First Gaming PC! Need Advise!

[FalconPunches]

Hi Guys,

This is my first build, i've gotten a rough idea of which components i want to be included in my build. They can be changed of course with the help of you guys 😀

Budget
Maximum would be $1600

Peripherals
Not needed : Mouse, Keyboard, Headset, Speakers
Need : Moniter

Parts
CPU : Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
MB : ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
CPU COOLER : Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler
RAM : Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
STORAGE : Intel 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU : Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card
CASE : Thermaltake Chaser A31 Snow White ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU : Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
OS : Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)
OD : Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer
MONITOR : BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor

Uses
Movies
Games:
Battlefield 4/3
CS:GO
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Call of Duty ( Zombies )
Starcraft II
GMod

EDIT:// I don't plan to overclock the cpu either, and i don't want a mini case and mini mb.

Part Prices
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3PGdGX

Am i overspending for this build, are there cheaper options for this?

Any sort of response is greatly appreciated.

 

[DeadGraphics]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($549.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($20.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($199.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1574.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-17 07:00 EST+1000
This is what I would get with $1600 AU

 

[kunthakenthe]

heres a cheaperr,stronger, SAFER build(the cx series is cheap and burned out in 2 months literally)

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/6D9RwP

 

[DeadGraphics]

heres a cheaperr,stronger, SAFER build(the cx series is cheap and burned out in 2 months literally)

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/6D9RwP

You don't need a z97 motherboard or an aftermarket cooler because you can't overclock a locked chip (a non K or X chip unless it's the Pentium G3258) SSDs are quite expensive in AU, The i5 4690 is faster, The r9 290X is faster than a GTX Titan and comes pretty close in performance to GTX 780ti, Also the Seasonic power supply I have chosen is more reliable, better efficiency and a better brand.

 

[kunthakenthe]

heres a cheaperr,stronger, SAFER build(the cx series is cheap and burned out in 2 months literally)

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/6D9RwP

You don't need a z97 motherboard or an aftermarket cooler because you can't overclock a locked chip (a non K or X chip unless it's the Pentium G3258) SSDs are quite expensive in AU, The i5 4690 is faster, The r9 290X is faster than a GTX Titan and comes pretty close in performance to GTX 780ti, Also the Seasonic power supply I have chosen is more reliable, better efficiency and a better brand.

yeah but he could upgrade to a broadwell unlocked chip. the i5 46XX series really is only needed for overclocking the 4590 is almost the same in performance no magical fps boost. the r9 290 is great is a only slightly slower than a r9 290x/gtx 780ti. Evga really isnt bad and the psu is tier 1/2 psu. plus it comes with 10yr warranty.

 

[kunthakenthe]

overclockable cpu added

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/pzQLdC

 

[DeadGraphics]

fair enough, The 290x is still faster than the 280x fair point about the cpus, What I was saying about the psu is that for the same money you can get a PSU that is 80+ gold from Seasonic which is a pretty premium brand and the top in PSU making, I wasn't saying EVGA is bad since I recommend they're power supplies all the time since they are cheap have great reliability and are built by a brand that we can trust.

 

[kunthakenthe]

fair enough, The 290x is still faster than the 280x fair point about the cpus, What I was saying about the psu is that for the same money you can get a PSU that is 80+ gold from Seasonic which is a pretty premium brand and the top in PSU making, I wasn't saying EVGA is bad since I recommend they're power supplies all the time since they are cheap have great reliability and are built by a brand that we can trust.

true i agree seasonic is the most reliable.

 

[FalconPunches]

I'd like to stick with an NVIDIA card, and a full atx motherboard.
Any ideas for that?

 

[DeadGraphics]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($178.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($549.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($20.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($199.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1669.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 03:09 EST+1000

If you can spend about $70 overbudget then I recommend that build if you are within a pretty tight budget then go for this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($178.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($489.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($20.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($199.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1600.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 04:52 EST+1000

 

[kunthakenthe]

I'd like to stick with an NVIDIA card, and a full atx motherboard.
Any ideas for that?

the cheapest you can get while staying green team.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/xVHrqs

 

[DeadGraphics]

I'd like to stick with an NVIDIA card, and a full atx motherboard.
Any ideas for that?

the cheapest you can get while staying green team.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/xVHrqs

Either a GTX 780 or you could get a 4GB GTX 770 which isn't as fast as the 780 but still plays every game on ultra

 

[FalconPunches]

I'd like to stick with the GTX 760 if possible, it doesnt need to be sli or crossfire ready

 

[DeadGraphics]

GTX 760 is alright but it is pretty bad compared to the 770 4gb and 780

 

[kunthakenthe]

I'd like to stick with the GTX 760 if possible, it doesnt need to be sli or crossfire ready

why would you settle for less if green team

760 crossfire or 770

780 if you can

red team

r9 280/r9 280x

or r9 290

 

[DeadGraphics]

Go for the highest performance graphics card that your money allows because it draws less power the scaling is also better, the heat is also better and you can also SLI or Crossfire (SLI for Nvidia and Crossfire for AMD) If your motherboard allows it which the build I suggested does. The GTX 780 is the fastest Nvidia card you can afford and the r9 290 or 290x is the fastest on the AMD side but I do recommend the GTX 780 because it is a bit faster and I prefer Nvidia for some reason

 

[kunthakenthe]

the 780 only has like 5fps tops on the r9 290 for a extra 100$ your best bet is to compromise and get that 780 or dont comprise and get that r9 290.

 

[DeadGraphics]

If FalconPunches can go $70 over budget than go for a GTX 780 if he can't then I would recommend the r9 290

 

[kunthakenthe]

true but if you go 70$ over just get a 780ti.

 

[FalconPunches]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/6nxyHx

 

[kunthakenthe]

updated

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($127.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($103.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($549.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($165.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($20.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1834.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 11:02 EST+1000

to post it like i did just click on the export/markup on the right, then click BBcode and paste here.

 

[garl6]

You don't need an aftermarket cooler on a locked CPU and H97 mobo. $88 saved right there.

 

[kunthakenthe]

oops sorry.

 

[kunthakenthe]

850w added for sli if you want

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($127.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($103.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($137.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($549.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($165.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($20.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1886.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 11:49 EST+1000

 

[FalconPunches]

Updated once again, slightly overbudget. I plan to overclock too