Good day, forumites.
I am thinking of honorably discharging this rustbucket of mine and building an awesome PC. The idea is to be able to play the latest games at full FPS 1080p in High, as well as recording those games using FRAPS or other game recording software. I also delve in programming and 3D-modeling, but those are secondary things...
Since this will be the first computer I will build myself, I want to make sure that I choose a good set of components. With a limit of $1300 max, I was thinking something along the lines of:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($93.22 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($162.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.78 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1040.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 05:30 EST-0500)
I have not included neither a cooling system (the case I selected comes with two fans) nor a motherboard, as I get kinda lost in these matters. Besides, I've never overclocked anything and I'm afraid turning my components into expensive and fancy looking paperweights. I'd be grateful if you could provide me with motherboard and cooling suggestions.
The 250 GB SSD I added will be dedicated to hold the output of FRAPS or other recording software. I don't think I'll need a SSD for the OS, but it would be nice to have one.
So, that's it... Keep it civil and feel free to suggest any changes that might improve this build (my first one, it's about time), or provide a better list of components and I'll see what I can do.
I am thinking of honorably discharging this rustbucket of mine and building an awesome PC. The idea is to be able to play the latest games at full FPS 1080p in High, as well as recording those games using FRAPS or other game recording software. I also delve in programming and 3D-modeling, but those are secondary things...
Since this will be the first computer I will build myself, I want to make sure that I choose a good set of components. With a limit of $1300 max, I was thinking something along the lines of:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($93.22 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($162.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.78 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1040.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 05:30 EST-0500)
I have not included neither a cooling system (the case I selected comes with two fans) nor a motherboard, as I get kinda lost in these matters. Besides, I've never overclocked anything and I'm afraid turning my components into expensive and fancy looking paperweights. I'd be grateful if you could provide me with motherboard and cooling suggestions.
The 250 GB SSD I added will be dedicated to hold the output of FRAPS or other recording software. I don't think I'll need a SSD for the OS, but it would be nice to have one.
So, that's it... Keep it civil and feel free to suggest any changes that might improve this build (my first one, it's about time), or provide a better list of components and I'll see what I can do.