull make it so that high profile ram such as the one you choose wont fit the Mobo. But I have a low profile one so it's ok for me. If you want to change, try this one G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory

 

As for motherboard, the one you choose is a good, but very expensive and have tons of stuff you probably never going to use. So I swap it out for a cheaper/just as good Mobo from MSI.

Lastly, the PSU... you pay pretty premium there, and totally overkill too. a 650W PSU is already more than enough to run even 2 GTX 970 in SLI (I also choose a 750W just because it's cheap though), and Platinum rating isnt THAT different from bronze or silver. Before anything, I suggest you read abit more on what those rating mean, you will see why it doesnt matter that much, as long as you dont get it from a shady place or manufacturer. 

[GeekieJuneBug]

First of all, thank you so much for all this information.

I am certainly going to do something with it.

 

 

As for motherboard, the one you choose is a good, but very expensive and have tons of stuff you probably never going to use. So I swap it out for a cheaper/just as good Mobo from MSI.

 

Could you tell me what stuff I am not going to use?

 

 

 

 

 

Why some of the price is user input instead of auto grab from the sites? Did you already buy those part or something?

 

It's because I am from the Netherands and most of these retailers do not ship to Europe so I just insert the price (Euro's) of howmuch it is in my country.

 

 

Thanks!

[brob]

I would suggest getting the Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard motherboard. It has dual band a/b/g/n/ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 so the WiFi card would not be needed.

 

The tube of thermal compound is not really necessary. The H100i has a pre-applied pad of compound. Just be careful mounting the interface block and do not remove it once mounted.

 

Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory is a good looking memory kit that is often less expensive than a comparable Corsair Vengeance Pro kit.

 

The Samsung 850 EVO has replaced the 840 EVO series. It is generally a little less expensive in most markets. I would also suggest getting a larger ssd if the budget will take it. Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive, Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive, or Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive would be good choices.

 

Unless you plan to add a second gpu, a 550W psu would be more than enough to power the system. Something like SeaSonic SSR-550RM or XFX P1-550B-BEFX. If you want something a little bigger, Corsair HX650 or SeaSonic SSR-650RM. If you are going to stay in the 750W range, check the pricing on EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR. It is arguably a better unit than the AX-760.

[blu4]

Could you explain to me why you did those changes?

I would like to learn.

The cooler:

You CPU has 88W TDP- this cooler is more than adequate to get rid of that heat. You do not need a dual rad cooler.

 

RAM:

16GB? If you are doing rendering you would have picked an i7. You won't be doing rendering hence there is absolutely no need for 16GB of RAM.

 

SSD:

850 Pro has better nand flash implementation than the 840 EVO.

 

Power Supply:

600W is plenty for you even with a GTX 980.

 

Case:

Since the Power Supply is ugly and non-modular you need to hide the cables- the H440 does an excellent job of that.

 

Since we saved so much on the power supply, RAM and CPU cooler I've changed the 970 to a 980 because it's in your budget. Same thing with the SSD.

 

As people also state, get rid of the thermal paste from the list. The cooler has that pre-applied already.

Edited March 28, 2015 by blu4