First Time Build

[Brother_Harm]

Hey guys, I've been lurking for a bit and hoping you all can help me figure out how to go about my first build.  I'm the kind of person that has a tendency to overspend when getting into a new hobby and know that this particular tendency can easily get out of hand with this particular hobby.  So please help save me from myself.

 

1. Budget & Location
I'm hoping to keep the price around $800USD.  I'm flexible on this and if going a little above is going to make a huge difference I'll certainly consider it.  I'd say I max out around $1000-1100.  

2. Aim
I want to be able to use this to stream gameplay from my XB1 (via El Gato HD60) and to play some games.  I'm not trying to get to crazy extreme graphics yet and am perfectly content with running what few PC games I play on average or above settings.  The only PC games I play as of right now are simple things like League of Legends and Hearthstone, but would like to have the capability for more.

 

I dabble in graphic design and photo/video editing, but I won't be doing too much of either of these on this rig.

3. Monitors
I plan on a single monitor set-up, maybe two in the near future.

4. Peripherals
Basic keyboard and mouse should suffice, but I will need an OS.

5. Why are you upgrading?
My laptop from 2008 just isn't cutting it anymore.  I want something fresh and new and find the concept of building a PC exciting.

 

As for color schemes, I'm fine with black and any single accent color.

 

Thank you reading and any responses, information and feedback is greatly appreciated!

[DarkBlade2117]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.29 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X Video Card ($424.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($81.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ Mac Mall)

Total: $1007.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-24 16:50 EDT-0400

[TheRandomness]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card  ($198.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: SteelSeries 6GV/2 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1084.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-24 17:10 EDT-0400

 

I actually went a bit over because of the OS and peripherals  

[Nena Trinity]

I got a few ideas! :3

 

PC Build Guide – Budget ATX: (600$-800$)

*AMD FX-6350 Black Edition / AMD FX-8350 Black Edition / AMD FX-8370 Black Edition

*Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / Cooler Master Seidon 120V (optional but stock cooler is LOUD!)

*MSI 970 Gaming, Socket-AM3+ / MSI 990FXA Gaming, Socket-AM3+ (not best OCers but they are decent)

*HyperX Savage 1866MHz CL9 4GB (x2)

*Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD 2.5” / Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD 2.5”

*MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB / MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB

*Cooler Master V650S, 650W PSU

 

PC Build Guide – Gaming ATX: (900$-1100$)

*Intel Core i5-4690K

*Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / Cooler Master Seidon 120V (optional but needed for OC)

*MSI Z97 PC Mate, Socket-1150

*HyperX Beast 1600MHz CL9 4GB (x2)

*Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD 2.5” / Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD 2.5”

*MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming 8GB / MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB

*Cooler Master V650S, 650W PSU / Cooler Master V750S, 750W PSU

 

PC Build Guide – Gaming M-ATX: (900$-1000$)

*Intel Core i5-4690K

*Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / Cooler Master Seidon 120V (optional but needed for OC)

*MSI Z97M-G43, Socket-1150

*HyperX Beast 1600MHz CL9 4GB (x2)

*Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD 2.5” / Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD 2.5”

*MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB / MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming 8GB

*Cooler Master V550S, 550W PSU / Cooler Master V650S, 650W PSU

 

PC Build Guide – Gaming M-ITX: (900$-1000$) WIFI

*Intel Core i5-4690K

*Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / Cooler Master Seidon 120V (optional but needed for OC)

*MSI Z97I AC, Socket-1150

*HyperX Beast 1600MHz CL9 4GB (x2)

*Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD 2.5” / Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD 2.5”

*MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC / MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB

*Cooler Master V550S, 550W PSU

 

PC Build Guide - Ultimate Intel APU?: (850-950$)

*Intel Core i5-5675C CPU

*Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / Cooler Master Seidon 120V (optional!)

*MSI Z97M-Gaming, Socket-1150

*G.Skill Trident X Series 2400MHz CL9 4GB (x2) (or better? 3000MHz is supported!) http://linustechtips...r3-ram-guide-3/

*Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD 2.5” / Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD 2.5”

*XFX TS Gold, 550W PSU

[BigDay]

do you need a monitor?

[BigDay]

if you want to spend more, you can upgrade the ssd below to an 850 evo which will be faster. or, you could change the case to a more expensive one, although the n400 is a nice case and at a great price.

 

the cpu is non overclockable, but it should perform well enough for your tasks. i would buy windows off of the g2a website to save money or else you'll have to sacrifice performance. i think the build below is a good balance between having a good cpu, gpu, and monitor. the reason the monitor is so expensive is because it has a 1ms response time, which i believe is great for gaming; some people would disagree. if you want better color reproduction, you're going to have to go with a higher response time and an ips panel. here are some other options:

 

Asus VN248Q-P

Acer G257HL BMIDX

Acer G247HYL bmidx

Acer KN242HYL

Acer H236HLbid

 

if you have any other questions, let me know. i don't know too much about monitors so you'll have to do your own research or ask someone else on the forum

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($193.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.96 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VX248H 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6800 Wired Optical Mouse  ($14.77 @ Newegg)
Total: $1036.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-24 18:26 EDT-0400

[Brother_Harm]

Wow.  Thanks everyone for the awesome responses.  There's plenty for me to work with here.  I'll be sure to come back and post the finished product after reviewing these and finding what's best for me.