First Build Advice

[Rickafer]

Hey guys, I posted an older build on here a while back, and I've been tweaking my build ever since. I think I finally have everything figured out, but I wanted to check again just to make sure I'm not overlooking anything important. I plan to game in 1080p with this build and am looking to run the Witcher 3 on high/ultra specifically. Thanks!

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.49 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Mushkin ECO2 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.85 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($14.50 @ Mwave) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($138.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $982.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 17:39 EDT-0400

 

[Shhuks]

Looks good! SSD kinda sketches me out though. 

[bhagatneel15]

I really dont see any problems with it, although upgrading to a 4690 for a processor or using a samsung EVO series ssd might not be a bad touch, although you may juuuusst barely spill over 1,000$ if you do that. I'm not positive, but I think your 970 will be overpowered for such a cpu, but this rig will still destroy games at 1080p (the 970 is a beast)

[DavePwns]

 

Hey guys, I posted an older build on here a while back, and I've been tweaking my build ever since. I think I finally have everything figured out, but I wanted to check again just to make sure I'm not overlooking anything important. I plan to game in 1080p with this build and am looking to run the Witcher 3 on high/ultra specifically. Thanks!

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.49 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Mushkin ECO2 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.85 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($14.50 @ Mwave) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($138.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $982.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 17:39 EDT-0400

 

If you are planning on runnning a 970, you might want a little more power from your PSU, I think 500w might be the minimum but better to go up 100w to be safe 

[bhagatneel15]

Looks good! SSD kinda sketches me out though. 

I agree, I suggested the samsung EVO series because they are amazingly reliable for the price point. Maybe cut down to a 128gb ssd and use a dual HDD SSD solution if the expense is too high for a 256gb SSD

[Rickafer]

Thanks for the feedback guys, Ill look into a different SSD. If the 970 will bottleneck the 4460, what CPU would you recommend? I'd like to keep the cost under 1000 if possible

[AlexWalters08]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($314.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($14.50 @ Mwave) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($138.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1052.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 18:20 EDT-0400

 

I went a bit over the price limit, but this build has better quality parts and will preform better.

[Rickafer]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($314.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($14.50 @ Mwave) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($138.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1052.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 18:20 EDT-0400

 

I went a bit over the price limit, but this build has better quality parts and will preform better.

 

Oh cool, I really like this build! I can probably save up a little more to cover the extra cost too, thanks!