case

power supply (80+ for energy saving)

motherboard & cpu (get compatible parts) if motherboard has 3 memory slot- take
advantage of it by putting 3 ram - faster)
cpu
memory
video card
storage (HDD/SSD)
optical drive
1. Motherboard Selection for this Month
1) ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO DDR3 2800 LGA 1150 Motherboard socket for 4th Generation
Intel Core i7/ i5/ i3/ Pentium / Celeron Processors
This is for higher-end power users and unless you're trying to break records is
what you're looking for.

2) ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
This board is perfect for the budget user and will still give you a solid overcl
ock. Use it in conjunction with the FX 6300 for a good CPU motherboard combo und
er $200.

3*) Gigabyte Z87 LGA 1150 CrossFireX HDMI DVI ATX Motherboard (GA-Z87-D3HP)
Although it's a less expensive board this is one of the more reliable boards you
'll come across. It has tons of features and like the others in this list is sim
ple to overclock
2. Two Good Budget Gaming Cases:
1) Cooler Master HAF 932
More fans and space between components is good, especially if youre planning to
keep your PC stationary. Hardware that gets too hot performs poorly and doesnt la
st as long. Amazon Price: $159.99
2*) CM Storm Enforcer
This relatively new case is one of the best designed cases Ive seen. It has grea
t features like a 2.5" drive slot and snap install drive bays. Amazon Price: $79
.99
3. Good Gaming Processors for the Money 2014
1) AMD FD8320FRHKBOX FX-8320 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition
My choice for best gaming CPU of 2014 is a tossup between the i5-4670k and the F
X 8350 and FX 8320. As far as in-game performance they'll give you pretty simila
r performance. I'd put the i5-4670k slightly above the other two when it comes t
o higher-end cards that require a more powerful CPU; however, a CPU like the FX
8320 overclocked is almost just as good for about 65% of the price.
2) Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ 6 MB Cache - BX80646I
54670K
Similar in price to the i5-3570k is the i5-4670k Haswell processor which gives y
ou better speeds and energy efficiency.
3) AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition
The AMD FX-8350 is a great options for those of you who need something that work
s with heavily threaded applications. It also performs well as a workstation CPU
or during heavy loads.
4*) AMD FX 6300
For Budget Builders: With CPU core optimization and Mantle it's hard to deny tha
t the FX 6300 gives you a lot of value in the $120 range.
4. Good Graphics Cards for the Money in 2014
1) Asus AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 2DVI/4DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card (R
9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2)
The R9 280X is a good performer across the board and a good mid-range card for t
he money.
2) EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked, 3GB, 3072MB,GDDR5 384bit, Dual-Link DVI
-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready Graphics Card (03G-P4-2883-KR) Graphics Cards 03G-
P4-2883-KR
The new king has arrived. EVGA's 780 TI is the best performing single card avail
able.
3*) Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB DDR5 HDMI/DVI-I/DVI-D/DP PCI-Express Graphics Ca
rd 11200-16-20G
The 7850 is a great value if you can find it for around $150.
5. Good DDR for the month
When purchasing ram and a motherboard consult the motherboards memory standard sp
ecifications to see what its compatible with. If youre purchasing DDR3, for examp
le, then ideally youd want your motherboard to be something like the following: D
DR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/ 1600/1333
1) G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 RipjawsX Series for S
andy Bridge (9-9-9-24) Dual Channel kit Desktop Memory Module
Don't get fooled by ram with high RMA rates. Brands like G. Skill and Kingston g
ive you great quality and bang for your buck. This is the model I'd recommend th
is month.
6. Best Hard Drives and SSD for PC Gaming 2014
1) Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Versio
n Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW
Samsung's 840 EVO model is on sale this month and is overall the best bang for y
our buck in terms of read and write speeds.
2) Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache In
ternal Desktop 3.5
One of the fastest hard drives you'll come across and at a very affordable price
.