Building my first computer

[augiddin]

Hey guys, I'm looking into building a computer to play WoW and some other games most of which aren't very graphics intensive such and Dota/LoL, I'd also like to be able to stream mostly just WoW at respectable settings if possible. I've been looking around a bit but my problem is I need to get everything from one site (most likely Amazon or Newegg because I can get free shipping there) because I live in Hawaii so I get charged a lot of shipping. My budget I'm looking at is ~$600 if I can get away with it. So far I've attempted a list nothing here is set in stone though if you have any suggestions I'm mostly concerned with making sure everything I have is compatible.


screen shot of the cart on Amazon I put together:

http://imgur.com/MI4KGf0

Edit: I should mention I already have mouse/keyboard/monitor but other than that I need everything including case.

 

[ahmyday]

Your build is fine however, I recommend you change the motherboard according to your CPU.

the i5 4590 is a locked processor which means you don't need a higher end Z97 Mobo which is intended for overclocking (unlocked CPUs)

get this motherboard instead

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-H97-PLUS-HDMI-SATA-Motherboards/dp/B00K2R6C9Y/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1448944460&sr=8-2&keywords=asus+h97+pro+gamer

 

[Darkbreeze]

This would be a much better build. Better in pretty much every way but especially a better PSU and GPU card.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $610.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 23:43 EST-0500

 

[augiddin]

This would be a much better build. Better in pretty much every way but especially a better PSU and GPU card.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $610.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 23:43 EST-0500

That looks really good thank you for the suggestion, I was wondering do you think that would be capable of streaming wow at palatable settings?

 

[augiddin]

Your build is fine however, I recommend you change the motherboard according to your CPU.

the i5 4590 is a locked processor which means you don't need a higher end Z97 Mobo which is intended for overclocking (unlocked CPUs)

get this motherboard instead

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-H97-PLUS-HDMI-SATA-Motherboards/dp/B00K2R6C9Y/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1448944460&sr=8-2&keywords=asus+h97+pro+gamer

That's the kind of stuff I figured I would look over, Thank you for the info.

 

[ahmyday]

Your build is fine however, I recommend you change the motherboard according to your CPU.

the i5 4590 is a locked processor which means you don't need a higher end Z97 Mobo which is intended for overclocking (unlocked CPUs)

get this motherboard instead

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-H97-PLUS-HDMI-SATA-Motherboards/dp/B00K2R6C9Y/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1448944460&sr=8-2&keywords=asus+h97+pro+gamer

That's the kind of stuff I figured I would look over, Thank you for the info.

You are welcome, and good luck on your first build.

 

[Darkbreeze]

This would be a much better build. Better in pretty much every way but especially a better PSU and GPU card.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $610.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 23:43 EST-0500

That looks really good thank you for the suggestion, I was wondering do you think that would be capable of streaming wow at palatable settings?

WoW, CS:GO, these kinds of games should do extremely well with that configuration, if you take the fact that it's a low budget configuration into consideration. The 950 will do much better than the 750TI, especially since it can be overclocked to near GTX 960 2GB performance so long as you have sufficient cooling. If you DO plan to overclock the GPU card, you might want to add another intake and another exhaust fan to the build as that case comes with only two fans.

Aside from that, for the price, it should do fairly well. Also, alternatively, if you wanted to go with a bigger GPU card and don't particularly care about having an Intel GPU card, you can go with my build that listed at the following link. Personally, I think it depends on your future plans. If you KNOW you will be able to add a better GPU card later (IF you even need or want to. I don't know what your level of game play or expectations are so that's something you'll have to decide for yourself.), then I'd stick with Intel as it's going to offer much better performance on the CPU side of things especially on games that are CPU intensive. If you mostly play games that are GPU bound, then you might be more interested in getting a bigger GPU card now and live with a bit lower performance on the CPU side of things.


This would totally blow that build above away, now, but it does not have AS strong of CPU performance. With what's included though you can overclock that chip to about 4.3-4.5Ghz and have a VERY capable entry level rig for the price. The R9 290 gives you instant credibility for just about ANY kind of gaming you want to do.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($66.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($223.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Xigmatek XAF-F1252 75.3 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $570.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 00:46 EST-0500


If you DON'T want to overclock, you could drop the CPU cooler from the budget and replace it with a 1TB hard drive, and still be within your target budget.

 

[augiddin]

This would be a much better build. Better in pretty much every way but especially a better PSU and GPU card.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $610.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 23:43 EST-0500

That looks really good thank you for the suggestion, I was wondering do you think that would be capable of streaming wow at palatable settings?

WoW, CS:GO, these kinds of games should do extremely well with that configuration, if you take the fact that it's a low budget configuration into consideration. The 950 will do much better than the 750TI, especially since it can be overclocked to near GTX 960 2GB performance so long as you have sufficient cooling. If you DO plan to overclock the GPU card, you might want to add another intake and another exhaust fan to the build as that case comes with only two fans.

Aside from that, for the price, it should do fairly well. Also, alternatively, if you wanted to go with a bigger GPU card and don't particularly care about having an Intel GPU card, you can go with my build that listed at the following link. Personally, I think it depends on your future plans. If you KNOW you will be able to add a better GPU card later (IF you even need or want to. I don't know what your level of game play or expectations are so that's something you'll have to decide for yourself.), then I'd stick with Intel as it's going to offer much better performance on the CPU side of things especially on games that are CPU intensive. If you mostly play games that are GPU bound, then you might be more interested in getting a bigger GPU card now and live with a bit lower performance on the CPU side of things.


This would totally blow that build above away, now, but it does not have AS strong of CPU performance. With what's included though you can overclock that chip to about 4.3-4.5Ghz and have a VERY capable entry level rig for the price. The R9 290 gives you instant credibility for just about ANY kind of gaming you want to do.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($66.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($223.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Xigmatek XAF-F1252 75.3 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $570.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 00:46 EST-0500


If you DON'T want to overclock, you could drop the CPU cooler from the budget and replace it with a 1TB hard drive, and still be within your target budget.

Thank you a ton for all the help, I'm going to be going with the intel over the amd because WoW is my main game.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Sounds like a winner.