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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.61 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $746.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I am planning on building a friend a pc and our budget is 750 USD so if anyone can build a gaming oriented pc around 750 that can run the newest games. We already got the monitor but are still figuring out which keyboard and mouse he can get under 50 USD or so since he just wants a keyboard and mouse that just looks great, plays well, and won't fail him in the long run. he's been gaming on a laptop that can barely run most games at 1280 x 720 @ 30 - 20fps at most.

 

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1. Budget - 750 USD

 

2. Aim - Gaming 

 

3. Monitor - Already own one and sticking with one for now :D

 

4. Peripherals - Looking for a Keyboard and Mouse under 50 USD

 

5. Why are you upgrading? - The current laptop runs games at 1280 x 720 @ 30 - 20fps

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How's this?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.61 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $746.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Bugger. $15 over. If you get the Fractal Design Core 1100, you'll be $4 over.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6dPy3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6dPy3C/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.47 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.75 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.85 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - OEM Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($17.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $765.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6dPy3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6dPy3C/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.47 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.75 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.85 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - OEM Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($17.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $765.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I hate MIRs. And even so, you wasted some nice cash on a haswell refresh CPU, which I gladly saved.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($282.79 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $739.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I actually don't know what a mail in rebate is or what's involved in processing one (I'm Aussie, we don't have that)

OP can get a 290X for not much more than the 290 btw (if OP doesn't mind MIR that is o_O)

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RgcZvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RgcZvK/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.61 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290X 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($293.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.85 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - OEM Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($17.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $721.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I actually don't know what a mail in rebate is or what's involved in processing one (I'm Aussie, we don't have that)

OP can get a 290X for not much more than the 290 btw (if OP doesn't mind MIR that is o_O)

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RgcZvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RgcZvK/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.61 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290X 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($293.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.85 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - OEM Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($17.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $721.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-24 08:28 EST-0500

 

Imagine you going out to a store and saying "can you lower that price just a little? pleeease?? (rapidly blinks the eyes)". That's what MIR is. Sure, you might end up getting a lower price on something.

 

But you may not get it as well, and if your build is reliant on it, then you are screwed, because now you can't afford it! It's nice to fill MIRs if available, but don't count on them in the main price.

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Imagine you going out to a store and saying "can you lower that price just a little? pleeease?? (rapidly blinks the eyes)". That's what MIR is. Sure, you might end up getting a lower price on something.

 

But you may not get it as well, and if your build is reliant on it, then you are screwed, because now you can't afford it! It's nice to fill MIRs if available, but don't count on them in the main price.

Ahh ok ok. Aussies just have to save an additional 40-60% more than the US guys and sales pretty much never happen. Also good luck trying to bargain down the price of parts here it kinda sucks =(

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.61 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ B&H) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $771.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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this one goes a bit above your budget but has a bit of a nicer mobo then the other builds, I prefer to have a nice mobo so you want need to upgrade it later, but this build should easily last you 2 years probably longer

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VHTbxr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VHTbxr/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.61 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $771.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-24 08:52 EST-0500
 
this one goes a bit above your budget but has a bit of a nicer mobo then the other builds, I prefer to have a nice mobo so you want need to upgrade it later, but this build should easily last you 2 years probably longer

 

Having a good mobo with the intent to upgrade is completely stupid. It simply isn't worth to upgrade from the i5 to anything that we currently have, and the only other CPU that could be used is the Broadwell lineup - which is already know not to be that big of a boost ANYWAY.

 

Don't follow this guy's mobo choice. Get the h81 chipset. Maybe even pay some extra for USB 3.0 headers, but that's it, no sense in going further.

Want to help researchers improve the lives on millions of people with just your computer? Then join World Community Grid distributed computing, and start helping the world to solve it's most difficult problems!

 

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