New gaming PC

[smokingass]

Hi guys,

I would like to buy a gaming pc and two monitors.

The only game I play is League of Legends.
It would be cool if this runs smoothly.

Please give me a few tips about hardware components.

thx

 

[Pr3di]

What is your location, budget for the build, and what else do you need?(peripherals, OS, speakers, monitors - you aready mentioned).

 

[smokingass]

germany
budget doesn't matter , but I just don't want to pay more than necessary
i dont need peripherals, no OS 🙂 got everything else

 

[Pr3di]

Well, since you didn`t specify any other requirements, here`s a really nice build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€252.85 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€32.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€159.84 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€104.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€95.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€56.90 @ Caseking)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (€362.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case (€119.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor (€149.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor (€149.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1483.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-01 11:39 CEST+0200

 

[Pr3di]

Maybe because that's his location...

 

[bsod1]

strange, I didn't see that post of his earlier. My bad.

 

[bsod1]

Why are you going for a full tower?
that PSU is tier 3

 

[Pr3di]

Well, the PSU remained for a previous build in Spain where the PSU availability was very scarce.
As soon as the OP gives a bit more feedback, we can tweak this build more. This was mostly a draft to get things going.

 

[smokingass]

Hi again,

thanks for the example. I found it really good. I think I'll take this computer, if you think that it's fit well.

I really like the case. So what is the problem with the PSU ? Didnt got it.

 

[Pr3di]

It`s not the best quality PSU. Here`s a better option with great quality PSU:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€252.85 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€33.20 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€159.84 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€104.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€95.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€56.90 @ Caseking)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (€362.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case (€119.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€134.06 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor (€149.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor (€149.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1617.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-01 13:43 CEST+0200

 

[bsod1]

made some personal changes to Pr3di's build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€252.85 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 4 79.0 CFM CPU Cooler (€41.07 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.SNIPER Z97 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€129.90 @ Caseking)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€104.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€95.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€56.90 @ Caseking)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (€362.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (€109.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€134.06 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor (€149.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor (€149.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1585.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-01 13:55 CEST+0200

 

[smokingass]

What's the difference between these two coolers?

 

[Pr3di]

The Scythe is a bit better, but comes with a price premium.
However, if price is really not a problem, this would be a GREAT choice if you also want low temps and overclocking headroom in the future:
http://de.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14

 

[smokingass]

isn't overclocking associated with a risk ?
I'm not that professional.

 

[Pr3di]

It`s only a risk if you don`t know what you are doing.
Once you feel the need for some extra CPU performance, do some reading on how to OC the Haswell CPUs, and start increasing the multipliers by a small amount at a time.

You can only damage the CPU if you set a huge overclock from the first go. But if you increase the OC by a small margin every time, and take a bit of time to test for stability, then rince and repeat, everything will be ok.

The thing is, spending a bit more on the CPU cooler now will mean that in the future you can get a bigger overclock, so it will take longer for you to upgrade to a new CPU.