MachoTaco24

The Tacomputer is a mid range gaming computer that I built for myself and is pretty much my first build. The build took about 4 hours, a night an evening, and had a few mess ups. First of all, the backplate for AIO cooler was installed in the wrong orientation. I didn't think it was a problem because all it was doing was going on top of the metal part behind the motherboard where the cpu is. Second, the USB 3.0 connecter was extremely hard to reach and make room for resulting in me accidentally bending one of the pins. I then used a flathead to get the pin back to its normal position. Finally, the SATA power connecter for the SSD was a bit bent when slotted into the case, but there were no problems with the drive. The build ended up to be a pretty good computer. It could run Battlefield 4 at Ultra settings at around 65fps. I plan on adding another GTX 960 and another RAM kit in future updates. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $214.95) CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (Purchased For $67.99) Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $119.99) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $62.98) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $99.99) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $54.98) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card (Purchased For $204.99) Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $119.99) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $79.98) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) (Purchased For $105.45) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (Purchased For $34.99) Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm Fan (Purchased For $15.98) Total: $1182.26 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 20:28 EDT-0400 Pictures: http://imgur.com/W6hTMyO http://imgur.com/O7azADc http://imgur.com/l4jCXIC http://imgur.com/GihB6ZL

I'm getting this board because I might go with 2 960s later on and will end up upgrading my cpu

I've been trying to make a $900 gaming PC and this is what I have made : PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.88 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.97 @ OutletPC) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ NZXT) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($47.75 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($38.75 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $933.92 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 02:30 EST-0500 I would like to know how I could change this build, if it's easily upgraded, and how it will perform.

No, got that sorted out

What would be a good $800 gaming PC that is very upgradable and fast as possible? I am willing to stretch my budget at most $100.

The PC you posted

Is it easily upgraded, if so, this is perfect. The nvidia graphics card is for some of its exclusive features, such as shadow play. But to be honest , now that I think about it, I'll just pay the $27 for fraps. Plus, I am a bit of an nvidia fanboy

I'm fine if you exceed my budget at most 200 dollars

It's perfectly fine if you don't have the stuff I would like

What would be a good, upgradable gaming pc that is around 700-900 dollars, including a razer blackwidow ultimate/chroma and razer taipan mouse, case fans, and Windows 8.1. I would like a 1tb hdd+ssd for os, An nvidia graphics card, and an nzxt Phantom 410. You don't have to include these, but it would be nice to have.

I am currently moving from console and I have no pc

What would be a good, upgradable 700-900 dollar gaming pc? If possible, I would like an nvidia graphics card, an ssd, and 1tb of storage. if not, that's totally fine by me.

Fits budget well, must buy!

I'm posting these on my iPad and when I was making the previous one it froze when I hit post new topic, assuming it didn't go up. I then created this post.

This is my first gaming PC, I would really like some feedback on how this build will go and how I can change it. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.48 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($332.49 @ B&H) Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black/Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case ($111.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($104.98 @ OutletPC) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($38.75 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.88 @ OutletPC) Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard ($164.54 @ Mwave) Mouse: Razer Taipan Wired Laser Mouse ($54.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1380.78 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 20:11 EST-0500