Gaming Computer Build

[JohnnyTheGerbil]

Hi i'm building a gaming computer and wanted your insight on some of the parts.

Tower - $70
ENERMAX Ostrog GT ECA3280A-BR Black/Red

Processor - $200
Intel Core i5-4590 Haswell Quad-Core 3.3GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 BX80646I54590

Mobo - $168
MSI Z97-GAMING 7 LGA1150/ Intel Z97/ DDR3/ 3-Way CrossFireX & 2-Way SLI/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard

PSU - $115
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 220-G2-0750-XR 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Power Supply Intel 4th Gen CPU Compatible 10 Year Warranty

GPU - 250$
ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive 55$

RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 85$

Optical Drive - $20
LG Electronics Optical DVD Drive GH24NSB0B

 

[MacintoshProductions]

Are you planning to overclock? If you are i would suggest getting an intel i5 4690k. And for your hard drive i would suggest getting a WD blue 1tb hard drive, cause seagate has a higher failure rate of drives compared to WD.

 

[MacintoshProductions]

And if you want cheaper RAM with LEDS, look for a company called Avexir.

 

[JohnnyTheGerbil]

Are you planning to overclock? If you are i would suggest getting an intel i5 4690k. And for your hard drive i would suggest getting a WD blue 1tb hard drive, cause seagate has a higher failure rate of drives compared to WD.

I wasn't planning to overclock because i always was afraid it would shorten the life of the components. Is this true?

 

[MacintoshProductions]

it can if you dont properly cool your components. Just watch some videos on how to overclock and they will all give you the same idea. Just take slow and bump uo your core clocks and voltage untill its completely stable by stress testing it for at least 12 hours.