Building my first computer

[Paradox122]

Hey guys, so me and my buddy are working on his new gaming rig. I posted the build we came up with below. We do not know a whole lot about the compatibility part of building a computer so we are welcome to any and all suggestions to make our build better balanced. We are trying to keep a 1000$ budget so if there are any suggestions for parts that are cheaper but still have good performance we would be open to that.

This rig is mostly going to be used for gaming, and we are not completely set on the grahpics card that we picked out so please leave us your opinions!!

ps, we already have a monitor

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33ir8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33ir8/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33ir8/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($266.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $860.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-03 05:52 EST-0500)

 

[Sayken]

if is only gaming i5 4670k will do better.
here my recommendation:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33iG5
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33iG5/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33iG5/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($342.27 @ TigerDirect)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $995.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-03 06:11 EST-0500)

this should kill anything at it's price

 

[Paradox122]

if is only gaming i5 4670k will do better.
here my recommendation:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33iG5
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33iG5/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33iG5/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($342.27 @ TigerDirect)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $995.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-03 06:11 EST-0500)

this should kill anything at it's price

thank you for your help 😀 i would appreciate more inputs

 

[rymu2000]

That build that paradox put together is the best for your money.

 

[Sayken]

well he mentioned a 1000$ budget so I chose better stuff on base with the budget.
if you want to stick with the amd (which I see no reason if you don't do multi threaded stuff) you can upgrade the gtx 760 to a gtx 770 evga superclocked acx cooler, gigabyte windforce 3x, msi lightning or herculez 3000 if you want (20% increase over gtx 760). mentioned gpus are very good cooled and factory oced. gtx 760 for it's money on budget build is a ridiculously good gpu.
both psus written are tier 2a so he can go with which one he likes.

 

[maurelie]

Hey guys, so me and my buddy are working on his new gaming rig. I posted the build we came up with below. We do not know a whole lot about the compatibility part of building a computer so we are welcome to any and all suggestions to make our build better balanced. We are trying to keep a 1000$ budget so if there are any suggestions for parts that are cheaper but still have good performance we would be open to that.

This rig is mostly going to be used for gaming, and we are not completely set on the grahpics card that we picked out so please leave us your opinions!!

ps, we already have a monitor

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33ir8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33ir8/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33ir8/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($266.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $860.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-03 05:52 EST-0500)

Here i made a revision on your system

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($184.67 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($328.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $898.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-03 07:41 EST-0500)

 

[Sayken]

first the mainboard and ram op chose was better than what you suggested so he should stick with them.

 

[maurelie]

I am talking from personal experience. At work we used the Gigabyte UD3 version, 2 out of 3 were complete rubbish. Changed them with Asus the Evo one's, not a hiccup, not a single problem, out of the box running perfect. Also Kingston makes pretty good RAM memory and both of them are at 1600MHz and CL9.

 

[Sayken]

hmm that 2 were deffect that is another thing. of course there will always be bad products within 100 boxes. when I bought gtx 780 ti 1 was deffect other had coil whine. that doesn't mean gtx 780 ti is crapoop.
kingston makes good ram but not so much better to recommend it over the gskill ripjaws x.
I would stick with gskill any day.
I bought deffect kingston ram as well but that doesn't mean is something I would base my explanation on.
the reason is that xmp on gskill tends to be more stable than on kingston.
I may sound like a jerk but that was annoying -.-"

 

[maurelie]

Plus the Asus board has the Tom's Hardware Smart Buy Award. Gigabyte and MSI has let me down more than any motherboard manufacturer( talking about AMD motherboards, the Intel motherboards from Gigabyte and MSI are better) and i avoid them, i only suggest them for really tight budget.

 

[Sayken]

pretty much is a bad experience you had with them. fair enough but that doesn't mean everyone experiences the same thing.
no matter how much you try to justify performance wise and oc wise that asus will not surpass the mentioned gigabyte but I won't complain.
the asus mainboard supports sli as well guess that's a good thing.
Tom's Hardware Smart Buy Award is given quite perfectly and is really loveable. but there were some times when it made me want to puke like with the gtx 680 one time.
But don't gimme kingston ram over gskill cause I am going to take the highway to kingston manufacturers and slap them with the ram in the face.