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Welcome to the forums! and what do you plan on using this build for? ex: gaming, work, etc...

Wanna hang out with me and people like @Theslsamg, @ Ssoele, @BENTHEREN, @Lanoi, @Whiskers, @_ASSASSIN_, @Looney, @WunderWuffle, and @nsyedhasan. Well.... Check out: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/48484-unofficial-linustechtips-teamschnitzel-server-teamspeak/

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Is it possible to budge your budget $40?

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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Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 


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

Total: $941.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If you can budge $40. Should you save money for a good CPU cooler in the future you can OC the CPU quite a bit.

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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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bjxcgs

You can still manage an ssd at that price. You want an ssd. It's so much more than just boot time

Ryzen 3700x -Evga RTX 2080 Super- Msi x570 Gaming Edge - G.Skill Ripjaws 3600Mhz RAM - EVGA SuperNova G3 750W -500gb 970 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 850 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 840 Evo  - 4Tb WD Blue- NZXT h500 - ROG Swift PG348Q

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Went a little over budget, and you can get Windows 8.1 for ~$20 on https://www.g2a.com/ 

 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($73.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($294.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1001.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bjxcgs

You can still manage an ssd at that price. You want an ssd. It's so much more than just boot time

A G3258 will cockblock him harder than hard with current games and future games.

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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Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $941.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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If you can budge $40. Should you save money for a good CPU cooler in the future you can OC the CPU quite a bit.

 

That is what you should go for but if you can't break budget drop the cpu down to a pentium g3258 and just clock it up to 4.5Ghz It will do just as well in 99% of games

Ryzen 3700x -Evga RTX 2080 Super- Msi x570 Gaming Edge - G.Skill Ripjaws 3600Mhz RAM - EVGA SuperNova G3 750W -500gb 970 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 850 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 840 Evo  - 4Tb WD Blue- NZXT h500 - ROG Swift PG348Q

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I wouldn't get windows from G2A. They are not even licensed to sell normal windows keys so they sell MSDN keys (which should not be sold) and they only last 1-2 years.

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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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bjxcgs

You can still manage an ssd at that price. You want an ssd. It's so much more than just boot time

That Pentium is going to bottleneck that GPU. If you are going to get a G3258, you should be overclocking it. 

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $941.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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If you can budge $40. Should you save money for a good CPU cooler in the future you can OC the CPU quite a bit.

 

This is nice, stretch your budget man only $40 more @MajorTomHehe

The most common result of insufficient wattage is a paperweight that looks like a PC

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That is what you should go for but if you can't break budget drop the cpu down to a pentium g3258 and just clock it up to 4.5Ghz It will do just as well in 99% of games

It will not do well in 99% of games at all. Games have been using 3 cores for a while now and will continue to use more than 2/3 (Battlefield 3 prime example, can use 6 cores) so the G3258 will become quite the bottleneck and I do not recommend it at all.

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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A G3258 will cockblock him harder than hard with current games and future games.

Have you seen the thing in gaming benchmarks? Overclocked it sits there with the extreme edition cpus in everything except battlefield. 

Ryzen 3700x -Evga RTX 2080 Super- Msi x570 Gaming Edge - G.Skill Ripjaws 3600Mhz RAM - EVGA SuperNova G3 750W -500gb 970 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 850 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 840 Evo  - 4Tb WD Blue- NZXT h500 - ROG Swift PG348Q

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It is good for under 900 dollars


 



Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($114.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($19.94 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($129.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $864.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I wouldn't get windows from G2A. They are not even licensed to sell normal windows keys so they sell MSDN keys (which should not be sold) and they only last 1-2 years.

I've been wondering about that G2A thing for a while, can you give me more information?

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It is good for under 900 dollars
 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($114.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($19.94 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($129.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $864.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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That graphics card is waaaaaaay too weak for that CPU. This build is not very balanced at all.

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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I've been wondering about that G2A thing for a while, can you give me more information?

Quite simply, someone on Tom's hardware asked microsoft about this (Check my previous posts, I mention it and link to it in another one) and he got back that G2A is not licensed to sell Microsoft keys (He got this from the piracy prevention team).

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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What do expect for 900? Not much unless you go for AMD

LIke i said, budge $40 and you get what I suggested and the R9 280X is an incredibly competitive card which can max out BF4 on 1080p and run 60fps (thanks to mantle).

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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Quite simply, someone on Tom's hardware asked microsoft about this (Check my previous posts, I mention it and link to it in another one) and he got back that G2A is not licensed to sell Microsoft keys (He got this from the piracy prevention team).

Can you link it to me. it only displays your last 5 or so posts in your pf

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Can you link it to me. it only displays your last 5 or so posts in your pf

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2211493/g2a-windows-professional-64bit-legitimate.html

 

Right here, about in the middle.

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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