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What would be a good, upgradable gaming pc that is around 700-900 dollars, including a razer blackwidow ultimate/chroma and razer taipan mouse, case fans, and Windows 8.1.

I would like a 1tb hdd+ssd for os, An nvidia graphics card, and an nzxt Phantom 410. You don't have to include these, but it would be nice to have.

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You're talking 600 or less for the build then... the mouse, os, and keyboard are gonna be 300 alone.

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 




Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($164.95 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Razer Taipan Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1042.10

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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about 150 about your price range. it includes a very upgradable motherboard, 1 ram stick for upgrade ability to 32 easier than a 2x4, an arguable 960, due to current 970 issues and NVIDIA limitation, some breathing room or upgradable power supply. I guarentee someone else will have a build with a 970 and 4690k, but probably doesn't have a 250 GB SSD, all your peripherals, and a z97. yes the cpu does blow, but i can't recommend a 6300, and didnt want to get a cheapo i5.

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GPhhTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GPhhTW/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($186.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($97.90 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Hitachi Travelstar 5K1000 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Azza CSAZ-920B ATX Mid Tower Case  ($72.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($90.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) 
Mouse: Razer Taipan Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1070.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This is personally what I would do if restrained to that budget with those specs. 

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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Z97 board so if you upgrade to a unlocked cpu you can overclock. Also support for SLI with a high enough power supply for most cards. SSD and HDD included. I also tried to match a color scheme across all the parts (blue/black).
 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($164.95 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Razer Taipan Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1046.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Ok I honestly think that you are just being fanboy for nVidia, so here you go

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($22.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($22.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($164.95 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Razer Taipan Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1123.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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If you really must have nvidia go for a 980 and spend $200 more, because the 970 is having issues that may or may not be fix able by drivers
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Ok I honestly think that you are just being fanboy for nVidia, so here you go

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($22.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($22.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)

Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard ($164.95 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Razer Taipan Wired Laser Mouse ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1123.56

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If you really must have nvidia go for a 980 and spend $200 more, because the 970 is having issues that may or may not be fix able by drivers

Is it easily upgraded, if so, this is perfect. The nvidia graphics card is for some of its exclusive features, such as shadow play. But to be honest , now that I think about it, I'll just pay the $27 for fraps. Plus, I am a bit of an nvidia fanboy :P
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Ok I honestly think that you are just being fanboy for nVidia, so here you go

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($22.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($22.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($164.95 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Razer Taipan Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1123.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 21:06 EST-0500
 
If you really must have nvidia go for a 980 and spend $200 more, because the 970 is having issues that may or may not be fix able by drivers

 

30$ more and get 290x (Asus). :)

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The PC you posted

ohh yes i guess you could get 2 more 4 Gb moduals later if you need 16 Gb or replace both sticks and get 4 8Gb sticks to get the max of 32, and you can always get new Gpus. I really just picked the best price to performance stuff that was on pricepicker at the moment... I guess there are i7s too.

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30$ more and get 290x (Asus). :)

 

 

yes you can do that, but I guess that's better... I think I just didn't see it

here are all the ones that are 290x that are cheap

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9290xdc2oc4gd5    279.40

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr929xoc4gd    279.99

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr9290x4gbd5tdhe   232.99

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290xedfd    279.99

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