Hi guys,
In the recent months, I have become more and more interested in PC gaming ever since my friend got his own gaming pc. I want to build my first gaming pc for several reasons, it will be a LOT of fun, I will probably learn MANY new things, I can say that yes, I build this and finally, for the budget that I have allocated for my build, I couldn't get a prebuilt system with the exact parts listed here.
This PC will be used for 1080p gaming at high or ultra high settings. My budget is €850, or CHF 900, or about $930, according to the latest exchange rates from Google at the time of this post.
I live in Switzerland, so I have used the following website to look up parts. This is where I'll be buying my components from and honestly, this website offers some great prices, like the MSI Radeon R9 390 that I found for only €314. Overall it's cheaper than Amazon.de, which makes this amazing for setting up builds within a budget and still getting a damn good gaming rig.
This is my build:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460
Mobo: MSI Z97 PC Mate ATX, 1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3-1600, 2x4GB
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo Series 120GB
Hard drive: Western Digital Blue 1TB
Graphics Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming, 8GB OC
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA, 80+ Gold, 650W
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R
I already have Windows 8.1 so I haven't put it here. As for peripherals, I have a separate budget for that.
Being new to this side of the PC world, I'm constantly doing research to see if I have it right. For example: I know that I have a Z97 board that supports over clocking, but I don't have an unlocked processor. For me, this is basically an investment for the future, because when I decide to upgrade to let's say a Core i5-4690K for OCing, I don't have to change the motherboard. Same goes for the Crossfire support as well. The reason for this is because I know I'll be using this system for the next 2-3 or even more years. I'll be upgrading part by part, basically milking the motherboard as long as possible, before I have to replace that too. Kinda like future proofing you could say.
So I'm looking for some advice/suggestions/recommendations, you name it. I want to make the most informed decision I can before buying the parts. Basically, any problems right now are preferred to when I have already purchased everything, only to find out something doesn't work.
Finally, I just want to say thanks for providing some much needed feedback and it's really awesome to have such a big community for support for anything pc related.
In the recent months, I have become more and more interested in PC gaming ever since my friend got his own gaming pc. I want to build my first gaming pc for several reasons, it will be a LOT of fun, I will probably learn MANY new things, I can say that yes, I build this and finally, for the budget that I have allocated for my build, I couldn't get a prebuilt system with the exact parts listed here.
This PC will be used for 1080p gaming at high or ultra high settings. My budget is €850, or CHF 900, or about $930, according to the latest exchange rates from Google at the time of this post.
I live in Switzerland, so I have used the following website to look up parts. This is where I'll be buying my components from and honestly, this website offers some great prices, like the MSI Radeon R9 390 that I found for only €314. Overall it's cheaper than Amazon.de, which makes this amazing for setting up builds within a budget and still getting a damn good gaming rig.
This is my build:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460
Mobo: MSI Z97 PC Mate ATX, 1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3-1600, 2x4GB
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo Series 120GB
Hard drive: Western Digital Blue 1TB
Graphics Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming, 8GB OC
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA, 80+ Gold, 650W
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R
I already have Windows 8.1 so I haven't put it here. As for peripherals, I have a separate budget for that.
Being new to this side of the PC world, I'm constantly doing research to see if I have it right. For example: I know that I have a Z97 board that supports over clocking, but I don't have an unlocked processor. For me, this is basically an investment for the future, because when I decide to upgrade to let's say a Core i5-4690K for OCing, I don't have to change the motherboard. Same goes for the Crossfire support as well. The reason for this is because I know I'll be using this system for the next 2-3 or even more years. I'll be upgrading part by part, basically milking the motherboard as long as possible, before I have to replace that too. Kinda like future proofing you could say.
So I'm looking for some advice/suggestions/recommendations, you name it. I want to make the most informed decision I can before buying the parts. Basically, any problems right now are preferred to when I have already purchased everything, only to find out something doesn't work.
Finally, I just want to say thanks for providing some much needed feedback and it's really awesome to have such a big community for support for anything pc related.