Hello
I've been looking forward to getting back to PC gaming for a while now and the stars seem to be aligning. It's getting cold out, battlefield 4 is coming out, and i have money throw out (hooray for money!)
In any case, I'd like to hear what you guys think about the build i've scrapped together. Essentially, it's Mfenn's most recent build but replaced with a Nvidia graphics card. I did this because i heard that NVIDIA is better designed for stereoscopic graphics, and I will eventually be getting the oculus rift so I'd like it to look and run well.
Other general notes: It's my first build, I don't plan on overclocking, and maybe I'd upgrade in the future but that's not a priority. What is a priority is durability, which includes power and cooling. I'm not even an apprentice in pc building and that's why I'm basing it on Mfenn's build, so please let me know if i'm gonna be running hot or underpowered and jeopardizing my valuable investment.
Will this include everything that is needed for the computer? (will it have all the cables, thermal paste, fans, etc?). This may be stupid but I don't need a networking card, correct? (That was like in the early 2000's but it's been awhile).
Lastly, will the onboard sound card be able to handle one of those fancy surround sound headphones (like the ones with 8 channels?) If there is a mobo out there that can support that and isn't too much more expensive (and isn't gonna create a major headache for building with compatible components) i would upgrade, but it's not enough of a priority to change up my whole build.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/octaz/saved/2xEL
CPU Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Combo or $239.99
Motherboard ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Combo or $104.99
Memory Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $68.98
Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" SSD $174.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $59.98
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB $334.99
Case Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower $59.99
Power Supply Rosewill 750W ATX12V / EPS12V $59.99
Optical Drive Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer $14.98
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
and to answer the other questions:
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
-GAMING! Battlefield 4, ideally gameplay recording and livestreaming, eventually oculus rift VR gameplay
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$1300 +- $200
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy,Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
No preference. However, I had heard that NVIDIA will be better for Oculus Rift as its designed for strereoscopic graphics rendering. and by heard i mean read once randomly online. Anybody know is there is any truth to this?
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
nope
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
no, Id like to leave everything as is
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
looks like the monitor im ordering is 1920x1080
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
Honestly, once i get a few feed back responses i plan on ordering asap as some of these deals appear to be ending tomorrow...
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
windows 7 home edition
Thanks for all the advice guys.
I've been looking forward to getting back to PC gaming for a while now and the stars seem to be aligning. It's getting cold out, battlefield 4 is coming out, and i have money throw out (hooray for money!)
In any case, I'd like to hear what you guys think about the build i've scrapped together. Essentially, it's Mfenn's most recent build but replaced with a Nvidia graphics card. I did this because i heard that NVIDIA is better designed for stereoscopic graphics, and I will eventually be getting the oculus rift so I'd like it to look and run well.
Other general notes: It's my first build, I don't plan on overclocking, and maybe I'd upgrade in the future but that's not a priority. What is a priority is durability, which includes power and cooling. I'm not even an apprentice in pc building and that's why I'm basing it on Mfenn's build, so please let me know if i'm gonna be running hot or underpowered and jeopardizing my valuable investment.
Will this include everything that is needed for the computer? (will it have all the cables, thermal paste, fans, etc?). This may be stupid but I don't need a networking card, correct? (That was like in the early 2000's but it's been awhile).
Lastly, will the onboard sound card be able to handle one of those fancy surround sound headphones (like the ones with 8 channels?) If there is a mobo out there that can support that and isn't too much more expensive (and isn't gonna create a major headache for building with compatible components) i would upgrade, but it's not enough of a priority to change up my whole build.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/octaz/saved/2xEL
CPU Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Combo or $239.99
Motherboard ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Combo or $104.99
Memory Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $68.98
Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" SSD $174.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $59.98
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB $334.99
Case Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower $59.99
Power Supply Rosewill 750W ATX12V / EPS12V $59.99
Optical Drive Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer $14.98
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
and to answer the other questions:
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
-GAMING! Battlefield 4, ideally gameplay recording and livestreaming, eventually oculus rift VR gameplay
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$1300 +- $200
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy,Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
No preference. However, I had heard that NVIDIA will be better for Oculus Rift as its designed for strereoscopic graphics rendering. and by heard i mean read once randomly online. Anybody know is there is any truth to this?
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
nope
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
no, Id like to leave everything as is
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
looks like the monitor im ordering is 1920x1080
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
Honestly, once i get a few feed back responses i plan on ordering asap as some of these deals appear to be ending tomorrow...
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
windows 7 home edition
Thanks for all the advice guys.
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