Building a Computer

[wookalar007]

I need some help building my own pc. I'm looking at a max of about $1200, and i'm playing at 1080p on a 144 hz monitor which I already own. I found this website that has student deals, so the OS is Windows Ultimate 7 for $9.75, and I am not entrusted by my parents to build the computer so we will be spending $89 for Fry's to do a pro build.
Here's the items I will need:

Cpu (Preferably Intel)

Cooler (Preferably an AIO like the h100i is what I was looking at the most)

Motherboard(Trying to go with a black and blue build, but a gold asus is perfectly fine)

Memory(Just some ddr3-1600 cl9 dual channel)

Storage(Probably wd blue 1tb and a 120-128 gb ssd)

Video Card(Something that will perform very well, like the 970 or a 290x)

Case(I like the corsair 450d)

Power Supply(Bronze, doesn't have to be modular)

Optical Drive(Something cheap, no blu-ray )

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate $9.75

Wireless Network Adapter(As I wont be able to connect by ethernet, Something that could utilize both the 2.4 and 5 ghz channels of my wireless modem)

Frys Build Price: $89.99

And my monitor that I already own : Acer gn246hl 24" 144hz

I would appreciate your help so much, thanks and have a nice day!

 

[Guest]

Bam! Right on the money. This thing is a beast and exactly the price you are looking for. Good choice on Intel for gaming purposes. If you really want to make this even beastlier one day, another 970 SLI would really help it out.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/phnDdC

 

[wookalar007]

Bam! Right on the money. This thing is a beast and exactly the price you are looking for. Good choice on Intel for gaming purposes. If you really want to make this even beastlier one day, another 970 SLI would really help it out.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/phnDdC

But a hyper 212 evo can't bring the processor down to lower temps as fast as a liquid aio, can it?

 

[Guest]

You won't need it, liquid cooling is for intense overclocking. I have used liquid cooling in a machine I dropped roughly 3k into. In 1 year I had to replace the pump twice, and than it leaked inside my rig. Obviously didn't end well and only some parts were salvageable. A decent CPU fan with good ventilation in a case will do equal to liquid cooling without the risks.

 

[wookalar007]

You won't need it, liquid cooling is for intense overclocking. I have used liquid cooling in a machine I dropped roughly 3k into. In 1 year I had to replace the pump twice, and than it leaked inside my rig. Obviously didn't end well and only some parts were salvageable. A decent CPU fan with good ventilation in a case will do equal to liquid cooling without the risks.

Alright, would you approve of the Phanteks ph-tc12dx cpu cooler then?

 

[Sapphire Thunder]

Alright, would you approve of the Phanteks ph-tc12dx cpu cooler then?

That is a good cooler. Mostly better than the Hyper 212 EVO.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Phanteks/PH-TC12DX/6.html