$800 Gaming PC

[CreativeName__]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($191.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.17 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.58 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($48.58 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.04 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  (Purchased For $199.00) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.50 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.62 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($0.00) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.54 @ Directron) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.54 @ Directron) 

Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($16.08 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $782.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 00:00 EDT-0400

 

Budget

 

My budget for this build is < 800 USD after taxes.

 

Intentions

 

I am going to use this build to game at 1080p60; my games include Witcher 3, GTA 5, and Battlefield 4

 

Peripherals

 

All I need is the keyboard, and I only have 1 monitor.

 

Other

 

I already bought a 280x if you looked over the part list.

If I can improve anything, then please let me know. 

 

 

 

[Untouchable]

I would go for the 380 instead of the 280X. Other than that it looks good.

[bpw87]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($191.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.17 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.58 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($48.58 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.04 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  (Purchased For $199.00) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.50 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.62 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($0.00) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.54 @ Directron) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.54 @ Directron) 

Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($16.08 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $782.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 00:00 EDT-0400

 

Budget

 

My budget for this build is < 800 USD after taxes.

 

Intentions

 

I am going to use this build to game at 1080p60; my games include Witcher 3, GTA 5, and Battlefield 4

 

Peripherals

 

All I need is the keyboard, and I only have 1 monitor.

 

Other

 

I already bought a 280x if you looked over the part list.

If I can improve anything, then please let me know. 

 

Look at a different PSU the NEX isn't very good. Get a EVGA B2 or higher, anything from XFX, Seasonic or a Antec Neo Eco 620

[CreativeName__]

Look at a different PSU the NEX isn't very good. Get a EVGA B2 or higher, anything from XFX, Seasonic or a Antec Neo Eco 620

Would the SeaSonic M12ii 620 do?

[JJVGaming]

From what the above guy said it would be better to get the 750w b2.

[Gale]

Would the SeaSonic M12ii 620 do?

 

Yup! It's a really good one.

[bpw87]

Would the SeaSonic M12ii 620 do?

Yeah man much better then the NEX and it's the OEM for the Antec one as well

[Captain_WD]

~snip~

 

Hey there CreativeName__,

 

The plan generally looks well. The guys gave you some good advice that I would take into consideration.

Couple of notes from me:

- I would go with a 2x4GB kit for the memory instead of 1x8GB to make a better use of the dual-channel support of the motherboard (unless you are planning on upgrading to 16GB in total).

- Even though games rely on the storage's performance only for the loading times, and FPS and graphics are not affected at all, I would still consider which of the applications and games could benefit from faster access times and transfer speeds and see if a 120GB SSD would be large enough.

 

Captain_WD.