Building a new PC

[Drastcreeper]

 

Hello,

 

 

I am planning to build my own gaming rig. I want it to be able to play the most up to date games, like Gta v and Farcry 4. At a high FPS whilst running them on the best graphics possible.

I have put together all the parts I need to use and wish to use, but I am not to sure if they are compatible. So it would be much appreciated if someone could check for me if they are compatible and for how cheap I can get them. Also it would be nice if you could assist me if there is a component what would be better for gaming and roughly around the same price as the component I have chosen ( what ever that is) .

 

These are my specs I am checking if they are compatible.

 

Specs:

 

Motherboard: MAXIMUS VII HERO    Cost: 

 

Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 760T   

 

Processor: Intel i5 4590 Quad Core CPU.   

 

SSD: 2x Samsung SAM 850 Pro 256GB 2.5 inch SATA III Solid State Drive   

 

Graphics Card: MSI GTX 960 GAMING 4GB    

 

RAM: HyperX Savage 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) 2400 MHz DDR3 CL11 DIMM XMP Memory Module    

 

Power Supply: Coolermaster V1000 PSU    Cost:£125

 

Optical Drives: OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM 

 

Storage:WD - 2TB Desktop SATA Hard Drive - OEM - Green 

 

Thanks

 

[Stardar1]

2 things:

1. go with the I5 4690k, it is currently the best I5 out there and isnt much more money

2. put a cooler on it, and make sure that cooler fits with your case and RAM

[ADZ_123_!"£]

I would go for the R9 280x as it has much better performance in games and get a over clockable (K) processor.

[tpeter3]

I agree, and also I think that the 200$ motherboard doesn't make a lot of sense. You can get away just fine with a 80-100$ board not losing any performance and saving a lot of money. If you are into red motherboards, the Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI or the Asrock Fatality Z97 series looks solid. This way, you will be able to afford a K-series I5, or even an I7. The 1000W PSU seems to be overkill for a build that uses only 200-300W. I recommend good CPU cooler as well, and a faster GPU. If you are interested, I could post what I would build in this price range.