Purchasing a new Gaming Computer, Help needed

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xreal

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Hello!

I'am about to purchase my First real gaming computer, but i dont have much knowledge on motherboards, overclocking nor Which socket that fits ect.

i've built a setup ready to be purchased, but i want someone to verify my setup before i make the purchase, like if the computer parts fit with each other ect :P

And if the parts selected are good enough to run games like BF4, GTA5 ect like high grapich games with a average or high FPS

''Here is a Picture of the setup''
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Or

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Thanks for future respons, much appreciated!

All regards Xreal :)
 
You have an i7 4790 but an AM3+ (AMD) socket motherboard which are not compatible. Out of the parts is get an i7 4790k over the 4790. The k means it's unlocked and can be overclocked. I'd get a Z97 motherboard which is the correct socket. The 970 is a great Gpu and will play gta v fine at 60fps on high-ultra graphics.

You will also need a PSU, Cd drive and OS. I'd also get a decent 1-2TB HDD for games as high end games and the OS will fill the 250gb up quickly.
 
Thank you for the respond :D

tylerjrb said:
You have an i7 4790 but an AM3+ (AMD) socket motherboard which are not compatible. Out of the parts is get an i7 4790k over the 4790. The k means it's unlocked and can be overclocked. I'd get a Z97 motherboard which is the correct socket. The 970 is a great Gpu and will play gta v fine at 60fps on high-ultra graphics.

You will also need a PSU, Cd drive and OS. I'd also get a decent 1-2TB HDD for games as high end games and the OS will fill the 250gb up quickly.
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The changes i did was, i changed the 4790 into this ( Intel Core i7-4790K
Socket-LGA1150,Quad Core,4.0GHz,8MB,88W,22nm,HD4600,Boxed w/fan, Devil's Canyon)

So now everything fits and should be ok? as well with the HDD, im guessing im going to buy e external HDD or should i just buy a Seagate Barracuda® 1TB
SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), 64MB Cache, 7200RPM, 3.5" ?
 
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xreal said:
The changes i did was, i changed the 4790 into this ( Intel Core i7-4790K
Socket-LGA1150,Quad Core,4.0GHz,8MB,88W,22nm,HD4600,Boxed w/fan, Devil's Canyon)

So now everything fits and should be ok? as well with the HDD, im guessing im going to buy e external HDD or should i just buy a Seagate Barracuda® 1TB
SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), 64MB Cache, 7200RPM, 3.5" ?
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You still have an AM3 socket motherboard which is not compatible.

I would buy an internal, they are more reliable and you don't have to find a place to put it and keep it plugged in all the time.

You still need a power supply and likely a DVD drive.
 
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Geoff said:
You still have an AM3 socket motherboard which is not compatible.

I would buy an internal, they are more reliable and you don't have to find a place to put it and keep it plugged in all the time.

You still need a power supply and likely a DVD drive.
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But what kind of PSU would i need? how many watts?
 
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Nope

Heres a good parts list. I can make it cheaper if need be

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yGp4kL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yGp4kL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1248.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
Ninjas build is good and is all compatible and exactly what you want. And yeah don't get a cracked OS, it causes more problems than it's worth. Best to get a genuine copy.

I take it you have basic knowledge on PC building, will you be building it yourself? If so do you have understanding of assembling etc?.
 
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