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1. Budget & Location
$1000 USD, I'm from the US. I would consider going above for a bit more performance or speed if necessary. Needs wireless card Please include in budget 

2. Aim 

I want a fast computer that performs well. I will be using it everyday for school work but primarily gaming. I Would like to play all types of games at high res.

3. Monitors
I am going to start out with one monitor But I plan on upgrading to two in the future they will be 1440p and are not included in the budget.
4. Peripherals
I need to purchase peripherals but do not include them in the budget. Recommendations would be appreciated. 
5. Why are you upgrading?
I am upgrading because i currently have a dell insprion one All-in-One computer that has no graphics card and doesn't handle gaming very well.

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Is the monitor included in budget?

CPU: some amd thing Motherboard: its black RAM: its memory thats for sure GPU: r7 260x Case: corsair spec 01 Storage: 1tb of it PSU: 430w, so many watts

Display: its asus Cooling: fans Keyboard: logitech g710+ #browns4lyfe Mouse: its a logitech Sound: its what you hear Operating System: winders  

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Also is the os included in budget?

CPU: some amd thing Motherboard: its black RAM: its memory thats for sure GPU: r7 260x Case: corsair spec 01 Storage: 1tb of it PSU: 430w, so many watts

Display: its asus Cooling: fans Keyboard: logitech g710+ #browns4lyfe Mouse: its a logitech Sound: its what you hear Operating System: winders  

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($101.98 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 



Total: $914.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-02 15:42 EST-0500

drop in your favorite wireless card under $100 and your good to go. 290x will max out at 1440p. would not reccomed 970 because of memory issue

 

for peripherals, this is what i recommend

 



 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $184.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-02 15:44 EST-0500

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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


Motherboard: Asus Z97-P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.49 @ SuperBiiz) 



Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($259.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ NCIX US) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($38.75 @ OutletPC) 

Other: case of choice ($99.99)

Total: $1027.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-02 15:52 EST-0500

Current Desktop Build | 2200G | RX 580 4GB | 8GB RAM | CTRL | Logitech G Pro Wireless

Laptop | 2018 MBA 256/16GB | MX Master 

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Give me some time, I'll be back.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bDqqQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bDqqQ7/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($177.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.38 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.38 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($205.66 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.55 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($88.98 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.78 @ OutletPC) 
Other: USB Optical Drive 
Total: $848.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-02 16:21 EST-0500
 
 
 
I'm i the UK, so I got the price as close as I could according to the exchange rate  :P
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CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($120.98 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Sandisk X110 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Total: $897.58

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-02 17:48 EST-0500

 

This will be SO much faster and prettier than every build suggested. 

Aesthetics of rigs matter

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