Advice needed on first time build.

Zaireekairl · 7 Feb 2015 at 20:36

Hi Guys,
I'm hoping to put together my first gaming PC soon. I am looking to a complete system (Monitor, speakers etc) and need some advice on my build. My proposed system looks like this.

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz 6MB S1150 'Devils Canyon'

MSI Z97M-G43 S1150 Intel Z97 DDR3 mATX

CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo - 4 Heatpipe, Tower CPU Cooler

Crucial 256GB MX100 SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter

CoolerMaster N-Series N200 USB 3.0 Micro-ATX Case

Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) HyperX Fury Series 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM

Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 280 950MHz 3GB PCI-Express 3.0 HDMI WF3X

Antec VP600P - Power supply.

I'm hoping the above system will provide me with 60fps 1080p gaming for Witcher 3, Dragon Age Inquisition and Elite Dangerous and provide a bit of future proofing with the new console ports.

Any advice on a good 1080p monitor would be great as well, good quality speakers also. Looking at a budget of £1000 at most for everything.

Any Advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

stulid · 7 Feb 2015 at 20:37

Him,

Does it have to mATX? Do you need an OS, Keyboard+mouse?

modd1uk · 7 Feb 2015 at 20:38

Double check the max CPU height on that case. The 212 EVO is a cracking cooler for the money however it is quite tall.

IIRC it needs 159mm clearance.

Do you have a mechanical HDD for a data drive?

Zaireekairl · 7 Feb 2015 at 20:41

I'd like it to be mATX for space reasons. Its not set in stone though.

Zaireekairl · 7 Feb 2015 at 20:44

Hi modd, according to what I've read online the EVO will fit, just barely. I have a 1TB external HDD I'll use for now.

modd1uk · 7 Feb 2015 at 20:45

How barely? I put one in an NZXT Source 210 Elite and that touched the side panel ever so slightly. On paper it should fit, however the height of mobo standoffs could be the difference between it fitting and touching.

Zaireekairl · 7 Feb 2015 at 20:48

My understanding is there is around 4mm space. Pretty tight I Know. Would you recommend a different case or cooler.

stulid · 7 Feb 2015 at 20:48

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1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black (CC-9011029-WW) £85.99
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1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £50.99
1 x Edifier M1380 Multimedia 2.1 Speakers £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
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Zaireekairl · 7 Feb 2015 at 20:54

Thanks Stu!

stulid · 7 Feb 2015 at 21:09

Did you need any other parts such as OS, keyboard+mouse?

Zaireekairl · 7 Feb 2015 at 21:20

Yeah, I'm starting from scratch.

stulid · 7 Feb 2015 at 21:34

Well if you go ATX size then its easy to get everything for a grand,

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1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £57.95
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £50.99
1 x Edifier M1380 Multimedia 2.1 Speakers £39.95
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
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