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Hello Everyone,

 

This is my first completely custom build and I was going to post it here, to get recommendations. I am limited to around a 1,000 dollar budget so I can't go any higher price wise.

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350

 

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB DDR3-1866

 

SSD: Corsair Force LS 240GB

 

HDD: WD Green 3TB WD30EZRX

 

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970

 

Case: Fractaql Design Define R5

 

PSU: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified

 

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

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Pc Part Picker Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BkkvCJ

And I am going for right around 1000 usd and I am at right around 1100 usd ATM. 

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Here. Stronger and cheaper. Enjoy the fully black & red build (even the CPU cooler!). Have fun:

 

 
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CLP0608 99.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.75 @ Directron) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($54.00 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($336.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $990.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This one is much stronger and somehow cheaper.

 

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.29 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($75.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $950.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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The Rig: NZXT H440 M3 (Green and Black) (Ncase M1 coming soon!!) | Intel Core i5-4690k x BeQuiet PureRock Slim | EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SSC  | ASUS H81i Plus | 12GB EVGA SSC @ 1600MHz | Seagate Barracuda 2TB | Sandisk Ultra II 480GB | Corsair SF 450| LG 29" Ultrawide | CoolerMaster Quickfire Rapid TKL | Corsair M65 Black |  Sennheiser HD 558 (MOD) | Audio-Technica ATR 2500

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Here. Stronger and cheaper. Enjoy the fully black & red build (even the CPU cooler!). Have fun:

 

 
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CLP0608 99.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.75 @ Directron) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($54.00 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($336.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $990.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-26 22:52 EDT-0400

 

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This one is much stronger and somehow cheaper.
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wqkqgs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wqkqgs/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.29 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.98 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($75.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $950.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Holly ballz. Shjty build. That 960.....

 

Just look at my post plz.

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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Holly ballz. Shjty build. That 960.....

 

Just look at my post plz.

The thing is, it's comparable to yours. This 960 has 4gb of vram (yes, all running at the same speed)

The Rig: NZXT H440 M3 (Green and Black) (Ncase M1 coming soon!!) | Intel Core i5-4690k x BeQuiet PureRock Slim | EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SSC  | ASUS H81i Plus | 12GB EVGA SSC @ 1600MHz | Seagate Barracuda 2TB | Sandisk Ultra II 480GB | Corsair SF 450| LG 29" Ultrawide | CoolerMaster Quickfire Rapid TKL | Corsair M65 Black |  Sennheiser HD 558 (MOD) | Audio-Technica ATR 2500

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The thing is, it's comparable to yours. This 960 has 4gb of vram (yes, all running at the same speed)

 

In gaming the GTX 970 significantly outperforms the GTX 960 at all resolutions. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_960_Gaming/1.html

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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In gaming the GTX 970 significantly outperforms the GTX 960 at all resolutions. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_960_Gaming/1.html

This is definitely true, but this 960 has a much higher clock speed and amount of VRAM.

I would choose the 970 any day over this, but I chose this in order to fit in the storage that was important to this build. (he had a 3tb drive in his first build)

The Rig: NZXT H440 M3 (Green and Black) (Ncase M1 coming soon!!) | Intel Core i5-4690k x BeQuiet PureRock Slim | EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SSC  | ASUS H81i Plus | 12GB EVGA SSC @ 1600MHz | Seagate Barracuda 2TB | Sandisk Ultra II 480GB | Corsair SF 450| LG 29" Ultrawide | CoolerMaster Quickfire Rapid TKL | Corsair M65 Black |  Sennheiser HD 558 (MOD) | Audio-Technica ATR 2500

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