Building a gaming PC for the first time can you help?

ninassin · 7 Mar 2015 at 21:30

Hi I am building a gaming Pc for the first time, please can you comment on if the components below are suitable and/or compatible.

Thermal paste= Arctic Cooling MX-4=£4.68

Case= Corsair CC-9011052-WW Carbide Series SPEC-03 =£54.64

Monitor= BenQ GL2250HM= £89.99=
Hard drive= WD - 2TB Desktop SATA Hard Drive - OEM - Green=£60.71

heatsink= Noctua nh-u12s-- = £50.10 =

DVD drive = Samsung 24x Retail SATA DVD Writer =£12.99

general case air flow fans= Corsair Air Series x2 =14.98

SSD=Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch Basic SATA =£89.97

Ram=G.Skill 8GB (2 X 4GB) Ripjaws=£59=

Processor= Intel Core i5-4690K=£181=

Power supply= Corsair Builder Series CXM 600W 80+ bronze=£58.81

Motherboard=Asus Mod 1150 ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 2= 129.95

Gpu= Asus Nvidia Gtx 960=£179.99

Any advice gratefully received.

Sandycheeks · 7 Mar 2015 at 21:33

what games do you play and what is your budget ?

Sandycheeks · 7 Mar 2015 at 21:34

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ninassin · 7 Mar 2015 at 21:49

oops I didn't realise

ninassin · 7 Mar 2015 at 21:52

I will be playing primarily team fortress 2 [which is relatively unintensive] but i will also be playing a wide verioty of games

Sandycheeks · 7 Mar 2015 at 21:53

Just an idea...
Please note you would have to check the cooler will fit.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5 - Devil's Canyon i5 4690K CPU & Micro ATX Motherboard Bundle **£10 Saving** £289.94
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SSC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2966-KR) £176.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £52.99
1 x Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 Mid Tower Gaming Case (CC-9011052-WW) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8) £46.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £943.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).

ninassin · 7 Mar 2015 at 21:53

and my budget is around £1000-£1100

lee32uk · 7 Mar 2015 at 22:13

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £275.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £265.98
1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 750W "80 Plus Gold" Semi-Modular Power Supply - Black £82.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £46.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £44.99
1 x Samsung SE-208GB/RSBD External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £1,103.88 (includes shipping : ).

Quartz · 7 Mar 2015 at 22:52

Do you need a Windows license?

Alvie · 8 Mar 2015 at 09:43

You may want a better power supply, the CX series don't have the best reputation, and instead of the WD Green, I would get the Blue or Black (not talking about that stupid dress)

Sandycheeks · 8 Mar 2015 at 15:21

I know its a bit over budget but :
(also someone far more knowledgeable than me can correct if required)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU Mini 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £281.99
1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £187.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £118.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Value 240 Kit £116.04
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Mini-ITX Chassis with Window £54.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £52.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £46.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8) £46.99
1 x Mayhems Dye Red 15ml £5.48
Total : £1,215.90 (includes shipping : £13.75).