Advice on first gaming pc build.

[Stephen Mulkey]

I really have no need for the highest settings and probably won't play any higher than 1080p. Just want to be able to play games with a smooth frame rate and make them look decent. This is my list so far. I'm open to any suggestions, and I'm a noob to building gamin pcs (I have built some office systems) so any help or resources would be great. I want to be able to play games like GTA V, Assassins Creed. Stuff like that. Let me know what you think. Any suggested alternate parts would be great if you think I would get better performance or value. Shooting for around a $1000-$1200 build buying a couple parts at a time once i'm sure what i'm getting.

ASRock FATAL1TY Z97 KILLER Motherboard

Intel Core i5-4690K Processor


Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan


Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz


Corsair Graphite Series 760T Full Tower Windowed Case - Black


Cooler Master V650 - Compact 650W 80 PLUS Gold Modular PSU

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Video Card

 

[Aefuan]

Well that's a good PC and you should be able to play games fine. Just put an SSD if you want fast load/boot times.

 

[PreachingPhysco]

For the TI you should go for the 750ti EVGA FTW edition as I have it and the fans are better than the other ones i've had. I also run a 3monitor setup which plays Arma 3 which is a very demanding game, but yes, your setup is fairly looking just like mine, except i have 3 750ti's
But i advice you to get this motherboard instead http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97S-SLI-Krait-Edition.html#hero-overview

 

[Stephen Mulkey]

For the TI you should go for the 750ti EVGA FTW edition as I have it and the fans are better than the other ones i've had. I also run a 3monitor setup which plays Arma 3 which is a very demanding game, but yes, your setup is fairly looking just like mine, except i have 3 750ti's
But i advice you to get this motherboard instead http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97S-SLI-Krait-Edition.html#hero-overview

Thank you for the excellent advice. I will be updating my list with your suggestions. Side note I originally intended to list this as a discussion and somehow double posted as a discussion and question.

 

[Stephen Mulkey]

Well that's a good PC and you should be able to play games fine. Just put an SSD if you want fast load/boot times.

I was planning on a SSD, but I know little about them other then they are fast. I'm not sure which are good brands or what a good value is for what capacity.

 

[PreachingPhysco]

For the TI you should go for the 750ti EVGA FTW edition as I have it and the fans are better than the other ones i've had. I also run a 3monitor setup which plays Arma 3 which is a very demanding game, but yes, your setup is fairly looking just like mine, except i have 3 750ti's
But i advice you to get this motherboard instead http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97S-SLI-Krait-Edition.html#hero-overview

Thank you for the excellent advice. I will be updating my list with your suggestions. Side note I originally intended to list this as a discussion and somehow double posted as a discussion and question.

Well I know my Desktops.

 

[smorizio]

I would hold off building till more info on skylake drops.
http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/components-peripherals/300077142/intels-new-skylake-chips-8-things-partners-need-to-know.htm

 

[Stephen Mulkey]

I would hold off building till more info on skylake drops.
http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/components-peripherals/300077142/intels-new-skylake-chips-8-things-partners-need-to-know.htm

I really have no desire to wait and I'm not looking to build a end all PC here. This is just a starter. I plan to build a even better PC as my main gaming unit and move this one downstairs in about a year. This is just for practice learning and to hold me over while I raise funds.