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Need monitors, mouse, keyboard, headphones, OS? Purpose for gaming?

 

 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.93 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($349.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1212.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I know that PSU is overkill but whatever. You can get cheaper one if you wish but I think this one is a very good PSU for its price given the fact that it is also fully modular.
OS from G2A.com but you will get only key you will have to download ISO and make your own bootable DVD/USB.
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best pc for $1250 never built a pc before 

 

Hey bud where are you located? what is the PC for?

 

I assume you need accessories? keyboad mouse? OS? monitor? etc etc etc

 

once we have some detail we can help do some builds

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Location? Access to a Microcenter or Fry's? What is the use for this machine? Will you need peripherals? If so what will you need? Mouse? Keyboard? Headset? Speakers? OS? Monitor?

 

Once we have that info we can help you majorly.

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Location? Access to a Microcenter or Fry's? What is the use for this machine? Will you need peripherals? If so what will you need? Mouse? Keyboard? Headset? Speakers? OS? Monitor?

 

Once we have that info we can help you majorly.

 

Hey bud where are you located? what is the PC for?

 

I assume you need accessories? keyboad mouse? OS? monitor? etc etc etc

 

once we have some detail we can help do some builds

 

Need monitors, mouse, keyboard, headphones, OS? Purpose for gaming?

 

Need monitors, mouse, keyboard, headphones, OS? Purpose for gaming?

gaming and yes i need os and nothing else 

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gaming and yes i need os and nothing else 

Can you tell where do you come from, the country you have been born, where do you live right now?! and perhaps a shop near you that may have a site or.. something like that?! *hail satin*

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This is my suggestion:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rBFqwP

 

CPU: R5 5800X3D Motherboard - MSI X570 Gaming Plus RAM - 32GB Corsair DDR4 GPU - XFX 7900 XTX 4GB Case - NZXT H5 Flow (White) Storage - 2X 4TB Samsung 990 Pro PSU - Corsair RM100E Cooling - Corsair H100i Elite Capellix Keyboard Corsair K70 (Brown Switches)  Mouse - Corsair Nightsword RGB

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This is my suggestion:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rBFqwP

 

veyr bad suggestion for gaming...ths FX aint good at gaming.

icon_share.png WereCat suggestion was a much better gaming machine, i'd build something similar.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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Need monitors, mouse, keyboard, headphones, OS? Purpose for gaming?

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.93 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($349.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1212.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 11:48 EDT-0400
 
I know that PSU is overkill but whatever. You can get cheaper one if you wish but I think this one is a very good PSU for its price given the fact that it is also fully modular.
OS from G2A.com but you will get only key you will have to download ISO and make your own bootable DVD/USB.

 

Motherboard/Cooler/Case/PSU are all overkill. What's the point of a 120$ cooler for Haswell? You're not a lot with a bunch of cooling capacity, motherboard doesn't make much sense when he didnt mention that he's planning to SLI, Case well its just 40-60$ more for blingbling.

Swapped them out and took quieter parts;

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.79 @ Newegg) 
Memory: PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($68.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($355.91 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1038.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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veyr bad suggestion for gaming...ths FX aint good at gaming.

icon_share.png WereCat suggestion was a much better gaming machine, i'd build something similar.

 

can i lol?

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veyr bad suggestion for gaming...ths FX aint good at gaming.

icon_share.png WereCat suggestion was a much better gaming machine, i'd build something similar.

 

The FX is great at gaming, I wouldn'g have bought one for myself if it wasn't.

CPU: R5 5800X3D Motherboard - MSI X570 Gaming Plus RAM - 32GB Corsair DDR4 GPU - XFX 7900 XTX 4GB Case - NZXT H5 Flow (White) Storage - 2X 4TB Samsung 990 Pro PSU - Corsair RM100E Cooling - Corsair H100i Elite Capellix Keyboard Corsair K70 (Brown Switches)  Mouse - Corsair Nightsword RGB

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best pc for $1250 never built a pc before 

This is a cheap build. and im not sure if u need keyboard and mouse again >.>

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $970.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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The FX is great at gaming, I wouldn'g have bought one for myself if it wasn't.

It isn't about how good FX CPU's are. It's about what will offer the best performance for his price which I'll go further in.

 

 

This is a cheap build. and im not sure if u need keyboard and mouse again >.>

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $970.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $279.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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280$ for FX 4300 performance? Quite expensive isn't it? Goodluck getting above 4.3GHz with that evo 212 and a 4 phase board (don't even try to claim it's a 8 phase -> its with a doubler).

 

Even at 5GHz, it still gets massively outperformed and it's more expensive.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $216.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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It isn't about how good FX CPU's are. It's about what will offer the best performance for his price which I'll go further in.

 

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $279.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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280$ for FX 4300 performance? Quite expensive isn't it? Goodluck getting above 4.3GHz with that evo 212 and a 4 phase board (don't even try to claim it's a 8 phase -> its with a doubler).

 

Even at 5GHz, it still gets massively outperformed and it's more expensive.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $216.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 12:15 EDT-0400

 

 

not sure if you realise what u're saying, the fx comes at 4ghz turbo and not being able to 4.2 with that cooler?! wow! u.u and since when 8320 perform the same as a 4300?........

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not sure if you realise what u're saying, the fx comes at 4ghz turbo and not being able to 4.2 with that cooler?! wow! u.u and since when 8320 perform the same as a 4300?........

Yeah most games do not even take advantage of more than 2-4 cores. Since AMD bins their 8320's for 9xxx series, most of them are averaging at 4.4GHz.

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They call me,

 

The Build Whisperer

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d2TqwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d2TqwP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($81.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1206.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 12:46 EDT-0400

 

If you live near a Microcenter, you can drop that price down even further.  Also, don't forget to use Visa Checkout on Newegg for 10% off, up to $20.

"I genuinely dislike the promulgation of false information, especially to people who are asking for help selecting new parts."

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Yeah most games do not even take advantage of more than 2-4 cores. Since AMD bins their 8320's for 9xxx series, most of them are averaging at 4.4GHz.

alright, i see your point, but i don't want to believe an 8320 limited at 4 cores 4.2 would perform the same as a 4300 at 4.2 ... there is the xMb L3 cache which plays role isn't it?

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alright, i see your point, but i don't want to believe an 8320 limited at 4 cores 4.2 would perform the same as a 4300 at 4.2 ... there is the xMb L3 cache which plays role isn't it?

Cache makes a bit of a different but mainly the way CMT works but the difference in games are around 10% in 4-threaded games.

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Motherboard/Cooler/Case/PSU are all overkill. What's the point of a 120$ cooler for Haswell? You're not a lot with a bunch of cooling capacity, motherboard doesn't make much sense when he didnt mention that he's planning to SLI, Case well its just 40-60$ more for blingbling.

 

 

I did that build before he mentioned anything. So I went for build that looks nice and is overclockable and upgradable.

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