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CPU: Ryzen 3700X VGA: RX 5700 8G RAM: 32GB 3200MT/s DDR4 Motherboard: B450 Aorus Pro

Storage: 2x1TB Crucial P2, 1TB Crucial MX500, 36TB NAS Cooling: Custom Loop 360mm & 280mm

PSU: Super Flower Golden Green HX 650W Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe

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@idieorudie here we go with a small microATX case, an i3 and a R9 270. More than enough for some causal games like Dota 2 and CS: GO. Even 1080p at BF4 no problem.

 


 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.75 @ OutletPC) 

 


Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.97 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($131.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 


Total: $514.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D with 2x SP120 / 1x AF120 Mainboard: Z97 Msi Gaming 5 CPU: i7 4790K @4.0 Ghz CPU-Cooler: Noctua U14S RAM: 16 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengance 1600 Mhz GPU: Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X HDD: WD Green 2 TB SSD: Samsung Evo 250 GB PSU: Corsair RM 750W Monitor: BenQ XL 2411z 144hz 1080p

 

 

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($122.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($79.99 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Certified SFX Power Supply  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $520.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I was thinking about mini itx but with a bigger case the gpu swap could be easier

I have a CM Storm Scout (not 2) and I love the case. You can fit a ton of stuff inside (I have 6 drives, and SLI) yet it is still easy as all hell to carry due to the large single handle.

When in doubt, re-format.

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@idieorudie here we go with a small microATX case, an i3 and a R9 270. More than enough for some causal games like Dota 2 and CS: GO. Even 1080p at BF4 no problem.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.75 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.99 @ Mwave)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.97 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($131.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $514.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I'm planning to put my 970 so exclude the gpu

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

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($122.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($79.99 @ Directron)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Certified SFX Power Supply ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $520.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Can you help me with a build with the scout 2 without including the gpu as I'm planning to swap my 970

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@idieorudie here we go with a small microATX case, an i3 and a R9 270. More than enough for some causal games like Dota 2 and CS: GO. Even 1080p at BF4 no problem.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.75 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.99 @ Mwave)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.97 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($131.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $514.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 11:44 EST-0500

Case - scout 2 and don't include gpu as I'm using the same 970 from my existing system

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.85 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $396.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Overclock this to 4.3-4.5ghz and put in your 970. Without mantle support you might have issues with BF4 though, I havent tried this. 

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@idieorudie something like that? 

 


 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.97 @ OutletPC) 




Total: $513.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 12:03 EST-0500

Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D with 2x SP120 / 1x AF120 Mainboard: Z97 Msi Gaming 5 CPU: i7 4790K @4.0 Ghz CPU-Cooler: Noctua U14S RAM: 16 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengance 1600 Mhz GPU: Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X HDD: WD Green 2 TB SSD: Samsung Evo 250 GB PSU: Corsair RM 750W Monitor: BenQ XL 2411z 144hz 1080p

 

 

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

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.85 @ OutletPC)

Total: $566.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I went over budget :(

This with mantle support will run BF4 at acceptable settings/fps.

Looks good I might change the case to scout 2 and I can go till 600$ so don't worry but I would like to stay within the budget and also if I use my existing gpu what components [except gpu] would you suggest?

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Can you help me with a build with the scout 2 without including the gpu as I'm planning to swap my 970

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GX8CJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GX8CJ/by_merchant/
 
CPU: *Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($0.00) 
Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($79.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $522.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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9590|EK-Copper|Sabertooth 990FXR2.0|16GB RIPJAWS Z|Dual MSI Gaming 290|Corsiar AX1200i|Corsair 760T|3TB Seagate+Dual 120GB Samsung 850EVO in Raid 0


LTT'S Official Radeon Master Race Club Founder-Predicts TitanX2 (Prediction Date: 3-30-15)


XFX Needs To Make A 3 Fan Cooler 

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@idieorudie something like that?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.99 @ Mwave)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.97 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)

Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $513.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Cool! Could I get a better psu and mobo for around 80 bucks more?

Coz I would like atleast a h97 mobo and a seasonic psu

Nice recommendation btw

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Looks good I might change the case to scout 2 and I can go till 600$ so don't worry but I would like to stay within the budget and also if I use my existing gpu what components [except gpu] would you suggest?

Check my post again it is updated to include those changes :)

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Cool! Could I get a better psu and mobo for around 80 bucks more?

Coz I would like atleast a h97 mobo and a seasonic psu

For a true lan box PC, you shouldn't be worried too much about the chipset of the motherboard. With the i5-4440 it is a locked processor anyways, there is no benefit of going H97 unless there are chipset features that you are specifically looking for. Any MoBo in the market should give you enough functionality for a Lan box. 

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Check my post again it is updated to include those changes :)

Thanks but isn't bf4 heavily threaded coz if it is (I think it is) then I could get an i5 right? Coz after removing the gpu from the build I can have enough money left for upgrading the build to an i5

What are your thoughts on this?

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@idieorudie added a h97 mainboard and a seasonic gold psu as you wished, hope i didnt get too much above budget.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.97 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $541.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 12:11 EST-0500

Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D with 2x SP120 / 1x AF120 Mainboard: Z97 Msi Gaming 5 CPU: i7 4790K @4.0 Ghz CPU-Cooler: Noctua U14S RAM: 16 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengance 1600 Mhz GPU: Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X HDD: WD Green 2 TB SSD: Samsung Evo 250 GB PSU: Corsair RM 750W Monitor: BenQ XL 2411z 144hz 1080p

 

 

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@idieorudie added a h97 mainboard and a seasonic gold psu as you wished, hope i didnt get too much above budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.97 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)

Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $541.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 12:11 EST-0500

@Superfichtig Cool thanks!! Looks nice for the money!

Don't worry it is within the maximum limit of my allocated budget!

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