Building my first gaming PC (Please lend me your knowledge)

[sammael1984]

Hello, everyone;

I will be building my first computer in a few months from now, but I have been doing some research on which components should I use to do so. I know the basics and I have been watching a lot of tutorials, but I know there is a pretty good chance I can blow this up if I am not careful, that's why I have come to you seeking your wisdom and experience. I will present you my setup and then I will ask you a few questions regarding to that.

Note: I would be using this computer mainly for gaming, no rendering, no video editing, etc.

CPU: i5 4690K (Yes I want to overclock to 4.5. The reason I didn't choose the i7 4790K was because I will use this computer mainly for gaming)

GPU: GTX 970 ASUS or GIGABYTE (I did recently find out about this... "scandal" of the card being 3.5 and .5 in a separate location or something like that, and people felt scammed and stuff, still, for the price, good enough for me)

MOBO: Gigabyte ga-z97mx (I heard ASUS had some badass MOBO's too, but I don't know)

Internal Hard Drive: Sata 3tb Seagate Barracuda Sata 7200rpm (For storage)

SSD Kingstone 128GB (For the booting only)

RAM: Ddr3 Kingston Hyperx Fury 8gb 1866mhz (Only one of these, I might add another one)

Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO

Power Supply: Cooler Master 550w Extreme Power Plus

Case: NTXT H440

Just a few questions if you don't mind.

1.-Do you see any compatibility issues here?
2.-Is the power supply too low?
3.-Is this a good build from your point of view?
4.-Will I have a hard time building this?

I want to thank in advance any person who can shed some light here.

Note 2: From what I could check, this setup, at least in my country, would be around 1365 american dollars.

 

[TripleBullet]

1. Nope, everything checks out.
2. No, although I would go 650W just to be safe.
3. Yes, this will meet all your gaming needs for a good while.
4. Well, the first build is always somewhat a challenge. Just watch some tutorials on YouTube and be patient. My first build I was nervous but it only took me a few hours and all went well.

The future looks bright for your new PC. Again, just take your time and all will go well.

 

[Entomber]

1. no, but if you were planning to go with 2 sticks of 8GB, I would recommend that you buy them as a kit, and not as two separate sticks - there's no guarantee that two sticks bought separately will work together
2. no
3. pretty good
4. It should be fairly straightforward as long as you follow all the instructions included.

 

[Demosthenest]

Could you tell me a couple things?
1. Max budget
2. Games you will play
3. Do you care about noise?

 

[st3v30]

1.No
2.Yes that PSU is rly bad for your configuration,since you gonna OC you need good PSU.Chose 1 from tier 1 or 2 from this list
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
3.Yes that build is rly good.
4.It will be easy if isnt your 1st time building PC from parts.Just go easy on it dont try to force if it doesnt sit right.

 

[sammael1984]

1. Nope, everything checks out.
2. No, although I would go 650W just to be safe.
3. Yes, this will meet all your gaming needs for a good while.
4. Well, the first build is always somewhat a challenge. Just watch some tutorials on YouTube and be patient. My first build I was nervous but it only took me a few hours and all went well.

The future looks bright for your new PC. Again, just take your time and all will go well.

I appreciate your input, mate. I am already looking for a decent 650W power supply.

 

[sammael1984]

1. no, but if you were planning to go with 2 sticks of 8GB, I would recommend that you buy them as a kit, and not as two separate sticks - there's no guarantee that two sticks bought separately will work together
2. no
3. pretty good
4. It should be fairly straightforward as long as you follow all the instructions included.

I hadn't thought bout that. I guess I'll but them as a kit. Thanks, mate. I appreciate your time.

 

[sammael1984]

Could you tell me a couple things?
1. Max budget
2. Games you will play
3. Do you care about noise?

Max budget would be aroun 2,000 dollars, but I would like to include a regular screen there if possible.

Witcher 3, Far Cry 4, Dying Light, some MMORPG's and the likes.

I don't mind about the noise as long as it isn't extreme.

Thanks for your input, mate.

 

[sammael1984]

1.No
2.Yes that PSU is rly bad for your configuration,since you gonna OC you need good PSU.Chose 1 from tier 1 or 2 from this list
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
3.Yes that build is rly good.
4.It will be easy if isnt your 1st time building PC from parts.Just go easy on it dont try to force if it doesnt sit right.

Hello, mate. Thanks for the advice. I chose this one from the list you provided: Corsair RM650w (Gold)

Would that be good?

Thanks in advance

 

[TripleBullet]

1.No
2.Yes that PSU is rly bad for your configuration,since you gonna OC you need good PSU.Chose 1 from tier 1 or 2 from this list
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
3.Yes that build is rly good.
4.It will be easy if isnt your 1st time building PC from parts.Just go easy on it dont try to force if it doesnt sit right.

Hello, mate. Thanks for the advice. I chose this one from the list you provided: Corsair RM650w (Gold)

Would that be good?

Thanks in advance

That would be a great PSU. Corsair has some really nice one's including that one. The best feature is you only use the cables you need. Which means the inside can look great instead of cables being everywhere.

 

[Demosthenest]

Ok, over budget but consider this. 4k monitor and the power to run games on it.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/39x7dC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/39x7dC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($51.78 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Samsung U28D590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($499.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $2309.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-29 16:37 EST-0500

 

[Demosthenest]

This one is under budget. 1080p gaming and it will max it out for at least a couple years.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Pb7dC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Pb7dC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($51.78 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.00 @ Directron)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.00 @ Directron)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: HP 23xi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1537.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-29 16:39 EST-0500
Not much reason to go higher than this at 1080p.

 

[st3v30]

1.No
2.Yes that PSU is rly bad for your configuration,since you gonna OC you need good PSU.Chose 1 from tier 1 or 2 from this list
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
3.Yes that build is rly good.
4.It will be easy if isnt your 1st time building PC from parts.Just go easy on it dont try to force if it doesnt sit right.

Hello, mate. Thanks for the advice. I chose this one from the list you provided: Corsair RM650w (Gold)

Would that be good?

Thanks in advance

Yea it is good but as not for some serious OC,that is probably if you going with AMD cpu since they draw allot power.It will be fine with Intel.Even with oc and all i think your system will pull max 350W and that is if all parts are 100% but while gaming let say around 250W.