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Gaming, Multitasking (School, Work, Programming) and Content Consumption. 

 

As others have suggested, get a Z97 motherboard, a different ssd, and a different psu. You might consider Antec HCG-620M for the psu. Pretty much any ssd except the V300 will do. (Shortly after release and without any notice Kingston changed to much slower memory chips. Hence benchmarks on early examples significantly overstate performance.)

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As you all may know I have a ton of computers . They change a lot, new graphics cards (Or old ones), different CPU Coolers etc. I want one computer for my office that doent change that I don't touch I am trying to keep it sub $1000 USD. I have 16GB of 1866 RAM already and 2, 2TB hard drives.

 

The Specs I am thinking about:

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($335.66 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill RISE ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.66 @ Newegg) 
Total: $977.27

 

Any changes. It really needs to be under 1k USD. 

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As you all may know I have a ton of computers . They change a lot, new graphics cards (Or old ones), different CPU Coolers etc. I want one computer for my office that doent change that I don't touch I am trying to keep it sub $1000 USD. I have 16GB of 1866 RAM already and 2, 2TB hard drives.

 

The Specs I am thinking about:

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($335.66 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill RISE ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.66 @ Newegg) 
Total: $977.27

 

Any changes. It really needs to be under 1k USD. 

 

Go for a Z97 Motherboard.

 

If you are not an MSI lover, my mobo is pretty good.

HP 15-BA021AX - 2.3GHz AMD A10-9600P processor - 4GB DDR4 RAM - 1TB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive - 15.6-inch screen, AMD Radeon R7 M440 2GB Graphics - Windows 10

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I'd get an MX100 SSD over the Kingston unit.

And as stated, a better z97 motherboard.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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Go for a Z97 Motherboard.

 

If you are not an MSI lover, my mobo is pretty good.

 

 

Get a Z97 board, other than that, nice build :)

 

 

I'd get an MX100 SSD over the Kingston unit.

And as stated, a better z97 motherboard.

I went with a z97 although it made the price go about $70 above 1k. I changed it slightly is this still pretty good 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($289.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill RISE ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.66 @ Newegg) 
Total: $945.60
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Aaaaaaarrrrrrrr, under budget to be sure!  ;)

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $839.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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As you all may know I have a ton of computers . They change a lot, new graphics cards (Or old ones), different CPU Coolers etc. I want one computer for my office that doent change that I don't touch I am trying to keep it sub $1000 USD. I have 16GB of 1866 RAM already and 2, 2TB hard drives.

 

The Specs I am thinking about:

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($335.66 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill RISE ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.66 @ Newegg) 
Total: $977.27

 

Any changes. It really needs to be under 1k USD. 

If you don't plan on adding a 2nd gpu swap the psu for the Rosewill Capstone M 550W or any good 550W (Seasonic, XFX etc).

 

The Kingston SSD isn't very good. I would suggest the Crucial MX100.

 

Get a Z97 board over a Z87 board.

 

You don't really need a H100i for an i5. I would look at the Coolermaster Hyper 212 or something from Noctua/Bequiet. Is your current Ram low profile stuff ?

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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: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Micro Center)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)

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

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1074.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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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: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Micro Center)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)

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

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1074.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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How's this?

I think we can cut down the PSU a good deal, he wants under 1k remember.

Because he had a hard drive.

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If you don't plan on adding a 2nd gpu swap the psu for the Rosewill Capstone M 550W or any good 550W (Seasonic, XFX etc).

 

The Kingston SSD isn't very good. I would suggest the Crucial MX100.

 

Get a Z97 board over a Z87 board.

 

You don't really need a H100i for an i5. I would look at the Coolermaster Hyper 212 or something from Noctua/Bequiet. Is your current Ram low profile stuff ?

My current ram is low profile. 

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Gaming, Multitasking (School, Work, Programming) and Content Consumption. 

 

As others have suggested, get a Z97 motherboard, a different ssd, and a different psu. You might consider Antec HCG-620M for the psu. Pretty much any ssd except the V300 will do. (Shortly after release and without any notice Kingston changed to much slower memory chips. Hence benchmarks on early examples significantly overstate performance.)

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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