Review my custom PC

[L Mel]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31fgm
The past two weeks I've been spending a lot of time reading reviews, comparing prices, looking for manufacturers with good reputations, etc. The link above shows the components I've (almost) settled on.

This will be my first self made PC. It's also going to be used to play countless hours of games. I may attempt to try overclocking for the first time later on. Besides that, I don't have any special plans for it.

Minus the monitor and the OS, the price is around $1250. I didn't really start with a budget in mind. I can afford to spend a couple $100 more if the change is a big enough improvement and if it's a good deal. AKA looking for price : performance.

I'm looking for recommendations. I'm kind of iffy about the case and the memory. They should be easy choices but there's so many options. Let me know what you think.

 

[djkillz]

Thats a really good gaming build you will be good to go.

 

[Bad_Kitty13]

the thing here is you have a 144hz monitor, you should be trying to get as much graphics horsepower as possible so you can get those hard to reach fps

 

[L Mel]

That monitor is probably overkill. I'm planning on playing a few FPS games and I don't want to have annoying input lag, slow response times, etc. Any suggestion?

 

[Bad_Kitty13]

here is a build with a windforce 780 for roughly $100 more

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31kDP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31kDP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31kDP/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.97 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($253.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1712.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-27 20:58 EST-0500)

 

[Bad_Kitty13]

That monitor is probably overkill. I'm planning on playing a few FPS games and I don't want to have annoying input lag, slow response times, etc. Any suggestion?

if you want no annoying input lag then you want a tn panel with a 2ms or less response time...ips panels are nice but has high input lag most are 6 to 8ms.

144hz refresh rate is smooth and nice for fps games but you need some real graphics horsepower to back it up even a 780 cant get 144fps on most newer games. you would need to go sli if you are trying to achieve that. im personally happy with 60-80 fps. but if you are mainly a fps player and want the smoothness you could always hold the option to sli down the road.

 

[Bad_Kitty13]

if your goal is just low input lag and not ultra high fps here are 2 monitors with 60hz refresh and 1ms response that will bring the cost of your build down by $100

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vx248h
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-rl2455hm

 

[davcon]

Nice build!
Fractal make nice cases!
Using Arc Midi R2 great airflow/temps and quiet too!(all fan mounts occupied).
I'm not crazy about doors on cases(actually still use od drives).
You can still have a quiet pc with a good case and high quality fans.
Nice ram with promo on!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445