New to PC and Clueless

[Nick30075]

Hello. I'm Nick, new to PC gaming. Or rather, trying to get there, but I have no clue where to start. I received a couple of recommendations to come here for help.

Essentially, I want to go to PC, but I'm completely clueless as to where to begin. I don't know what I'm looking for, what's good/bad, etc. Not even sure what parts I'd need for a PC--I'm that far behind. Some help would be greatly appreciated.

The eventual goal is to make a gaming PC, but I'd like help figuring out how to get there, if you gents would be willing to help.

Thanks.

 

[PP Mguire]

Well we need a budget for starters and what games or other software you intend on playing/using. Then we can go from there.

 

[Nick30075]

I'm hoping to get it for around $800 for everything but the monitor. As for uses, primarily gaming up to BF4.

 

[Yevrag35]

I'm hoping to get it for around $800 for everything but the monitor. As for uses, primarily gaming up to BF4.

Would you need to purchase an operating system?

 

[Nick30075]

I can get Windows 8 for free from my university, so no.

 

[PP Mguire]

CPU:
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-4430 Haswell 3.0GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54430

Motherboard:
Newegg.com - ASRock B85 Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

RAM:
Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TXD38192M1600HC9DC-D - Newegg.com

GPU:
Newegg.com - EVGA 02G-P4-2763-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card

PSU:
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com

CAse:
Corsair Carbide Series 200R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

HDD:
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - Newegg.com

Optical:
Newegg.com - ASUS Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818AAT (DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GE) - CD / DVD Drives

$793

 

[PP Mguire]

CPU:
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-4430 Haswell 3.0GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54430

Motherboard:
Newegg.com - ASRock B85 Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

RAM:
Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TXD38192M1600HC9DC-D - Newegg.com

GPU:
Newegg.com - EVGA 02G-P4-2763-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card

PSU:
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com

CAse:
Corsair Carbide Series 200R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

HDD:
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - Newegg.com

Optical:
Newegg.com - ASUS Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818AAT (DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GE) - CD / DVD Drives

$793

 

[Nick30075]

I...wow, thanks. Much more help than expected. Any additional recommendations for stuff?

 

[PP Mguire]

Nope, not unless you have questions.

 

[Nick30075]

I'm good at the moment, thanks a ton man.