First build help?

[XVII]

Hello! I'm new to this forum and I've watched LinusTechTips a bunch of times and I decided to ascend into the pcmasterrace. I have an idea of what my build is going to be, and I have a budget of around 1220. can't go over it (final base price, without rebates) and I want to play on ONE 1080p 144hz monitor, preferably an Asus VG248QE. I don't care for color scheme, I would like it to be white or something light. I have an idea, and I wanted to know if it was good or not.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($86.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($324.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1169.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-09 23:58 EST-0500

 

I'll be looking forward to your guys' help  (btw I know r9 390 is better, but I don't think I'll be playing 1440p any time soon)

[Jordaneer]

the thing I would add is an SSD (preferably like a 240 GB so you can put your OS and a few programs on there) , it will make the computer feel SO much faster launching stuff, I know from changing out from a mechanical HDD to an SSD, my computer feels lightyears faster.

this is what I got, but pretty much any SSD from a reputable brand like kingston, samsung, crucial, adata, etc should be okay.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211984

[XVII]

1 minute ago, Jordaneer said:

the thing I would add is an SSD (preferably like a 240 GB so you can put your OS and a few programs on there) , it will make the computer feel SO much faster launching stuff, I know from changing out from a mechanical HDD to an SSD, my computer feels lightyears faster.

this is what I got, but pretty much any SSD from a reputable brand like kingston, samsung, crucial, adata, etc should be okay.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211984

I got you, should I replace the HD with the SSD and get the HD as like an upgrade?

[Savir]

2 minutes ago, XVII said:

I got you, should I replace the HD with the SSD and get the HD as like an upgrade?

Get both your $50 below your budget right now. You can afford it.

[Jordaneer]

 

3 minutes ago, XVII said:

I got you, should I replace the HD with the SSD and get the HD as like an upgrade?

depends on if your budget can support it, I personally think it would be nice to have both at once, because after downloading a few games onto an SSD, it can eat up space quickly so having the extra space of a mechanical HDD is nice, but the nice thing is adding an HDD is a pretty simple upgrade.

[brob]

It is a decent build. Although Intel cpu tend to be favored at the moment.

 

Start with an ssd, 240GB or larger would be best. Add an hdd as an upgrade.

[XVII]

2 minutes ago, brob said:

It is a decent build. Although Intel cpu tend to be favored at the moment.

 

Start with an ssd, 240GB or larger would be best. Add an hdd as an upgrade.

Can you build me an intel based build?

[Tyler Criswell]

3 hours ago, XVII said:

Hello! I'm new to this forum and I've watched LinusTechTips a bunch of times and I decided to ascend into the pcmasterrace. I have an idea of what my build is going to be, and I have a budget of around 1220. can't go over it (final base price, without rebates) and I want to play on ONE 1080p 144hz monitor, preferably an Asus VG248QE. I don't care for color scheme, I would like it to be white or something light. I have an idea, and I wanted to know if it was good or not.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($86.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($324.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1169.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-09 23:58 EST-0500

 

I'll be looking forward to your guys' help  (btw I know r9 390 is better, but I don't think I'll be playing 1440p any time soon)

I wouldn't recommend the HDD. Try a Western Digital Blue 1tb. I heard that it wasn't very reliable :/.

Research it though...

[brob]

23 minutes ago, XVII said:

Can you build me an intel based build?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.44 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($141.46 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1204.84
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-10 00:48 EST-0500

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Here: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dsZLhM

You don't need to be gaming at 1440p...my friend has the same card and he plays at 1080p