1st Ever Gaming Build

[molinakrs]

Hi LTT! I've been planning this build for the past 3 weeks now.. and i just want to hear your feedback and recommendations about this build..

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($90.98 @ Newegg)

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

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($100.98 @ Newegg)

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

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)

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

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1093.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 13:23 EDT-0400

[I need a better name]

Welcome to the forum!

[Fatelinha]

Quite solid build I would get an HDD too

 

EDIT:

 

What about this:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pkbYzy

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pkbYzy/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.98 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($90.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC) 

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

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 

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

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1114.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 13:39 EDT-0400

[Viper9]

Good build ! 

[niofalpha]

Looks great! I'm assuming you already have some form of HDD for mass storage? If not, then I'd add one.

 

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[_d00dl3s]

Thanks.. "I need a better name" & Fatelinha

Yes, i wanted to get a better case but i'm on a very tight budget.

I'll probably pick-up a new case for it after a few months(And HDD). Or if you have any case under $100 that is good enough i would love to know what case is it..

[Goldensapling]

Nice build! My only recommendation is to pick up a 1TB Drive, gaming eats through 250gb is like 5 minutes.

[_d00dl3s]

Woah.. Why am i posting on different accounts.. ???

[adamsjus1]

Nothing wrong with it that I can see. As long as you like the way it looks then do it. 

[molinakrs]

Sorry guys.. For some reason when i verified my email, it asked me to login using my steam account and now i have 2 different accounts on LTT. But i will be using this one. So i'll probably find a way to deactivate the other one.

Yes, HDD is not an issue for me right now. I do have another 500GB SSD that i can use(from my mac). But i will be getting 1TB WD Drive soon.

[molinakrs]

Woah the OCZ SSDs i saw when i was doing this build are super expensive didn't know there was a cheaper option on OCZ.

Quite solid build I would get an HDD too

EDIT:

What about this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pkbYzy

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pkbYzy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($90.98 @ Newegg)

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

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

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

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)

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

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1114.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 13:39 EDT-0400

[manikyath]

i kinda want to add that a 750W power supply is probably overkill for this build, if you dont plan on going SLI in the future, you could save some money there. (550W is probably more than fine)

[molinakrs]

I planned to go SLI, i was actually thinking about going for an 850w psu.

i kinda want to add that a 750W power supply is probably overkill for this build, if you dont plan on going SLI in the future, you could save some money there. (550W is probably more than fine)

[molinakrs]

Update:

Completed the build today.

Updated parts list:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rVm4vK

[molinakrs]

Better photos soon.