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I would add an SSD, but that looks better. How much of a speed difference is there between a 970 and the R9 290?

If you add an SSD, stick to a BX100.

 

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Soon, I am going to purchase the parts for this next PC build. I have a $900 budget, but any cheaper would be better. Any ideas?

 

To pcpartpicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bBzXNG

 

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Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case
Silverstone Strider Plus 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)
 
 
 
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wait for sales , look around for other vendours to see who has the best price , or if your daring buy some parts secondhand 

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That SSD is not that good and I personally have not heard of that PSU, but Silverstone is a decent brand.

 

SSD: Get a Samsung EVO 840 or Crucial MX100

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That SSD is not that good and I personally have not heard of that PSU, but Silverstone is a decent brand

I second this. Also get a better mobo i've never heard of that brand o-o

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parts on that site are basically commercials. vendors have to pay to be listed on it so make sure you check all sites for the best prices. 

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I second this. Also get a better mobo i've never heard of that brand o-o

Yeah, same. Skimmed over Mobo because I dont know much out of them :P

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($293.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($88.94 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $876.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-26 17:52 EDT-0400

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780 instead of 970 ? both very simmilar performances ?

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That SSD is not that good and I personally have not heard of that PSU, but Silverstone is a decent brand.

 

SSD: Get a Samsung EVO 840 or Crucial MX100

The SSD is very mediocre and you (don't call me Shirley) surely must have heard of the Silverstone Strider...

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Ok looking for affordable stuff is fine but do you really want to include an ECS motherboard in your build?  They are bottom of the barrel.  Do not cheap out on the motherboard.  In regards to saving some money you don't an SSD right away for anything with a pc so scrap that.  Also in regards to OS if you have to spend money on one you could get a key from G2A that I believe would be cheap.  I prefer to go even cheaper than G2A though ... HAR! HAR! 

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Same gaming performance, much lower cost:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.87 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) (okay, this may not be as good as the GTX 970, but only barely)
Case: BitFenix Neos White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($88.94 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre 43.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $753.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-26 17:52 EDT-0400

 

SSDs wont help in-game. They only matter for boot/load times, which honestly are no big deal. I purchased an SSD myself a few months ago, and I couldn't care less about the improvement. My PC boots up in 10 seconds as opposed to 20. Doesn't matter. I haven't even bothered moving the rest of my gaming library over after trying the SSD out on my most played games. It didn't matter to me enough. I guess I'm just more patient than most.

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780 instead of 970 ? both very simmilar performances ?

I chose a 970 because it's cheaper from what i've seen, and the price-to-performance ratio is better

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Same gaming performance, much lower cost:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.87 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) (okay, this may not be as good as the GTX 970, but only barely)

Case: BitFenix Neos White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($88.94 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre 43.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $753.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-26 17:52 EDT-0400

 

SSDs wont help in-game. They only matter for boot/load times, which honestly are no big deal. I purchased an SSD myself a few months ago, and I couldn't care less about the improvement. My PC boots up in 10 seconds as opposed to 20. Doesn't matter. I haven't even bothered moving the rest of my gaming library over after trying the SSD out on my most played games. It didn't matter to me enough. I guess I'm just more patient than most.

I would add an SSD, but that looks better. How much of a speed difference is there between a 970 and the R9 290?

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I second this. Also get a better mobo i've never heard of that brand o-o

ECS if one the biggest motherboard distrubutors. They make mostly for OEMs, and they don't put work into making it look fancy.

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The SSD is very mediocre and you (don't call me Shirley) surely must have heard of the Silverstone Strider...

What SSD is mediocre? According to you?

 

And no, never heard of Sillverstone's PSU's :P

I have not been into PC's that long 

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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What SSD is mediocre? According to you?

 

And no, never heard of Sillverstone's PSU's :P

I have not been into PC's that long 

I have never used an SSD in a build before, so any SSD would be nice for me, because it is an upgrade xD

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I have never used an SSD in a build before, so any SSD would be nice for me, because it is an upgrade xD

Well the Kingston SSD's are barely an upgrade from a HDD.

I would still recommend another one.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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I would add an SSD, but that looks better. How much of a speed difference is there between a 970 and the R9 290?

If you add an SSD, stick to a BX100.

 

With regards to performance differences, here you go:

Bioshock-0.png

Crysis-0.png

Metro-0.png

3DMark-0.png

Unigine-0.png

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If you add an SSD, stick to a BX100.

 

With regards to performance differences, here you go:

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Thanks dude! that's a huge help

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Thanks dude! that's a huge help

I fit in a 290x which is even better..

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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