Good evening everyone,
I've only recently found the tek and love the balance of hardware, software, gaming, science and politics.
Here is a build for my 1st PC, i have a budget of $2,000, I mostly game with some 3-d modeling for school using unity.(sorry this is long winded.)
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1SSs6
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.51 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($177.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card ($585.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (Purchased For $100.00)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1935.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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I currently have a old Dell Xps 15 w/ a gt 540M gpu and would like to be able to play actually games at descent settings. Considering im spending around 2k i'd like to be able to play bf4 and other modern games STABLY at 50+fps on a 1080p (60hz) monitor that i might upgrade later to 1440p . as my current laptop for one reason or another (prob gpu overheat at 90/90c
Here is some Rational for my pickings:
cpu: no need to get a i7 i like the z87 chipset
mobo: reputable brand, comes with wi-fi which is a must in my house (yes wifi sucks on a gameing rig)
mem: at $120 16gb is reasonable, as i like to serf the web with 50+ tabs open (school research+ im scatterbrained)
250gb ssd for os, office, common apps, bf4 and counterstrike
$650 gpu really? because i was going to get the 660ti, then a 7950, 770, recently a 280x but heck after all that time i saved up so why not get a 290x with a $30 bf4.
I like the look and size at $~150 full towers, i dont like the nzxt 620 or its competitors, looked at a c70andcarbide air
found a hx850 on sale for $100 a few days ago and couldn't pass it up, otherwise i liked that hx750. At one point i entertained crossfire/sli and 850w for 2 ~250w gpu's but i would rather have one fast card for thermals and frame latency and just simplicity/less headache.
The disk is for legacy and running/installing my old (like starcraft, startopia) cheepest i could find
win8 just because its more modern/ slightly more efficient has more ssd functionality and with classicshell its similar to win7
Keybord because ive never had a mechanical keyboard before, and enjoy the back light at night on my laptop. I have heard (like everything) some people like the k70 but i dont know much about keyboards, I went and looked at a few at bestbuy and all the cherry mx reds felt similar.
I was thinking about getting two more fans for top rear exaust and bottom front intake
what are yalls thoughts on this? is everything compatible? am i overspending on anything? could i change anything to get more bang for my buck while keeping the quality.
Thanks for your time.