Gaming pc build suggestions with gtx 970

[Mendaws]

Hi everyone,

 

I want to build a gaming pc using the gpu gtx 970 and Intel. Also, I would like to add a wifi adapter on it.

 

Im gonna go with 8gb ram and maybe some SSD (250gb)

 

Im from Canada and my budget is around 1000-1200$ CAN. Im gonna use a 1080p monitor.

 

I won't need any keyboard, monitor or mouse.

 

Any suggestions for a build?

[FriedRyce]

You can do a lot for $1200 (CAN).

 

Do you have any preferred brands of parts?

 

Watercooling or Air-cooling?

 

What form factor?

 

Basic questions. I, nor anyone can suggest without first getting a basis.

[Mendaws]

2 minutes ago, FriedRyce said:

You can do a lot for $1200 (CAN).

 

Do you have any preferred brands of parts?

 

Watercooling or Air-cooling?

 

What form factor?

 

Basic questions. I, nor anyone can suggest without first getting a basis.

I dont have preferences for the brand, im familiar with the mobo asrock h97 aniversary, evga psu 750w, but any other suggestion will be good. Im gonna use air cooling and want 8gb ram, 1tb hdd and maybe 250gb ssd.

Do u have any suggestions?

[htoby]

Power: CX500

CPU: 6700k (if you wish to over clock) or anything from a 6400-6600

GPU 970

Motherboard: Maybe a z170 krait motherboard, I've heard a few good things about it but I don't know much about motherboards

Case: Anything cheepish, maybe something like a Carbide 100 (mainly up to budget and personal choice

Storage: At least 1x250gb ssd and if you have the budget something like a WDgreen drive

Im not sure if windows is included

Cooling Maybe something like a 212 evo. Very good cooler as far as i have heard

[HKZeroFive]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.00 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($113.05 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($439.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.05 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $1209.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 01:59 EST-0500

1 minute ago, htoby said:

Power: CX500

CPU: 6700k (if you wish to over clock) or anything from a 6400-6600

GPU 970

Motherboard: Maybe a z170 krait motherboard, I've heard a few good things about it but I don't know much about motherboards

Case: Anything cheepish, maybe something like a Carbide 100 (mainly up to budget and personal choice

Storage: At least 1x250gb ssd and if you have the budget something like a WDgreen drive

Im not sure if windows is included

Cooling Maybe something like a 212 evo. Very good cooler as far as i have heard

Remember this is Canadian currency. The 6700K and the GTX 970 won't fit in that sort of budget.

[Aytex]

13 minutes ago, Mendaws said:

I dont have preferences for the brand, im familiar with the mobo asrock h97 aniversary, evga psu 750w, but any other suggestion will be good. Im gonna use air cooling and want 8gb ram, 1tb hdd and maybe 250gb ssd.

Do u have any suggestions?

Is there a particular reason why you NEED a 970? you can get 10-15 more fps with a 390, unless your utilizing the cuda

[poownedmage]

3 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Is there a particular reason why you NEED a 970? you can get 10-15 more fps with a 390, unless your utilizing the cuda

the 970 stay coler under load

 

[FriedRyce]

RAM these days are super cheap. You get get 16GBs for less than maybe $60 (USD at least).

 

I have a lot of suggestions. And if you're gonna go with a GTX 970, it's advisable to go with a mobo that's at least $100. The H97 anniversary is an average of $80 around the markets.

 

Here's some quick suggestions for a $1200 build

 

Core i5-6600k

MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory

Noctua NH-D14

Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital WD10EZEX

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card

Antec P100 / NZXT S340 / Corsair 300R

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

[ClobberXD]

4 minutes ago, FriedRyce said:

RAM these days are super cheap. You get get 16GBs for less than maybe $60 (USD at least).

 

I have a lot of suggestions. And if you're gonna go with a GTX 970, it's advisable to go with a mobo that's at least $100. The H97 anniversary is an average of $80 around the markets.

 

Here's some quick suggestions for a $1200 build

 

Core i5-6500k

MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory

Noctua NH-D14

Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital WD10EZEX

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card

Antec P100 / NZXT S340 / Corsair 300R

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

i5-6500k?

 

Rest of the parts are great.

[FriedRyce]

Just now, anandgeforce said:

i5-6500k?

 

Rest of the parts are great.

6600k, sorry. I typo'd.