I am planning on building my first PC, I've already chosen all my parts. But since since it is my first build I would like some of your help and advice. I was planning on building a budget gaming pc with high quality parts and good performance. The budget is around 750 euro's. But if you guys can find some better parts, i could stretch it to 800 euro's.
This is the PCpartspicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c7TwD3
For some reason I couldnt find my motherboard there so here is an amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Computer-Corp-990FXA-GD65-990FX/dp/B005A31PVA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1409856757&sr=8-2&keywords=MSI+990FXA-GD65
Here are the parts:
- GPU: EVGA geforce gtx 760 SC with ACX cooler
- CPU: AMD FX-6300
- CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper212 Evo
- Case: Corsair Carbide 300R Window
- Power Supply: Corsair CS-M Series 650W
- Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65
- RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB DDR3-1600
- Harddrive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
- Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95
For those who don't want to read all my explanations here is a short summary
- Budget is around 750 euro's
- It should run most games at high settings
- It should be best value for money
- I want to be able to overclock the GPU and CPU
- The system should run pretty quiet and cool
- I want to be able to do a SLI GTX760 in the future
- All the parts should be of decent quality and last for at least a few years
- I want to do a blue themed build
- I kinda want a better CPU but can't find one that is in my pricerange
Now I'll do some explaining why I choose these parts. Firstly the GPU, I wanted a graphics card that was the best value for the money in my pricerange for the GPU, which is about 200-250 euro's. I looked at some benchmarks and found out that this was the best one. I also really like the ACX cooler because it keeps everthing nice and cool. EVGA also seemed like a good brand because you don't void your warrenty if you overclock, which I do plan on doing because I want the best performance I can get for the money.
I wanted a CPU that didn't bottleneck my GPU and could run the most games on high settings. This is the cheapest processor I could find that fitted these specifications. I also plan on overclocking this CPU, which it should do pretty well according to the reviews I read. I would also like to be able to run some emulators on the CPU. I want to know if this is the best processor for the money, because I would really like a better proccessor if it could fit in my price range.
The CPU cooler doesn't need much explaining, it was the cheapest/best performing cooler that I could find.
I really like the looks of the Corsair case and according to the reviews the air flow is pretty good. What I am looking for in a case is: Reasonable looks, good air flow, enough space to fit my parts and preferably a window. If there is a better/cheaper case that fit these specifications, I would like to hear it.
I know I don't need so much wattage on my power supply, but I may add a second GTX 760 and run them in SLI in the future. So that's why I have some fudge factor build in. This PSU should also be very quiet, has some quality parts, good cooling, good effeciency and pretty good cooling. I know that it is pretty expensive but I don't want to cheap out one the power supply and have it destroy my componants later on.
I wanted a motherboard that could be capable of SLI, in case I want to add an extra GPU in the future. I also wanted a AM3+ socket for the CPU and have some overclocking capability. And it should ofcourse fit my blue themed design. This Motherboard should get the job just fine.
The Ram is pretty simple, it should be blue, should fit in the case with the cooler, it needs to be 1600 Mhz and be 2*4 GB. This is the cheapest ram that I could find which does all of these things.
The harddrive also is pretty simple, I wanted a good quality 7200 RPM 1TB disk. This one gets the job done and is pretty cheap.
I just wanted a cheap optical drive that was decently reviewed, this one is 20 bucks and is decent quality.
So these are my parts and explanation, all tips and improvements are welcome.