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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $797.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Just looking to see if this is acceptable, and where you guys might change things while staying under 800USD

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Looks good, I wouldn't get an Asrock board though, but that's just me

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Can lower the price if we swap out your case @Mefoga

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $810.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 22:24 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.91 @ Newegg)

Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $797.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 22:18 EDT-0400

 

Just looking to see if this is acceptable, and where you guys might change things while staying under 800USD

Get a h/z97 board and you're good. If you just game, 

 

Can lower the price if we swap out your case @Mefoga

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($60.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.00 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($88.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $810.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 22:24 EDT-0400

then get this. 

I could be very wrong

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No... A Pentium G3258 would be much better.

I'll take the athlon over the g3258 because it's a quad core. I'm not only using my pc as a gaming pc and a quad core is good at multitasking. I only have a G3258 as my CPU in my rig right now because I'm waiting for Broadwell and I can wait for it. :)

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Thats only if you OC the hell out of it.

Then do so... 

I've heard many success stories on the G3258. 

You can always bullshit that there is a problem with the CPU and return/RMA it.

(Or buy multiple, pick the best one, and return the rest)*

*If you live in the U.S.A. I mean. Returns accepted no questions asked.

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Then do so... 

I've heard many success stories on the G3258. 

You can always bullshit that there is a problem with the CPU and return/RMA it.

(Or buy multiple, pick the best one, and return the rest)*

*If you live in the U.S.A. I mean. Returns accepted no questions asked.

In his budget, its better to get a higher end CPU then this an a good cooler, IMO.

I could be very wrong

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In his budget, its better to get a higher end CPU then this an a good cooler, IMO.

Don't think so, since many games today are more GPU dependent. 

As you see in Austin's video, the G3258 was hardly a bottleneck.

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Don't think so, since many games today are more GPU dependent. 

As you see in Austin's video, the G3258 was hardly a bottleneck.

He got a good chip and OC'ed to 4.7. If cheating retailers is the way to go for you to win the silicon lotery, then by all means. But out of the box, I think the 860k is a better chip for the money.

I could be very wrong

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I'm not sure if those mushroom sticks of RAM will work. They might be too soft to slot into place. :P:D JK

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He got a good chip and OC'ed to 4.7. If cheating retailers is the way to go for you to win the silicon lotery, then by all means. But out of the box, I think the 860k is a better chip for the money.

I'll personally take stronger single core performance over more cores and a hefty power consumption but it seems like this issue is debatable. :)

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Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.78 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.70 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($251.49 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($88.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: LEPA Vortex 12 PWM 63.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($1.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: LEPA Vortex 12 PWM 63.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($1.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: LEPA Vortex 12 PWM 63.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($1.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: LEPA Vortex 12 PWM 63.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($1.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $797.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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750ti? Pish!

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