So, I'd be willing to spend around $800-$850ish, on this build, maybe a little more. I came up with this, but I'm sure it can be improved a bit, so what do you think of it?
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HgnNgs]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HgnNgs/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox]AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor[/url] ($143.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a99fxpror20]Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard[/url] ($114.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tld38g1600hc9dc01]Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($64.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wdbh2d0030hncnrsn]Western Digital 3TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($99.00 @ B&H)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42662kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card[/url] ($169.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1b300m1nn00]Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($33.03 @ Mwave)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm]SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($82.99 @ Mwave)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0]LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($14.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Total:[/b] $813.94
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 00:22 EDT-0400[/i]
Is there any reason you need that much HDD space? That is also a very poor hard drive to begin with. It is very slow, and has a lower amount of cache. This will provide more performance on every front except for some multithreaded rendering applications.
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54430]Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($174.98 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4]ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($86.66 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tld38g1600hc9dc01]Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($64.99 @ 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/asus-video-card-gtx760dc2oc2gd5]Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card[/url] ($234.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r]Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($54.99 @ TigerDirect)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430]Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($42.30 @ Amazon)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24f1st]Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($14.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Total:[/b] $816.81
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 00:28 EDT-0400[/i]
[editline]16th June 2014[/editline]
If you do need that much space, I would suggest [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001"]this[/URL].
Do you need a 3tb hard drive and an optical drive for an specific reason?
I would get this
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54430]Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($174.98 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85mds3h]Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($62.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl]G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($74.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($54.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9280xtdfd]XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card[/url] ($264.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-nse200kkn1]Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
[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] ($44.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Total:[/b] $800.89
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 00:33 EDT-0400[/i]
I only used the 3TB hard drive, because I was looking through them, and I saw that, and I thought it was a good deal. Perhaps I should have read the reviews first :v:
Also, whats the difference between Windows 8.1, and WIndows 8.1 OEM, it seems to be a bit cheaper, but I don't really see any differences. Are there less features or something?
why not just get 2tb storage?
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