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2mnbars
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Motherboard: ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $412.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 01:05 EST-0500

 

 

IMO this build pushes the limits of what you can get for around $400.

Suggestions and thoughts welcome.

༼ つ ◕_◕༽つ GIB 960 ༼ つ ◕_◕༽つ

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i cant really think of anything much better than your build for about 400

 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.15 @ Mwave) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB ACX Video Card  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $424.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 01:17 EST-0500

Yes Yes Legalize Gay Marriage sure, but have you ever considered Weaponizing Gay?

 

CPU: I5 4690 3.5ghz || MOBO: MSI B85-G43 Gaming Board || RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance Pro - Red || GPU: Gainward GTX770 Phantom 4gb || PSU: EVGA SuperNova 750W Gold || Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 || SSD: Corsair Force 120GB || HDD: 1TB WD Black
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i cant really think of anything much better than your build for about 400

 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.15 @ Mwave) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB ACX Video Card  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $424.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 01:17 EST-0500

 

 

I think the 660 might outperform the 750 (not considering power consumption)

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I think the 660 might outperform the 750 (not considering power consumption)

yea i was thinking that

Yes Yes Legalize Gay Marriage sure, but have you ever considered Weaponizing Gay?

 

CPU: I5 4690 3.5ghz || MOBO: MSI B85-G43 Gaming Board || RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance Pro - Red || GPU: Gainward GTX770 Phantom 4gb || PSU: EVGA SuperNova 750W Gold || Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 || SSD: Corsair Force 120GB || HDD: 1TB WD Black
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Motherboard: ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $412.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 01:05 EST-0500
 
 
IMO this build pushes the limits of what you can get for around $400.
Suggestions and thoughts welcome.

 

The graphics card is about as good as you'll get for the money, but I threw in another option

 

 
Motherboard: ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $425.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 01:24 EST-0500
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Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.98 @ SuperBiiz) 



Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $527.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 02:07 EST-0500

 

I'd run XBMC on top so I don't lose games in my library, and the GPU would need to be upgraded

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