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I'm helping someone with a new computer that is primarily for gaming.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2yu0t

 

That's the build. $800 is the max w/o OS so this is even pushing it. Thanks in advance.

CPU: 3570K Clocked at 4.5 Ghz | MOBO: Asus P8P67 Pro | GPU: GTX 780 SLI | RAM: Corsair DDR3 1600 16Gb | CASE: NZXT Switch 810 | PSU: Silverstone ST75F-P 750w | DISPLAY : Asus PB278Q & Dell U2412M | SSD : Samsung 840 240GB | HDD: Seagate 2TB 7200RPM | MOUSE : Logitech G700s | MOUSEPAD : Steelseries QCK+ | KEYBOARD : WASD V1 Semi-Custom Cherry MX Blue | SPEAKERS: Logitech Z623 | HEADPHONES : Beyerdynamic Custome One Pro w/ mic. Attachment

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Is there a reason he needs the optical drive?
Also, I think Fractal Design has a case that looks virtually identical for less money.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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Get a 270X and spend a bit more on a better power supply IMO, otherwise it looks good.

 

Yes on the 270x but no on the PSU. The CX builder series I have found to be very reliable from corsair even though the 80+ rating says otherwise. 

"If you do not take your failures seriously you will continue to fail"

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2yv7m

Does this look better. Any upgrades since there's a bit of wiggle room.

CPU: 3570K Clocked at 4.5 Ghz | MOBO: Asus P8P67 Pro | GPU: GTX 780 SLI | RAM: Corsair DDR3 1600 16Gb | CASE: NZXT Switch 810 | PSU: Silverstone ST75F-P 750w | DISPLAY : Asus PB278Q & Dell U2412M | SSD : Samsung 840 240GB | HDD: Seagate 2TB 7200RPM | MOUSE : Logitech G700s | MOUSEPAD : Steelseries QCK+ | KEYBOARD : WASD V1 Semi-Custom Cherry MX Blue | SPEAKERS: Logitech Z623 | HEADPHONES : Beyerdynamic Custome One Pro w/ mic. Attachment

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I'm helping someone with a new computer that is primarily for gaming.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2yu0t

 

That's the build. $800 is the max w/o OS so this is even pushing it. Thanks in advance.

 

There is no price on the SSD. Is that because he already has it?

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Is there a reason he needs the optical drive?

Also, I think Fractal Design has a case that looks virtually identical for less money.

Yeah, he wants it. Which case does Fractal have.

CPU: 3570K Clocked at 4.5 Ghz | MOBO: Asus P8P67 Pro | GPU: GTX 780 SLI | RAM: Corsair DDR3 1600 16Gb | CASE: NZXT Switch 810 | PSU: Silverstone ST75F-P 750w | DISPLAY : Asus PB278Q & Dell U2412M | SSD : Samsung 840 240GB | HDD: Seagate 2TB 7200RPM | MOUSE : Logitech G700s | MOUSEPAD : Steelseries QCK+ | KEYBOARD : WASD V1 Semi-Custom Cherry MX Blue | SPEAKERS: Logitech Z623 | HEADPHONES : Beyerdynamic Custome One Pro w/ mic. Attachment

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There is no price on the SSD. Is that because he already has it?

What do you mean, the price is on the right side.

CPU: 3570K Clocked at 4.5 Ghz | MOBO: Asus P8P67 Pro | GPU: GTX 780 SLI | RAM: Corsair DDR3 1600 16Gb | CASE: NZXT Switch 810 | PSU: Silverstone ST75F-P 750w | DISPLAY : Asus PB278Q & Dell U2412M | SSD : Samsung 840 240GB | HDD: Seagate 2TB 7200RPM | MOUSE : Logitech G700s | MOUSEPAD : Steelseries QCK+ | KEYBOARD : WASD V1 Semi-Custom Cherry MX Blue | SPEAKERS: Logitech Z623 | HEADPHONES : Beyerdynamic Custome One Pro w/ mic. Attachment

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Is there a reason he needs the optical drive?

Also, I think Fractal Design has a case that looks virtually identical for less money.

The fractal core 1000 is more expensive on newegg. It might be cheaper elsewhere so the OP should probably double check his vendor.

"If you do not take your failures seriously you will continue to fail"

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The fractal core 1000 is more expensive on newegg. It might be cheaper elsewhere so the OP should probably double check his vendor.

Yeah, I also noticed it's an mATX case. So he'd need to change (albeit to a cheaper) mATX motherboard as well.

It's $24.99 from other vendors.

 

With the money saved between the two you could probably buy a few games on Steam.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2yv7m

Does this look better. Any upgrades since there's a bit of wiggle room.

Tis would be my suggestion http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2yvTq

Almost the same, except for the GPU/PSU/SSD.

The XFX 550w is a really good PSU as well, but I like modular and Corsairs PSU aren't bad either.

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What do you mean, the price is on the right side.

 

I had a build loose prices overnight, perhaps that is what happened to yours. This is your build today.

 

Figured it out. For some reason when I looked at the build in pcpartpicker it picked up on a merchant restriction of another build. Sorry for the confusion.

 

Have you considered an Intel build?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  ASRock H81M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Mwave)

Memory:  GeIL EVO Leggara Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($249.95 @ Amazon)

Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  ($17.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $791.84

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-09 16:25 EST-0500)

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2zP62

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