Help needed in building first gaming pc

I am totally new in the gaming world and i want to start with a ultimate gaming pc... But i dont know where to start... I want to know which specs can later be upgraded and which cant so i can strengthen my base before i move on in my project... Any ideas

Dont spend a fortune on your first PC, you will regret it, when you have a few rigs you have built, you can experiment with a higher budget, but spending $1500+ on your first rig isnt recommended.

You can upgrade everything bit-by-bit except motherboard, CPU and occassionally RAM.

It's a PC you can upgrade any part of it; give me a budget and I'll build you something nice.

Note that if you build a good base you'll only need to upgrade GPU down the years.

about 900$ so far... but just to start off with a solid base... i can upgrade the exhangable parts later

and i am mostly into online gaming like bf4 etc... so whats ur plan

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jpntdC this will last you for a couple of years on max settings, if it's too much I could try to reduce some parts.

thanks... but where i live i can get intel core i7 for $190... several things are cheaper here

which i7?

Some i7 cpu are less powerful than some i5.

3rd generation processor1.9ghz something like that

Something along these lines would be a good start for you - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G8TYBm

You gave the poor guy a CFX system on his first build, you want him to quit PC gaming for good? lol

I'd recommend going for single GPU on your first build.

The 290x is 5.6 teraflops, the 290 is 4.9 teraflops but about $100 cheaper.

I made a mistake, the price difference isn't that much.

LOL, yeah the i5 I mentioned is far more powerful than the i7 you're talking about...

Please advice a better motherboard capable of supporting DDR5 and that of which ranges under $150

DDR4 is currently only on X99 platform and going that route will cost you some more money. For mainstream we have to wait for Skylake and Z170 mobos.

GDDR5 is commonly used in GPUs though.

Wut? just like @horgen said, DDR4 is the newest and it's only at X99 MOBOs which cost about 200$ each, not to mention you'll have to buy far more expensive CPU to suit the MOBO.

If you're talking about GDDR5 which GPUs are using, that's got nothing to do with MOBOs.

I will be fine with $200.. Suggest one having DDR4 irrespective of price just make sure its compatible with the items in the gaming rig u suggested

If you insist on DDR4, then X99 platform it is. This means processors such as 5820K, 5930K and 5960X. If you are willing to spend money on a 5820K or a 5930K you will have a great processor that should last perhaps 5+ years if the current trend of increased performance continues. As for GPU... Titan X is the best you can get now, however bang for buck is probably GTX970. There is rumour about a 980Ti being released after summer. It might be faster than the Titan X.

Waste of money going X99, DDR4 doesn't have a significant impact on gaming.

You'll be fine with DDR3 and a $120-150 Z97 mobo.

For your first rig, you should go with the Core i5 4670K, Z97 mobo, 8GB DDR3, GTX 970, 2TB HDD + 256GB SSD, good brand PSU at least 500W, choose whatever case you want, if you're building it yourself a spacious mid tower is recommended for cable management and ease of installation.

$3000 USD? uhhh ummm

@GTR12: The first pc I bought was an Alienware and that was $3100. And my 23in crt weighed about 8000lbs.

I dont know how much to cry or laugh at that statement.

@GTR12: Haha, same here :) In fairness, between the Alienware and the two I have built, it had the least problems. Still not worth that much money, but it was something I had always wanted.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dHvZdC nothing too special, it just bumped the price from 800$ to 1200$, with the cheapest MOBO/CPU for the X99 platform