My first PC build EVER! Designed specifically for Fallout 4, but I need help!

[seeyuh]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JBVfbv

 

The above link shows the parts I've picked so far. I want to build a PC for gaming (specifically to run Fallout 4 smoothly on the highest settings). My budget is about $850 US, I don't need any peripherals or a monitor (I'll be playing on a 1080p 60 hz monitor 25 inch). I'm also not worried about mass storage at the moment, a 120 GB ssd is enough for the time being. The main thing I'm concerned about is that all the parts I chose are 1. Compatible with one another (how can I be sure they all work together?) and 2. Are of good quality

 

The system specifications for Fallout 4 are as follows:

 

 

PC Systems Requirements (Requires Internet Connection and Free Steam Account to Activate) Minimum

• Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
• Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent
• 8 GB RAM
• 30 GB free HDD space
• NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent

Recommended

• Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
• Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent
• 8 GB RAM
• 30 GB free HDD space
• NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent

Console Storage Space

• Make sure you have enough space in the vault to store Fallout 4.
• Fallout 4 requires 28-35 GB depending on territory and languages supported.

[TheRandomness]

i5 4460 would be better in this scenario, get a H97 motherboard as you don't need to overclock, replace that SSD leik naw with something like a Crucial BX100 240GB and replace the graphics card with a MSI or Sapphire R9 390

[Streetguru]

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JBVfbv

Should be good to go, you could upgrade to an 8 thread Xeon 1231v3, but I'm not sure if that's worth it in your case, maybe just get a nicer case, something like a HAF XB EVO

Also, there's no much reason to actually buy windows, just use linux *wink* *wink*

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

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $733.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 20:02 EDT-0400

[seeyuh]

i5 4460 would be better in this scenario, get a H97 motherboard as you don't need to overclock, replace that SSD leik naw with something like a Crucial BX100 240GB and replace the graphics card with a MSI or Sapphire R9 390

 

Why would the i5-4460 be better though? It's $10 cheaper but the Base Frequency is 0.1GHz slower and the Max Frequency is 0.3GHz slower?

[Darth-Marius]

get a different ssd and get a r9 390

[Streetguru]

Why would the i5-4460 be better though? It's $10 cheaper but the Base Frequency is 0.1GHz slower and the Max Frequency is 0.3GHz slower?

It's $20-30 dollars cheaper, otherwise if you're worried about clock speeds you'd be investing in an unlocked i5 for overclocking.

Mostly you just want to swap that 970 for a 390

[Aereldor]

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JBVfbv

 

The above link shows the parts I've picked so far. I want to build a PC for gaming (specifically to run Fallout 4 smoothly on the highest settings). My budget is about $850 US, I don't need any peripherals or a monitor (I'll be playing on a 1080p 60 hz monitor 25 inch). I'm also not worried about mass storage at the moment, a 120 GB ssd is enough for the time being. The main thing I'm concerned about is that all the parts I chose are 1. Compatible with one another (how can I be sure they all work together?) and 2. Are of good quality

 

The system specifications for Fallout 4 are as follows:

 

 

PC Systems Requirements (Requires Internet Connection and Free Steam Account to Activate) Minimum

• Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
• Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent
• 8 GB RAM
• 30 GB free HDD space
• NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent

Recommended

• Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
• Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent
• 8 GB RAM
• 30 GB free HDD space
• NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent

Console Storage Space

• Make sure you have enough space in the vault to store Fallout 4.
• Fallout 4 requires 28-35 GB depending on territory and languages supported.

 

Looks good to me. I'd throw out the SSD, though. Kingston pulled some pretty nasty bait-and-switch stuff, and the drive ships in a format which is incompatible with UEFI BIOS- you'll have to reformat it externally, which can be a chore. What you could do is swap out the i5 4590 for an i5 4460 (which performs very similarly) and put the extra $15-20 towards this Far Superior Samsung EVO SSD- http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e120bam

Unless you want to upgrade to an overclocked CPU in the future and are considering CrossFire/SLI, an H97 board should suit your needs. Here's a decent one from ASRock-

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary

If you're on a budget, saving money on the motherboard, CPU and Storage will allow you to allocate more funds towards the most important component of a gaming build- the Graphics card (although that STRIX 970 is a steal at $300). 

[seeyuh]

Ok, I updated some stuff on my parts list. Should I add a cooler too? Or is the stock heatsink/cpu cooler ok?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

[jimakos234]

With a red-black theme, ready for fallout 4

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($313.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $905.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-10 11:27 EDT-0400

[MeepLikesToBuildPc's]

Ok, I updated some stuff on my parts list. Should I add a cooler too? Or is the stock heatsink/cpu cooler ok?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

2011 i7s and 1151 i7s Do NOT have a standard cooler. so add a cooler to your build