Recommendations on my build?

[billybowens]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7/by_merchant/)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.81 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Gateway KX2153 Abd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ TigerDirect)
Keyboard: Microsoft Keyboard 200 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ B&H)
Total: $886.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 06:00 EDT-0400


I am looking into building my first computer for GAMING, not extreme gaming just starcraft and such. I will be skimping out on the GPU for now and upgrade later when my budget opens up a little bit. I need everything even a monitor and keyboard so any recommendations on this build is greatly appreciated. Also if PCpartpicker says its all compatible, is it really all compatible and they make no mistakes?

 

[Karsten75]

The CPU is a 3nd generation Intel i5 (ivy Bridge) since then the Haswell CPUs (4th generation, the Haswell refresh and then Devil's Canyon i5 processors have been announced.

I built a PC with one of those a year ago (in fat, I'm typing this on it now) and it's a great chip. But I wouldn't build on it now.

However, if you're ok with that, then your build seems OK. Good luck!

 

[K6-II]

I would change the CPU with an i5-4670 or i5-4670k(4th gen) and http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87g45gaming for motherboard

 

[Akhil Potukuchi]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7/by_merchant/)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.81 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Gateway KX2153 Abd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ TigerDirect)
Keyboard: Microsoft Keyboard 200 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ B&H)
Total: $886.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 06:00 EDT-0400


I am looking into building my first computer for GAMING, not extreme gaming just starcraft and such. I will be skimping out on the GPU for now and upgrade later when my budget opens up a little bit. I need everything even a monitor and keyboard so any recommendations on this build is greatly appreciated. Also if PCpartpicker says its all compatible, is it really all compatible and they make no mistakes?

Why buy an old ivy bridge when haswell and even haswell refresh cpu's have been released. And they're all at the same price. Here, I put this build up for you, featuring a 4th gen i5 and a much better gpu at the same price:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p8dBGX
Has an r9 270x and an i5 4690k and a gold psu which is fully modular. And pcpartpicker is a very reputed site and if it says the parts are compatible they are.

 

[Alex Kelly]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7/by_merchant/)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.81 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Gateway KX2153 Abd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ TigerDirect)
Keyboard: Microsoft Keyboard 200 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ B&H)
Total: $886.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 06:00 EDT-0400


I am looking into building my first computer for GAMING, not extreme gaming just starcraft and such. I will be skimping out on the GPU for now and upgrade later when my budget opens up a little bit. I need everything even a monitor and keyboard so any recommendations on this build is greatly appreciated. Also if PCpartpicker says its all compatible, is it really all compatible and they make no mistakes?

Why buy an old ivy bridge when haswell and even haswell refresh cpu's have been released. And they're all at the same price. Here, I put this build up for you, featuring a 4th gen i5 and a much better gpu at the same price:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p8dBGX
Has an r9 270x and an i5 4690k and a gold psu which is fully modular. And pcpartpicker is a very reputed site and if it says the parts are compatible they are.

That's a much better build good advice.

 

[billybowens]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7/by_merchant/)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.81 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Gateway KX2153 Abd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ TigerDirect)
Keyboard: Microsoft Keyboard 200 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ B&H)
Total: $886.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 06:00 EDT-0400


I am looking into building my first computer for GAMING, not extreme gaming just starcraft and such. I will be skimping out on the GPU for now and upgrade later when my budget opens up a little bit. I need everything even a monitor and keyboard so any recommendations on this build is greatly appreciated. Also if PCpartpicker says its all compatible, is it really all compatible and they make no mistakes?

Why buy an old ivy bridge when haswell and even haswell refresh cpu's have been released. And they're all at the same price. Here, I put this build up for you, featuring a 4th gen i5 and a much better gpu at the same price:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p8dBGX
Has an r9 270x and an i5 4690k and a gold psu which is fully modular. And pcpartpicker is a very reputed site and if it says the parts are compatible they are.

Yeah i'm pretty new to building a computer, since this IS my first time I have ever even thought about it. Didn't know what I was doing for CPU's thats for sure. Thanks for the help and I like this build a lot better than mine haha. I will definitely be playing around with this one more. Thanks!

 

[Akhil Potukuchi]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7/by_merchant/)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHPQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.81 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Gateway KX2153 Abd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ TigerDirect)
Keyboard: Microsoft Keyboard 200 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ B&H)
Total: $886.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 06:00 EDT-0400


I am looking into building my first computer for GAMING, not extreme gaming just starcraft and such. I will be skimping out on the GPU for now and upgrade later when my budget opens up a little bit. I need everything even a monitor and keyboard so any recommendations on this build is greatly appreciated. Also if PCpartpicker says its all compatible, is it really all compatible and they make no mistakes?

Why buy an old ivy bridge when haswell and even haswell refresh cpu's have been released. And they're all at the same price. Here, I put this build up for you, featuring a 4th gen i5 and a much better gpu at the same price:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p8dBGX
Has an r9 270x and an i5 4690k and a gold psu which is fully modular. And pcpartpicker is a very reputed site and if it says the parts are compatible they are.

Yeah i'm pretty new to building a computer, since this IS my first time I have ever even thought about it. Didn't know what I was doing for CPU's thats for sure. Thanks for the help and I like this build a lot better than mine haha. I will definitely be playing around with this one more. Thanks!

Always ready to help. Enjoy gaming.