Advice with my first PC build

[AlexLeGreat]

Hey,

 

I am currently in the process of acquiring parts for my first gaming PC build and even though I have some knowledge of PC's, as this is my first build, I would appreciate to have guidance and reassurance from the community. It would greatly help if you could inform me of any parts that may not be compatible with each other or even if you believe there is a better choice for one of the components. If replying to this thread, i would appreciate if you were quite knowledgeable in this area of PC's or at least quite sure with what you were saying as i want this process to go as smoothly as possible. I will only be including components and not peripherals as i am already aware of which ones I will be choosing.

 

Components with links follow -

 

Motherboard - MSI Z97 Gaming 5 - Link

 

Processor - i5 4690K - Link

 

Case - S340 Razer Edition - Link

 

SSD - 850 EVO 250Gb - Link

 

Graphics Card - I currently own the Asus GTX 750Ti but will be purchasing the MSI GTX 970 in the future so it needs to be compatible with both - 750Ti  -  970

 

PSU - I was struggling to determine which one to purchase as I am not fully aware of the wattage of the whole system together.

 

Ram - 16gGb Corsair Vengeance - Link

 

If you have made it this far, thank you for assisting me in this PC build .

 

p.s - Sorry for the long thread

[HKZeroFive]

Do you have a specific budget?

[Nacho Marco Segui]

Get an EVGA 650 G2 for example, although 500 watts are enough

[AlexLeGreat]

7 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Do you have a specific budget?

Probably around £500 but its okay if it exceeds slightly

 

This doesn't include the price for the 970 as i will be purchasing that at a different time.

[AlexLeGreat]

7 minutes ago, Nacho Marco Segui said:

Get an EVGA 650 G2 for example, although 500 watts are enough

Ok, anything to make sure it runs well! haha

[Kickflapper]

Powers supply calculator  http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/

 

 

[HKZeroFive]

16 minutes ago, AlexLeGreat said:

Probably around £500 but its okay if it exceeds slightly

 

This doesn't include the price for the 970 as i will be purchasing that at a different time.

Went over budget slightly but keep in mind that you will need a CPU cooler to go along with this build. Paired with a decent PSU:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£182.49 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£94.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£29.95 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£68.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£58.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£49.92 @ More Computers) 
Total: £511.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 12:50 BST+0100

[crysilis]

hmm maybe switch to r9 390 because its 8 gigs of vram will help in more vram instensive games and 4k(which is very vram intensive)

[AlexLeGreat]

22 minutes ago, crysilis said:

hmm maybe switch to r9 390 because its 8 gigs of vram will help in more vram instensive games and 4k(which is very vram intensive)

I'm not sure, I'm quite comfortable with Nvidia graphics cards

[AlexLeGreat]

40 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Went over budget slightly but keep in mind that you will need a CPU cooler to go along with this build. Paired with a decent PSU:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£182.49 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£94.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£29.95 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£68.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£58.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£49.92 @ More Computers) 
Total: £511.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 12:50 BST+0100

Hmm, yeah I was thinking of getting a CPU cooler but i couldn't decide one to pick as many create lots of noise. However the reviews seem to say that this is quiet compared to many others. Also, is this motherboard better than the Gaming 5 and if so do you know which areas make it more preferable?

[crysilis]

23 hours ago, AlexLeGreat said:

I'm not sure, I'm quite comfortable with Nvidia graphics cards

the 390 does perform better in 4k and such though