Building Gaming PC, help much appreciated! :)

[Thatguyky]

Hi all! I've been wanting to get back into gaming on a PC for quite a while now. (The last time I built a PC was my sophomore year of highschool, so a little ways back). I've put together a build buying parts from Newegg, and I was wondering how it looked and if it's possible to possibly cut corners or find parts cheaper elsewhere. I'm hoping to build a machine that can run most game on high settings, and maybe less demanding games on ultra.

Here is the build!

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

Memory (RAM): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568

Hard Drive (SSD): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147248

Graphics Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121660

Case:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152036

All together it's a bit pricey, but I think it'd be a decent build. Any suggestions/insight are very much welcome and appreciated!!!

 

[ShinyCharizard]

It's not a bad build. Personally, I'd drop the RAM to 8GB, the SSD to 128GB and the PSU to 600W. Then use the savings to purchase a GTX 670.

And I'd look at getting a better case. Nothing really wrong with the Antec 300, but it lacks a decent number of fans, and cable management will be a pain in the ass.

Edit: And another thing, get a HDD as well. Just having a small SSD will be frustrating, as it will fill up far too quickly, get at least a 500GB Hard Drive as well.

 

[Albino Boo]

The psu is overpowered, unless you are planning to run a sli setup in the future 600w will do. I would go with a 120 gb SSD and and 1tb standard drive. Stick the OS on the ssd and the rest on the HDD, 240gb isn't much space in terms of pc gaming these days. 30gb-40gb installs aren't uncommon. Your graphics card is a little under powered compared to the rest of your setup as ShinyCharizard said try going for a GTX 670. Even on games like world of tanks you will see almost double the frame rate with a GTX 670. Unless you are planning to have lost of things running in background then you can get away with 8gb of ram.

 

[Thatguyky]

Edit: And another thing, get a HDD as well. Just having a small SSD will be frustrating, as it will fill up far too quickly, get at least a 500GB Hard Drive as well.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I already have a 1TB HDD.

Downgrading the PSU and Ram for a GTX 670 definitely sounds like a good idea though. Thank you!

 

[Yuuki]

Not "downgrade" the PSU as much as get a potentially more stable one that will suit your needs. Corsair CX500w is currently going for $40 with rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
It will be enough for your system to allow overclocking and upgrades to future mid-range cards (GPU's are only getting more power efficient).

An good way to tell the quality of a PSU is how much amps it has on the 12v rail(s). Your chosen Raidmax 730w uses 12v dual-rails at 24A...288w per port, 576w total. That's 154w less than advertised despite having 2 rails.
Meanwhile a high-quality PSU like Seasonic G-750 (750w) uses a single powerful 12v rail at a whopping 62A...744w! Obviously graphics cards rarely use such huge amounts of power, but you get the idea about quality.

Also there is no point in getting a GTX670 unless you've found one somewhere for uber-cheap. GTX760 is the new GTX670, so get that instead. You'll be set to run 99% of games at high/max settings for a while to come. Here's a good one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121775
The nVidia hierarchy currently goes something like 750 > 750 Ti > 660 > 660 Ti > 760 > 770 > 780 > 780 Ti.

Now the case...Antec 300 is a good case but seriously old/dated, almost a dinosaur. When going for a budget-oriented case I wouldn't put it past a Corsair 200R or NZXT Source. Far newer cases and definite favorites amongst modern builders.