First Custom PC, Semi-Final Review

[NervousPhantasm]

Salutations. I'm building a gaming PC for the first time and was just wondering if anyone would be willing to look over my parts list to give any recommendations or point out anything completely wrong with it.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2KBBN

Maximum budget of around 1450$. Also, should I order a case or pick one out in store? Any recommendations on case choice would also be appreciated. Finally, for gaming, would you recommend Windows 7 or 8? Any thoughts?

 

[Roxas_Boy]

Ok only things you should change are 250gb of SSD to 120GB and up that 1tb hdd to 2tb. I recommend Windows 8 for gaming because it has better performance in nearly all current games. What games will you be playing and I recommend getting a NZXT,Corsair or Cooler Master case. Replace that I5 4670 with an i5 4670k so you can overclock and pickup a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo aftermarket cooler also this motherboard is better http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusvihero

 

[Adroid]

Looks great, good mix of parts, and going with the haswell chip makes for an easy upgrade in a few years - just slap a new GPU in and you are in good shape. The 770 is an excellent choice for now without getting gouged for the super high end GPU premiums.

My only comment is you should consider buying the 4670k and a good aftermarket heatsink like the cooler master 212 evo or better. Overclocking the CPU is not as intimidating as you might think, and if you follow the right steps it's quite safe. It will allow for a considerable performance boost, for a comparatively small amount of cash. Your other option would to keep the 4670 and get a cheaper motherboard - there is really no need to buy a top of the line motherboard unless you are going to overclock it. A bottom of the line gigabyte motherboard would offer you the same gaming results..

 

[ShadyHamster]

Added in Roxas_Boy's suggestions because i to think are a good idea
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2KCiL
Kept everything else basically the same.
That motherboard i think is still over kill for what you want and you could drop down to a cheaper board so save a few more dollars.
Other then that it looks good.

 

[NervousPhantasm]

Thanks for the help people. I honestly wasn't too sure how to choose a motherboard so that one was sort of a toss up. For overclocking, I was just sort of intimidated, but if it will really help that much, it couldn't hurt to plan for the future. And thanks to ShadyHamster for compiling the parts. Pretty convenient. Again, thanks everybody.