First time building PC

[Triefen]

I need some advice on building a new PC for gaming/watching shows..

Some games that I play are Dota 2, CS: GO, L4D2, BF4, and Sleeping Dogs. I think I will be spending most of my time playing Dota 2.

Here are the parts that I intend to get (Prices are taken from Fuwell's price list):

CPU & MoBo - i4670 Asus Z87-K ($498)
HDD - Seagate 7200rpm (2Yrs) ($78)
SSD - Intel 530 Series 240GB SSD (Owned)
Ram - Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9 ($118)
GPU - Asus GTX760 2GB DC II OC DDR5 ($425)
Case - Cooler Master K281 ATX Casing ($69)
PSU - Corsair VS Series 550W ($75)
CPU Cooler - Should I get one?
Monitor - Asus 24" VS248H LED Monitor ($299)

Build price: $1562

Thank you!

 

[Jian19]

Are u going to overclock ?

 

[LordKuroda]

Change your RAMs to value rams to save more moolah.

 

[Triefen]

Are u going to overclock ?

Yes I'm looking to OC..

 

[shadow84]

1. Dun get so lousy psu.

2. Drop the asus mobo n gpu. Can consider asrock z87m extreme 4, and zotac 760+SF HX500w combo (if still got).

3. Change your monitor to something else. Like dell u2312hm at $250 and below. 23" and 24" cant see the diff.

4. it would be good to get an AIO cooler if you are gonna OC< but it will burst ur budget.

 

[royfrosty]

1.85k oc rig

MSI Z87 G45 Gaming + i5-4670k ~ $499
Avexir Core Series 1600mhz 2x4gb kit Red LED ~ $125
WD Blue 1tb ~ $77
Reuse Intel SSD
MSI R9 280x 3gb Twin Frozr ~ $440 (Equivalent to gtx770)
Superflower HX600 600w 80+ Gold PSU ~ $109
Fractal Design Arc Midi ~ $129
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Corsair H100i ~ $150
Asus VS248H ~ $299

Total ~ $1849 Buy at tradepac. DIY

If you are gonna oc. You need a cooler

 

[royfrosty]

If on budget.

MSI Z87 G43 + i5-4670k ~ $444
Kingston HyperX 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $105
WD Blue 1tb ~ $77
Reuse Intel SSD
Zotac GTX760 2gb + Superflower HX500 500w 80+ Gold ~ $429
Sharkoon T28 ~ $87
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Corsair H100i ~ $150
Dell U2312HM ~ $248

Total ~ $1561 Buy at tradepac. DIY

 

[Triefen]

If on budget.

MSI Z87 G43 + i5-4670k ~ $444
Kingston HyperX 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $105
WD Blue 1tb ~ $77
Reuse Intel SSD
Zotac GTX760 2gb + Superflower HX500 500w 80+ Gold ~ $429
Sharkoon T28 ~ $87
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Corsair H100i ~ $150
Dell U2312HM ~ $248

Total ~ $1561 Buy at tradepac. DIY

If I sacrifice OC-ing, can I further drop on the CPU + MoBo, don't get cooler, and keep MSI R9 280X GPU?

 

[shadow84]

If I sacrifice OC-ing, can I further drop on the CPU + MoBo, don't get cooler, and keep MSI R9 280X GPU?

Can.. Can drop to B85M-G43 + i5-4570 and the diff is roughly $100 from z87 mobo+cpu combo.

 

[royfrosty]

If I sacrifice OC-ing, can I further drop on the CPU + MoBo, don't get cooler, and keep MSI R9 280X GPU?

Yes. It is better.

MSI B85M G43 + i5-4570 ~ $348
Gskills Ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit Blue ~ $110
WD Blue 1tb ~ $77
Reuse SSD
MSI R9 280X 3gb Twin Frozr ~ $440
Superflower HX600 600w 80+ Gold PSU ~ $109
Fractal Design Arc Midi ~ $129
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Dell U2312HM ~ $248

Total ~ $1482. Buy at tradepac. DIY

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Yes. It is better.

MSI B85M G43 + i5-4570 ~ $348
Gskills Ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit Blue ~ $110
WD Blue 1tb ~ $77
Reuse SSD
MSI R9 280X 3gb Twin Frozr ~ $440
Superflower HX600 600w 80+ Gold PSU ~ $109
Fractal Design Arc Midi ~ $129
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Dell U2312HM ~ $248

Total ~ $1482. Buy at tradepac. DIY

Need to do the innards justice by giving them a home with window to see the world.

 

[shadow84]

Need to do the innards justice by giving them a home with window to see the world.

And LEDs... doubt you can see in the dark.