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So I'm going to be building my first build ever soon. I've been doing lots of research and have ended up with this build.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nVXxzy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nVXxzy/by_merchant/

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($219.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $887.71
 
What do you guys think? Will it be a good first build? Is it complete shit? Please help me decide if this PC is good or not. :3

 

 

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So I'm going to be building my first build ever soon. I've been doing lots of research and have ended up with this build.

 

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

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

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.99 @ B&H)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($75.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($219.99 @ Micro Center)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $887.71

 
What do you guys think? Will it be a good first build? Is it complete shit? Please help me decide if this PC is good or not. :3

This is a high end build. I would have chosen a different graphics card tho, mainly for the huge consumption, and cheaper pieces that give better performance per dollar, but other than that, looks great and can probably play 99% of new titles on the next 5 years.

Main - SPEEDTEST
CPU AMD FX-8350 | RAM Kingston HyperX 12GB @1866MHz | GPU Gigabyte HD 7850 | Mobo Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | HDD 1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 | PSU 550W | Case VENTO A8
Le Petite Frankenstein (First build, only original part is GPU)
CPU AMD Ahlon II X2 260 | RAM 2x2GB @1333MHz | GPU Sapphire HD 3650 | Mobo Gigabyte 78LMT-S2P | HDD 500GB | PSU 500W | 1998 Case
I support AMD because I support competition in the hardware market. We all know if the "other guys" had a complete monopoly, things wouldn't get any better for ANYONE..
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 



Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($403.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $954.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-07 19:44 EST-0500

FPS <3

Flick G1 Review

Nixeus Revel Review

 

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What is the intended use of the PC? What budget are you on?

DAYTONA

PROCESSOR - AMD RYZEN 7 3700X
MOTHERBOARD - ASUS PRIME X370-PRO
RAM - 32GB (4x8GB) CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4-2400
CPU COOLING - NOCTUA NH-D14
GRAPHICS CARD - EVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980Ti SC+ ACX 2.0 w/ BACKPLATE
BOOT and PROGRAMS - CORSAIR MP600 1TB
GAMES and FILES - TOSHIBA 2TB
INTERNAL BACKUP - WESTERN DIGITAL GREEN 4TB
POWER SUPPLY - CORSAIR RM850i
CASE - CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 750D

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($403.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $960.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-07 19:43 EST-0500

 

^^^ This is better

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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/L9ds23) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/L9ds23/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790) | $249.99 @ Micro Center

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrht228pkr1) | $15.99 @ SuperBiiz

**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extreme3) | $76.98 @ Newegg

**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28) | $42.99 @ SuperBiiz

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $44.89 @ OutletPC

**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390gaming8g) | $309.98 @ SuperBiiz

**Case** | [Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes614pbk) | $99.99 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550bbefx) | $66.98 @ Newegg

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $87.98 @ OutletPC

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1065.77

| Mail-in rebates | -$70.00

| **Total** | **$995.77**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-11-07 19:47 EST-0500 |

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@velocilobsterr, please follow your topics so you get new replies notified to you.

DAYTONA

PROCESSOR - AMD RYZEN 7 3700X
MOTHERBOARD - ASUS PRIME X370-PRO
RAM - 32GB (4x8GB) CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4-2400
CPU COOLING - NOCTUA NH-D14
GRAPHICS CARD - EVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980Ti SC+ ACX 2.0 w/ BACKPLATE
BOOT and PROGRAMS - CORSAIR MP600 1TB
GAMES and FILES - TOSHIBA 2TB
INTERNAL BACKUP - WESTERN DIGITAL GREEN 4TB
POWER SUPPLY - CORSAIR RM850i
CASE - CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 750D

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I would suggest :

i5-4690K

Z97S SLI Krait

8-16GB of ram

250GB SSD + 1TB HDD 7200RPM

R9 390 Nitro

Some good looking case

650W-750W PSU 80+ Gold Certified

The reason why 4690K is because you can upgrade to i7-4790K in the future and 16GB of ram is starting to become useful at some AAA title games. If you wanna SLI/Crossfire then 850W PSU

EDIT : Add some quality CPU Cooler like ND-D15 or Dark Rock Pro 3 or even AIO cooler

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What is the intended use of the PC? What budget are you on?

 

Less than $1000 would be best. It's mainly for gaming.

 

 

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($403.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $954.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-07 19:44 EST-0500

 

 

Is changing the GPU to 8GB really necessary? Is 4GB not good enough? :/ What's wrong with my motherboard? I just want some info as to why so that I can be totally sure. :3

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Less than $1000 would be best. It's mainly for gaming.

Is changing the GPU to 8GB really necessary? Is 4GB not good enough? :/ What's wrong with my motherboard? I just want some info as to why so that I can be totally sure. :3

The gpu you linked lacks the power to run today's games well. Don't buy the 390x, it's just an oc'd 390 + $60
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Less than $1000 would be best. It's mainly for gaming.

 

 

 

 

Is changing the GPU to 8GB really necessary? Is 4GB not good enough? :/ What's wrong with my motherboard? I just want some info as to why so that I can be totally sure. :3

H97 and H87 and B85 mobo's are used for Locked CPU's (though it is possible to OC on one with a unlocked one)

Seeing your "just gaming" an i5 4460 should have more or less about the same preformance as a i7 4790

390x is miles faster and better than a 380 and will max out any game at 1080p 60 fps with this setup

FPS <3

Flick G1 Review

Nixeus Revel Review

 

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Less than $1000 would be best. It's mainly for gaming.

 

Is changing the GPU to 8GB really necessary? Is 4GB not good enough? :/ What's wrong with my motherboard? I just want some info as to why so that I can be totally sure. :3

 

It's for the same reason that NVIDIA are phasing out the 2GB GTX 960 - many games are becoming too much for it.

Whilst more VRAM isn't going to give you a massive performance boost, it will certainly prevent your system from bogging down when things go nuts in a game.

 

As for the motherboard, you aren't going to reap many benefits from an Z97 board on a non-K Intel chip. A 4460 will be plenty for gaming, and an H97 allows you to use that processor just fine without having any features on either end missing or not complimenting the build.

DAYTONA

PROCESSOR - AMD RYZEN 7 3700X
MOTHERBOARD - ASUS PRIME X370-PRO
RAM - 32GB (4x8GB) CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4-2400
CPU COOLING - NOCTUA NH-D14
GRAPHICS CARD - EVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980Ti SC+ ACX 2.0 w/ BACKPLATE
BOOT and PROGRAMS - CORSAIR MP600 1TB
GAMES and FILES - TOSHIBA 2TB
INTERNAL BACKUP - WESTERN DIGITAL GREEN 4TB
POWER SUPPLY - CORSAIR RM850i
CASE - CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 750D

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H97 and H87 and B85 mobo's are used for Locked CPU's (though it is possible to OC on one with a unlocked one)

Seeing your "just gaming" an i5 4460 should have more or less about the same preformance as a i7 4790

390x is miles faster and better than a 380 and will max out any game at 1080p 60 fps with this setup

 

Ok, thanks for your help! I'll be using this then. :D

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