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kinda lop side on the GPU part

 

drop it to the R9 285 GPU and you can go for the i5 4460 or 4690K since you got a Z97 board

 

add 4GB to make the total RAM 8GB

 

add a SSD to the build to make OS and Games load faster

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1. Budget & Location
$500 USD, America

2. Aim
Mostly a heavy gaming computer.
3. Monitors
I have one monitor for him currently, may run two in the future.

4. Peripherals
No peripherals.

5. Why are you upgrading?
To give it to my brother.

 

 

I already have the MSI Krait Edition board, and 4gb Kingston HyperX fury white edition

ram.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($239.70 @ Newegg) 
Total: $525.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 07:54 EST-0500

Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zBRFrH

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kinda lop side on the GPU part

 

drop it to the R9 285 GPU and you can go for the i5 4460 or 4690K since you got a Z97 board

 

add 4GB to make the total RAM 8GB

 

add a SSD to the build to make OS and Games load faster

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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kinda lop side on the GPU part

 

drop it to the R9 285 GPU and you can go for the i5 4460 or 4690K since you got a Z97 board

 

add 4GB to make the total RAM 8GB

 

add a SSD to the build to make OS and Games load faster

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($179.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $579.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 08:06 EST-0500
 
Forgot I already have an SSD. This better? Any good cheaper case recommendations?

Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zBRFrH

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($179.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $579.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 08:06 EST-0500
 
Forgot I already have an SSD. This better?

 

yes it looks better now

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $523.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 08:09 EST-0500

*shrugs*

"an obvious supporter of privacy"

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $523.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 08:09 EST-0500

*shrugs*

that 3258 is not ideal for this budget it's too low end

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $523.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 08:09 EST-0500

*shrugs*

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($179.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $579.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 08:20 EST-0500
 
^This is what I'm using. 

Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zBRFrH

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^This is what I'm using.

You can save a few by dropping the H212 evo because you won't be ocing that 4460

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that 3258 is not ideal for this budget it's too low end

 

At least he can enjoy the OC abilities of the Z97 motherboard. And, even though it is low end, it's pretty baller.

 

 

Check the results.

"an obvious supporter of privacy"

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