$1200 first pc build

[Jonaroo]

1. Budget & Location
$1200 USD Piedmont North Carolina

2. Aim
Gaming (everything ranging from arma to minecraft. Also schoolwork and programming
3. Monitors
starting with one 1080p monitor will move up to one 1440p or add another 1080p in the future.

4. Peripherals
yes but this budget is just for the pc.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I currently do not own my own high performance pc.

 

Current build please rate and suggest improvements:

 

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ B&H) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($157.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Mushkin Reactor 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($333.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.50 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 PWM CO 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($9.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 110.0 CFM 200mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 

Other: Fan Splitter ($4.99)

Total: $1206.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-20 00:22 EDT-0400

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9pQTyc

Something like this will get you MUCH better performance when it comes to gaming.

[doctorraichu]

No problems, nice build

[Gale]

This should be a little bit better:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($157.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($410.47 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1214.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-20 00:30 EDT-0400

 

The 390x will help you in your transition to 1440p. Case is mostly up to personal preference, so feel free to buy something else if you don't like the one I picked. I just like the R4.

[Jonaroo]

The 970 will probably be a layover gpu that may be switched out for the pascal architecture or another card if I move to 1440p.