$950 budget for first time builder

[benH_-_]

Hi , I am looking to build a gaming pc. will be used for gaming only and would also like a lot of upgrade ability. any help I'm very thank full for any help.

 also I have a $950 budget  and only need OS thanks again

[cheeze_tartz]

do you need a monitor, peripherals, or OS?

[BarneyInMatrix]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C92Rxr

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C92Rxr/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $943.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 19:06 EDT-0400

[BarneyInMatrix]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C92Rxr

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C92Rxr/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $943.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 19:06 EDT-0400

 

note that this doesnt have os, peripherals or a monitor

[benH_-_]

do you need a monitor, peripherals, or OS?

just OS

[Br3tt96]

note that this doesnt have os, peripherals or a monitor

Note that case is absolutely the worst.

[BarneyInMatrix]

Note that case is absolutely the worst.

yeah lol i was in a rush so i just picked a random case and it turned out to be not as good as i thought it would

[blueballs]

what kind of games? and what resolution:

1080p 60hz

1080p 120-144hz

1440p 60hz

1440p 144hz

4k 60hz?

 

what you mean by upgrade ability:

 

overclocking?

sli?

ram capacity?

[robert1339]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tFm823

[benH_-_]

what kind of games? and what resolution:

1080p 60hz

1080p 120-144hz

1440p 60hz

1440p 144hz

4k 60hz?

 

what you mean by upgrade ability:

 

overclocking?

sli?

ram capacity?

1080p 120-144hz 

overclocking and ram capacity 

[blueballs]

do you need a monitor, peripherals, or OS?

[benH_-_]

 

do you need a monitor, peripherals, or OS?

 

OS only

[blueballs]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TtNNwP

 

and you can get a cheap windows key here: https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/3bmvxz/for_salehall_keys_windows_7881_office_20131011/

 

so you can add a nice cpu cooler in the future to get extreme overclock and another 8gb of ram if you ever feel like 16gb isnt enough 

 

happybuilding