$1300 Build

[Bravosgrad]

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($215.00) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($147.98 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($60.00) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($329.00 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($110.00) 

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($130.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.00) 

Total: $1329.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-26 03:20 EST-0500

Going to buy all of it tomorrow, need to make sure I am not buying a shit part anywhere

[BeyondRico]

Why not getting the samsung 850 EVO

 

Its newer and cheaper at the moment:
Samsung 850 EVO

[wyattzx]

I wonder if people feel compelled to make suggestions even if they're pointless? This build is perfect for this budget. I wouldn't change a thing. Personal opinions and objectively better upgrades should be left out. (Like Cases.)

[wyattzx]

However, if you DO want me to make suggestions I would personally change?

 

The Platinum-certified Power Supply is overkill. You can get a 500W PSU for that card and be fine. You could even get a 750W PSU for $45 cheaper. Look into EVGA. 

 

Seagate's HDDs aren't nearly as reliable as WD's. I'd replace the Seagate for a WD Blue 1TB instead. Same price. 

[Alibaladin]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bQWXpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bQWXpg/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($215.00)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($169.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($134.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Se 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($81.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 850W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1298.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-26 03:45 EST-0500

 

OS you know what to do...Save up another $44 and get it from https://www.g2a.com/windows-8-professional-32-64-bit-cd-key-global.htmlby then...

 

 

  Base Total: $1408.96     Promo Discounts: -$29.98     Mail-in Rebates: -$80.00     Total: $1298.98  

[Bravosgrad]

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

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($215.00)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($169.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($134.29 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Se 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($81.00 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron)

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 850W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1298.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-26 03:45 EST-0500

 

OS you know what to do...Save up another $44 and get it from https://www.g2a.com/windows-8-professional-32-64-bit-cd-key-global.htmlby then...

 

 

  Base Total: $1408.96     Promo Discounts: -$29.98     Mail-in Rebates: -$80.00     Total: $1298.98  

Reason for the MSI Gaming 7 mobo instead of 5?

[Alibaladin]

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[Alibaladin]

Reason for the MSI Gaming 7 mobo instead of 5?

Updated.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MF2RhM

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MF2RhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($215.00)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) Chart

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg) Spec Sheet

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon) CAS 7

Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($134.29 @ Amazon) SandForce 2281 controller +7%

Storage: Western Digital Se 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($81.00 @ Newegg) Enterprise-class 128MB Cache

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron)

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 850W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) Voltage Regulation Charts

Total: $1254.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-26 04:29 EST-0500

 

Base Total: $1344.21         Promo Discounts: -$29.98         Mail-in Rebates: -$60.00         Total: $1254.23    

 

$1254.23+$43.74 (Windows 8.1 Pro 64bits)= $1297.97

 

 

[Guest]

@Bravosgrad

 

This is better.

 

Changed the psu to the excellent EVGA G2 750W - http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=380

 

The savings pay for a bigger SSD.

 

You can also get custom braided cables for the EVGA from performance-pcs

 

http://www.performance-pcs.com/brand--cablemod/?dir=asc&limit=90&order=name

 

The ones for the EVGA G2 are the 'E' Series.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($215.00) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($60.00) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($110.00) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.00) 

Total: $1290.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-26 07:55 EST-0500

[Ezekeal]

completely agree with lee32uk the EVGA G2 750W is much better

[Bravosgrad]

completely agree with lee32uk the EVGA G2 750W is much better

Only reason I have a AX760 is because my local computer hardware store doesn't carry the G2. I see it superior in many ways, but I do not want to have to ship with Newegg again after how long it took my RAM to get here. Hell, it still isn't here and its been almost 2 weeks even though they said it'd take only 4-7 business days.

[Guest]

Only reason I have a AX760 is because my local computer hardware store doesn't carry the G2. I see it superior in many ways, but I do not want to have to ship with Newegg again after how long it took my RAM to get here. Hell, it still isn't here and its been almost 2 weeks even though they said it'd take only 4-7 business days.

The psu is on offer at NCIXUS. Are they no better ?

[Bravosgrad]

The psu is on offer at NCIXUS. Are they no better ?

Eh I don't really wanna deal with shipping. I have not had the best experiences from anybody with shipping hardware. Plus, it would be nice to be able to build it TODAY instead of waiting on parts from 4 different retailers. Plus, the place I am going to matches all the internet prices, so as long as they have the part it is just as good as online. 

[Guest]

Eh I don't really wanna deal with shipping. I have not had the best experiences from anybody with shipping hardware. Plus, it would be nice to be able to build it TODAY instead of waiting on parts from 4 different retailers. Plus, the place I am going to matches all the internet prices, so as long as they have the part it is just as good as online. 

Ok fair enough   I would try and fit a bigger SSD in though if you can. I regret going with a 120GB SSD when I built my own pc, and I am by no means a heavy gamer. A 250GB/256GB is a good size.