Need help for first custom pc build

[TheCanadianSaint]

Hey guys,

 

I recently converted to pc gaming ( I was a console gamer before ) and I want to build my own cutom pc. I already chose some of my pieces but I need help to complete my computer with the right components. Here are the parts I already selected:

 

• Graphic card : Gigabyte Geforce GTX 970 G1 Windforce
• Processor : Intel Core i5-4690
• Motherboard : Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 ( Not sure about that one though )

 

So I would need you guys to help me pick a memory, a storage, a power supply and a case. Also, if you think that one of the parts I already selected isn't good enough, please let me know. I have a budget of about 1,300 $.

 

Thank you in advance

 

PS: I don't want to overclock my computer.

[NatCat]

Why not? Unless u overvolt, then bad stuff may happen, but still why???

[DrugsAreCool]

your motherboard should be fine, motherboards don't really have that much of an impact on performance anyways

[NatCat]

You might be able to squeeze another 970 if u change your budget, what do you intend to use this system for?

[DrugsAreCool]

for the power supply, i would recommend a xfx xtr 750w power supply. as far as power supplies go, this is a bit overkill but should be great for future-proofing. also has a hybrid silent fan mode and 80 plus gold efficiency. right now its on sale on newegg canada for about $100 after rebate. i think this is the power pick for your build right now. heres the link:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207029

[mosin40]

If you don't want to overclock your PC, then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($229.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($350.82 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1169.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 21:54 EDT-0400

 

Why a Xeon? It's cheaper than an i7, and performs similar to it, the model i choose is 4 cores/ 8 threads (could be useful for video editing )

 

Edit: Welcome to the forums and @TheCanadianSaint make sure to follow your own posts.

[DrugsAreCool]

i would also recommend a 240gb ssd or a 120gb one for your boot up drive and main applications. here is one i like and think is good for the price. it is ocz's arc 100 series and has decent write/read speeds and has decent 4k random read/write speeds as well. about $110 after rebate, here's the link.

 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820228116&cm_re=ocz_ssd-_-20-228-116-_-Product

[Tony.C]

WELL.. 

 

what type of games do you play?

how much space do you have on your desk? this is for the form factor which is the size of the case

do you need other peripherals such as mouse.. mouse pad.. keyboard.. speakers or headsets..

do you need a monitor?

 

 

Pcpartpicker.com is a good place to browse around and start as well. It also lets you monitor the prices or products in your region and alerts you when products get to a desired price. Definitely spend a lot of time here first as you can see what other have built and used.

 

This is going to be an overwhelming process for the first time, but also very exciting. People  on the forum are all very nice and are here to help. So definitely come back with questions after a bit of research.

[DimasRMDO]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($96.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($106.52 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($350.82 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.61 @ Mwave) 

Total: $1181.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 22:02 EDT-0400

Here.

[DrugsAreCool]

 

If you don't want to overclock your PC, then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($229.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($350.82 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1169.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 21:54 EDT-0400

 

Why a Xeon? It's cheaper than an i7, and performs similar to it, the model i choose is 4 cores/ 8 threads (could be useful for video editing )

 

Edit: Welcome to the forums and @TheCanadianSaint make sure to follow your own posts.

 

this is in usd right? almost sure that it goes over his budget when converted to cad. i don't know where he lives either but his name suggests he lives in canada

[DimasRMDO]

this is in usd right? almost sure that it goes over his budget when converted to cad. i don't know where he lives either but his name suggests he lives in canada

Wait Canada? Well, I thought he lived in US. Well, the name might tell us that he lives in Canada......

[mosin40]

this is in usd right? almost sure that it goes over his budget when converted to cad. i don't know where he lives either but his name suggests he lives in canada

oops...  my bad.....

[DimasRMDO]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($268.95 @ Vuugo) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.75 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($77.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($449.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.95 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1186.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 22:11 EDT-0400

Here, in CAD.

[NatCat]

Here is a more compact build with dual 970's

Within yur budget of course.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CmxZD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CmxZD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($324.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($324.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1301.80
 

[Fear Fuzion]

Can you afford the i7 5820k? You will be good to go if you do have the extra cash

[DimasRMDO]

Can you afford the i7 5820k? You will be good to go if you do have the extra cash

But the i7-5820K isn't a good idea if the rig is used mainly for gaming, the fps increase isn't that much, i7-4790K is great already in gaming, even i5-4690, you don't have to get X99. If talking about gaming, spend more to the GPU. If you can afford 2x 970 or 1x 980, maybe you should go for that instead.

[Fear Fuzion]

But the i7-5820K isn't a good idea if the rig is used mainly for gaming, the fps increase isn't that much, i7-4790K is great already in gaming, even i5-4690, you don't have to get X99. If talking about gaming, spend more to the GPU. If you can afford 2x 970 or 1x 980, maybe you should go for that instead.

Yeah i guess you have a point there

[DimasRMDO]

Yeah i guess you have a point there

Unless you're doing task that require a hell of a CPU :3

[grayblizzard]

Dude you can easily go for a 980 and get an i7 as long as you are fine with a 750w psu and a $50 $75 case also get a 1 tb hdd and 128gb ssd

[DimasRMDO]

Hey guys,

 

I recently converted to pc gaming ( I was a console gamer before ) and I want to build my own cutom pc. I already chose some of my pieces but I need help to complete my computer with the right components. Here are the parts I already selected:

 

• Graphic card : Gigabyte Geforce GTX 970 G1 Windforce
• Processor : Intel Core i5-4690
• Motherboard : Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 ( Not sure about that one though )

Oh yeah, about this one.... Have you purchased it?

[grayblizzard]

This would be a kick butt gaming machine with no over clocking needed and would last for several years at running 1080p to 4k in some games. Also case is expensive and can always be changed but looks great.

Ps. Don't forget thermal paste

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mLFJZL

Enjoy!

[DimasRMDO]

This would be a kick butt gaming machine with no over clocking needed and would last for several years at running 1080p to 4k in some games. Also case is expensive and can always be changed but looks great.

Ps. Don't forget thermal paste

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mLFJZL

Enjoy!

This one is great, but it's over your budget though..... I'd get Z97 motherboard if I were you, better overclocking (i7-4790"K"). Also switching the PSU to 500W.

[Fear Fuzion]

I'm going to message you because building a PC is fun but getting the right parts for the things you are looking to do with you PC is the hard part. You want to make sure your case is compatible with your motherboard and a ton of other things. I suggest going to pcpartpicker.com

[grayblizzard]

This one is great, but it's over your budget though..... I'd get Z97 motherboard if I were you, better overclocking (i7-4790"K"). Also switching the PSU to 500W.

Since over budget change ssd to a 128 Gb like this and call it a day since you don't want to overclock!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nxxZD3

[TheCanadianSaint]

Thanks to everybody for the help! I just want to add some precisions I forgot to mention before. First, my budget is in canadian dollars and I dont know if the builds you guys proposed are in this currency. Second, I intend to use my pc to play games (Star Citizen), and I want my computer to be powerful enough to run current and future games at high. Third, no I haven't purchased any of my parts yet, I'm waiting to have my full build all planned before buying any of the components. Forth, I intend to use a Hard drive memory at first and wait for the new M2 and NVME ssd to complement my Hard drive. For the power supply, I found one Partpicker.com a r CORSAIR CX series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply, what do you guys think? (I don't know if it has all the cables I need). The case will be ATX mid tower. I already own the peripherals. Again thanks to you guys for the help