Is this a good first gaming Build NEED HELP BUYING SOON

[DavidDon]

These are my specs


CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.00 @ PC Force)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Mighty Ape)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.00 @ PC Force)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.00 @ PC Force)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($619.00 @ PC Force)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($133.84 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($116.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($39.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($247.57 @ Aquila Technology)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($66.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Total: $1819.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-08 11:54 NZDT+1300

Thanks

 

[Entomber]

I probably wouldn't pay $116 for a PSU like that, but it's not a bad PSU - just a little pricey

You also don't need to pay $40 for an optical drive nor $250 for that monitor. Are your buying choices very limited? All of the vendors you've listed are grossly overpricing their computer components, now that I examine your list more closely there's no way you should be paying $1800 for all that, every component is really overpriced

 

[tiny voices]

The motherboard probably doesn;t support the CPU out of the box. You really want an h97 board.

Also, the prices are different because OP is not in the USA...

 

[DavidDon]

Hi again Tiny , i've been kicking around the build a bit and have changed the graphics card to a much better version ,what do you think.

(new version with h97 motherboard )


CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.00 @ PC Force)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Mighty Ape)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.00 @ PC Force)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.00 @ PC Force)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($619.00 @ PC Force)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($133.84 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($116.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($39.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($247.57 @ Aquila Technology)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($66.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Total: $1859.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-08 14:08 NZDT+1300

I would really like it to be 1800nzd or under so it would be great if you could help me out again

Thanks , David

 

[nikoli707]

gosh nz prices are through the roof.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($143.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.00 @ PC Force)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.00 @ PC Force)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($569.24 @ PB Technologies)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($97.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($146.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($39.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($247.57 @ Aquila Technology)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($66.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Total: $1776.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-08 14:14 NZDT+1300

 

[DavidDon]

And I'm struggling to choose between the Gigabyte GV-N970WF3OC-4GD non-gaming 1.11GHZ video card model, or the Gigabyte GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD 1.18GHZ video card model, is it worth the price difference for the Gaming version.
Thanks, David

 

[nikoli707]

not worth it. just overclock yourself. both will hit the same stock bios voltage bottleneck long before the core is starved of voltage. after that they would be limited by the thermal bottleneck of the windforce cooler itself.

 

[DavidDon]

sorry i don't understand 😉, i'm really new to building (my first build) do I need another cooler if im overclocking my GPU?

 

[nikoli707]

sorry i don't understand 😉, i'm really new to building (my first build) do I need another cooler if im overclocking my GPU?

lol nope. just use the msi afterbuner application. dont worry about overclocking, you should be more than fine out the box. my pc is roughly the same as what your looking at and i have no problems at all at 2560x1440 resolution. you will be on 1080p resolution, your will have no troubles blowing through games with that build.

 

[DavidDon]

will it run loader/hotter if i overclock and how much would you recommend with my system. also will overclocking void my warranty ?

 

[nikoli707]

will it run loader/hotter if i overclock and how much would you recommend with my system. also will overclocking void my warranty ?

the 970 has lots of limits built into it that wont allow you to do any real harm unless you start flashing the bios. most 970s are clocked at 1100mhz to 1200mhz, but most reviews seem to be able to get over 1400mhz on the core without much issue and still stay well withing thermal limits.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.00 @ PC Force)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($66.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($143.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.00 @ PC Force)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.00 @ PC Force)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($569.24 @ PB Technologies)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($97.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($146.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($39.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($247.57 @ Aquila Technology)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($66.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Total: $1901.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-08 14:37 NZDT+1300

if you go this route, you could overclock the i5 to about 4.3ghz on all 4 cores and get a pretty big jump in cpu performance. though for 90% of gaming, it wont give you a big performance jump.

generally speaking overclocking does not void your warranty unless you modify the video cards bios. overclocking doesn't void cpu warranty either. that doesn't mean you should pump exotic voltages or play around with things if you dont know what your doing.

 

[DavidDon]

the 970 has lots of limits built into it that wont allow you to do any real harm unless you start flashing the bios. that 970 is clocked at 1180mhz but most reviews seem to be able to get over 1400mhz on the core without much issue and still stay well withing thermal limits.

so i cant damage my system by overclocking my gpu because it will stop me before i go to far ?

 

[nikoli707]

the 970 has lots of limits built into it that wont allow you to do any real harm unless you start flashing the bios. that 970 is clocked at 1180mhz but most reviews seem to be able to get over 1400mhz on the core without much issue and still stay well withing thermal limits.

so i cant damage my system by overclocking my gpu because it will stop me before i go to far ?

yes, the card will run out of power target %, not be able to give the core enough voltage because of stock bios limits(on top of your cards voltage controller limit), and will start thermally throttling its core clocks once a certain temperature is passed. you "could" flash a custom bios which disables boost control, unlocks a higher power target %, unlocks a higher core voltage if your voltages controller allows it, and disables core temperature priority and then you could get some really good overclocks, likely near 1600mhz, but this isn't necessary or advice-able unless you water block the card, have experience with overclocking, and are willing to give up your warranty.