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For some time I have been without a dedicated Gaming PC. So it is time I sit aside the cash to do so. I have a $1,000 U.S. budget(Monitor, Keyboard, and mouse or similar products not included). Any suggestions? Do you have questions about your own build? Feel free to comment as needed and I or a more experienced user would love to help.

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CPU

Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor

$188.99 @ NCIX US

Motherboard

MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

$79.99 @ Amazon

Memory

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

$78.85 @ B&H

Storage

Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

$84.99 @ NCIX US

Storage

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

$51.99 @ NCIX US

Video Card

XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card

$293.99 @ Newegg

Case

Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case

$39.99 @ NCIX US

Power Supply

Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

$34.99 @ Newegg

Optical Drive

Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

$19.98 @ OutletPC

Monitor

Dell S2340M 60Hz 23.0" Monitor

$119.99 @ Newegg

Keyboard

Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard

$9.99 @ B&H

Mouse

Cooler Master Recon Wired Optical Mouse

$28.98 @ Newegg

 

 

Total

 

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

$1032.72

 

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RIG:  CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Internal HDD SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" SSD Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card Case: Corsair 780T PSU: NZXT HALE82 850W 80+ Bronze Monitor: LG 34UM95-P Keyboard: Steelseries Apex Keyboard Mouse: Razer Taipan Mouse Mat: Razer Vespula Sound: Cyber Acoustics CA-3090, Corsair Vengeance 2100 :  1998.40 Euro

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32 dollars more, but oh well.

RIG:  CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Internal HDD SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" SSD Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card Case: Corsair 780T PSU: NZXT HALE82 850W 80+ Bronze Monitor: LG 34UM95-P Keyboard: Steelseries Apex Keyboard Mouse: Razer Taipan Mouse Mat: Razer Vespula Sound: Cyber Acoustics CA-3090, Corsair Vengeance 2100 :  1998.40 Euro

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CPU Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor $188.99 @ NCIX US Motherboard MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $79.99 @ Amazon Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $78.85 @ B&H Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $84.99 @ NCIX US Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $51.99 @ NCIX US Video Card XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card $293.99 @ Newegg Case Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case $39.99 @ NCIX US Power Supply Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $34.99 @ Newegg Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.98 @ OutletPC Monitor Dell S2340M 60Hz 23.0" Monitor $119.99 @ Newegg Keyboard Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard $9.99 @ B&H Mouse Cooler Master Recon Wired Optical Mouse $28.98 @ Newegg     Total   Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available $1032.72   Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-12 20:18 EDT-0400

This, but you can switch out the i5 with a 8350 if you want to bring down the price a bit.

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A little over, but ZaBoss included peripherals and I will always recommend ASUS motherboards, the R9 290 is a much better value than the 280X in my opinion and if you're willing to (as I was) you can find former coin miners selling them in perfect condition on eBay for around $250, $70 cheaper than list price. I also think Hitachi offers more value for HDDs and G.Skill is great for RAM.

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | ASUS Z97-A | Intel Core i5 4690K | G.Skill Ripjaw 4 GB (desperately needs upgrade) | MSI Radeon R9 290 | EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 | Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB SSD | Seagate Constellation 1 TB HDD (also needs upgrade) | NZXT Kraken X61 for CPU | NZXT Kraken X61 + G10 for GPU | Corsair M45 | CM Storm Quickfire TK | ASUS Xonar DSX | Denon AD-H2000

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http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Ian_Balisy/saved/jsHqqs

 

A little over, but ZaBoss included peripherals and I will always recommend ASUS motherboards, the R9 290 is a much better value than the 280X in my opinion and if you're willing to (as I was) you can find former coin miners selling them in perfect condition on eBay for around $250, $70 cheaper than list price. I also think Hitachi offers more value for HDDs and G.Skill is great for RAM.

asus boards really arent worth it

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.99 @ Newegg) 




Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 


Total: $996.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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asus boards really arent worth it

 

Having had experience with MSI, EVGA, ASRock (never everg again), Foxconn, Gigabyte and ASUS motherboards, the only ones that didn't have problems were the Gigabyte and ASUS boards. MSI, Foxconn and ASRock died after less than two years each (unacceptable in my book) and the companies were completely unwilling to honor the warranties. Why do you say ASUS boards aren't worth it?

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | ASUS Z97-A | Intel Core i5 4690K | G.Skill Ripjaw 4 GB (desperately needs upgrade) | MSI Radeon R9 290 | EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 | Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB SSD | Seagate Constellation 1 TB HDD (also needs upgrade) | NZXT Kraken X61 for CPU | NZXT Kraken X61 + G10 for GPU | Corsair M45 | CM Storm Quickfire TK | ASUS Xonar DSX | Denon AD-H2000

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Having had experience with MSI, EVGA, ASRock (never everg again), Foxconn, Gigabyte and ASUS motherboards, the only ones that didn't have problems were the Gigabyte and ASUS boards. MSI, Foxconn and ASRock died after less than two years each (unacceptable in my book) and the companies were completely unwilling to honor the warranties. Why do you say ASUS boards aren't worth it?

they dont offer much more in term of features for a higher price and the small difference in build quality isnt worth it for me

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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they dont offer much more in term of features for a higher price and the small difference in build quality isnt worth it for me

 

None of them really offer more features at this point. For me the exceptional BIOS, fan control, customer support are worth a little more money. That doesn't have to be the case for everyone though.

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | ASUS Z97-A | Intel Core i5 4690K | G.Skill Ripjaw 4 GB (desperately needs upgrade) | MSI Radeon R9 290 | EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 | Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB SSD | Seagate Constellation 1 TB HDD (also needs upgrade) | NZXT Kraken X61 for CPU | NZXT Kraken X61 + G10 for GPU | Corsair M45 | CM Storm Quickfire TK | ASUS Xonar DSX | Denon AD-H2000

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None of them really offer more features at this point. For me the exceptional BIOS, fan control, customer support are worth a little more money. That doesn't have to be the case for everyone though.

exactly

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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