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Ionizer
By Ionizer
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Alright so today I went to my local computer hardware store. Honestly, I thought since it was a while before I went there, that they would have outdated and dust gathering pieces of crap (1st gen intel i3 cpu's, zotac gpu's etc...) but boy was I wrong. Shelves upon shelves of brand new z97 motherboards and graphics cards of all makes.

I picked out some parts and I know it doesn't have some essentials like an ssd but I plan on adding that later. Just wanted to show you guys what I got and wanted to know if you like it or not :) ( I know this is a really basic, cheap build but I wanted to go this route since it's my first pc) I'll be posting a build log tomorrow to show you what it looks like :D

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($150.66 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

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

Total: $854.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 15:56 EDT-0400

I also plan on upgrading in the near future.

15 4670K, Hyper TX3 Evo, MSI - Z97 GD-65, GTX 750ti, 8Gb Ripjaws G.Skill, Graphite 230T

                                              YOU WHAT M9?! MY GPU IS BEAST

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A 4690K and a 750Ti?

That's an unbalanced build m8, I must say.

This. A 4690k should be accompanied by at least a GTX 770 or R9 290.

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 


Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.50 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($287.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 


Total: $837.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 16:06 EDT-0400

 

 

 

You can get Windows from somewhere like G2A for much cheaper. 

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