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[PowerPigeon]

So the day is finally approaching. I went to the NCIX retail store last night and paid for all of the components. I'm waiting on the case and the memory, they should be here around Monday or Tuesday. I was hoping to have the build completed before Christmas, but it looks like I will have to build it next weekend.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $204.98) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $132.99) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $79.99) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.98) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  (Purchased For $219.99) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $129.99) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $64.98) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $109.99) 

Other: LG 22MP56HQ-P 22" IPS Monitor (Purchased For $159.99)

Other: LG GP50NB40 Slim External 8x Black DVD Writer USB 2.0 Retail (Purchased For $29.99)

Total: $1190.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-20 16:04 EST-0500

Some prices might be different than what I actually paid, I left the receipt with my dad as he is going to pick up the last two parts for me. I'm also gonna do some MIRs. 

 

[the jolly roger]

 

So the day is finally approaching. I went to the NCIX retail store last night and paid for all of the components. I'm waiting on the case and the memory, they should be here around Monday or Tuesday. I was hoping to have the build completed before Christmas, but it looks like I will have to build it next weekend.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $204.98) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $132.99) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $79.99) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.98) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  (Purchased For $219.99) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $129.99) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $64.98) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $109.99) 

Other: LG 22MP56HQ-P 22" IPS Monitor (Purchased For $159.99)

Other: LG GP50NB40 Slim External 8x Black DVD Writer USB 2.0 Retail (Purchased For $29.99)

Total: $1190.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-20 16:04 EST-0500

Some prices might be different than what I actually paid, I left the receipt with my dad as he is going to pick up the last two parts for me. I'm also gonna do some MIRs. 

 

 

is that an i5 4460??? why pick up a z97 board for it?? unless you plan to get an i7 later i guess

[Ripull]

Yeh, locked processor +Z97 board makes no sense.

[PowerPigeon]

is that an i5 4460??? why pick up a z97 board for it?? unless you plan to get an i7 later i guess

 

 

Yeh, locked processor +Z97 board makes no sense.

I wasn't originally going to get this board, but the one that I had selected wasn't compatible with Haswell refresh CPUs, and I have no way to update the BIOS. It was easier for me to get a compatible board that I can't take full advantage of than have to get another CPU for a BIOS update.