First gaming pc (1000$)

[S21L1]

Hi!

I always planned to build a gaming pc and maybe now I can change my laptop to a gaming pc. I've got an 1080p led monitor, and my budget is around 1000$. 

These are the parts that I have chosen so far :
CPU: i5 4670k
Cooler: Arctic cooling freezer i30

RAM: 2*4GB corsair venegance 1600MHz
GPU: GTX960 4GB / GTX970
Motherboard: Need help for this, I want some Asus, maximum for 160$
PSU: Cooler Master G550M / Corsair CX500M (or something like these)
Storage: I have a sata3 1tb hdd, later I will upgrade with SSD
Case: maybe NZXT H440 (don't know, how much money I will got)

Today, with gtx970 and without the case the price of this pc is 1035$ (in Hungary, 285.000HUF).

[zappian]

GTX 960 is crap.

A good z97 asus mobo:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.99 @ B&H) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($130.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.75 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.30 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($295.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $989.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-22 14:49 EDT-0400

[VerticalDiscussions]

 

GTX 960 is crap.

A good z97 asus mobo:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.99 @ B&H) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($130.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.75 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.30 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($295.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $989.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-22 14:49 EDT-0400

 

Good choice follow this one.

[stconquest]

$1001, you can upgrade the case later (or mod it), it is a great case under $40.  You can leave the CPU cooler out and get a better case.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO2 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($295.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $951.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-22 14:56 EDT-0400

[S21L1]

I know, that the gtx960 is not the best, but in Hungary, the cheapest gtx970 is starts at ~370$, and for 300$ I can get only gtx 960 with 4gb. And I don't want to buy case and cpu cooler with the other thing, becouse the cpu has the stock cooler and i've got an old case, which I can use to build it temporarily. Anyway, thanks the help.

[stconquest]

I know, that the gtx960 is not the best, but in Hungary, the cheapest gtx970 is starts at ~370$, and for 300$ I can get only gtx 960 with 4gb. And I don't want to buy case and cpu cooler with the other thing, becouse the cpu has the stock cooler and i've got an old case, which I can use to build it temporarily. Anyway, thanks the help.

 

No, you want the GTX 970 for $70 more.  Grab an i5 and the 970... build around that.