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I feel extremely dumb posting here, but I've only bought pre-built pc's my whole life. Recently, I've been getting mad at the options I have, and I have decided to attempt to build a computer. As I am very new to this, I've done as much research as I could, and I'm still very lost on what to get. So, me being incapable of figuring out anything by myself, a friend recommended me here.

 

So, what I'm looking for is the most bang for my buck (gaming wise) for a new PC. I have roughly $1k, but as I said before, I've only bought prebuilt PCs so thats my budget for everything, including case, monitor, boot disk, etc. So, I was wondering if you guys could help, I really don't need exact parts, but if you could do that it'll be great, but if anything please just point me in the right direction. As I am new to this, I don't know everything, but I'm relativly sure I've got the basics. Thanks in advanced.

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Location? and Do you need keyboard and mouse also what will you be using this for? also

Welcome to linustechtips!!!

My PC

[ I5 4690k (no oc) - Gigabyte Z97 D3H - 8GB Ram - Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X ]

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Location? and Do you need keyboard and mouse also what will you be using this for?

Thanks for the quick response.

 

I live on the east coast of the united states.

As I said before, but I should have clarified a little more, I am looking to build a gaming computer.

 

Also, Thanks for the welcome!!!

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I feel extremely dumb posting here, but I've only bought pre-built pc's my whole life. Recently, I've been getting mad at the options I have, and I have decided to attempt to build a computer. As I am very new to this, I've done as much research as I could, and I'm still very lost on what to get. So, me being incapable of figuring out anything by myself, a friend recommended me here.

 

So, what I'm looking for is the most bang for my buck (gaming wise) for a new PC. I have roughly $1k, but as I said before, I've only bought prebuilt PCs so thats my budget for everything, including case, monitor, boot disk, etc. So, I was wondering if you guys could help, I really don't need exact parts, but if you could do that it'll be great, but if anything please just point me in the right direction. As I am new to this, I don't know everything, but I'm relativly sure I've got the basics. Thanks in advanced.

 

If you are going for bang to buck I would recommend AMD becuase they have pretty decent CPUs for much better perf to $ than intel, and their GPUs have gone down a bunch because of NVIDIA

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pretty good ehh?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.94 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX248H 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($179.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1053.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-07 11:25 EST-0500

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.94 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.93 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.69 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($219.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: AOC E2260SWDN 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1014.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-07 11:25 EST-0500

My PC

[ I5 4690k (no oc) - Gigabyte Z97 D3H - 8GB Ram - Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X ]

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pretty good ehh?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.94 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.79 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ Amazon)

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

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($209.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Asus VX248H 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($179.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1053.64

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-07 11:25 EST-0500

Oh shit.

Thanks!

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I would not recommend a cpu cooler. Stock cooler will work just fine, no problem... unless you're doing ultra extreme overclocking which i assume you're not.

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Oh shit.

Thanks!

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4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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I would not recommend a cpu cooler. Stock cooler will work just fine, no problem... unless you're doing ultra extreme overclocking which i assume you're not.

for $30 youre better off saving yourself the hassle and getting the aftermarket cooler.

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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for $30 youre better off saving yourself the hassle and getting the aftermarket cooler.

I am using a i7-4790K overclocked to 4.4GHz on a stock cooler and it's quiet and cool....

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I am using a i7-4790K overclocked to 4.4GHz on a stock cooler and it's quiet and cool....

yeh ok...

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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I am using a i7-4790K overclocked to 4.4GHz on a stock cooler and it's quiet and cool....

That sucks, i got my 5820k to 5.1ghz on the stock cooler.

Steve

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I appreciate all the help guys, I couldn't be happier.
Will start ordering parts friday, I'll try to post picks.

Kudos to you guys!

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That sucks, i got my 5820k to 5.1ghz on the stock cooler.

That sucks because I'm not over-stressing my system and it will last longer than yours? I still get same performance though because there are other bottlenecks.... You should not push the processor that much when it's really not needed.

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Hey guys, back again to bother you again.

 

Upon researching the PSU, it seems to not be the most, ugh, reliable piece of equipment, any alternatives?

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I am using a i7-4790K overclocked to 4.4GHz on a stock cooler and it's quiet and cool....

Where do you live? Antarctica?  Stock coolers cant even handle their non OC temps ;-( 

--- CPU:  AMD A10-7850k --- Motherboard:  ASUS X88MPlus --- RAM:  G-Skill 8GB Ripjaws X DDR3 2133 Dual --- GPU:  Integrated APU --- Case:  Aerocool Dead Silence Gaming Cube Case  ---

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Where do you live? Antarctica?  Stock coolers cant even handle their non OC temps ;-( 

Well apparantly they do.... You guys can argue it all u want but I'm sitting here with 55-65C while gaming...  (and no, my room is not at 0C or smthin....)

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Hey guys, back again to bother you again.

 

Upon researching the PSU, it seems to not be the most, ugh, reliable piece of equipment, any alternatives?

What's your price limit for it>?

Try finding this one:

650W Seasonic X series 80+ Gold

I'm using it and so far so good, I'm happy about it and I haven't heard anything bad about this PSU from others.

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Hey guys, upon insight from some IRL friends and tons of research, I have re-done my parts list.

It isn't quite as beefy as before, but I made sure its improvable.

 

Its here: 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PkF4Jx

 

Mostly red/black theme, wanted to do black/orange but wasn't any nicely themed parts.

I'm relatively sure theres no compatibility issues, but if there is any let me know. Feel free to let me know of you think I have made any rash choices, or just recommendations. Thanks in advanced.

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