With Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming soon, I decided now would be as good a time as any to finally build myself a computer. Never done it before, but how hard could it be with so many DIY guides out there?
I thought that an i5-4670k and 770/280x might be a good foundation to build on, but I'm completely lost when it comes to the picking the other stuff. So many motherboards, PSUs, CPU coolers. Halp.
Budget
I'd like to keep it under ~$1200, but seeing as I have to purchase the whole kit and caboodle, I don't mind going a little bit over budget if I have to in order to ensure a quality build/achieve what I want to to achieve.
Resolution
4k (huehuehue just kidding)
Whatever the cool kids are using these days. 1920x1080? 1900x1200? 2560x1440? I'm not sure.
Games / Settings Desired
At a minimum I need to be able to max out Tomb Raider. My current computer can barely handle playing it on the lowest settings, which infuriates me to no end. I need to put this thing in its place and subsequently admire Lara Croft's hair fluttering in the jungle breeze.
Same with Bioshock Infinite.
Also want to max out WoW in 20-mans for WoD, but I'm sure achieving the above will accomplish this in the process.
Additionally, I want this thing to be able to keep up with the new generation of games that will start pouring forth with the release of the PS4/Xbox One. I don't need it to play crysis 8 on ultra or anything, but I would like this build to stay relevant and more than decent for the rest of this upcoming generation, or at least until I break it and am forced to upgrade.
Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc)
I have been known to have some pretty intense Minesweeper sessions, so keep that in mind.
Country
USA
Parts that can be reused
I've got 4x2GB of 1600MHz corsair ram lying around, so there's that.
Do you need an OS?
I do not.
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)?
I require any and all necessary peripherals.
The mouse and keyboard do not need to be crazy razer/logitech marvels of technology with insane price tags. Basic and reliable is all I ask for.
Probably going to find a good deal on some kind of monitor for BF/CM, so a specific monitor may not be so important, but I welcome any and all suggestions, especially in the sound department.