Building my first gaming PC

[IVIooney]

I am currently building my own rig, and before I buy anything I wanted some feedback from people, and see if this setup is a good one.
I'm new at this and don't know a lot about PC's, simple language would be appreciated.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3aI78

 

[Haydn Wood]

Hi nice build, probably would go for a more efficient power supply like one of the CS M series power supply by corsair.

Windows 8 for me I will never understand, not to sure about what you prefer but Windows 7 is much easier to search through.

Your wifi I don't know how far or close you are to your router, but for the system will be running the wifi is a bottleneck. Ethernet is much faster than wifi and I would definitely advise a Ethernet cable over wifi any day.

Other than that nice build, hope this goes well for you!

 

[Vic 40]

I'm new at this and don't know a lot about PC's, simple language would be appreciated.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3aI78

That is a nice build and it's hard to criticize it.I can only say i would do it a little different,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RR-T612-20PK-R1 82.9 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($142.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($125.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3280A-BR ATX Mid Tower Case ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-208DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($65.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.26 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell P2314H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($180.00 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Edimax EW-7128Gn 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter ($16.99 @ Mwave)
Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard ($63.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Cooler Master Recon Wired Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1924.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 11:33 EDT-0400)

Same price,but a better gpu=the r9 290 with a custom cooler.
A bigger ssd.
A bigger psu for crossfire options,850watts because of that it is the r9 290 and it uses a lot.The 750watt should probably handle it as well and is $10 cheaper,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbefx
i also put in a,imo,nice ips monitor.
There are more things i changed,but these are the real performance parts.Just compare it to your own for the other changes.

 

[IVIooney]

I'm new at this and don't know a lot about PC's, simple language would be appreciated.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3aI78

That is a nice build and it's hard to criticize it.I can only say i would do it a little different,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RR-T612-20PK-R1 82.9 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($142.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($125.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3280A-BR ATX Mid Tower Case ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-208DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($65.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.26 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell P2314H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($180.00 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Edimax EW-7128Gn 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter ($16.99 @ Mwave)
Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard ($63.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Cooler Master Recon Wired Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1924.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 11:33 EDT-0400)

Same price,but a better gpu=the r9 290 with a custom cooler.
A bigger ssd.
A bigger psu for crossfire options,850watts because of that it is the r9 290 and it uses a lot.The 750watt should probably handle it as well and is $10 cheaper,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbefx
i also put in a,imo,nice ips monitor.
There are more things i changed,but these are the real performance parts.Just compare it to your own for the other changes.

On the list you created there is a compatibility issue with the case and the power supply, it says it can't verify the height clearance, do you know if it will fit?

 

[Vic 40]

On the list you created there is a compatibility issue with the case and the power supply, it says it can't verify the height clearance, do you know if it will fit?

I didn't notice the compatibility issue but it's not about the power supply,it's about the cpu cooler which is ~ 162mm high and will fit in this case.Because of that the cooler is just over 160mm's it might not fit all cases,beware of that.
This case is something i like,but choose one that you like and fits your budget.