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Well, I spent about $2k on mine. There's something to go off of I guess... it's in my sig. Though if you're getting one at the end of the school year I'd get the new line of AMD/Nvidia GPUs when they come out.

PCPartPicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/R6GTGX

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200 is a lot. You cold cut it down and still have a great time. 

 

Have a look of some of Linus' build videos here, and then start looking from there, it helps to have a good idea of what you want :)

I am awware that its alot. But I am just asking for parts suggestions atm. My rig right now isn't doing what I would want it to do. And that budget should include a monitor as well. 

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Quiet and quite good for gaming with a bit left over.


 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.48 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($253.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($253.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.90 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1718.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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(The reason I put in two R9 290s is because they're cheaper than one or two 970s and they preform roughly the same and in cases where Mantle is supported they have the chance to preform even better.) If you need more than 1TB you can always add in a couple more WD Blues or a larger Green if you want better silence performance.)

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I am awware that its alot. But I am just asking for parts suggestions atm. My rig right now isn't doing what I would want it to do. And that budget should include a monitor as well. 

 

Ah i see, sorry about that. I thought that you had no idea what you were at and wanted to say go do some research :P My apologies! 

 

I do agree with the other comments though, if you're gonna wait for the end of school then id high;y recommend waiting for the new cards that will be out then :) 

 

Also if you editing, id say it'd be well worth investing in an i7 solution! :) 

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Wait for amd 300 series

Sure it'll be better than the current 200 series but frankly the R9 290 and R9 290X are quite a bargain and in tandem are quite good.

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Sure it'll be better than the current 200 series but frankly the R9 290 and R9 290X are quite a bargain and in tandem are quite good.

yes, but by the time he has the money they will probably already be out.

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I'm not an expert by any means, but here's my two cents on it. Again, this can change drastically by the time you're planning on buying it. Also assuming that you need a Windows license.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.00 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($264.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $2028.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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- My General Thoughts on this List -
Budget: It's a little over budget, and if it's a big deal, you can trim down on some things like the SSD or CPU Cooler.
CPU & Cooler: I think an i7 4790k is a good choice for video editing, otherwise I'd suggest an i5 4690k. Liquid cooling for more comfortable overclocking.
Motherboard: An ASRock Z97 Extreme6 motherboard, for hopefully pretty good overclocking as well. Also has quite a bit of room for expansion, along with the case.
Memory: 16GB of memory, so you can comfortably edit videos, game, etc.
Storage: 250GB Samsung SSD for a boot drive, and a 1TB Western Digital Blue HDD. You can upgrade that to a 2TB Western Digital Black, or even a Seagate (I've heard better things about WD, but they're probably both fine.).
Video Card: I put 2 Asus GTX 970 STRIX Video Cards with 2-Way SLI, for some solid, high-end performance. I didn't go with the R9 290 Crossfire build, because they use much more power, and I'm not sure if you'd be able to overclock comfortably with that little room in a 1000W PSU, and anything more than that is just as expensive as this build, it seems. It may be worth thinking about just using one GTX 970, so there's room for a second monitor, but you're obviously going to be sacrificing a bit of power.
Case: The case is more personal preference, so I threw in one that I liked. You can replace that with whatever ATX case you like, of course.
Power Supply: 850W PSU for plenty of room for expansion, hopefully without being overkill.
OS & Monitor: Threw in a Windows OS, in case you need it. Otherwise, I'd replace it with a cheap secondary monitor, or upgrade the HDD (a 2TB WD Black seems good). I like this monitor, as you can game in 144 fps, with little latency. I guess the monitor can depend on which games you're playing.
 
The list should change pretty drastically by the time you buy it though, so maybe ask again at that point! Cheers!

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I'm not an expert by any means, but here's my two cents on it. Again, this can change drastically by the time you're planning on buying it. Also assuming that you need a Windows license.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($320.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($87.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.00 @ Directron)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.00 @ Directron)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($264.99 @ Adorama)

Total: $2031.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 18:46 EST-0500

- My General Thoughts on this List -

Budget: It's a little over budget, and if it's a big deal, you can trim down on some things like the SSD or CPU Cooler.

CPU & Cooler: I think an i7 4790k is a good choice for video editing, otherwise I'd suggest an i5 4690k. Liquid cooling for more comfortable overclocking.

Motherboard: An ASRock Z97 Extreme6 motherboard, for hopefully pretty good overclocking as well. Also has quite a bit of room for expansion, along with the case.

Memory: 16GB of memory, so you can comfortably edit videos, game, etc.

Storage: 250GB Samsung SSD for a boot drive, and a 1TB Western Digital Blue HDD. You can upgrade that to a 2TB Western Digital Black, or even a Seagate (I've heard better things about WD, but they're probably both fine.).

Video Card: I put 2 Asus GTX 970 STRIX Video Cards with 2-Way SLI, for some solid, high-end performance. I didn't go with the R9 290 Crossfire build, because they use much more power, and I'm not sure if you'd be able to overclock comfortably with that little room in a 1000W PSU, and anything more than that is just as expensive as this build, it seems. It may be worth thinking about just using one GTX 970, so there's room for a second monitor, but you're obviously going to be sacrificing a bit of power.

Case: The case is more personal preference, so I threw in one that I liked. You can replace that with whatever ATX case you like, of course.

Power Supply: 1000W PSU for comfortable overclocking and room for expansion (at stock speeds you only need around 600W, but this doesn't cost too much more than a high quality 600W PSU, and gives plenty of room for expansion).

OS & Monitor: Threw in a Windows OS, in case you need it. Otherwise, I'd replace it with a cheap secondary monitor, or upgrade the HDD (a 2TB WD Black seems good). I like this monitor, as you can game in 144 fps, with little latency. I guess the monitor can

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($320.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.48 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($293.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($293.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 


Monitor: AOC i2367Fh 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: AOC i2367Fh 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: AOC i2367Fh 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $2044.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 21:26 EST-0500

 

Color scheme is black and white <3. If you do this build, please please do a build log of it.

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I don't have the money atm. But at the end of my school yea I might have $2000 to put into a gaming PC. I will want to play ALOT of Battlefield Hardline and light video editing. 

 

What parts would you recommend me getting? 

 

Whatever are good deals at the end of your school year.

Why the i5 over the FX-8350?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial V4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($388.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Raijintek Triton (aka, the best cooler evar) ($99.00)
Total: $1973.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 21:49 EST-0500

 

Borrowed this great parts list from another user, this comes with the OS and a monitor, you can go without them if you don't need them.

Downloading programs from CNet is not a good idea, as they will commonly include unwanted, and sometimes dangerous bloatware... The more you know.

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But if I was building a $2000 system today (counting Windows), I'd throw my old mechanical drives into this:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($368.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($202.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2007.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Why the i5 over the FX-8350?

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Just wait man, things'll be different by the time you're ready to build.

CPU: Intel 5930k cooled by H110i GT Mobo: MSI X99S XPower AC RAM: 32GB Dominator Platinum 2800mhz GPU: 2x MSi Lightning 290x SSD: 512GB 850 Pro HDD: 4&2TB WD Black PSU: Corsair AX1500i Case: Corsair 900D Monitor: 3xVG248QE  Keyboard: Logitech G910 Orion Spark  Mouse: Logitech G700s  Headset: Astro A50

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But if I was building a $2000 system today (counting Windows), I'd throw my old mechanical drives into this:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($368.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($202.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2007.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I want it!

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 


Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 







Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($549.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($549.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 


Total: $1791.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Or add in a R9 295x2 + 850W Gold PSU to save even more money.

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Thought i should just put my opinion in but i agree to wait and see the upcoming 300 series from AMD, they should be very good if they want to compete

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wnhdzy

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wnhdzy/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.89 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.88 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($73.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($344.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($344.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($103.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ Adorama) 

Total: $1959.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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