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Yea since you peeps keep saying it, I dug up my old pc list i wanted to build. Ill end up heading to Pcpartpicker later today and seeing what my budget would be.

Just remember we are not forcing you to. Just get a laptop if you really need it. (ex: moving it around daily, school, etc). I can get you a parts list for $800. Does it have to include any peripherals, monitors, tax, mail-in rebates, and WIndows 8?

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Do you need Windows and/or a monitor?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($324.99 @ Directron)

Case: RAIJINTEK Metis (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 V2 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $783.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-13 21:27 EDT-0400

If i build my own Id use a tv for a monitor for a while. And id need a copy of windows 8.

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Do you need Windows and/or a monitor?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($324.99 @ Directron)

Case: RAIJINTEK Metis (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 V2 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $783.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If i build my own Id use a tv for a monitor for a while. And id need a copy of windows 8.

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Just remember we are not forcing you to. Just get a laptop if you really need it. (ex: moving it around daily, school, etc). I can get you a parts list for $800. Does it have to include any peripherals, monitors, tax, mail-in rebates, and WIndows 8?

Yes Id need all the extra. Monitor would be last.

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I run shaders at 50-60FPS on my G3258 and 750Ti. I doubt a laptop will be able to run with shaders unless it's like $1000+.
I have 8GB RAM but don't ever use more than 4 even while gaming.

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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If i build my own Id use a tv for a monitor for a while. And id need a copy of windows 8.

 

You can save a bit more money by going bigger, mid tower...

 

$812:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($201.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 V2 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.98 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.49 @ OutletPC)

Total: $738.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This is the minecraft machine I would recommend for shaders.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *PNY  120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($86.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: *Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($90.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $686.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-13 21:41 EDT-0400

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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You can save a bit more money by going bigger, mid tower...

$812:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($201.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 V2 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.49 @ OutletPC)

Total: $738.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This looks good. Thanks

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This is the minecraft machine I would recommend for shaders.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: *Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: *PNY 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: *MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: *Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.88 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: *Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($90.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $686.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-13 21:41 EDT-0400

Overall looks like a good build. But Id go I5 for a pc build. Any reasons why ud go I3?

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Overall looks like a good build. But Id go I5 for a pc build. Any reasons why ud go I3?

Cheaper and all that's needed for minecraft. I use a G3258 and run minecraft maxed with shaders with chrome in the background and that works fine for me. It's overclocked which helps a TON but overclocking is not for everyone and you have to pay for a cooler to do so. The i3 performs about the same as an overclocked G3258 I think and you can use the stock cooler.

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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This looks good. Thanks

 

This is a little bigger, but I squeezed in a keyboard and mouse combo.  I don't like the power supply, but it will do.

 

$799 before rebates:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($201.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Antec ISK 600M MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($64.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.88 @ NCIX US)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $748.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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You can save a bit more money by going bigger, mid tower...

@stconquest has a great build, but beware of those people saying "save a bit more". My first PC build was at $700 and ended up being $1200.

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Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas   [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w 

AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped 
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Overall looks like a good build. But Id go I5 for a pc build. Any reasons why ud go I3?

i3 isn't bad for a Desktop CPU. Way more powerful than laptop CPUs.

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Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas   [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w 

AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped 
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@stconquest has a great build, but beware of those people saying "save a bit more". My first PC build was at $700 and ended up being $1200.

 

I have learned that as well.  A few fans, maybe a fan controller... a CPU cooler...SSD...blah blah blah...$400 gone.

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I have learned that as well.  A few fans, maybe a fan controller... a CPU cooler...SSD...blah blah blah...$400 gone.

Yes, very true!

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Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas   [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w 

AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped 
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Yes Id need all the extra. Monitor would be last.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KQDVXL

This build doesn't include mail-in rebates. I just don't think it's worth it.

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Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas   [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w 

AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped 
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KQDVXL

This build doesn't include mail-in rebates. I just don't think it's worth it.

 

The build works except for one thing, kind of...  That Gigabyte board should be purchased at Newegg.  Newegg specifies the Rev3.0 for that board allowing it compatibility with the 4590.  The other shops do not, meaning it might not work with the Haswell Refresh CPU.

 

Good build BTW.

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Cheaper and all that's needed for minecraft. I use a G3258 and run minecraft maxed with shaders with chrome in the background and that works fine for me. It's overclocked which helps a TON but overclocking is not for everyone and you have to pay for a cooler to do so. The i3 performs about the same as an overclocked G3258 I think and you can use the stock cooler.

Ahh ok. That makes sense.

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You guys have all been helpful. Im enjoying these replies.

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Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas   [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w 

AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped 
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My daughter would play minecraft on my PC and never complain about gameplay:

Old Phenom x3 8450e cpu

4 gigs DDR2 ram

GTX 520 with a whooping 48 cuda cores

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