$1200 ish budget long time coming new pc mostly for gaming little web browsing

[mikeelle]

hey all i am just wanting to make sure i am getting the most for my budget ...and i do have a few other questions about building a pc as this will be my first build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.04 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($85.83 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($305.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($114.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1281.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 20:02 EST-0500)

well that is what i have chosen ....little over my budget but i will make it work somehow
is there a huge difference in the thermal compounds ?...does it usually come with the processor?and is it worth getting aftermarket stuff?
there will probably be some overclocking involved but dont think id need it right away
as the pc i have been using to play games with is an 6 yr old intel core 2 duo at 2.44ghz with 2g of 533 ram and a radeon hd 4670 agp series gpu so i think this should be thousands of times better ...and i plan on ordering all the parts later on this week

well thank you in advance for opinions and suggestions
Mike

 

[ikes9711]

Unless you care about 1 degree or less difference thermal paste does not matter. The thermal paste comes with the aftermarket cooler and yes you need a aftermarket cooler. Besides that all your choices are great.

 

[Drew010]

hey all i am just wanting to make sure i am getting the most for my budget ...and i do have a few other questions about building a pc as this will be my first build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.04 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($85.83 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($305.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($114.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1281.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 20:02 EST-0500)

well that is what i have chosen ....little over my budget but i will make it work somehow
is there a huge difference in the thermal compounds ?...does it usually come with the processor?and is it worth getting aftermarket stuff?
there will probably be some overclocking involved but dont think id need it right away
as the pc i have been using to play games with is an 6 yr old intel core 2 duo at 2.44ghz with 2g of 533 ram and a radeon hd 4670 agp series gpu so i think this should be thousands of times better ...and i plan on ordering all the parts later on this week

well thank you in advance for opinions and suggestions
Mike

This is a great build, I take it you like Gigabyte? As for the difference in thermal compounds? Not very big difference, maybe a degree or two, nothing you need to worry about unless you are doing some extreme overclocking. What comes with the 212 EVO will be just fine.

 

[bigshootr8]

I think you have a pretty good build their however may I make a suggestion. The 280x and the 7970 are essentially the same chip so if you go out and purchase a 7970 you may find it for less. And you don't need professional edition of win 7 unless you intend to go over 16 gigabytes I think it was yea its over 16.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx

 

[mikeelle]

ty all for your suggestions and opinions ...as for the gigabyte GPU and MOBO they were a combo deal though newegg and as for windows 7 pro ....you never know ...im hoping to have this pc for a few yrs and might need the extra ram at that time

 

[bigshootr8]

ty all for your suggestions and opinions ...as for the gigabyte GPU and MOBO they were a combo deal though newegg and as for windows 7 pro ....you never know ...im hoping to have this pc for a few yrs and might need the extra ram at that time

True enough I feel the same way with the ram. I don't plan to upgrade to win 8 so it leaves me open for the ram upgrade over time. I gotcha with the GPU/MOBO if its a good deal for you awesome