my first build

[jsnprater]

I've been into computers for decades but never the hardware side of things (aside from changing hard drives and disc readers). I want to build a medium range gaming computer, but I'm not sure about compatibility and such. I'm almost positive that there's some overkill here. It's like to keep it at or under 1k. Thanks for any help. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fVHYbv

 

[uthvag]

**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4) | $87.98 @ SuperBiiz

and a cheaper 550w psu would be ok

otherwise nice build

 

[Brunostako]

I think the motherboard is very overkill, it costs more than your CPU. If you don't plan to use any of its special features, go with a H97 chipset motherboard.

Everything else looks OK.

 

[CTurbo]

I don't see any reason to spend more than this unless you want a bigger ssd

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3zTdvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3zTdvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia X-SNIPER2-GN ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($16.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $918.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 13:49 EST-0500

 

[capt_taco]

**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4) | $87.98 @ SuperBiiz

and a cheaper 550w psu would be ok

otherwise nice build

^^^ +1 to this.

Unless you're planning on overclocking (which you can't really do with a locked CPU) or multi-GPU setups, you will not notice much if any difference from one motherboard to the next. I would take the money you save by dropping down to a ~$100 motherboard and put it toward a better CPU. You can probably get an unlocked one, and still have board that's decent enough for overclocking.