Building My First Gaming PC!

[Savagemagic]

Whats up guys. 😀 Im saving up to build my first gaming pc, and before I make any decisions, I would enjoy some feedback on the parts I've chosen so far. I want this beast to look good with LDS on a fire/ice theme, but as well as get the best performance for this price. I will be using dual monitors, video editing and gaming, some other things will be involved like AutoCAD for school and the like. Is this a good setup or should I go for different parts?
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N98rqs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N98rqs/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $279.99 @ Micro Center
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060016ww) | $100.00 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [Asus Maximus VI Formula ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviformula) | $255.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz16gx3m2a1600c10) | $158.12 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te500lw) | $266.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $55.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-03gp42888kr) | $671.60 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Thermaltake Chaser MK-I ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vn300m1w2n) | $114.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-x850) | $147.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Case Fan** | [Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050016rled) | $19.91 @ Mwave
**Case Fan** | [Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050016rled) | $19.91 @ Mwave
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $2091.45
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-09 22:57 EDT-0400 |

 

[Calnin]

Get a 250gb SSD and a 1TB storage drive. One for boot up and loading programs you'll be using often. The other to store your games and what not.

The 850w seems like a bit overkill for this system. You could probably do just fine with a 650w from seasonic. (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr650rm)

 

[BigMuffinMan]

that's quite the sexy build you got there, and I can't really think of much to change. If I were you, just to be safe, I would upgrade the psu to at least an 80+ bronze 900w psu. You can never have a psu with too many watts. I'm assuming you're gaming on a 120/144hz monitor, but if not, this is quite an overkill build. Also, I'm not entirely sure about the specs of your case, but if you can get more than 2 extra fans go for it.

 

[okcnaline]

Build done right. However, your computer's motherboard and cooler can be lot cheaper. Choose H100i cooler and ECS Z97 1337 Machine motherboard instead.

 

[Savagemagic]

Build done right. However, your computer's motherboard and cooler can be lot cheaper. Choose H100i cooler and ECS Z97 1337 Machine motherboard instead.

The cooler I chose is the newer version of that one and the motherboard I got is for the looks and the onboard wifi, I was going to go with a Asus Z97 Deluxe, but this board is only $50 more with added options.

 

[Savagemagic]

that's quite the sexy build you got there, and I can't really think of much to change. If I were you, just to be safe, I would upgrade the psu to at least an 80+ bronze 900w psu. You can never have a psu with too many watts. I'm assuming you're gaming on a 120/144hz monitor, but if not, this is quite an overkill build. Also, I'm not entirely sure about the specs of your case, but if you can get more than 2 extra fans go for it.

Yes, I will be on a 144hz monitor and overclocking. Want to see the max potential of this build 😛. I might go with an even higher PSU since I plan on getting another gpu later on down the line for 2-way SLI support. But ya never know, this setup might blow away everything. And yes, ill be adding more fans, Just dont know how the neon and color stuff works 😛. I want it to be epic 😀

 

[Savagemagic]

Get a 250gb SSD and a 1TB storage drive. One for boot up and loading programs you'll be using often. The other to store your games and what not.
The 850w seems like a bit overkill for this system. You could probably do just fine with a 650w from seasonic. (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr650rm)

I might be adding another GPU later, thats what that PSU is for, and I was looking at the 500gb SSD because I tend to have large game collections and PC games seem to be alot larger. I will mostly be using it for games I use often though so I might choose that option.

 

[okcnaline]

Naw, I trust Corsair more, and that cooler's pretty beast. And then again, the motherboard doesn't need to be that expensive.

 

[Savagemagic]

Naw, I trust Corsair more, and that cooler's pretty beast. And then again, the motherboard doesn't need to be that expensive.

True, Is there any cheaper Z97 motherboards that have onboard wifi? This is Z87, dont really know if thats a big dif or not. And if I may ask, is a custom water cooling loop worth the price later on? Was looking at some builds that looked pretty epic. I mostly want good performance and to be able to OC later on without cooling issues or being held back.

 

[Calnin]

PSU, These are better for the price and quality:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g21000xr

 

[BigMuffinMan]

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Motherboards-Z97-PRO-Wi-Fi-AC/dp/B00K2R6GDQ this motherboard has everything you need, including on board wifi, for about 210. Plus, it's a z97 so it'll be great for the overclocking you plan to do