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CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($93.59 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.99 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($369.99 @ Amazon) 

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


Total: $1069.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 03:41 EDT-0400

 

With an excellent air cooler for OC'ing. It may be a bit high on the money side but this build performs very well, just OC the 4690k to about 4.3-4.4 and you're set for quite a while.

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This is the current plan that I have:

Price- ~1,000 USD (in the 900's if you can)

Case- Corsair 200R
Processor- Intel Core i5 3570K
Ram- Corsair 16GB DDR3 1866
Cooling- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Storage- Seagate Barracuda 1T Hard Drive
Motherboard- ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Video Card- EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 760
Power supply- SeaSonic M12II 620 80 Plus Bronze

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CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($93.59 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.99 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($369.99 @ Amazon) 

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


Total: $1069.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 03:41 EDT-0400

 

With an excellent air cooler for OC'ing. It may be a bit high on the money side but this build performs very well, just OC the 4690k to about 4.3-4.4 and you're set for quite a while.

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 Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($93.59 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($369.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1069.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 03:41 EDT-0400
 
With an excellent air cooler for OC'ing. It may be a bit high on the money side but this build performs very well, just OC the 4690k to about 4.3-4.4 and you're set for quite a while.

 

to tired to come up with a build, so this ^^

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1006.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 04:13 EDT-0400

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($106.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $921.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 04:19 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Enermax ECA3280A-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1022.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 04:50 EDT-0400

Current Build + Setup

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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