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Flutzie
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Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($122.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.29 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Directron) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.79 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-805UB 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Azza Poseidon Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $706.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 19:48 EDT-0400
 
I'm trying to come up with a fairly decent gaming system. I know the cpu and mobo probably aren't the best but i'm looking for something with room to expand. I'm also looking for a monitor and I would like to keep it all under $1000.
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $358.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 19:53 EDT-0400
 
So it'd look like this:
 
 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($88.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.29 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.79 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-805UB 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Azza Poseidon Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $995.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 19:56 EDT-0400

My arsenal: i7-9700k Gaming Rig, an iPhone, and Stupidity.

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NO!!!!

 

No SSD!  While it's fast, It's so much better to have a fast CPU than an SSD anyday.

do you really need 16GB of RAM?  I suggest going down to 8GB and upping everything else up.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Weak1ings/saved/c7qrxr

This build will be faster, faster and faster.  As well as fit your budget (assuming same $700 price)

Just...  make sure the parts that are sorted by cheapest are good like that crappy case that got in there. <---In that build due to the parametric filter

If going a little higher, get a better MOBO or an i3 combo.

For the Best builds and Price lists here is a world where many points of the price have been predefined already for your convenience!

The Xeon E3 1231 V3 IS BETTER Than the Core i5 4690K and a Significantly better value for the non-overclockers or value shoppers.

The OS is like a kind food, Try it before saying if you like it or don't.

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NO!!!!

 

No SSD!  While it's fast, It's so much better to have a fast CPU than an SSD anyday.

do you really need 16GB of RAM?  I suggest going down to 8GB and upping everything else up.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Weak1ings/saved/c7qrxr

This build will be faster, faster and faster.  As well as fit your budget (assuming same $700 price)

Just...  make sure the parts that are sorted by cheapest are good like that crappy case that got in there. 

If going a little higher, get a better MOBO or an i3 combo.

Cases are a personal dicision, so don't insult his choice. Also, he's only asking you for a mobo/cpu idea and has a budget of $1000.

My arsenal: i7-9700k Gaming Rig, an iPhone, and Stupidity.

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Are you trolling? This is funny...

Anyways, get this:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.79 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($13.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1010.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 20:06 EDT-0400

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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I actually hadn't looked much at the case as this build started out from someone else's part list. I probably don't need the extra 8 gigs of RAM and if i do i can always grab them later. I would like to get a full size board though as I may end up with quite a few peripherals. 

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Cases are a personal dicision, so don't insult his choice. Also, he's only asking you for a mobo/cpu idea and has a budget of $1000.

 

Cases are indeed a personal Decision and I am advising about making sure it's a good case due to the parametric filter.

 

Anywho, Since I failed to read the question that was put in the title let my try again:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.78 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($199.00 @ NCIX US)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.29 @ Directron)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Directron)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.99 @ Directron)

Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-805UB 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: Acer K242HL Bbid 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: Azza Poseidon Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1011.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 20:13 EDT-0400

 

This build should perform significantly faster than the initial list and features a quad core CPU and nearly twice the Graphics power.

For the Best builds and Price lists here is a world where many points of the price have been predefined already for your convenience!

The Xeon E3 1231 V3 IS BETTER Than the Core i5 4690K and a Significantly better value for the non-overclockers or value shoppers.

The OS is like a kind food, Try it before saying if you like it or don't.

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Cases are indeed a personal Decision and I am advising about making sure it's a good case due to the parametric filter.

 

Anywho, Since I failed to read the question that was put in the title let my try again:

 

 

This build should perform significantly faster than the initial list and features a quad core CPU and nearly twice the Graphics power.

Derp. I only changed the mobo/cpu. I've seen sub $1000 i5 and 970 builds.

My arsenal: i7-9700k Gaming Rig, an iPhone, and Stupidity.

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Cases are indeed a personal Decision and I am advising about making sure it's a good case due to the parametric filter.

 

Anywho, Since I failed to read the question that was put in the title let my try again:

 

 

This build should perform significantly faster than the initial list and features a quad core CPU and nearly twice the Graphics power.

That looks good to me but you should probably get better drives. The Sandisk SSDs have a bad rep around here and the greens are slower than blues. Greens work and they're quieter but they're not as fast as blues.

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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That looks good to me but you should probably get better drives. The Sandisk SSDs have a bad rep around here and the greens are slower than blues. Greens work and they're quieter but they're not as fast as blues.

 

Sandisk?  I have Kingston.  Or are they the OEM? whatever the case they have good reviews and I like Kingston :)

 

Greens are also a better fit in the budget. I'd gladly sacrifice speed for nearly double the storage. 

For the Best builds and Price lists here is a world where many points of the price have been predefined already for your convenience!

The Xeon E3 1231 V3 IS BETTER Than the Core i5 4690K and a Significantly better value for the non-overclockers or value shoppers.

The OS is like a kind food, Try it before saying if you like it or don't.

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Sandisk?  I have Kingston.  Or are they the OEM? whatever the case they have good reviews and I like Kingston :)

 

Greens are also a better fit in the budget. I'd gladly sacrifice speed for nearly double the storage. 

Yes, I meant kingston...

They say they're way slower than others and I think that was true when I looked at a kingston vs a crucial.

I have kingston and it works but for $10 more, why not get a crucial or something better?

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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