Building my first PC

[Piff]

Hey guys, i'm in the starting deliberations of building my first personal rig, and was wondering if there's anyone around tech savvy enough to tell me if i'm doing it right. thanks for reading, below is the list of all the gear i've had an eye for so far.

thanks!

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[Eccezan]

Piffen is almost level 54 btw...just sayin!

[Nuncio]

Why are you going AMD?
Why are you going with Windows 8?
Lose the Rosewill PSU and go with an Antec, Corsair, or similar.

[leezard]

Originally Posted by Nuncio [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lose the Rosewill PSU and go with an Antec, Corsair, or similar.

/agree. Newegg has had some great Corsair deals recently, if your not seeing one atm I would suggest to keep looking. Rosewill psu's trash imo

Also, listen to the Nilbog. If you go AMD, ya better cool it with more than stock fan.

[Nuncio]

Originally Posted by leezard [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

/agree. Newegg has had some great Corsair deals recently, if your not seeing one atm I would suggest to keep looking. Rosewill psu's trash imo

Also, listen to the Nilbog. If you go AMD, ya better cool it with more than stock fan.

Listen to me. Forget the AMD unless you have specific 'needs' that are covered by the AMD line-up (which is really only 8 thread CPU's for cheap. Again, their IPC is about 65% of intel counterparts.)

[Nuncio]

Spend a little more money, and get something a whole lot better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116782 is 50 bucks more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157314 is 20 bucks more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371016 is 10 bucks more

80 bucks more and vastly superior.

[Piff]

Originally Posted by Nuncio [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Spend a little more money, and get something a whole lot better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116782 is 50 bucks more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157314 is 20 bucks more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371016 is 10 bucks more

80 bucks more and vastly superior.

thanks!

Originally Posted by Eccezan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Piffen is almost level 54 btw...just sayin!

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Thanks for all the help knuckle - no troll. i've got a nice 23 inch asus monitor myself.

Originally Posted by fishingme [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I would listen to this guy. Also, there's absolutely no need to spend more than $800-$900 on a new gaming rig.

Yeah that's what i'm really focused on. it will definitely be kept under $900. I'm building this rig with the intention that when i do find a game that needs more computing power, i'll be able to make the correct adjustments to my machine at that time.

Now for a new question before i show you all my updated list: If the mobo says it's only supported by a cpu with integrated graphics - what does this mean exactly. I'm obviously not going to invest in integrated graphics, but does this mean that i have to find a cpu with integrated graphics?

Alright here's the new list.. the case appears to have enough room and plenty of expansion, the SSD is only 120 but with the backup 500g WD blue i should be fine if it's only the stuff vital to the operating system and technical stuff not personal files. thoughts?

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[Nuncio]

Originally Posted by Piff [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

thanks!



CHEERS!!! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks for all the help knuckle - no troll. i've got a nice 23 inch asus monitor myself.



Yeah that's what i'm really focused on. it will definitely be kept under $900. I'm building this rig with the intention that when i do find a game that needs more computing power, i'll be able to make the correct adjustments to my machine at that time.

Now for a new question before i show you all my updated list: If the mobo says it's only supported by a cpu with integrated graphics - what does this mean exactly. I'm obviously not going to invest in integrated graphics, but does this mean that i have to find a cpu with integrated graphics?

Alright here's the new list.. the case appears to have enough room and plenty of expansion, the SSD is only 120 but with the backup 500g WD blue i should be fine if it's only the stuff vital to the operating system and technical stuff not personal files. thoughts?

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All that means is that the CPU has to have the video built in for the 'board' to have buil tin video. You arent using onboard, and the CPU I linked you does not have the IGP onboard, and so doesn't matter.

One thing I'd do before ordering is to see if Asrock has a tested-memory list with that particular board, and buy memory that is on that list. If not, the gskill is prolly fine, but I generally use corsair or mushkin.

[Knuckle]

Originally Posted by Piff [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

thanks!



CHEERS!!! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks for all the help knuckle - no troll. i've got a nice 23 inch asus monitor myself.



Yeah that's what i'm really focused on. it will definitely be kept under $900. I'm building this rig with the intention that when i do find a game that needs more computing power, i'll be able to make the correct adjustments to my machine at that time.

Now for a new question before i show you all my updated list: If the mobo says it's only supported by a cpu with integrated graphics - what does this mean exactly. I'm obviously not going to invest in integrated graphics, but does this mean that i have to find a cpu with integrated graphics?

Alright here's the new list.. the case appears to have enough room and plenty of expansion, the SSD is only 120 but with the backup 500g WD blue i should be fine if it's only the stuff vital to the operating system and technical stuff not personal files. thoughts?

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list is good, bump that PSU to a 650w antec/thermaltake/corsair model, make sure its at least 4 1/2 eggs.

[Poundruss]

Originally Posted by Knuckle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

list is good, bump that PSU to a 650w antec/thermaltake/corsair model, make sure its at least 4 1/2 eggs.

you don't really know what you're talking about.

650w for that setup? he'd be fine with 450w.

as for the OP, do you live next to a microcenter?

if so, you can get a great deal on an i5 3570k (even an i5 2500k if you want to go a generation less).

to be honest, if i were you, i'd try to min/max what i could with my budget. i'd drop the SSD and use that money to bump up your video card and processor a bit. the only thing an SSD is going to effect is your windows and game boot time. it has no additional performance increase. it is an amazing piece to have to any computer, but if i were on a budget, i'd go for a bit more power on the GPU/CPU.

this, of course, all depends on the games you are going to be playing. if you're not going to be playing any type of high-end demanding game then stick with the SSD as that power is perfectly fine for lower to mid games.