My First Build

[Blyre]

Hey guys, so i finally have plans for my first build, and since its my first i have a lot of trouble picking part for it,

I want to build mainly a gamer pc but i have also plans for some montages in the future, but i want to focuse more on the gamer aspect of the pc, I want to be able to play any game in the future at least at some good settings, because i've been stuck with a pc that can't run fallout, gtaV, shadow of mordor, etc.

The pc parts that i was thinking about where:

-The case-Cooler master CM690 series III

-Motherboard- either MSI H97 PC MATE or Z97 Pro Gamer

-CPU- Intel Core i5-4690k processor

-RAM-16Gb of Kingston HyperX Black DDR3

-Grafics Card- either 1 Asus Geforce GTX970 directcu II OC Stric 4 Gb Gddr5 or 2 of them on SLI

-Power suply- Coolermaster G650M

-Cpu Cooling-either Cooler Master Hyper 103 or Cooler Master nepton 240M

-Storage-128gb of any ssd for windows 10 and 1 Tb WD Caviar Blue

 

So what do you guys recomend, im not suere what motherboard to use, i think maybe the Z97 is the better choice, im also not sure about the grafics card should i get 1 or 2 of them or maybe getting only one GTX980 or 980Ti, also not sure about the cpu cooling to use im not sure if its ok for just a simple air cooling or shoul i use the water cooling one.

 

I have a budget bewtween 1300€-1600€

Your tips and advice are really apreciated

Thank you

 

[MatrixGrenade]

that is actually one of the best builds i've seen from someone who is a first time builder.

[stealth80]

ok don't get that PSU for a start and don't go SLI from an initial plan. SLI is something you do straight away with top cards or upgrade to at a later date, go with one strong card, aka 980ti

 

ill have a look at a build for 1600 euros

[Inception9269]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

ok don't get that CPU for a start and don't go SLI from an initial plan. SLI is something you do straight away with top cards or upgrade to at a later date, go with one strong card, aka 980ti

 

ill have a look at a build for 1600 euros

 

not sure what you're talking about, that's a really good cpu

[stealth80]

A little over budget but its Skylake and 980ti

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€258.24 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€102.84 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€152.83 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€90.17 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€89.86 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€54.83 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  (€676.80 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case  (€97.84 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€119.04 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €1642.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[stealth80]

4 minutes ago, Inception9269 said:

 

not sure what you're talking about, that's a really good cpu

Typo, I meant PSU

[zberry7]

This is a good first build and I agree with not going the sli route, defiantly get the single most expensive GPU you can comfortably afford.

Also if you think you might want to overclock in the future (Remember you will most likely have the same MB for some time), then defiantly invest in a z series motherboard. I'm not sure but it probably comes with other functionality that might come in handy down the road. But if the h series motherboard suits you well than you might want to get a non-k sku cpu and spend the extra loot on your GPU.

 

Overall good choices though.

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

A little over budget but its Skylake and 980ti

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€258.24 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (€79.83 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€152.83 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€90.17 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€89.86 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€54.83 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  (€676.80 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case  (€97.84 @ Mindfactory) 
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€104.62 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €1605.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 23:02 CET+0100

 

Just made it a bit cheaper.

[Inception9269]

something along the lines of this would be pretty strong

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€222.84 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€36.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€188.13 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€90.17 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€89.86 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€54.83 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (€332.99 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case  (€97.84 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€101.14 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1214.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 23:02 CET+0100

 

Some things worth mentioning, for ram i went with a 16gb set since it would be cheaper than upgrading later.

Storage is subjective to needs, raise/lower that to what you think you'd want.

As for video card i recommend waiting til Nvidia releases it's pascal gpus (i believe that's what they're called), that would probably make the Maxwell, 900 series somewhat cheaper.

Didn't have any listings for that case you mentioned, the one i chose looks similar

[Inception9269]

1 minute ago, Inception9269 said:

something along the lines of this would be pretty strong

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€222.84 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€36.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€188.13 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€90.17 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€89.86 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€54.83 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (€332.99 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case  (€97.84 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€101.14 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1214.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 23:02 CET+0100

 

Some things worth mentioning, for ram i went with a 16gb set since it would be cheaper than upgrading later.

Storage is subjective to needs, raise/lower that to what you think you'd want.

As for video card i recommend waiting til Nvidia releases it's pascal gpus (i believe that's what they're called), that would probably make the Maxwell, 900 series somewhat cheaper.

Didn't have any listings for that case you mentioned, the one i chose looks similar

 

Also, inb4 choosing a locked cpu with a Z motherboard, I choose a Z motherboard since it would be more futureproof, them able to go that way if they decide they want to a cpu in the future that overclocks

[stealth80]

2 minutes ago, Inception9269 said:

something along the lines of this would be pretty strong

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€222.84 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€36.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€188.13 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€90.17 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€89.86 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€54.83 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (€332.99 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case  (€97.84 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€101.14 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1214.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 23:02 CET+0100

 

Some things worth mentioning, for ram i went with a 16gb set since it would be cheaper than upgrading later.

Storage is subjective to needs, raise/lower that to what you think you'd want.

As for video card i recommend waiting til Nvidia releases it's pascal gpus (i believe that's what they're called), that would probably make the Maxwell, 900 series somewhat cheaper.

Didn't have any listings for that case you mentioned, the one i chose looks similar

That's a decent build for the money, however I wouldn't recommend the 970 over the 390 and that's coming from me lol (check sig)

[Blyre]

11 minutes ago, MatrixGrenade said:

that is actually one of the best builds i've seen from someone who is a first time builder.

Wow i knew the feedback on the Linusthechtips forums was good but this is crazy i cant thank enough to all you guys for the help i will definitively take these advices and change the build. I know where to come now when i need help thanks!

[MatrixGrenade]

3 hours ago, Blyre said:

Wow i knew the feedback on the Linusthechtips forums was good but this is crazy i cant thank enough to all you guys for the help i will definitively take these advices and change the build. I know where to come now when i need help thanks!

Your very welcome.

[Blyre]

So after some consideration i think i improved it form my first version but now im undecided between the motherboards and the video cards. Here are the specs:http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZvFkFT

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: undecided between Asus Z170-A or MSI Z170A Gaming M5
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

VideoCard: undecided between Gigabyte GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming or Asus strix GTX 980Ti Oc edition
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

Gigabyte video card look good with the asus motherboard and Msi motherboard looks good with the asus video card and i cant tell wich one is better.

I have also a question if i wanted to add a second monitor (not a good one, just one for me to look at voice chats and google stuff while im playing) could i do it?

 

Thanks