• Midrange PC Build
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Hey guys, I posted a couple weeks back for a friend, now im posting for myself. Im working on my own midrange build and wondering what you guys think. Anyway, here is the build below. [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b10E]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b10E/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b10E/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440]Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($179.99 @ Amazon) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b85g41pcmate]MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($79.48 @ OutletPC) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d8gao]G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($76.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw]Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk[/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] ($54.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp43757kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card[/url] ($183.98 @ Newegg) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001]NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($37.99 @ Micro Center) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500]Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($44.99 @ Micro Center) [b]Total:[/b] $748.39 [i](Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)[/i] [i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 18:03 EDT-0400)[/i] Im trying to keep the prices around 750 to 825ish. It's for video editing and gaming. Thanks again for the help!
If he games alot I would remove the SSD and get a better GPU. (r9 280 or something.) But thats just my opinion.
[QUOTE=taipan;44258580]If he games alot I would remove the SSD and get a better GPU. (r9 280 or something.) But thats just my opinion.[/QUOTE] As nice as an SSD is for general OS tasks, a better GPU is a lot smarter for a computer that'll be used for gaming. You can always get a SSD farther down the road, while getting a better GPU will make the old one a waste
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