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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ Amazon) 




Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($324.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 


Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1172.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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budget? 

uses? 

use the quote button if you want my help 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($324.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1172.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

I don't need an SSD, not concerned about opening programs quickly.

What's the difference between the 4670k and the 4690k? I don't think I will overclock, so is a k series really necessary?

 

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Gaming, video editing (just for YouTube, so not that much), schoolwork.

Budget ~$1,000-1,200

 

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fixed, id wait to get another 8gb ram later because if you do you can get a better gpu (290) 
 
 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($147.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($379.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1234.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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I don't need an SSD, not concerned about opening programs quickly.

What's the difference between the 4670k and the 4690k? I don't think I will overclock, so is a k series really necessary?

 

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Cooler temps, higher speeds, and better overclocking guess that doesn't matter thought, but you could go with the 4690 non K but if you don't want to overclock then get an H97 motherboard

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editing i forgot you needed a os 

 

Yea, that's a good build, but I'm not a big fan of Radeon cards. I'd rather spend some more money for more reliability. From what I've heard, Nvidia has better reliability than AMD, and I'm sure that's biased but better safe then sorry. Radeon cards look really appealing, especially with their insane price/performance ratio. Something about AMD being cheaper tells me something about the reliability. 

 

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Yea, that's a good build, but I'm not a big fan of Radeon cards. I'd rather spend some more money for more reliability. From what I've heard, Nvidia has better reliability than AMD, and I'm sure that's biased but better safe then sorry. Radeon cards look really appealing, especially with their insane price/performance ratio. Something about AMD being cheaper tells me something about the reliability. 

 

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amd's fine people just are big heads with egos 

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Should I go with this or revert back to my old one? This is pushing my budget, but I can make it work.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XzXwkL

for the love of god please do not get a 6gb 780 they are pointless 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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 Your asking us for help, and your the 1st timer here xDhttp://pcpartpicker.com/p/pmZbCJ Don't belive what you hear, specially not if its something that stupid. AMD/Nvidia really has no difference on reliability, they make chips like a CPU chip and sell them to graphics card makers like Gigabyte, MSI, ect... And the majority of reliability comes from the card maker not the chip maker...  and heres a nice fyi on the price of NVidia cards; Nvidia makes about 25% profit, AMD makes 10% Profit.

Yea, that's a good build, but I'm not a big fan of Radeon cards. I'd rather spend some more money for more reliability. From what I've heard, Nvidia has better reliability than AMD, and I'm sure that's biased but better safe then sorry. Radeon cards look really appealing, especially with their insane price/performance ratio. Something about AMD being cheaper tells me something about the reliability. 

5820k4Ghz/16GB(4x4)DDR4/MSI X99 SLI+/Corsair H105/R9 Fury X/Corsair RM1000i/128GB SM951/512GB 850Evo/1+2TB Seagate Barracudas

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