Need recommendations for a new gaming PC for me.

[Animatrix4]

So I'm not going for anything too fancy here: 1080p gaming at 60fps on a single screen without overclocking. I'm looking to play games like Skyrim, Tomb Raider, Far Cry 3, and whatever goodies go into Steam Sales and Humble Bundles. Will this build do all of that alright? Anything I should change?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ NCIX US)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste ($5.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280X 3GB IceQ X² Video Card ($267.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N600PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $945.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-11 01:11 EDT-0400

 

[OmiexStrike]

So I'm not going for anything too fancy here: 1080p gaming at 60fps on a single screen without overclocking. I'm looking to play games like Skyrim, Tomb Raider, Far Cry 3, and whatever goodies go into Steam Sales and Humble Bundles. Will this build do all of that alright? Anything I should change?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ NCIX US)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste ($5.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280X 3GB IceQ X² Video Card ($267.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N600PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $945.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-11 01:11 EDT-0400

Looks good, but I don't think you would really need an SSD unless you really want to, it'll be saving you a lot and you can use the money to upgrade your system further. Just my opinion though. =)

 

[Animatrix4]

I do like the speed afforded by an SSD, but how else could I upgrade it? RAM? Case? Power Supply?

 

[OmiexStrike]

I do like the speed afforded by an SSD, but how else could I upgrade it? RAM? Case? Power Supply?

You could probably get a better video card for the price instead of spending it on an ssd but now that I think about it, the r9 290 is a big jump up in price from the 280 and so is a gtx 780 so I'm not entirely sure. By the way, if you're gaming the ssd won't affect fps, just speed, boot and load times, but I maen if you already have 16gb of RAM I wouldn't worry about an SSD.

 

[Animatrix4]

I do like the speed afforded by an SSD, but how else could I upgrade it? RAM? Case? Power Supply?

You could probably get a better video card for the price instead of spending it on an ssd but now that I think about it, the r9 290 is a big jump up in price from the 280 and so is a gtx 780 so I'm not entirely sure. By the way, if you're gaming the ssd won't affect fps, just speed, boot and load times, but I maen if you already have 16gb of RAM I wouldn't worry about an SSD.

Yeah, those cards are much steeper in cost and they seem a bit like overkill for what I need. Then again, I'm adding an SSD as well, but it's not nearly as steep a cost. Hopefully it'll help out w/ system cleanup and the like. Thanks for the advice.

 

[OmiexStrike]

I do like the speed afforded by an SSD, but how else could I upgrade it? RAM? Case? Power Supply?

You could probably get a better video card for the price instead of spending it on an ssd but now that I think about it, the r9 290 is a big jump up in price from the 280 and so is a gtx 780 so I'm not entirely sure. By the way, if you're gaming the ssd won't affect fps, just speed, boot and load times, but I maen if you already have 16gb of RAM I wouldn't worry about an SSD.

Yeah, those cards are much steeper in cost and they seem a bit like overkill for what I need. Then again, I'm adding an SSD as well, but it's not nearly as steep a cost. Hopefully it'll help out w/ system cleanup and the like. Thanks for the advice.

Np, good luck with the build =)