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http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/nHFVycOR http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Nr8Vyc

I just made these build and want to know which one to go with.

BUILD 1

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($222.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.95 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($349.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.05 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1007.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 14:10 EDT-0400


BUILD 2
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($222.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.05 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.95 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($360.17 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1006.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 14:12 EDT-0400

Build will be used for Gaming

It will have a korean 1440p monitor for watching movies a 1080 for gaming another 1080 for web browsing

I want to be able to play games at higher then average FPS basically want a smooth gaming experience.

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Haswell Refresh Incompatibility detected. When using H81 / b85 mobos, make sure NOT to pick any CPU from this list: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7963/the-intel-haswell-refresh-review-core-i7-4790-i5-4690-and-i3-4360-tested/2

 

Just change the CPU to the i5-4440 and you'll be fine with either build.

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Haswell Refresh Incompatibility detected. When using H81 / b85 mobos, make sure NOT to pick any CPU from this list: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7963/the-intel-haswell-refresh-review-core-i7-4790-i5-4690-and-i3-4360-tested/2

 

Just change the CPU to the i5-4440 and you'll be fine with either build.

wait , I have a 4690k on my gigabyte b85 and it works like a charm....... How come???

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wait , I have a 4690k on my gigabyte b85 and it works like a charm....... How come???

Because some b85 mobos require a BIOS update to accept Haswell-R CPUs. If the mobo you bought already had a compatible BIOS, then you got lucky, and it will work perfectly. However, if it didn't have one, it would require another CPU for you to turn the PC on and flash a new BIOS.

 

Such issues are rare nowadays, as mobos are being produced with the update; but it's still possible to happen. To prevent unwanted headaches, just avoid recommending thigns that could have a problem together.

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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http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/nHFVycOR http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Nr8Vyc

I just made these build and want to know which one to go with.

BUILD 1

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($222.50 @ shopRBC)

Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.95 @ Vuugo)

Memory: Kingston Black Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Memory Express)

Memory: Kingston Black Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Memory Express)

Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.95 @ Vuugo)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.95 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($349.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.05 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $1007.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 14:10 EDT-0400

BUILD 2

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($222.50 @ shopRBC)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.05 @ Vuugo)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.98 @ NCIX)

Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.95 @ Vuugo)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($360.17 @ DirectCanada)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $1006.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 14:12 EDT-0400

Build will be used for Gaming

It will have a korean 1440p monitor for watching movies a 1080 for gaming another 1080 for web browsing

I want to be able to play games at higher then average FPS basically want a smooth gaming experience.

 

if i where u i would take that Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  and switch it out for  

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Super Clocked ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card price: $337.3
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