Recommend me a great PC rig

[LMU Uncle Alfred]

fatslob-:O said:

LMU Uncle Alfred said:

Yeah, the issues I have with building a PC have to do with compatibility and balance (one-sided power on either the processing speed or graphics capability).  It's why I don't entirely trust myself to go looking for parts.  There could be hardware or software conflicts and so on and I don't want to spend any money until I'm entirely certain the balance won't be thrown off and everything will work together well as one cohesive unit.

I worry about compatibility like you do to but what you want to start looking at first is the case, motherboard, and power supply ... 

Forget about the CPU or the GPU, just focus on picking out these three parts first ...

For the case, I recommend an "ATX Mid Tower" sized case since it is compatible with large video cards and that's ideal for getting more performance. (Get this part new.)

As for the motherboard, get one that's compatible with an LGA 1150 CPU socket AND it MUST also have a PCI Express 3.0 expansion slot. (Get this part new and just one expansion slot is enough.)

You also want to get a 600+ watt power supply with at least 2 6+2 pin PCIE connectors. (Get this part new.)

I have another question, what will be your display ?

Sorry it's been so late, but had to go to work.  Also I might only be able to do one more post after this; gotta get going somewhere.  My display?  Well something pretty large.  Not 4K resolution, but something decent.  I know that hasn't been taken into account yet, but I'm considering that a separate purchase for now.

 

Edit:  That also goes for mouse and keyboard, sound system and other I/O devices.