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[Mithlob]

Hello,

 

I'm looking to finally upgrade my gaming rig (giving it away) and thought I'd try out building my own from scratch after years of part replacements. However, picking an upgrade for an already designated system is easy, but choosing the basic foundation I have no idea where to begin or what is optimal.

 

My ideal budget is around 900, but, I am more then willing to put an extra 100 if it makes a substantial boost in performance. This is entirely for gaming, needs dual monitor (already have just need compatible motherboard), and capable of future upgrades (as much as new technology allows). Also, unfortunately, an OS will have to be included in the original budget.

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Appreciate any advice and/or help and thanks for your time.

[TopplesS]

Hello,

 

I'm looking to finally upgrade my gaming rig (giving it away) and thought I'd try out building my own from scratch after years of part replacements. However, picking an upgrade for an already designated system is easy, but choosing the basic foundation I have no idea where to begin or what is optimal.

 

My ideal budget is around 900, but, I am more then willing to put an extra 100 if it makes a substantial boost in performance. This is entirely for gaming, needs dual monitor (already have just need compatible motherboard), and capable of future upgrades (as much as new technology allows). Also, unfortunately, an OS will have to be included in the original budget.

.

Appreciate any advice and/or help and thanks for your time.

Welcome to LTT!

First off, where are you from?

[turbopiki]

Hello,

 

I'm looking to finally upgrade my gaming rig (giving it away) and thought I'd try out building my own from scratch after years of part replacements. However, picking an upgrade for an already designated system is easy, but choosing the basic foundation I have no idea where to begin or what is optimal.

 

My ideal budget is around 900, but, I am more then willing to put an extra 100 if it makes a substantial boost in performance. This is entirely for gaming, needs dual monitor (already have just need compatible motherboard), and capable of future upgrades (as much as new technology allows). Also, unfortunately, an OS will have to be included in the original budget.

.

Appreciate any advice and/or help and thanks for your time.

900 what dollars ?

 

if yes maybe something like this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.78 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ 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: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ 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: $1014.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 23:58 EDT-0400

[Mithlob]

Welcome to LTT!

First off, where are you from?

 

Thank you very much, from the states, and Washington to be precise.

 

 

900 what dollars ?

 

if yes maybe something like this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.78 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ 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: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ 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: $1014.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 23:58 EDT-0400

 

 

Yes, dollars is correct, should have specified.

 

Also, any recommendations if I wanted to splurge 100 more or on the flip side if I needed to downgrade? Just trying to get a feel for what is a must have and what could be switch around if other local deals can be found. Thanks for the responses.

[HashtagMilk]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1002.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-02 00:20 EDT-0400

I used a Z97 motherboard for this build because it will be compatible with Broadwell CPUs when they come out, and it is a quality motherboard.

[turbopiki]

Thank you very much, from the states, and Washington to be precise.

 

 

Yes, dollars is correct, should have specified.

 

Also, any recommendations if I wanted to splurge 100 more or on the flip side if I needed to downgrade? Just trying to get a feel for what is a must have and what could be switch around if other local deals can be found. Thanks for the responses.

if you want to go under 1000$ take 1tb WD black instead of SSD and WD blue if you want to go even lower i would wait for GTX 960

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1002.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-02 00:20 EDT-0400

I used a Z97 motherboard for this build because it will be compatible with Broadwell CPUs when they come out, and it is a quality motherboard.

Z97 mobo is waste of money for non K CPUs. btw about compatibility with Broadwell its well known they will be compatible with H97 an Z97 so mobo that i suggested is fine

[Mithlob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1002.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-02 00:20 EDT-0400

I used a Z97 motherboard for this build because it will be compatible with Broadwell CPUs when they come out, and it is a quality motherboard.

 

Thank you for the additional build. Would you say the motherboard upgrade is worth the loss of SSD in the previous build?

 

Edit - Question answered.

[TopplesS]

Thank you very much, from the states, and Washington to be precise.

 

 

Yes, dollars is correct, should have specified.

 

Also, any recommendations if I wanted to splurge 100 more or on the flip side if I needed to downgrade? Just trying to get a feel for what is a must have and what could be switch around if other local deals can be found. Thanks for the responses.

 

$1000

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2QtVf7

- Motherboard that supports SLI and overclocking, great for installing another 970 and 4690K + cooler (if you want to OC)

- 256GB SSD

 

$900

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vyvzpg

- Dropping down to 780 for budget reasons, had to bump up the PSU also

- 128GB SSD

 

$800

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/s463WZ

- Dropping down to 770 and removing SSD for budget reasons

 

[HashtagMilk]

Thank you for the additional build. Would you say the motherboard upgrade is worth the loss of SSD in the previous build?

Edit - Question answered.

I think it is. The motherboard is solid and will last you a long time. It also has a lot of great features, not just for overclocking. If you do want to overclock, you can spend the extra money for an unclocked CPU.

[HashtagMilk]

Also, any recommendations if I wanted to splurge 100 more or on the flip side if I needed to downgrade?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.99 @ Mwave)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1075.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-02 00:48 EDT-0400

Added an aftermarket cooler and an unclocked CPU.

[TopplesS]

 

Z97 mobo is waste of money for non K CPUs. btw about compatibility with Broadwell its well known they will be compatible with H97 an Z97 so mobo that i suggested is fine

Unless the OP would like to SLI his cards, at which point it might be worth getting the Z97 board.

[Mithlob]

There is a quite a difference in your guys psu is that something I should take note of? Also, performance wise, how effective will the overclocking be in this system (never oc). I'd prefer to stay closer to 900 unless it truly is a substantial boost or if it allows for far greater ability to update down the road.