Building my first gaming pc

[BrosephStalin1]

Hello! I'm new to this and I'm not too sure on what works together or how good something is. I was wondering if someone can give me a list of parts that work together for my first build that would hopefully last a few years. The only thing I would like for sure is a GTX 970, but I don't want to be breaking the bank too much. Anyone is welcome to give me a list of parts. Thanks in advance!

 

[bsod1]

give us a budget to work with
better yet: fill the questionnaire in my signature.

 

[Gracodana]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pkWkzy

Does this fight the budget?

if your not going to overclock just drop to a locked i5 and a h87/97 board and remove the cpu cooler.

 

[BrosephStalin1]

Thanks! That's pretty much less price than I expected! Greatly appreciated my friend 😀

 

[BrosephStalin1]

Are there any windowed cases that I could use instead? No big deal tho!

 

[BrosephStalin1]

And will a different color team zeus be fine?

 

[BrosephStalin1]

and last, is the cpu cooler needed if I'm not overclocking?

 

[bsod1]

This is a much better build in my opinion:
I take it you don't want to overclock. You can save on the CPU cooler.
You get the same performance, more or less. You won't notice the difference.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.SNIPER H6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.93 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($349.99 @ Directron)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1157.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-20 18:07 EST-0500

 

[Gracodana]

As long as the ram is ddr3 any ram will work. How does this case look, http://pcpartpicker.com/part/azza-case-csaz206s and you dont really need the cooler if your not overclocking.

 

[BrosephStalin1]

This is what I'm working with http://pcpartpicker.com/p/w2wdvK
Will the AZZA CSAZ206s work with that?

 

[Gracodana]

yup no error messages so it's ok, the case that you have there would be better if your willing to spend a bit more.

 

[madmatt30]

Go with 2x4gb sticks of ram mate as there's a small performance boost on memory throughput in dual channel mode.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313080&cm_re=2_x_4gb_ddr3-_-20-313-080-_-Product

I would stump the extra up for a better quality PSU - that's an expensive build to be running on a crappy thermal take PSU.

This xfx is head & shoulders better for $10 more (same price after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013&cm_re=xfx_550-_-17-207-013-_-Product

I'll also add that with any hi-spec new build like hours an ssd is a must have irregardles of other peoples opinions.
The difference on boot times & general responsiveness in windows is well worth the cash even if you can only budget for a 120gb for windows installation & a few regularly used apps.easier to put one in now rather than later to save on a complete os reinstall later.

 

[BrosephStalin1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438014&cm_re=600w-_-17-438-014-_-Product how about this PSU? Same price but more wattage

 

[BrosephStalin1]

And can you give me a link to a good cheap 120gb ssd?

 

[madmatt30]

You dont need more wattage mate
Both the PSU's you've listed have plenty of rampage for the 970.
The xfx though is a seasonic manufactured PSU & is simply better quality.
The evga is a decent PSU but the xfx is superior plain & simple - xfx down rate their PSU wattage - their 550w model is entirely capable of 600w + in real world situations.

Ssd wise I would have recommended the Kingston v300 6 months ago but their newer models are slower due to a change in the chips they use.

No experience of the silicon power drives but for $50 (cheapest around at the minute) they don't have a single bad review on amazon ,newegg or anywhere else.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0D9-0021-00005&cm_re=silicon_power_s60-_-0D9-0021-00005-_-Product

 

[BrosephStalin1]

will there be a problem if I buy an ssd later on? could I do that?

 

[madmatt30]

Not really mate - will mean an os reinstall is all - just IMO a ssd would finish that build nicely - it's very hard to even think about using a traditional drive for windows installs once you've been used to the speed of an ssd.

 

[BrosephStalin1]

Okay, thank you all! Helped me greatly!