Building my first gaming tower.

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darbstew

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Currently I plan on getting a cool master tower...http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16811119160

I want do be able to kick ass with this beast. I want to be able to play league of legends on max settings and to play rust on max setting and to have the game look and play great. I also plan on doing some video recording and some video editing but my main purpose of this pc will be to game. As of now I'm trying to stick to a 1000$ budget that includes all hardware except the Cpu. That budget is 500 max. and I want 16 gigs of ram. If I need to break and budget limit and you feel that it will make a big change please feel free to mention it. I'm trying to get many options and to pick what suits me. and my 1000$ limit is like my motherboard, hardrive, ram, and graphics card. So like I said before feel free to suggest anything I'm pretty open but I don't want this to end up costing like 3000.. I will like to repeat...if you feel the need that I need a 300 dollar graphics card putting me at 1200. please say so. I really wanna see my options and make a decision. I would also like at least 1tb in internal hard drive space. Thanks for the help and be prepaid for me to message you asking for some more advice and info.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160&Tpk=N82E16811119160
 
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darbstew said:
are there any changes I should make? Can I run rust on max settings with the 2nd one?
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If you can afford it get a 970 in the second list as well instead of the 290. If not the 290 is still fine. You'll be able to run pretty much any game on max settings at 1080p with that setup.
 
That one's worse. Those AMD chips are really power hungry and get hot. Also not that efficient. You're better off with the second list from above and dropping in a GTX 970 if you can afford it. If you can't just leave it and get the 290 (which is still a really good card).

With this budget you want to avoid AMD for your CPU choice.

If you want to save money you can drop to a 2x4GB for RAM as opposed to 4x4GB. The extra RAM makes sense with your budget and might help performance a little but if you want to save some cash for now just get 2x4GB and add another 2x4GB kit when you need to. If it came down to it I'd get 8GB of RAM with the 970 as opposed to 16GB and the 290.
 
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So I made some changes. Should I stick with my 2x4 ram or do a 4x4? what's the difference?
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I'd stick with the 2x8, that way you still have some room to expand if needed but also less strain on the IMC when overclocking with two sticks.

I would also avoid the 9590 at that price point. An i7 would be a much better buy, but for gaming an i5 would offer similar performance and save you a chunk of change (think 4690K).
 
Looks good except for the motherboard. Do the MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 that was in one of the prevoius lists.
 
Hey there, the build looks solid in terms of core parts. It's very similar to my build. I do recommend a less expensive wireless adapter. There's not necessarily a need for an AC protocol wireless adapter for what you're doing. Namely - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800

AC is newer than N but it's not worth the 50+ dollars to get it.

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Everything else looks fine to me! Good CPU for your demands, very reliable CPU cooler, MSI z97 should be good, this is what I'm getting myself (I'll let you know once my parts come in next week). Crucial is a good company overall, low profile and good RAM for sure. On the storage, I may want to recommend an SSD in addition to your HDD. This is really only to boot the OS and all your games onto, as the small capacities are the most affordable (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e120bam). You'll see a very large increase in start up times overall. Solid Graphics card, I almost bought this one but I'm going with an Asus Strix GTX 970 as it's a little bit cheaper. Case is great, I've seen the inside of it and it should suit all your cable managing needs.

The only problem I really have is the Corsair PSU. I've read time and time again that this is not for high-end builds. They house cheap parts and is even said on the website to be great for basic builds, which is not what you're wanting. I suggest you read this:http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx.
I recommend EVGA SuperNOVA Nex 650W. It seems to be sturdy and reliable, fully modular also.

As for the rest I cannot say anything. Overall great build, you could use the Corsair PSU, it really wouldn't make a difference but there are specs out there that say otherwise. I promise it won't kill you though. You're really going to enjoy this build, I'm excited for you!

Happy building!
 
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Hey there, the build looks solid in terms of core parts. It's very similar to my build. I do recommend a less expensive wireless adapter. There's not necessarily a need for an AC protocol wireless adapter for what you're doing. Namely - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800
The only problem I really have is the Corsair PSU. I've read time and time again that this is not for high-end builds. They house cheap parts and is even said on the website to be great for basic builds, which is not what you're wanting. I suggest you read this:http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx.
I recommend EVGA SuperNOVA Nex 650W. It seems to be sturdy and reliable, fully modular also.
Happy building!
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Corsair PSUs are very reliable, which is why we recommend them. They are also cheap, and provide all you need. If you really want, maybe go with a Corsair HX or RM, or even an AX unit. The CX series is their cheap, and reliable line or PSUs. Both me and many other members on here have all used them, and I have never had one fail on me.

Also, AC has a better beamforming technology, so it is well worth it to get an AC adapter

Also, with RAM, you want some higher speed stuff.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231661
 
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Looks good! Should be able to do rust and league of legends easily aswell as many other games. Cpu is strong so should also be good for editing and rendering if ever required.

The hyper 212 is pretty good if your looking to pc the cpu although I wouldn't expect too much from it.

I certainly would look into getting an SSD just for OS and apps, 120gb would do it, it will reduce boot times and chosen program, app loading times a great deal over a HDD.
 
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