First Time Building a PC Help?

[choochie987]

Hello. I have been using a laptop for sometime and really want to build a PC to play games of course. I am using part picker to locate parts for a PC. Here is a list of parts I picked:

The website says that it checks for compatibility and everything, which I trust. But I don't really know what best parts are out there for the money. Also, I don't need anything ridiculous like the titan, just something to run games on recommended to high quality. Any help or nudge in the right direction would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Danbuscus25]

well, assuming your budget is about $1650, then you can do way better with intel. the fx 9xxx are a waste of money. you will do better with intel above $800 builds. ill go build a $1650 build.

 

[Danbuscus25]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Danbuscus250/saved/46ad
CPU Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core $219.00
CPU Cooler Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid $49.99
Thermal Compound Antec Formula 7 Nano Diamond 4g $10.98
Motherboard ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance ATX LGA1150 $107.86
Memory A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 $64.99
Storage PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" SSD $64.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $57.98
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB $769.99
Case Thermaltake VL800P1W2N (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower $47.71
Power Supply XFX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V $99.99
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.98
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $89.98
Wireless Network Adapter TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 $18.83
Total: $1622.27
here it is, this will by far outperform the one you posted.

 

[Aicfan1993]

Personally I would save a few bucks on the CPU cooler and get an extremely popular cooler (Evo 212) for have the price of the Noctua. Also, if your budget is 1650, you would do well by getting a stronger video card and getting a cheaper hard drive like a Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive. Could also drop the Ram down to some G.Skill Sniper 8GB to add some more money towards a stronger Video Card.

Also, here's a link to the Evo 212: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099.

 

[Danbuscus25]

are you replying to me or the OP?

 

[Aicfan1993]

OP, sorry, seems you have this under control

 

[choochie987]

While I am still here. Would I need anything else to build this PC completely? I want to actually build it from the parts.

 

[Danbuscus25]

ok 😀

 

[choochie987]

ok 😀

While I am still here. Would I need anything else to build this PC completely? I want to actually build it from the parts.

 

[Danbuscus25]

this is all you need except for a monitor, keyboard/mouse and a headset. other than that, this is a complete build with windows.

 

[choochie987]

this is all you need except for a monitor, keyboard/mouse and a headset. other than that, this is a complete build with windows.

Ok thanks for all your help, I appreciate it! I have all of those other things.

 

[Danbuscus25]

ok, happy building 😀