Building own PC:

[Droyd09]

Building my first PC and I picked what I want. I just like some advice on what I chose and anything else I can do or do not really need. Also like to know what kind of case fans should I get. Budget is about $1000 or less but if it goes over little I think I can manage it. I will be playing Call of duty, Assassins Creed, The Crew, Gear up, Crysis, Metal gear, so forth and so on. I didn't choose a operating system yet because its out of my budget right now that will be something I buy maybe after I build PC, its cost $300 at least what I seen full version Windows 7 home premium. Keyboard and mouse I already have. Thinking about monitors but they cost as much as TVs. Either way let me know what you think and if I can do little better or take something out that I can do without.Oh when I start buying these parts which should I buy first? I ask this because I will most likely buy parts either one by one or a few in each pay check I get. If I left any out just ask i'll answer best I can.

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Corsair Force LS 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card

NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case

Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer

Creative Labs Z PCIe 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card

Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter

NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller

 

[Saif Uv]

This rig is below 1000$ and it clearly outmatches yours.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GVyzjX

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Comments. What part of the world are you in? Windows 8.1 is about $100 in the US for a non-oem version and 8.1 Pro only 170.
At this level, I think a 8350 would be better.
If you stick with a 6300, you can go to a cheaper motherboard like ASRock 970 Extreme 3 R2.0.
You don't need that much memory for gaming but if you plan to overclock your CPU the memory you do have should be 1866 or 2133 depending on what you plan to do.
I would be using at least 250Gb (at $97 for a Crucial BX100 in the US) SSD for applications and OS. Bigger are faster.
I would be using a Caviar Blue 1Tb drive.
That GPU is power hungry and last generation. Get it only if it is very cheap. GTX 970 or 980 are similar GPU power with much less energy required.
You can use a much smaller PSU (650W ) if you change to a newer GPU.
Modern boards have great sound try stock and only get a sound card if you need it.

You parts choice suggests that you are limited in choice by your market. Post a link and we can see what the best we can do is with your local suppliers.

An Intel solution might be better, but it depends on local pricing.
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[DonkeyOatie]

This rig is below 1000$ and it clearly outmatches yours.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GVyzjX

True, but perhaps not in the OP's market, and I'd want the Z97X motherboard and a better PSU.

 

[logainofhades]

If this is a US build, this is a far better system for $1k.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($60.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($319.99 @ B&H)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1000.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-17 14:36 EST-0500

 

[Droyd09]

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Sorry if this gets posted up twice. Just in case I didn't choose Windows 8.1 because didn't think anyone liked it, or was any good really. I assumed that's why it was cheaper.Took in on what you all gave me.

 

[logainofhades]

You have to export your actual list. That just takes you to the default page.

 

[Droyd09]

Sorry about that.

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

G.Skill Value Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory

Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card

Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

I also like to know what kind if monitor should I choose. Want something good, don't need big screen either. For a later date.

 

[logainofhades]

Change the ram to 1600 snipers, ares, or ripjaws. Change the PSU to a B2 series Evga 750w. The B1 and G1 series Evga were not very good. Motherboard is pretty good, but if you need to cut some costs, to fit in my other suggestions, the MSI Z97-GAMING 5 is a great alternative.

For monitor, it depends greatly on how much you are willing to spend.

 

[sansnom11]

Your CPU is a bit under powered compared to that GPU. I would go with at least a FX-8350 or an intel. There are a lot of poor choices and money you can save on that build.

Buying a 60Gb SSD is completely useless. It's too small. You should either get a bigger one or none at all. 8Gb is enough for gaming and you can always add more later if the need arises. And that power supply is way overkill. Also, is there any reason why you need a sound card?

With all that money saved, you can easily get a better cpu, a bigger ssd and/or windows. I'm sorry I don't have the time right now to make a build, but there already a few good suggestions posted above which are far superior.

 

[sansnom11]

Oups, didn't see your posts after that.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Here is our Motherboard Tier list http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2383187/motherboard-tier-list-z97-chipset.html

You can go quite a bit cheaper than that motherboard without loss of quality.
The memory needs to be at least 1600, more if you are prepared to overclock and mess with XMP and voltages.
I would use a larger SSD. You need about 20% free for good TRIM (Garbage collection) and OS and applications + some saved games will chew through that fast. More than half of my 256 is gone from installation.

The cheapest over 600W, Gold, modular or semi-modular PSU I would recommend is the XFX XTR 650. There are good cheaper Bronze supplies I would recommend.

Windows 8.1 is fine.

 

[Droyd09]

Change the ram to 1600 snipers, ares, or ripjaws. Change the PSU to a B2 series Evga 750w. The B1 and G1 series Evga were not very good. Motherboard is pretty good, but if you need to cut some costs, to fit in my other suggestions, the MSI Z97-GAMING 5 is a great alternative.

For monitor, it depends greatly on how much you are willing to spend.

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

better?

 

[logainofhades]

As long as that is the B2 series 750w, then yes, that is much better.

 

[Droyd09]

As long as that is the B2 series 750w, then yes, that is much better.

Its says 750w B2 on the PSU. So I think that's it. If so then thank you all for the help really. First build hah. I research a lot on building PC but guess still suck at it since I don't choose better or more qualified parts. One day though. Thanks again. Maybe post it up somewhere when its built.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

What were all your final choices, are they still the ones above?

 

[Droyd09]

Comments. What part of the world are you in? Windows 8.1 is about $100 in the US for a non-oem version and 8.1 Pro only 170.
At this level, I think a 8350 would be better.
If you stick with a 6300, you can go to a cheaper motherboard like ASRock 970 Extreme 3 R2.0.
You don't need that much memory for gaming but if you plan to overclock your CPU the memory you do have should be 1866 or 2133 depending on what you plan to do.
I would be using at least 250Gb (at $97 for a Crucial BX100 in the US) SSD for applications and OS. Bigger are faster.
I would be using a Caviar Blue 1Tb drive.
That GPU is power hungry and last generation. Get it only if it is very cheap. GTX 970 or 980 are similar GPU power with much less energy required.
You can use a much smaller PSU (650W ) if you change to a newer GPU.
Modern boards have great sound try stock and only get a sound card if you need it.

You parts choice suggests that you are limited in choice by your market. Post a link and we can see what the best we can do is with your local suppliers.

An Intel solution might be better, but it depends on local pricing.
I

What were all your final choices, are they still the ones above?

They are ones above. With the b2 series PSU you recommend.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Then, if you can afford it, I'd get a larger SSD. 120Gb will fill fast unless you are very disciplined. I have over 120Gb on mine with only my OS and about half of my applications/games and a few savefiles for my current games.

 

[Droyd09]

Will see if I can get bigger SSD. Thanks again.

 

[Droyd09]

Actually what do you recommend for SSD? I chose one but it showed for a laptop?

 

[DonkeyOatie]

SSD is a dynamic market. Samsung and Crucial (actually their parent Micron) make most of the chips. For 'ordinary' consumer purposes, almost any SSD is a huge improvement. My system boots in 9 seconds from power-on. I use a Crucial MX100 256Gb, but the new BX100 budget range has a 250Gb model for $179.

I'm looking at a new system for one of my students and they are thinking of a 500Gb drive as their only one, to start with (Crucial BX100)

 

[Droyd09]

Alright cool, I picked the MX100 256 as well hah. The BX100 seem to raise the price a bit. Will see though. I wanted to ask would I need to buy a bracket to hold in the SSD in hard drive bay? It looks small.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

It's a standard 7mm 2.5" drive. Your case will have brackets or a mounting point for it. There are two toolless 2.5 mounts a mounting point on the HDD cage. They come with a spacer to help them fit in 9mm bays.

 

[Droyd09]

It's a standard 7mm 2.5" drive. Your case will have brackets or a mounting point for it. There are two toolless 2.5 mounts a mounting point on the HDD cage. They come with a spacer to help them fit in 9mm bays.

Oh alright. Well then guess I got what I need.