Building my own PC.

[CrimsonYeti]

Heyo guys, I need some advice on building my own gaming PC.
Budget: $1200-$1750
Purpose: I want to be able to use this puppy to play Minecraft on full resoultion and max render distance as well as be able to record with Fraps and have a window like Skype open at the same time. In addition, it would be awesome to be able to play some graphically-intense games on it via Steam, such as Skyrim.
Misc: I don't know if this is possible, but I would really like to be able to fit this all in a small case, something like this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-160-BX
It isn't really all that important, it's just for aesthetic purposes. Also, I would really like to have at least 16 gb of ram and a 1.5-2 TB hard-drive. I don't know anything about cooling systems so I'll let you all decide. If you could maybe list some monitors (regardless of budget) that would work with this that'd be sweet.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
-Yeti

 

[Cisco001]

Where are u? Uk? Us?

 

[CrimsonYeti]

USA sir!

 

[Jonathonhendrick]

Alright!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cqt9RB
This build will be able to do everything you will need it to do for years to come. It stays around your budget and it has 3 identical ASUS monitors. tell me what you think!

 

[CrimsonYeti]

Holy moly man! This looks pretty sick! I would like to get a few other opinions as well but this looks very promising. Thank you so much!
(P.S. does having i5 vs. i7 make a difference?)

 

[ninjabubbles3]

This build would be pretty damn good
pcpartpicker.com/p/msTpVn

Would be a bit overkill, since my 600 dollar build can max out minecraft too
you can swap the case for anything you like, however, its hard to build a tricked out system with a full size graphics card and cpu cooler

 

[Jonathonhendrick]

Hey no problem! im going to be honest though, if all you are wanting to do is play minecraft and like skyrim, i can set you with with a build around $800-$1000
The build i made you just now is more of an enthusiasts build.

 

[CrimsonYeti]

You guys really are helping out alot! Thank you so much. And Ninja this one looks awesome! Will an Asus monitor work for it?

 

[Jonathonhendrick]

Asus has some of the best monitors

 

[CrimsonYeti]

If I build either of these do I need to install an operating system like Windows? I'm a total noob sorry.

 

[Jonathonhendrick]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TNddJx
forgot to include the OS

 

[ninjabubbles3]

Yeah, you will have to install windows, another 100 bucks

 

[Cisco001]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.95 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($144.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Colossus Mini Mini ITX Tower Case ($67.46 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1329.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 18:36 EDT-0400

 

[ninjabubbles3]

Any monitor will work, but i7s.have more speed, bigger cache size, more cores, bigger turbo boost, and other stuff. However, that i5 is very nice too

 

[ninjabubbles3]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.95 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($144.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Colossus Mini Mini ITX Tower Case ($67.46 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1329.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 18:36 EDT-0400

Also a very good build, but im warning you that for a new system builder it will ne more difficult to build in a smaller space

 

[Cisco001]

Or change to micro atx insread of mini itx for more flexibility. Case is same size as mini itx, internal layout different
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($144.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Colossus Micro MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($77.46 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1318.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 18:41 EDT-0400

 

[Cisco001]

Also a very good build, but im warning you that for a new system builder it will ne more difficult to build in a smaller space

True. But that is the case op want.
And that is one reason i have not suggest liquid cool. Although it is possible, it is tricky to install in small space.

 

[CrimsonYeti]

Okay... this is sick. Will I need a sound card and also a wired/wireless network thingee?

 

[Cisco001]

Okay... this is sick. Will I need a sound card and also a wired/wireless network thingee?

What speaker have u got? Unless u got decent speakers, u don't need sound card.

Since it is gaming machine, i would recommend powerline adapter over wifi.
The micro atx version will need wiffi adapter if u want wireless.
But as i said before, micro atx mobo would have more flexibility for upgrade

 

[voyagerfan99]

Closing this thread as well.

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