Hi all,
Looking to build my first PC and was hoping that someone could look over the build and let me know if I’m on the right track. I’m sure some of the parts are overkill or not enough, so any input, alternatives or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
What I'm most nervous about it making sure the parts are compatible with each other. I did as much research as I could on my own, but figured I'm at the point where it's time to ask the experts.
• Approximate Purchase Date: Next few weeks
• Budget Range: $750-$1250
• System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mostly for gaming. I’d like to have 2 monitors on it, but with the option to add a third later on (the extra monitors would be for work, not necessarily gaming). I’m really just looking for a PC that can smoothly run games at 1080p. I’d also love to not have to replace this computer in 2-3 years if possible.
• Overclocking: Not going to overclock
• Country: USA
• Parts Preferences:
CPU: Haswell i7-4770, $300 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116900)
Motherboard: ASUS Z87M-PLUS, $129 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8139499&SRCCODE=WEBGOO0163C&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE&gclid=CM7m2ouE4LoCFallOgodmjMAXQ)
Memory (16BG total): Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz (haven’t price shopped yet)
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 760, $250 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125466)
Case: CM Storm Enforcer (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119240)
Hard Drive: Looking for suggestions. Not crazy about paying up for a SSD right now, but open to any thoughts. Currently looking at a 2 TB WD Red.
DVD Drive: I’m honestly not even sure I need a DVD drive… as I buy all my games on steam. That beign said, if I do choose to get one, maybe the Asus 24x dvd-rw , $23 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204)
Power Supply: Looking at the Corsair Enthusiast Series. Not sure I would be better off with 650w or 750?
Coolers: Corsair H60, approximately $60 last I checked.
OS: Windows 8, $100
Total Cost: Currently somewhere around $1150-$1250
Thanks in advance for all the help and please don't be shy about suggestions/improvements!
Looking to build my first PC and was hoping that someone could look over the build and let me know if I’m on the right track. I’m sure some of the parts are overkill or not enough, so any input, alternatives or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
What I'm most nervous about it making sure the parts are compatible with each other. I did as much research as I could on my own, but figured I'm at the point where it's time to ask the experts.
• Approximate Purchase Date: Next few weeks
• Budget Range: $750-$1250
• System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mostly for gaming. I’d like to have 2 monitors on it, but with the option to add a third later on (the extra monitors would be for work, not necessarily gaming). I’m really just looking for a PC that can smoothly run games at 1080p. I’d also love to not have to replace this computer in 2-3 years if possible.
• Overclocking: Not going to overclock
• Country: USA
• Parts Preferences:
CPU: Haswell i7-4770, $300 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116900)
Motherboard: ASUS Z87M-PLUS, $129 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8139499&SRCCODE=WEBGOO0163C&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE&gclid=CM7m2ouE4LoCFallOgodmjMAXQ)
Memory (16BG total): Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz (haven’t price shopped yet)
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 760, $250 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125466)
Case: CM Storm Enforcer (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119240)
Hard Drive: Looking for suggestions. Not crazy about paying up for a SSD right now, but open to any thoughts. Currently looking at a 2 TB WD Red.
DVD Drive: I’m honestly not even sure I need a DVD drive… as I buy all my games on steam. That beign said, if I do choose to get one, maybe the Asus 24x dvd-rw , $23 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204)
Power Supply: Looking at the Corsair Enthusiast Series. Not sure I would be better off with 650w or 750?
Coolers: Corsair H60, approximately $60 last I checked.
OS: Windows 8, $100
Total Cost: Currently somewhere around $1150-$1250
Thanks in advance for all the help and please don't be shy about suggestions/improvements!
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