First build - Arman

[Arman]

Hello,

 

This is my first time being in this forums, linked by Linus awesome and informative videos ofcourse (thanks linus).

 

I am trying to build my first gaming pc, I will be mainly using this to try some new games on decent quality and 1080p/1440p resolution, I will be getting the components from a local store in my country, the parts are bit limited and I will be paying extra 20% too but oh well.

 

Anyways, this is my build.. tried to do everything Linus advised in some of his videos.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Yvrr8d

 

 

And on a note side, I am planning 99% to get another SLI card in about a year when this card starts stalling a bit, that's why I choose the 800W PSU.

 

Regards.

 

 

 

I can not buy anything online, I am getting everything from local store so the parts are limited, I can ask the store for some parts availability but mostly the answer would be no.

 

This is the local store I am getting from, http://citycenter.jo/  ... (check instock status)

[DarkBlade2117]

Domthey have other SSD choices like a crucial or Samsung? Does his local store price match or ask them if they can atleast price match it a little bit. Do they have r9 390s? The 390 beats the 970 in every case for gaming even for games optimized for Nvidia. That's about it.

[itachipirate]

You should get a 750B2, and maybe just get a CM 212 EVO. I've heard it performs about the same as the Seidon 120, except water cooling brings a ton of unnecessary problems and it costs more. Very very overrated

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown 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 Z97-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.49 @ OutletPC) 

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  ($329.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $999.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 21:25 EDT-0400

[Arman]

Domthey have other SSD choices like a crucial or Samsung? Does his local store price match or ask them if they can atleast price match it a little bit. Do they have r9 390s? The 390 beats the 970 in every case for gaming even for games optimized for Nvidia. That's about it.

This is the cheapest or closest one to Amazon/Newegg prices, others are extremly overpriced, and I really don't want to waste on an SSD, also the local store 

And yes it has "

Asus AMD Radeon R9 390 8GB GDDR5 Video Card" with the exact same price as the gtx 970 I've chosen, does my motherboard/powersupply support AMD video cards Crossfire?

You should get a 750B2, and maybe just get a CM 212 EVO. I've heard it performs about the same as the Seidon 120, except water cooling brings a ton of unnecessary problems and it costs more. Very very overrated

 

Couldn't find a better power supply, is it that bad? Also I've found the 212 EVO with cheaper price but it's still on their shipping list I will question them with the more details, hopefully someone can give me more ideas about CM 212 Evo and the Seidon 120

 

 

Edit: didn't see your edit build, but the thing is most of what you've suggested isn't there, like the motherboard/PSU, the SSD is overpriced there (alot) 

 

 

 

Appreciating the support, thanks

[DarkBlade2117]

@Arman you might wanna stick with the 850w butnthe r9 390 performs better then the GTX 970 even with games that are optimized for Nvidia. For cooling... What do they have from BeQuiet! ???? Your PSU at 850w should be enough and allowing for overclocks. Brb about crossfire thing

Yes it supports crossfire. The 850w is enough also.

Edited July 21, 2015 by DarkBlade2117

[Arman]

I don't really mind having the PC loud at all, I priorities efficiency since I will be using a headset all the time and I can barely hear outside of it.

[itachipirate]

This is the cheapest or closest one to Amazon/Newegg prices, others are extremly overpriced, and I really don't want to waste on an SSD, also the local store 

And yes it has "

Asus AMD Radeon R9 390 8GB GDDR5 Video Card" with the exact same price as the gtx 970 I've chosen, does my motherboard/powersupply support AMD video cards Crossfire?

 

Couldn't find a better power supply, is it that bad? Also I've found the 212 EVO with cheaper price but it's still on their shipping list I will question them with the more details, hopefully someone can give me more ideas about CM 212 Evo and the Seidon 120

 

 

Edit: didn't see your edit build, but the thing is most of what you've suggested isn't there, like the motherboard/PSU, the SSD is overpriced there (alot) 

 

 

 

Appreciating the support, thanks

$70 for a 120gb SSD is actually a really good price. You can find the $50 Kingstons because they're generally bad, and I've heard they bait-and-switched their NAND on that one too so the performance isn't even reliable. The motherboard I suggested is a good value(and a good motherboard), and it isn't micro-ATX. I accidentally still had the Seidon on the list, I removed that now and it's a lot cheaper

[Arman]

$70 for a 120gb SSD is actually a really good price. You can find the $50 Kingstons because they're generally bad, and I've heard they bait-and-switched their NAND on that one too so the performance isn't even reliable. The motherboard I suggested is a good value(and a good motherboard), and it isn't micro-ATX. I accidentally still had the Seidon on the list, I removed that now and it's a lot cheaper

You seem not to read one thing, I am not getting these online and not everything is available, I am buying from a local store, my country isn't that updated with technology and it has high taxes, infact if I was getting from amazon/newegg...etc the the build would be completely overkill.

 

 

And by the way, is Micro-atx differs that much for an ATX? All I know that it has more PCI slots, but what are they used for other than wireless card, sound card and video cards? Aren't micro-atx more than sufficient for such?

[BigDay]

all you need for 2 970's is 650w

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.05 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.49 @ OutletPC)
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  ($331.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1060.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 08:28 EDT-0400

[Arman]

all you need for 2 970's is 650w

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.05 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.49 @ OutletPC)

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  ($331.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1060.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 08:28 EDT-0400

@BigDay I appreciate the list, but I can't get most of these items, I added something on the topic at top, please read it.  :unsure:

[BigDay]

• if you're not going to overclock your cpu, get a 4690 with an h97 board
• get a 64gb or 120gb ssd for the os and some programs
• get a 1-2tb hdd
• gpu performance in order of worst to best: 960, 380, 970, 390, 390x, 980, 970 SLI, R9 Fury X
• get the cooler master 212 evo for non overclocking cpu
• get a gigabyte, msi, or asus mobo if you go the h97 route. if you go z97, get an asus or msi
• check out my guides if you want to learn how to overclock your cpu or gpu
• get a seasonic psu
• get noctua fans over anything else
• corsair or fractal case is recommended
• gigabyte makes great gpu's
• samsung and western digital make the best products for storage alongside hitachi
• corsair h60 is sufficient to cool an overclocked 4690k

good luck

[Arman]

 

• if you're not going to overclock your cpu, get a 4690 with an h97 board
• get a 64gb or 120gb ssd for the os and some programs
• get a 1-2tb hdd
• gpu performance in order of worst to best: 960, 380, 970, 390, 390x, 980, 970 SLI, R9 Fury X
• get the cooler master 212 evo for non overclocking cpu
• get a gigabyte, msi, or asus mobo if you go the h97 route. if you go z97, get an asus or msi
• check out my guides if you want to learn how to overclock your cpu or gpu
• get a seasonic psu
• get noctua fans over anything else
• corsair or fractal case is recommended
• gigabyte makes great gpu's
• samsung and western digital make the best products for storage alongside hitachi
• corsair h60 is sufficient to cool an overclocked 4690k

good luck

 

Thank you, PM'd you couple questions please.

[Arman]

Final thoughts: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dbphXL