Advice on first PC build

[Tempest329]

Hello, I'm looking to build my first pc and was hoping for some input. I already asked on another site but, want a second opinion. With there help I have this setup.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HZuU

I'm not entirely sold on a ssd yet and I'll be fine with the stock fan since I'm not interested in overclocking. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Jameson Clark]

Looks good for a non overclocking build, but do you already have some form of storage? Also if that is the reference version of the 780 then get one with a custom cooler on it

 

[TheMohammadmo]

Why not pay some more money and get the i7 4770 for more power or you could just get the 770 and get the i7 4770. Pretty nice build otherwise though. Also yeah, where is your storage really.

 

[HeyyScott]

Looks fine, just need the hard drive. If you want faster booting and loading, SSD will be really helpful.

 

[HeyyScott]

Why not pay some more money and get the i7 4770 for more power or you could just get the 770 and get the i7 4770. Pretty nice build otherwise though. Also yeah, where is your storage really.

Um.. the i7-4770 hardly has more power than the i5-4670 and it's not worth the extra cost unless OP is planning to use his pc for editing/rendering. Can you tell me why you're suggesting a downgrade on the GPU but upgrade on the CPU to OP?

 

[5tormy]

It looks good for a first build that isn't too spendy, however you should seriously consider an SSD, as that WILL, with no doubt, substantially increase its performance with read/write and just general usage. You will be sold on an SSD if you compare it first hand with a traditional HDD.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1192.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-27 18:59 EST-0500)

 

[Tempest329]

Yeah, I don't plan on overclocking. I'll be doing 1920x1080 on resolution. I mod a lot though. I like the changes Blackbird. I've been hearing a lot about the Samsung ssd, so I'll pick it up, too. This is good then?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2IILf

 

[TheMohammadmo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 Devil Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.84 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1222.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-27 19:09 EST-0500)


Apparently according to sr71 blackbird, 120gb ssd is good enough for storage space lol. Also the reason why mines is more expensive is beacuse it has the os. Remove the os and its like $1122 which means you can get a 2tb hdd or a better case. Also, mines has a nice color scheme red and black if you didn't notice.

 

[TheMohammadmo]

Dont get the long edition of the asus 780 or whatever that edition is called. Get the direct cuII edition

 

[Tempest329]

Okay, so with that build I'll be able to play, say, Skyrim modded (graphically) with no problems?

 

[TheMohammadmo]

Probably yeah you should be able too. Instead of the 270x, I would get the gtx 760. It is the same price and is actually better than the 270x http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-270X-vs-GeForce-GTX-760 .

 

[TheMohammadmo]

Agreed^

 

[Tempest329]

Okay, I'm set then. Thank you very much for your help everyone.

 

[TheMohammadmo]

Your welcome, hope you enjoy your build. There is one more thing if you could do this. Before and after the build, take some pictures and upload it to pcpartpicker as your build so we can see it. Thanks