Opinions on First Build

[omarelsh]

This is my first time building my own computer, and I was wondering what you all thought. Does it all go together well, is it a good price for the performance I am getting?

Basically, I'm building a gaming computer, I don't want to overclock, I want to buy components that will last me, since this is a completely new build, and that I'll be able to upgrade in the future if need be.

Any suggestions are appreciated, since this is my first purchase, I want it to be as good as possible, but I don't want it to be over the top.

Thanks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-Plus/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M5P Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($255.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.94 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1054.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-31 15:28 EDT-0400)

 

[babernet_1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095

Here is a very high quality power supply. You just cannot skimp on power. Other than that, looks okay.

 

[Onus]

I'm not going to niggle that build. Very nicely done. You may wish to add an optical drive to it.
Edit: The Antec HCG is a high-quality PSU. It's built by Seasonic; may just be an Antec-badged version of the one babernet_1 linked.

 

[ps3hacker12]

Heres a few changes, ive added changed the motherboard to a full ATX mobo that supports SLI so that you could add in another GTX760 in the future if you needed to:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M5P Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.06 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($60.59 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.94 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $991.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-31 17:09 EDT-0400)

 

[babernet_1]

I'm not going to niggle that build. Very nicely done. You may wish to add an optical drive to it.
Edit: The Antec HCG is a high-quality PSU. It's built by Seasonic; may just be an Antec-badged version of the one babernet_1 linked.

Yes, the Antec is a good one, but compare its Newegg reviews to the Seasonic one. Seasonic's own brand is better.

 

[realchaos]

You can't judge a product by it's reviews on newegg...
Antec HCG is a great high quality psu, just as good as Seasonic.

@OP: That's a great build, IMO.

@ps3hacker12: No...I wouldn't even touch the Corsair CX series for SLI. The Corsair CX psus are not high quality, and using it for SLI is a horrible idea.

 

[ps3hacker12]

You can't judge a product by it's reviews on newegg...
Antec HCG is a great high quality psu, just as good as Seasonic.

@OP: That's a great build, IMO.

@ps3hacker12: No...I wouldn't even touch the Corsair CX series for SLI. The Corsair CX psus are not high quality, and using it for SLI is a horrible idea.

The CX600M has great reviews actually, but ive swapped it out for a PSU that has 4xPCI-E cables.

 

[Onus]

They are the same PSU! Newegg reviews are generally consumer-fluff.
ps3hacker12 has some decent points about the motherboard, if you think you might want to run two cards, but the non-modular Corsair CX is an inferior PSU; all of the CX line are made by CWT, but the non-modular ones were made with some inferior Samxon capacitors that don't like heat and are known for early failure. Fine in light-duty office builds, I would not put one in a gamer. Otoh, the modular ones use all-Japanese capacitors and are fine.

 

[realchaos]

The CX are meant for budget builds. They are no where near the high quality line, but they are definitely the best budget psu (the CX430 hovers around the $20 price sometimes).
The PSU the OP listed is higher quality than any of the ones you've suggested.

 

[ps3hacker12]

They are the same PSU! Newegg reviews are generally consumer-fluff.
ps3hacker12 has some decent points about the motherboard, if you think you might want to run two cards, but the non-modular Corsair CX is an inferior PSU; all of the CX line are made by CWT, but the non-modular ones were made with some inferior Samxon capacitors that don't like heat and are known for early failure. Fine in light-duty office builds, I would not put one in a gamer. Otoh, the modular ones use all-Japanese capacitors and are fine.

Yeah, thats why I chose the modular one, but ive switched it out now anyway

But yes ofcourse the OPs PSU is superior and is better and should get it at such a great price.

 

[Onus]

Hmmm, I thought the original selection was the non-modular. No matter, since you've chosen a different one. For any single GPU though, I'd keep the original PSU. The Silverstone is made by Sirtec, which has been known to cut some corners on component quality, although I don't know the specifics of that particular model.
Edit: I found a review with dissection of the 500W model, and it uses a Taiwanese 85C capacitor on the PFC circuit. Better units have 105C Japanese caps.

 

[omarelsh]

Thanks a lot for your opinions. So I should keep it the same unless I may want to add another graphics card in the future? Can I ask, would that be more beneficial than just upgrading the card to a nicer one?

 

[Onus]

Typically not. Not all games support SLI well, or may not right when they are released. SLI will use a lot more power, and produce a lot more heat. Sometimes it can be cheaper than a comparable single card, but unless you plan to run multiple monitors or a 4K monitor, a single card is powerful enough anyway for 1920x1080.

 

[ps3hacker12]

Thanks a lot for your opinions. So I should keep it the same unless I may want to add another graphics card in the future? Can I ask, would that be more beneficial than just upgrading the card to a nicer one?

But atleast go for an ATX board if you plan on an ATX system/case.

 

[Onus]

Meh. There are plenty of decent mATX boards out there. In particular, I would not hesitate to use an Asus "CSM" board.