Please help i am building my gaming rig, Thanks!

[epilamda]

If i am building a gaming rig, should i choose a intel processor with "K" + z87/97 mobo? or should i buy non "K" processor + B85/h87/h97 mobo and invest on my GPU?

Any suggestions? Tnx

 

[Nuckles_56]

I would only choose the k processor if I am going to overclock the CPU, otherwise you are just wasting your money

 

[Jameson Clark]

I would go k (I did). But yeah as mentioned the only benefit is if you really want to OC

 

[epilamda]

my build would be like this

Proce: INTEL Core I5 4670
mobo:MSI H97 GAMING 3 Motherboard

any addition? please suggest. i'm knew at this tnx

for gaming purpose. budget is $900

just to be clear $900 is for the system unit only, disregard monitor, keyboard, mouse etc.. .


thanks!

 

[Calnin]

Here's a build without windows. Stronger graphics card.

Spoiler

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HX4CFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HX4CFT/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HX4CFT/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $870.91

Here's a build with windows, still a strong card.

Spoiler

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VJJVGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VJJVGX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VJJVGX/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $875.90

Here's a build without windows, but with an SSD. Still a strong card.

Spoiler

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zzJVGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zzJVGX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zzJVGX/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $845.90

If you're gaming and not overclocking, then a i5 4690 is enough.