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Gaming under $1000 G989 | OS is Included!

Xenift

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($48.74 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($87.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($289.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $989.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-01 02:51 EST-0500

 

The theme today is under $1000!
This build above is able to achieve overclocking with an ASRock board which already has the BIOS update for it already.
With the 212 EVO, a overclock is expected to be stronger than the stock i5-6600K, easily $50 more.
As M.2 SSDs enter the mainstream, the 850 EVO from SAMSUNG has incredible performance as well as great pricing per GB!
For standards, the Case chosen has USB 3.0, and USB 3.1 Supported motherboard.
With an OS included, this is the most performance you can squeeze from your money!

 

Performance Numbers (PassMark) :
CPU 7040
GPU 6817

 

Total 13857

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Xenift

Gigabyte 390

not good psu

not good case

Asrock mobo

Spends money on SSD instead of fixing the above

does not get my approval

True, but the focus on the Gigabyte 390 was because there was a deal on it, making it $20 cheaper than other alternatives.

Since M.2 SSDs are going to be the norm this build kinda focuses on new tech.

ASRock mobo is for the overclocking of skylake CPUs since they already have the bios update out, msi doesn't have it yet.

Case wise, the choice could have been better but yet again this is the cheapest case with clean looks possible for a USB 3.0 case.

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That's a pretty impressive build. I'm looking to build a machine for the GF at some point. Wouldn't surprise me if I base it around your ideas.

The PSU would be fine. So long as its Bronze rated its pretty safe to use. The case I'd probably swap out for a Bitfenix . And the OS I'd save a few bob and give her a Linux distro as she's more than happy with that on her laptop.

Also I'm actually now half tempted to get that M.2 SSD for myself ^.^

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That's a pretty impressive build. I'm looking to build a machine for the GF at some point. Wouldn't surprise me if I base it around your ideas.

The PSU would be fine. So long as its Bronze rated its pretty safe to use. The case I'd probably swap out for a Bitfenix . And the OS I'%

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