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Hi, I have planned a build for less than $700 (as I live in the United States) for major use of gaming, college work, and enjoying Steam Big Picture with my OG Xbox 360 Black controller. I am also building it to test the Streaming capabilities for my Nvidia Shield Portable.

 

The reason I want to upgrade is because my current one now plays most games in 30 fps or less. I also want to experience building my first PC on my own.

 

I am currently using a Samsung TV that has an VGA port because the Acer monitor is dead.

 

Although I already have the old X360 controller and a Rock Candy controller, I would also like to own a Logitech F710, Xbox One controller and the current Xbox 360 controller.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.83 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $666.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 11:16 EDT-0400

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Hi, I have planned a build for less than $700 (as I live in the United States) for major use of gaming, college work, and enjoying Steam Big Picture with my OG Xbox 360 Black controller. I am also building it to test the Streaming capabilities for my Nvidia Shield Portable.

 

The reason I want to upgrade is because my current one now plays most games in 30 fps or less. I also want to experience building my first PC on my own.

 

I am currently using a Samsung TV that has an VGA port because the Acer monitor is dead.

 

Although I already have the old X360 controller and a Rock Candy controller, I would also like to own a Logitech F710, Xbox One controller and the current Xbox 360 controller.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.83 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $666.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 11:16 EDT-0400

 

looks decent btw remember to follow your topics so you get notified almost immediately

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Ditch that SSD. You can buy it later and buying a stronger GPU (R9 280 or maybe even stretching to GTX 970) now is something you will NOT regret.

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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looks decent btw remember to follow your topics so you get notified almost immediately

Thank you for the feedback and advice. ;)

Intel Core i3-4150 | ASRock H81M-HDS | 1TB WD Caviar Blue | G.Skill Ares 8GB (2 X 4GB) | EVGA Geforce GTX 750 Ti Superclocked | Silverstone PS0B | XFX 550W 80+ Bronze | Windows 8.1 64-bit (Upgrading to Windows 10)

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 


Total: $751.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 11:25 EDT-0400

 

Slightly overbudget but stronger by a MASSIVE amount.. I highly suggest upping the budget for this, maybe even a bit more to get an I5.

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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If you don't mind not being able to OC due to locked multiplier then I say get this build and never regret it

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($247.94 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $889.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 11:30 EDT-0400

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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BUMP!

 

Looks like that video card is sold out.

 

So here's my version of those two builds.

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.78 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($349.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $907.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 08:06 EST-0500
 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.78 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $772.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 08:07 EST-0500

Intel Core i3-4150 | ASRock H81M-HDS | 1TB WD Caviar Blue | G.Skill Ares 8GB (2 X 4GB) | EVGA Geforce GTX 750 Ti Superclocked | Silverstone PS0B | XFX 550W 80+ Bronze | Windows 8.1 64-bit (Upgrading to Windows 10)

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