My first PC build. Judge it and advice is welcomed.

What's your budget?

Is this something you're building, or buying pre-built from CyberPower, iBuyPower, etc.?

Give me a budget, and use PCPartPicker to get specific model/prices.

And the 16GB of RAM needs to be cut in half, and that money put towards GPU.

My budget is <= $1100. Also, I'm building. Already purchased an antistatic wristband and case. 10-4 on RAM

I have the same graphics card in my build, lol. but with an i7 3770K CPU with 16 g of ram.. but I don't game. You can play all your games with it no doubt.

I guess they may suggest you get the GTX 960 for $40 bucks more? I am not sure, but this 750ti is a very efficient card for the price.. It uses very little power, runs extremely cool and is quiet, and plays most games at their highest settings without any hiccups. i guess you should consider the 960 for the price and so maybe they'll stop laughing at you. It's only like $200 I think. I see no complaints from people with it..

I also have the Corsair Hydro Series H90 140 mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler and LOVE it (had to modify my case to fit lol but was worth it.. I have had the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO and it's nice, but I think I didn't like how it fit in my particular case.

I think for the budget you are being very realistic and hope it all comes out great for you.

I'm going to go with a GTX 960 GPU for a wee bit more.

I would hold off on ordering just yet, these guys on here know their shite and will get you the best bang for your buck.

10-4: holding

Seconded. Never go less than an X60 on Nvidia cards if you are serious about gaming.

Thank you so much for the list. The only thing that I've purchased already was the case. I will follow your list and am appreciative that you made one.

Since I'm not the richest man in the world, I'll post pics of my build in a few months.

Have a great day!

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For one, most Power Supplies aren't rated in True RMS value which means you probably aren't even close to what you think you are in power delivery.

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Aside from knowing the quality manufacturers, you have to know which PSUs deliver most of their power on the 12v rail (based on amperage), which is what most of the major power-hungry components draw from. In addition, take into consideration that depending on its 80+ rating and load, up to 20% of its wattage is lost as heat. Knowing those things makes it easy to find an appropriate PSU.

... And here we go.

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memory draws from 5 volt as well as the cpu cores

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No they do not and have not for a long time.

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either way most PSU company's badly exaggerate the power they deliver.

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Sort of true, given the vast number of names out there and the potential for total wattage to be misleading regarding peak vs. continuous and how much amperage is on the 12v rail (which is, as I said, the most important rail). However...

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It's not easy to find a PSU that is actually capable of what the advertising promises.

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Yes, it is. Sure, there are a ton of crap brands that have bad build quality, poor efficiency, no protection circuits, etc. Knowing what brands are good and which ones to avoid is the biggest hurdle. A simple google search would give you that information. For example, if you buy a PSU from any of the following brands:

Antec
Corsair
Enermax
PC Power & Cooling
Seasonic
Silverstone
XFX

you'll be fine. And there is an even longer list of brands that sell at least one good line of PSUs made by a trusted manufacturer. As far as delivering advertised wattage, it would be stupid to get a 500W PSU for a system that draws 500W, doesn't matter what brand we're talking about. You have to account for power factor/energy loss from heat, capacitor aging over time, and, optionally, overclocking and future upgrades/additions that require more power. You actually want the PSU to last a little while.

Simply, calculate total wattage of system, and add 50% or more to that, and pick a trusted brand. Simple as that. It will deliver most of its rated wattage on the 12v rail, as it should, but still easily split more than enough power for the minor shite on the lesser rails.

The system I configured for OP would draw roughly 500W at stock under full load.

So let's add 50% to that for 750W total. Now, let's go to PCPartPicker and adjust our filter for 750W PSUs under the brands listed above:



All of these (and those not captured in the screenshot) would be fine.

If you want to spend an extra few minutes to find a trusted manufacturer under a different brand than those stated above, you'd find an EVGA SuperNOVA NEX for $10 less than the Corsair at the top of the list. To make things even simpler, there's a tiered list of PSU brands and models that's been around for years and is still highly relevant. LINK

Finding an appropriate PSU is extremely important, but it doesn't have to be difficult.