I did my first rig, is it good?

[Roadkillz3666]

Hello all and thank you for taking the time to look at my thread!

Well I'm a first time builder and I made my first gaming rig, and I think I did well. However what I think may be different to what my system might be "feeling" So to put my mind at ease I hope you guys can help me on that.

Here are the Specs:

Graphics Card:

Gigabyte GTX 960 Mini ITX Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card GV-N960IXOC-2GD

Motherboard:

Gigabyte LGA 1150 B85 Bluetooth Wi-Fi HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel DDR3 1600 Motherboard GA-B85N Phoenix-WIFI

Power Supply:

EVGA SuperNOVA 750B1 750W ATX12V Power Supply 110-B1-0750-VR

Hard Drive:

WD Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive

Case:

Rosewill Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case FBM-01

RAM:

Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM - Blue (HX316C10FK2/16)

CPU:

Intel Core i5 Processor i5-4440 3.1GHz 5.0GT/s 6MB LGA 1150


Again this was built in mind to be a gaming rig. However since I'm a first time builder I think I might have underpowered some things or overkilled others. I would sincerely love your feedback and thank you!

 

[CTurbo]

It's alright. I don't agree with your psu or gpu choice, but they're not terrible.

 

[azathoth]

I see you're aiming for a smaller build, everything looks decent except for the PSU. 750w is far over what you need, and the EVGA Supernova is a premium you don't need to pay for.

I would recommend the mini ITX GTX 970 ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125706 ) rather than the GTX 960, and instead of the 750w supernova, ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182328 ) as a replacement for that.

The GPU is the same form factor as the 960, but is 60% faster. Although it costs $120 more than the 960, it also has twice the VRAM which has become increasingly important.

500w is still well more than what would be needed for your system, also coming in at about $70 less than the supernova. This cost can be used to offset the +$120 of the 970.

***Edit I see as RadiKaL has pointed out, you also have 16GB of RAM. 8GB of RAM is currently all you need for the time being, by the time more than 8GB of RAM will be required, you will likely be upgrading your CPU/Motherboard to a DDR4 supporting system anyways. So I would get 2x4GB sticks of RAM instead, which should be half the price. This should allow you to round out your build efficiently, and upgrade that 960 to a 970 at more or less the same price with no sacrifice in quality.

 

[RaDiKaL_]

Obviously you're aiming for a small pc with as much performance as possible on a budget, your current build achieves that with no doubt, but bear in mind that once the time comes to upgrade your pc most likely the GPU will be the first thing to swap, and the size of your case might become a problem in that aspect.

For gaming you could go with only 2x4GB RAM if you've cut somewhere else because of your budget, 8GB of RAM is plenty enough even for latest games.

+1 to azathoth suggestion, there are better PSUs out there and the GTX 970 is a great option if your budget allows it.

 

[Roadkillz3666]

Thank all so much for your answers and I will seriously take all into consideration! But right now I'm flat out broke -.-"

However will this current build still work for a while nonetheless? Or do i need to change something immediately?

 

[azathoth]

Thank all so much for your answers and I will seriously take all into consideration! But right now I'm flat out broke -.-"

However will this current build still work for a while nonetheless? Or do i need to change something immediately?

It will indeed certainly work, and be capable of gaming on high settings. There was just a few more efficient decisions that could have been made for improvement.