Build for next month

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So in May/June I should be finally building my desktop. I have gotten together a list of parts that is close to my budget. If anyone has some suggestions on different parts that could save a few bucks I would appreciate it. Especially the GPU I am not an intense gamer so don't need the best of the best but would like something that I could play Hearts of Iron 3, Or maybe sim city and minecraft with some cool shader packs on high level while it is still quiet, and with a bit of room in case there is a new game that comes out that catches my interest.

For the ram I am getting a compatibility problem according to pcpartpicker so any suggestion on a reliable set would be awesome or if it's not a real issues that could be solved with a bit of overclocking let me know.

"Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory operating voltage of 1.65V exceeds the Intel Haswell CPU recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory module may run at a reduced clock rate to meet the 1.5V voltage recommendation, or may require running at a voltage greater than the Intel recommended maximum."

Prices are Canadian. Although I am considering mailing it all to a friends house in the states to save a few hundred bucks.  Thanks in advance for the comments have a good day.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3v37m


CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor   $238.98

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $31.79

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $223.97

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  $79.99

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  $129.75

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card $299.99

Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  $108.00

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $59.98

Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer $59.93
                                           

                                                                               Total: $1232.38

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Personally I would upgrade the power supply and possibly the graphics card.  I would change the power supply to at least 750w and I would stick with what you have or get a r9 280x.  

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First off, I have no idea what z2297 is talking about.... that made no sense...

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3vGlz

the 270 isn't really THAT big of a GPU downgrade... certainly plenty for the games you play... downgraded mobo to a nice, less pricey model that will still overclock your i5 with ease... much better SSD (I assume you're pulling an HDD out of something for storage)... for the PSU, the one I selected is much higher quality, but it's not modular, you've got room to find a nice modular XFX or Seasonic PSU if you don't want to do cable gynmastics (to get away from the Chinese capacitors Corsair uses if their low-end PSU line)... fixed the RAM problem... $200 cheaper... not a big knock on performance... just a minor GPU downgrade (the 760 just isn't worth $300)

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I think what Panda put together is good, something you should really consider.

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Definitely thanks for advice. Just looking up stuff on the GPU. I will eventually get another HDD right now on my laptop I'm not even over 100 gigs so I will only get more storage when needed. I can also live with an non modular PSU for one with better quality.

Thanks again

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No problem! Yeah, not many people use the entirety of their 1TB hard drive. The only real time you need to worry about having a modular PSU is when you are building in a M-ITX case (which is one of the smallest cases on the market).

Just a dumb observation but we have the same name! Well, first name that is :P

Keep on rockin' mah friend!

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Awesome I've only met two other Grant's lol. Would there be a Nvidia Geforce substitute for the R9 270. Or is it a reliable enough card for the savings?

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Not really; the GTX 760 is ahead but the 750ti is below.  I believe the 660ti was the closest so far.

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+1