Potential Gaming Rig

[RetroPJ]

Hello there, I've been wanting to build a gaming rig and i just want to be sure i'm use by budget as effectively as i can.

Parts list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MqYn4D

If there's anything I should change please tell me.

Budget: Maximum of $1000

[C0LL0SS0S]

Better crab a 290x 

EDIT: I think this SSD is not a good choice, think the v300 was a crappy one

[Tedster]

 Scrap the SSD, it's a terrible one anyways, just go with the Blue for storage and shell out as much as you can on graphics.

[19_blackie_73]

Hello there, I've been wanting to build a gaming rig and i just want to be sure i'm use by budget as effectively as i can.

Parts list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MqYn4D

If there's anything I should change please tell me.

Budget: Maximum of $1000

get e.g a 290x and save a bit of money on the mobo, just get a gigabyte h97 d3h (89$) or something like that

[KamiKatze]

Make that GTX 960 a GTX 970 and you're golden.

[Albatross]

Cut back on the case, throw out the SSD and buy Windows from Reddit  or download the 10 preview to get a 10 key for free on July 29th and then put that extra cash towards a better GPU.

[19_blackie_73]

 Scrap the SSD, it's a terrible one anyways, just go with the Blue for storage and shell out as much as you can on graphics.

i agree with you, win8.1 is incredible fast even with no ssd

[KamiKatze]

Better crab a 290x 

EDIT: I think this SSD is not a good choice, think the v300 was a crappy one

 Scrap the SSD, it's a terrible one anyways, just go with the Blue for storage and shell out as much as you can on graphics.

 

 

What's bad about the Kingston V300? I just put one into a friend's build. Is there something i should be worried about?

[Trik'Stari]

Get a smaller motherboard (ATX instead of E-ATX), and get a cheaper case. S340 or something (the motherboard you have chosen won't fit in that case anyways). Also get an H97 motherboard. with that CPU you have no need for a Z97 board.

 

Take the money saved from the cheaper mobo and case, and get a better GPU. Ram looks fine.

[C0LL0SS0S]

What's bad about the Kingston V300? I just put one into a friend's build. Is there something i should be worried about?

AFAIK the v300 series is BS, failes fast and is not reliable

[AdamH96]

I won't scrap the SSD. Its great for new games (BF4, Witcher, GTA V).

 

This one is on sale:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372&cm_re=850_evo-_-20-147-373-_-Product

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147371&cm_re=850_evo-_-20-147-373-_-Product

[Tedster]

AFAIK the v300 series is BS, failes fast and is not reliable

This will help you understand:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand

[C0LL0SS0S]

This will help you understand:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand

Wow thats some real BS, I didn't even know that they are allowed to do stuff like this

[OAcesync]

Here a much better rig. Better mobo, better SSD, way better GPU( an 960 is underpowering for an i5).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.89 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($73.59 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($319.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.00 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.89 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1007.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-27 13:54 EDT-0400

[OAcesync]

Get a smaller motherboard (ATX instead of E-ATX), and get a cheaper case. S340 or something (the motherboard you have chosen won't fit in that case anyways). Also get an H97 motherboard. with that CPU you have no need for a Z97 board.

 

Take the money saved from the cheaper mobo and case, and get a better GPU. Ram looks fine.

Read it again 'Z97-E' ATX

[RetroPJ]

Updated rig based on comments: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BfMRXL

[Trik'Stari]

Read it again 'Z97-E' ATX

Still no point in getting it with a 4460 CPU. Could save money (same with the case) and get a better GPU with a bit more oomph.

 

Updated rig based on comments: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BfMRXL

 

Looks good to me.

 

Not sure if that power supply is powerful enough for a 290x or not though. You'd need to ask someone who knows more about power supplies than I do.

[KamiKatze]

AFAIK the v300 series is BS, failes fast and is not reliable

This will help you understand:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand

 

So it's slower but not necessarily unreliable(?)

[OAcesync]

Updated rig based on comments: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BfMRXL

I would avoid that PSU, CXs are known for not being of great quality, you can opt for a 970 which is better than a 290 at 1080p, that case is kinda meh but ok. Other than that the build is fine.