• $900 (or possibly more) build
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As title says, at the end of July I'm going to splurge a bit on a good gaming/SFM computer to use for a couple of years. I'm looking for a budget of $900, but if there's a notable performance increase it could go up to $1000. Also, I was wondering- when will the i5 4690Ks be available, and should I use one?
Do you need an OS, mouse, keyboard, wifi, or a monitor?
I'm going to assume you already have all those and are in the US [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vFnyqs"]PCPartPicker part list[/URL] / [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vFnyqs/by_merchant/"]Price breakdown by merchant[/URL] [B]CPU:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k"]Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/URL] ($239.99 @ Amazon) [B]Motherboard:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97md3h"]Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/URL] ($94.99 @ NCIX US) [B]Memory:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f310666cl7q8gbxh"]G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory[/URL] ($92.99 @ Newegg) [B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003"]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/URL] ($52.92 @ Amazon) [B]Video Card:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd"]XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card[/URL] ($390.59 @ B&H) [B]Case:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfcprm300kkxskrp"]BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case[/URL] ($59.99 @ TigerDirect) [B]Power Supply:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m"]Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/URL] ($64.99 @ Newegg) [B]Total:[/B] $996.46 [I]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/I] [I]Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 07:20 EDT-0400[/I] [editline]14th June 2014[/editline] You'd probably need a custom CPU cooler, but I know jack shit about that field so you'd better ask someone here. Also, that case is just an example [editline]14th June 2014[/editline] You could probably save money buy getting a non-K 4690 or just a 4670 with a H81/87/97 mobo. The speed difference isn't that much
The K means it's overclockable, it's silly to get a non-overclockable processor with a Z97 chipset that allows overclocking
Just noticed that, fixed my last post
Okay, I need a monitor and mouse. Forgot to update OP. And I'm too scared to overclock, so no, it probably won't be useful. Also I may need a copy of Win8
No keyboard? And do you need all of that in the $1000 budget, or are you buying the monitor separately?
[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;45101162]I'm going to assume you already have all those and are in the US [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vFnyqs"]PCPartPicker part list[/URL] / [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vFnyqs/by_merchant/"]Price breakdown by merchant[/URL] [B]CPU:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k"]Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/URL] ($239.99 @ Amazon) [B]Motherboard:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97md3h"]Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/URL] ($94.99 @ NCIX US) [B]Memory:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f310666cl7q8gbxh"]G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory[/URL] ($92.99 @ Newegg) [B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003"]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/URL] ($52.92 @ Amazon) [B]Video Card:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd"]XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card[/URL] ($390.59 @ B&H) [B]Case:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfcprm300kkxskrp"]BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case[/URL] ($59.99 @ TigerDirect) [B]Power Supply:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m"]Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/URL] ($64.99 @ Newegg) [B]Total:[/B] $996.46 [I]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/I] [I]Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 07:20 EDT-0400[/I] [editline]14th June 2014[/editline] You'd probably need a custom CPU cooler, but I know jack shit about that field so you'd better ask someone here. Also, that case is just an example [editline]14th June 2014[/editline] You could probably save money buy getting a non-K 4690 or just a 4670 with a H81/87/97 mobo. The speed difference isn't that much[/QUOTE] Alright, I've decided on [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PvHsnQ"]this.[/URL] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PvHsnQ]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PvHsnQ/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PvHsnQ]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PvHsnQ/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690]Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($219.99 @ NCIX US) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($29.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87g45gaming]MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9]Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($89.99 @ Amazon) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($52.92 @ Amazon) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n760tf2gd5oc]MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card[/url] ($249.99 @ Newegg) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-ve248h]Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor[/url] ($159.99 @ Newegg) [b]Wireless Network Adapter:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800]TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter[/url] ($37.33 @ Amazon) [b]Total:[/b] $970.17 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-19 19:19 EDT-0400[/i] Can anyone add a better case/check that this is decent? It's my first build.
Is this bad? I'd like to know what suggestions people could make, especially the case.
You don't need a CPU Cooler or Z series mobo [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HqsgQ7]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HqsgQ7/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690]Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($214.99 @ Newegg) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah97mhd3]Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($84.99 @ Mwave) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9]Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($89.99 @ Amazon) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($52.92 @ Amazon) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n760tf2gd5oc]MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card[/url] ($249.99 @ Newegg) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-ve248h]Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor[/url] ($164.99 @ Amazon) [b]Wireless Network Adapter:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800]TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter[/url] ($37.33 @ Amazon) [b]Total:[/b] $895.20 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
Thanks much gents, I'll take this part list up. And it's under budget! Thanks mate.
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