Building my first PC for gaming. Any thoughts?

LVulvasaur on 23/06/2015 - 08:50

Hi, I'm planning to build my first PC this winter, hopefully ordering the components before June 30. I want it to be capable of 1080p/60fps gaming on modern titles (CS:GO, Fallout 4, etc.)

The final build is turning out more expensive than I hoped. If you can tell me any painless ways to bring down the cost, I'd really appreciate it.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/7VkrBm

Part
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($303.00 @ Kogan)
Cooler Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.95)
Mobo ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.00 @ Umart)
RAM G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($85.00 @ Umart)
SSD Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.00 @ Umart)
GPU Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($389.00 @ Umart)
Case Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.00 @ Umart)
PSU Antec 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($145.00)
Monit. BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($179.00 @ Umart)
W/less TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.00)
Total $1571.95

Any help or advice is appreciated! Do you think it needs more work? Or it's good to go?

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    It's good to go.
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    It could use some minor adjustments.
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    It needs significant changes.
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Comments

  • Settero on 23/06/2015 - 09:09

    you plan to over clock correct ?

    if not then you could drop down to the 4460

    and you plan to re purpose your old hdd correct ? if not your gonna want another hdd. ?

    you might also consider buying everything from the same store.

    • Vulvasaur on 23/06/2015 - 09:28

      Yeah I want to overclock. Otherwise maybe I could drop to the 4460 and ditch the CPU cooler?

      I will need an HDD. Since the budget is stretched already, I plan to use SSD only for now with OS, apps, files, and 1 or 2 major games.

      • Axelstrife on 23/06/2015 - 15:54

        Keep CPU but hold off on the cooler and just use stock for time being and get hdd instead.
        Then you can always pick up a decent cooler when you have some more spare cash.

        • Vulvasaur on 24/06/2015 - 10:48

          I'd prefer SSD (even 120GB) so I can install the OS on it straight away, since all my media is on an external drive (1TB portable). The cooler would be more of an impulse decision, I saw it on clearance for $65 and it has very good reviews, but I can live with the stock fan.

    • rain on 25/06/2015 - 21:59

      Thinking about getting a similar build to this but no overclock, is there much difference between the 4460 and 4590?
      Also would 18Gb better than 24Gb?

      This will be my first build as well, why is buying from the same store better, easier returns, able to get a discount?
      And would you recommend building it yourself (I've never done anything like this before) or paying an extra ~$80+ to get it assembled in shop

  • daalinz on 23/06/2015 - 09:32

    Pretty good build I'd say.

    You might want to factor in a spinning disk drive for downloads/scratch area to store stuff.
    In mine I've got SSD for OS and some games, Windows user profile on the spinning disk and rest of the games too.

    I've had some bad experience with GSkill memory before - bad memory in one of two PC builds with GSkill RAM. I usually stick with Corsair.

    • Vulvasaur on 23/06/2015 - 09:43

      Thanks for the advice. I was thinking I could survive with only a 256GB SSD for a few months before upgrading, considering the frequency of HDD sales.

  • BlazinPast on 23/06/2015 - 10:30

    Any particular need to want the PSU to be modular? You can easily save $50-$70 there. I'm not 100% sure whether the 290 is future proof at 1080p 60fps. If it was me I'd try cut costs and not go with an unlocked processor to save money on the cpu, motherboard and cooler and try bump up the graphics card.

    • Vulvasaur on 24/06/2015 - 10:39

      Good call, I might try the GTX 970 instead if I can afford it.

      I read that a PSU is a good investment since it can be reused 1 or 2 times, but you're right, 80+ Gold and modular might be overkill.

      • IceCreamBandit on 25/06/2015 - 22:24

        80+ Gold is essential if you're overclocking, modular is just a nice bonus if you like or need easier/neater cable management inside your case. If you don't need modular cables consider getting this for $119 if you're near Milton (noticed your profile location said Brisbane).

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