PCHELP gaming build$

[Cjhames18]

Hi guys! I'm trying to build a gaming pc can you help me, I have gathered some parts online but I don't know if there is some parts that I threw in here >>>> http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y7hxQ7 that aren't necessary. I'm not gonna be really doing some overclocking maybe in the future tho. Can you guys please help me?

 

[Phil923]

For ~$900 you can get an intel processor which will perform better for gaming. I put in an i5 and a good ASRock motherboard to replace your 8350.

The video card you chose is too expensive for its performance and it will only be about 5% faster than a similar 290X from a different manufacturer that costs ~$100 less so I changed it out for one from Sapphire which is also a very good performer.

The power supply you chose is a low quality unit so I switched it out for a very high quality unit from EVGA, semi modular, 80+ bronze, and 750W.

Anyways, hope my input was useful, I'll post the link:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($231.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $919.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-22 21:48 EDT-0400

 

[Cjhames18]

Hi sir! Hmmm would be a gene motherboard be better?

 

[Phil923]

The Gene is a very expensive motherboard that does not have the features to justify its price. It is a good motherboard, but not worth what you would pay for it. It has less features than the Extreme4 or Z97-A and is a micro-atx board as well.

 

[Cjhames18]

How about getting the sapphire 8gb vapor x?

 

[Phil923]

the 8gb vram really isn't too much of a help until you get to 1440p or 4k resolutions, and by the time you hit 4k, you probably will need a second one in crossfire to keep the game playable. Great card, but I don't really think 8gb is too necessary for normal resolutions like 1080p. The extra vram gives it a lot of head room, but in my opinion, really isn't needed as I stated before.

4gb of vram is more than enough for most games out there with a few exceptions where you might have high quality texture mods or your anti aliasing cranked up, but with optimal settings, I rarely see a game get even close to 3.5 at 1080p.