My First Build

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DrGwiz

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Hey everyone. I'm building my first PC. My goal is try to keep it around or under $700-800 with OS included and I'm planning on playing WoW, LoL, Elder Scrolls online, skyrim and just some random games (I haven't done PC gaming in over a decade). My main goal with this PC is I want to be able to upgrade it in the future with better graphics cards and CPU a couple of years down the road. So far here's the build with a few missing parts (I think only the case?) Let me know if I have something that's not needed or I am missing something that I should upgrade to. I used a lot of Logical Increments parts because that's all I have to go off of so let me know if something else works and is better. Thanks for any and all help as it is greatly appreciated! I did manage to get a deal on the processor for only $99 so that's why I'm going with the intel otherwise I'd probably go with an AMD for costs.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Cemd
 
Haven't picked a monitor out yet but I'm not factoring that into my budget as I'm going to get it from amazon as I have about $150 worth of gift cards on there. Any input on a good monitor would be appreciated though! Thanks for the information on the graphics card, I'll look into upgrading it.
 
For that price you can get so much more, and a you dont need a Z87 mobo for a non-k CPU.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $851.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 13:55 EDT-0400)
 
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