My First Build

[zaallard]

The following parts are for my first PC build:

Are there any major bottlenecks and something I could change? Also Im getting such a large case because I definitely plan on upgrading and I am also on a budget?

 

(i don't know if this helps but i like to shop on amazon and want to use the linus affiliation code)


Corsair 780t (White Edition)
BenQ Gaming Monitor Rl2455HM 24" (1920x1080)
Asus VS239H IPS 24" (1920x1080)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Builder OEM | Disk
MSI Z97-G45
Intel i5 4690k 3.5Ghz
Asus GTX 960 Strix -2GD5
GSkill Ripjaws X Series 8gb (2 x 4gb)
WD Black 1TB Sata 6 gb

Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5-Inch SSD

Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)

Sound Blaster Z sound card
VIZIO S3851w-D4B 38-Inch 5.1 Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer and Rear Satellite Speakers
Cooler Master V850 - Fully Modular 80plus Gold PSU
CM Storm Devastator Mouse and Keyboard Bundle

Corsair H100i (I plan on doing a push pull exhaust with the Corsair SP Quiet Edition 120mm Fans)
Regular Case fans I plan on using Corsair AF 140mm and 120mm fans

[PineappleHolidays]

You're spending a lot on not so useful things, and under spending on the GPU,

 

Where are you buying ? ( us, uk, eu )

[SkywardKkalox]

Nope, nope and nope.

Ditch that soundcard, get a less expensive case lower the capacity of the SSD to 128GBs and dump all that money to a better GPU, like the Gigabyte G1 gaming GTX 970.

[Dzzope]

That case is way too expensive.. you can upgrade in any mid tower case... Whats your budget, location and usage?

 

 

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[zaallard]

Im in the US, plan this build for only gaming and my max budget is $1700

[SkixAces]

Im in the US, plan this build for only gaming and my max budget is $1700

for 1700 dollar you can get a WAY better gpu

[Dimetime35c]

honestly this build is similar to what my build ended up that's still a work in progress is. heres what id do with the money you've got 

 

 

cpu: http://www.microcenter.com/product/434177/Core_i5-4690K_35GHz_LGA_1150_Boxed_Processor 199$

gpu: http://www.microcenter.com/product/441663/GeForce_GTX_970_FTW_ACX_20_4GB_GDDR5_PCIe_Video_Card_-_04G-P4-2978-KR 364$

MB: http://www.microcenter.com/product/433406/Z97-Gaming_5_LGA_1150_ATX_Intel_Motherboard 155$

PSU: http://www.microcenter.com/product/415149/V850_V_Series_850_Watt_Modular_ATX_Power_Supply 180$

HDD: http://www.microcenter.com/product/422857/Black_2TB_7,200_RPM_SATA_60Gb-s_35_Internal_Hard_Drive_WD2003FZEX_-_Bare_Drive 120$

RAM: http://www.microcenter.com/product/354611/Vengeance_Series_8GB_DDR3-1600_(PC3-12800)_CL9_Dual_Channel_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Two_4GB_Memory_Modules) x2 130$

CASE: http://www.microcenter.com/product/435015/Corsair_Series_780T_Full_Tower_PC_Case_-_White 180$

 

Grand total: 1330$ amount left 370ish 

that would be my build and about the amount id pay for the parts. the left over id use either on the ssd or keyboard and mouse. then id also save some for the steam end of summer sale. dont blow all your money on a pc and then have nothing to play on it.

 

forgot to mention with that list you might have room to swap the gpu with a 980ti and still have a little left over or buy a second 970 for sli but again its totally up to you.

Edited July 17, 2015 by Dimetime35c

[Starelementpoke]

honestly this build is similar to what my build ended up that's still a work in progress is. heres what id do with the money you've got 

 

 

cpu: http://www.microcenter.com/product/434177/Core_i5-4690K_35GHz_LGA_1150_Boxed_Processor 199$

gpu: http://www.microcenter.com/product/441663/GeForce_GTX_970_FTW_ACX_20_4GB_GDDR5_PCIe_Video_Card_-_04G-P4-2978-KR 364$

MB: http://www.microcenter.com/product/433406/Z97-Gaming_5_LGA_1150_ATX_Intel_Motherboard 155$

PSU: http://www.microcenter.com/product/415149/V850_V_Series_850_Watt_Modular_ATX_Power_Supply 180$

HDD: http://www.microcenter.com/product/422857/Black_2TB_7,200_RPM_SATA_60Gb-s_35_Internal_Hard_Drive_WD2003FZEX_-_Bare_Drive 120$

RAM: http://www.microcenter.com/product/354611/Vengeance_Series_8GB_DDR3-1600_(PC3-12800)_CL9_Dual_Channel_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Two_4GB_Memory_Modules) x2 130$

CASE: http://www.microcenter.com/product/435015/Corsair_Series_780T_Full_Tower_PC_Case_-_White 180$

 

Grand total: 1330$ amount left 370ish 

that would be my build and about the amount id pay for the parts. the left over id use either on the ssd or keyboard and mouse. then id also save some for the steam end of summer sale. dont blow all your money on a pc and then have nothing to play on it.

 

forgot to mention with that list you might have room to swap the gpu with a 980ti and still have a little left over or buy a second 970 for sli but again its totally up to you.

Is sli possible between a 970 and 980ti? Besides, that's not a good plan. It'd just cap the vram limit to 3.5/40 gbs. If you don't mind amd, I'd suggest the 390x.

[Lavish]

This will run any game at 1440p 60fps ultra settings and can even go to 4k

 

 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($164.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($679.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($146.66 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1714.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-17 19:01 EDT-0400

[Dimetime35c]

Is sli possible between a 970 and 980ti? Besides, that's not a good plan. It'd just cap the vram limit to 3.5/40 gbs. If you don't mind amd, I'd suggest the 390x.

no i mean the original card i had in that build was a 970 ftw. was giving him the option of either scrapping the 970 totally and just buying a 980ti or keeping the 970 and buying another one so hed have 2 970s in sli

Edited July 17, 2015 by Dimetime35c

[Starelementpoke]

no i mean the original card i had in that build was a 970 ftw. was giving him the option of either scrapping the 970 totally and just buying a 980ti or keeping the 970 and buying another one so hed have 2 970s in sli

Ah. 2 970's in sli are pointless.

[Dimetime35c]

Ah. 2 970's in sli are pointless.

 

 

yeah i kinda figured that but wasnt sure what to do with the left over $ was just throwing out ideas. LoL