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So I have a friend that wants me to help him build a gaming rig for just about everything on highest settings for under $1200. He won't budge on a GTX 980 but he's flexible on literally EVERYTHING else. He couldn't care less what the case looks like or how many LED's it has or anything like that and isn't interested in overclocking at all, but does want a high-end AMD processor for the more cores/dollar due to the high amount of online/multiplayer games he plays. I have somewhat of a build in the link below but I'm not too sure it's the best..... HELP!!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d4MqXL

i5-4690k ~ EVGA GTX 960 SSC ~ MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ~ Corsair CX500 ~ Kingston HyperX 8gb ~ Cooler Master HAF 912

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Cores per dollar is useless today. Considering that the FX8 cores are quite crap.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case Fan: NZXT FN-200RB 166.2 CFM 200mm  Fan  ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1052.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 22:20 EDT-0400
 
I added a SSD that can actually hold a OS, and a CPU that will actually play games. 
And changed the case to something that won't break. 

5800X3D - RTX 4070 - 2K @ 165Hz

 

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So I have a friend that wants me to help him build a gaming rig for just about everything on highest settings for under $1200. He won't budge on a GTX 980 but he's flexible on literally EVERYTHING else. He couldn't care less what the case looks like or how many LED's it has or anything like that and isn't interested in overclocking at all, but does want a high-end AMD processor for the more cores/dollar due to the high amount of online/multiplayer games he plays. I have somewhat of a build in the link below but I'm not too sure it's the best..... HELP!!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d4MqXL

the amd processor will bottleneck THE HELL out of the 980.

 

why would he want a 980 if hes only gaming? he couldve got a 970 and be just as happy

 

heres an i5 build with it

 

EDIT: Spent a few more minutes on it. here it is
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($222.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.98 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($532.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1211.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This is what I would do with it. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jLDpJx

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.75 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.00 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz)

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

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

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Micro Center)

Case Fan: NZXT FN-200RB 166.2 CFM 200mm Fan ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1202.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 22:19 EDT-0400

Old Build 5/2018-12/2023 - https://pcpartpicker.com/user/kdmb1331/saved/9gFcf7

New Build 12/2023-? - https://pcpartpicker.com/user/kdmb1331/saved/XTY2kL

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He's not really that knowledgeable (only slightly less than me  :P) and I wasn't sure if it would bottleneck that bad. I need to sit him down and tell him the bad news lol. I agree with everything you guys have said. And he's also into video editing I think? I'm not really sure. Anyways thanks!

i5-4690k ~ EVGA GTX 960 SSC ~ MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ~ Corsair CX500 ~ Kingston HyperX 8gb ~ Cooler Master HAF 912

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He's not really that knowledgeable (only slightly less than me  :P) and I wasn't sure if it would bottleneck that bad. I need to sit him down and tell him the bad news lol. I agree with everything you guys have said. And he's also into video editing I think? I'm not really sure. Anyways thanks!

like does he mostly do video editing or gaming? does he plan on over clocking?

 

i can make you a list give me a sec ill edit this

 

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1281.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 23:51 EDT-0400
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No he isn't interested in overclocking like I said, and it's definitely more gaming but I think him and a couple more friends of mine might get into video-producing soon so I'm not really sure about that. I'm gonna talk to him about it tomorrow, so no worries. and he's keeping his older monitor so nothing past 1080p is reasonable. Like I said this thread was more just to see if there was anything plausible about doing an efficient 980 build for under $1200 for his interests. 

i5-4690k ~ EVGA GTX 960 SSC ~ MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ~ Corsair CX500 ~ Kingston HyperX 8gb ~ Cooler Master HAF 912

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($549.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1170.83
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 03:14 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($549.00 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Directron)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1170.83

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 03:14 EDT-0400

Because THIS is how you make a build.

 

I'd just change the Case into small version, such as this, as you won't be using multiple GPUs.

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