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Hi, doing a build soon and well I changed my plans, the main goals of this rig are 1. An upgrade path for a i5/7 later upgrade for ram (16gb) and eventually a gpu upgrade. The second goal was too do alot of gaming at 1080p, games including Garry's Mod, League of Legends, Minecraft, Runescape, Star Wars and Battlefield 3/4. I tried getting it as close to $550 before rebates as I could and now my next plan is to try and figure out how I'm going to afford Windows  :P

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.78 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB DEVIL Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $481.59
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I'd personally go with an H81 board and just get an i5 (or better yet, just save up a bit longer and go straight to an i5) and then not have to worry about upgrading down the road. 

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I'd personally go with an H81 board and just get an i5 (or better yet, just save up a bit longer and go straight to an i5) and then not have to worry about upgrading down the road. 

Well I need something for now because I'll be heading off to college then and that's what the upgrading will start happening :P

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Well I need something for now because I'll be heading off to college then and that's what the upgrading will start happening :P

Well, I'd spend a bit more and get an MSI Z97s SLI Plus board as it's about the same cost after rebates, but a much better board; and you can get a 270 (non-x) and save another $20 (A 270x is just an overclocked 270). 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97ssliplus

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92702gbd5tdheoc

 

and depending on what games you're going to be playing, a G3258 might be a better choice as it's only $60 -- so less wasted money and allowing you to upgrade sooner. 

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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Save up a bit longer go for an i5, and get an SSD. :)

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Save up a bit longer go for an i5, and get an SSD. :)

I wouldn't bother suggesting an ssd at this point for a gaming system....while an ssd is great, a better gpu/cpu is just more important and it's not until an i5+R9 280 that an ssd really makes sense. 

PSU Tier List | CoC

Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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I wouldn't bother suggesting an ssd at this point for a gaming system....while an ssd is great, a better gpu/cpu is just more important and it's not until an i5+R9 280 that an ssd really makes sense. 

Go for better CPU/GPU first for sure! I just love SSDs. My PC boots in like 5.3 Second or something like that. 

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