Alright guys thanks for the input. Mainly Diclonius, dude you helped me so much. Hope I can repay you someday.
If anyone has anymore input feel free to throw it out there I'm all ears.

MSI makes great motherboards. Also go for something better than the 7770. the 7870 is a really nice card, plus you can crossfire them when it gets too slow for games. Or you could pickup a gtx 660 or 760. Two very nice cards as well. When I built my first computer, I cheaped out of the video card and it was the worst decision I ever made. Now I have two 7970's


 

Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price 1

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 760 N760 TF 2GD5/OC Video Card
Item #:N82E16814127745
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy

  $259.99

1

NVIDIA Gift Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist
Item #:N82E16800999306
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy

  $49.99

1

COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAD3-US 750W Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817171053
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

  $109.99
$59.99

1

Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive)
Item #:N82E16820239045
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy

  $129.99
$99.99

1

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820233180
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy

  $72.99
$66.99

1

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz LGA 1150 Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Item #:N82E16819116899
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy

  $249.99
$239.99

1

Fractal Design Core 1000 FD-CA-CORE-1000-USB3-BL Black Computer Case
Item #:N82E16811352032
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

  $49.99
$34.99

1

GIGABYTE GA-Z87MX-D3H Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813128601
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

  $124.99

Grand Total: $886.93

 

if you build this computer, you won't regret it.

Edited August 15, 201312 yr by dreamliner

As for the above spec I love every choice EXCEPT for the MSI GTX 760 oc edition. For better performance (and looks in my opinion) go with the Palit GTX 760 JetSream version. Benchmarks are much better than the MSI one, cooling is better and it costs the same so it's a no-brainer!

 

 

Edited August 16, 201312 yr by Nice Balance Bro

As for the above spec I love every choice EXCEPT for the MSI GTX 760 oc edition. For better performance (and looks in my opinion) go with the Palit GTX 760 JetSream version. Benchmarks are much better than the MSI one, cooling is better and it costs the same so it's a no-brainer!

 

How are the benchmarks better if it uses the same chip?

 

The MSI card has a higher core clock than that anyway.  But not that that matters, because you can overclock your video card as you please.

Edited August 16, 201312 yr by dreamliner

Do you have a budget for the total machine, and what parts you need and don't need?

 

As for the above spec I love every choice EXCEPT for the MSI GTX 760 oc edition. For better performance (and looks in my opinion) go with the Palit GTX 760 JetSream version. Benchmarks are much better than the MSI one, cooling is better and it costs the same so it's a no-brainer!

 

How are the benchmarks better if it uses the same chip?

 

The MSI card has a higher core clock than that anyway.  But not that that matters, because you can overclock your video card as you please.

 

 

http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/palit_geforce_gtx_760_jetstream,1.html

 

Take a look for yourself.

Guys read the thread, he has already purchased some parts and he doesn't want to spend too much...

 

 

 

For the graphics cards, they are all just the same card but branded differently. I suggest just getting the cheapest one unless reviews etc suggest that it is unreliable. I know that it is an alright card (the 7770) and will run the vast majority of games with no problem.

 

Also did you buy one or two sticks of that RAM? 4GB will easily be enough but alot of computers nowadays have 8GB.

 

I'm looking at this one simply because of all the feedback is very good.

And I bought only one stick because I'm trying to go as cheap as possible. While not sacrificing to much on quality.

I can always upgrade this later right?

 

Well this one is quite bit cheaper: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131477R. But go with what you feel is best. I have a card by powercolour and it works fine.

As for RAM. 4GB is more than enough. I have 8GB and the most I have ever used under normal circumstances is about 3GB and that is with alot of stuff running. Also yeah you can always upgrade later and if you do, chances are RAM will be cheaper by the time you upgrade.

 

 

Hmm I think I'll stick with the 89$ one just because the powercolour one is open box and I'd be screwed if it was missing anything because I really have no idea what to expect.  And yea I probably will upgrade the RAM later on.

Do you have any opinions on Motherboards, processors  or Power supply?

 

 

 

 

 

For the graphics cards, they are all just the same card but branded differently. I suggest just getting the cheapest one unless reviews etc suggest that it is unreliable. I know that it is an alright card (the 7770) and will run the vast majority of games with no problem.

 

Also did you buy one or two sticks of that RAM? 4GB will easily be enough but alot of computers nowadays have 8GB.

 

I'm looking at this one simply because of all the feedback is very good.

And I bought only one stick because I'm trying to go as cheap as possible. While not sacrificing to much on quality.

I can always upgrade this later right?

 

Well this one is quite bit cheaper: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131477R. But go with what you feel is best. I have a card by powercolour and it works fine.

As for RAM. 4GB is more than enough. I have 8GB and the most I have ever used under normal circumstances is about 3GB and that is with alot of stuff running. Also yeah you can always upgrade later and if you do, chances are RAM will be cheaper by the time you upgrade.

 

just wanted to add something to this: when upgrading ram you'll need 2 of the same memory sticks, else dual channel is going to bottleneck bigtime

just wanted to add something to this: when upgrading ram you'll need 2 of the same memory sticks, else dual channel is going to bottleneck bigtime

 

 

Thanks man good to know. I'll keep that in mind if I choose to upgrade in the future.

 

 

Guys read the thread, he has already purchased some parts and he doesn't want to spend too much...

Yea lol I'm trying to keep it under 400$

Your going to get what you payed for. Guarentee your AMD processor and mother board crap out on you within the year. Go intel, just a bit more money but u wont regret it.

Your going to get what you payed for. Guarentee your AMD processor and mother board crap out on you within the year. Go intel, just a bit more money but u wont regret it.

 

Really? I've been seeing very good reviews on the purchases I've made thus far.

Edited August 16, 201312 yr by Fused

 

Your going to get what you payed for. Guarentee your AMD processor and mother board crap out on you within the year. Go intel, just a bit more money but u wont regret it.

 

Really? I've been seeing very good reviews on the purchases I've made thus far.

 

 

No that's incorrect. Running an AMD processor and same cheap mobo for around 3 years now. Will be upgrading chip soon to AMD FX 8350 because for the money they are worth it!

 

 

Your going to get what you payed for. Guarentee your AMD processor and mother board crap out on you within the year. Go intel, just a bit more money but u wont regret it.

 

Really? I've been seeing very good reviews on the purchases I've made thus far.

 

 

No that's incorrect. Running an AMD processor and same cheap mobo for around 3 years now. Will be upgrading chip soon to AMD FX 8350 because for the money they are worth it!

 

 

Thank god.. That was the last thing I wanted to hear after already placing my order lol..

 

Your going to get what you payed for. Guarentee your AMD processor and mother board crap out on you within the year. Go intel, just a bit more money but u wont regret it.

lol GTFO fanboy. On a budget, AMD is a much better choice than Intel. As for saying it's going to break, it's just as likely to break as an intel CPU (which is still pretty unlikely). OP just ignore this guy.

Edited August 16, 201312 yr by Diclonius

more money you pay the better