$1500-ish

[PepperBurst]

US, Australia, New Zealand or Canada?

USD for easy generalization

[PepperBurst]

linus has a build guide for just such a budget 

you could go off that and just change things slightly to fit your needs and preferences

from what i understand the $1500 in his guide is based off of components only and doesn't include the peripherals 

It's a good one, but a bit old. But it's different when you are directly asking

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you do realized the videos 2 years old? pretty damn out dated 

i think its still applicable, cpu prices haven't changed much, get a mobo that is comparable, a more recent corsair psu, a case that suits your fancy, some ram which hasnt changed much apart from speeds (and the price i suppose). and your pretty much 

 

But it's different when you are directly asking

i get that, and want thinking too much on that side of things but i'm just saying there's places to start 

set

[brob]

Guys, what are the best configurations for $1500-ish (more or less than)(less than most probably) for a PC? Don't include peripherals and OS, Just the parts needed the build the actual PC. I leave my faith to you guys

 

If the usage was specified, I missed it. So two slightly different builds. To turn either into a better overclocker, add an h100i to the front.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Mwave)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1310.30

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 13:27 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($322.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Mwave)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1478.31

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 13:28 EDT-0400

[P e r s e p h o n e]

USD for easy generalization

Wait so is your physical location in the U.S.? It's not always about currency conversion, go to Iceland and see the 2:1 disproportionate pricing there with lack of options. I know because I had to design a build for some girl (I think she was a girl can't remember) in Iceland.

[CJPowell27]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rTQkWZ here's USD