1st build ever, is this good?

[Guest]

I'm making a gaming rig, and need some help. I'm a newcomer but am eager to learn, as this is my 1st build. My components are:
-CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K (Going to be overclocked)
-CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9
-Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA 1150
-Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8Gb (2X4Gb) DDR3-2133 Memory
-Storage: Samsung 850 256Gb 2.5" Solid State Drive
-GPU: ASUS Radeon R7 250X2 Gb Video Card (Two of them)
All in a Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 Mid Tower Gaming Case. Power supply is a 750W Sentey Power Supply. I know a little but not much, but as far as i know, these are all compatible with each other. Also, will something form a bottleneck, if so then what should i use? Thanks. :- )

 

[Brunostako]

R7 250X crossfire is really bad idea. It won't give much additional performance.

It would much better if you buy only 1 GPU, R9 270X is one of the best price/performance GPU.

 

[Vic 40]

Yup,or the r9 280.It's to be found for decent prices.

I don't know much about Sentey,but getting a psu from them would i not do.Try one of the psu's form the next list out of tiers 1+2,
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html#15349669
for one gpu is 550watt enough.A good option for a 750watt,for if you still want to try crossfire/sli one day,is the next,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr
not too expensive and good quality.

The rest looks good.The case can only house coolers smaler than 150mm according to specs,so keep that in mind when looking for an aftermarket cooler.The 212 evo is 158mm high,i wouldn't try it.The Thermalright macho 120 would be a good alternative or the Corsiar H60 (2013 edition->grey fan).

 

[Guest]

I'll probably go with the R9 280. The power supply list was helpful, I'll most likely go with one of them. A fan should be easy enough to find, thanks for the help!

 

[Vic 40]

You're welcome.

Also,that case comes only with one 120mm fan at the front,buy another one for at the back.If you don't go for the H60 (or H55) that is.

 

[Guest]

The H60 seems a bit too expensive, I'm leaning toward a Cooler Master Hyper T2. As for the PSU, a Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt ATX/EPS should be good enough.

 

[Vic 40]

For a build like that would i not skimp on the psu.The CX series just doesn't have a good name.
The stock cooler would still be fine.You could buy an aftermarket cooler later on.Look at this capstone for a minimum,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone550
a good choice,but doesn't support more gpu's so you know.

Do the prices of the pcpartpicker apply anyway?

 

[Guest]

Right. Wasn't sure about the PSU anyways. But looking around PCpartpicker and comparing some to the Rosewill "Minimum", the Evga SuperNOVA GS 650W 80Plus Gold, Rosewill PHOTON 650W 80Plus Gold or Corsair CSM 750W 80Plus Gold all seem to be around the right price, and the specs are good. At least, I hope that that is so.

Keeping away from the CX series ones.

 

[Vic 40]

Well,"minimum" was the wrong word to use.It's a solid choice for what you want and no desire for sli crossfire.

Maybe think of getting another case so you have more choice between coolers? Like,
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/bitfenix-case-bfcrdr300mmw2rp%2Ccorsair-case-cc9011041ww%2Ccorsair-case-cc9011051ww%2Ccorsair-case-spec01redled/
your choice is in for the price comparison

A cpu that couldn't overclock is also a still good option if you want to keep an eye on the money.Overclocking has right now little impact on gaming,the gpu is the first thing to go 100% (~bottleneck).It's more something for the future,or maybe for games depending heavily on the cpu

 

[Guest]

I know, but I'm planning on playing Besiege(amongst other things), which from what I've seen, looks like it needs a good CPU to run (at least with some of the larger machines). I may overclock the GPU a little but not too much, as I don't want it to overheat. Switched the case to the SPEC-02. Just like the 01 but bigger.

Ended up with a Zalman CNPS8900 as the CPU Coler. It's not too noisy and comes at a good price. The PSU is going to be the EVGA SuperNOVA 650.

This has helped me much, and the dough for the build is going to be here in mid-summer, can't wait till then. Appreciated the help 🙂

 

[madmatt30]

The cnps8900 will not cope with an overclocked 4690k mate trust me.

Look at the Pallas for a good cooler that will fit any case
http://pcpartpicker.com/search/?cc=us&q=pallas