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Hello forums, I'm new here so don't expect much. For Christmas i got an Alienwear laptop from my family. I repetitive told my dad i wanted to build my PC, and not get a pre-build one, but he said they were "too expensive" (right, and Alienwear inst). I didn't hate it, but with my 15th birthday coming up, i thought to return this laptop to get some funds for this build. I'm a bit new to the PC building, so do not mind if I made so errors. I made the build myself, so im not sure if everything will work together. 

 

 

CPU: Intel Core 15-4590

 

Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97-A by Asus

 
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC 
 
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit (2x4 gig sticks) 
 
Storage: Wester Digital 1TB Blue
 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series Black 300R Mid-Tower  
 
PSU: Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M
 
 
Let me know if you have any fixes, comments, suggestions, let me know! (if stuff dosent work, try to find a replacement that will fit the 850 dollar price(maximum 870 dollars))
 
More information: This is the first PC i have ever built. i have an old monitor and some peripherals, like a Logitech G700s and Logitech G930.
 
 
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Hello forums, I'm new here so don't expect much. For Christmas i got an Alienwear laptop from my family. I repetitive told my dad i wanted to build my PC, and not get a pre-build one, but he said they were "too expensive" (right, and Alienwear inst). I didn't hate it, but with my 15th birthday coming up, i thought to return this laptop to get some funds for this build. I'm a bit new to the PC building, so do not mind if I made so errors. I made the build myself, so im not sure if everything will work together. 

 

 

CPU: Intel Core 15-4590

 

Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97-A by Asus

 
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC 
 
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit (2x4 gig sticks) 
 
Storage: Wester Digital 1TB Blue
 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series Black 300R Mid-Tower  
 
PSU: Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M
 
 
Let me know if you have any fixes, comments, suggestions, let me know! (if stuff dosent work, try to find a replacement that will fit the 850 dollar price(maximum 870 dollars))
 
More information: This is the first PC i have ever built. i hav an old moneter  and so nice peripherals, like a Logitech G700s and Logitech G930.
 
 

 

 

Your build would work, but this will give you better performance per dollar, although I did not include any peripherals, so if you need those included, just tell me and I can make you a new build with peripherals and under you max budget of $870.

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $861.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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HDD: Seagate Baracuda 2TB  SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB/PNY 240GB  GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970  PSU: EVGA G2 650W

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Do you plan on overclocking this build? Because having a Z97 may not be entirely necessary. It'd be better to move up to an unlocked one.  So far this build looks really good.

 

Edit: Quick build for $860 without rebates, went a bit cheaper on the MoBo and the 960, throwing in a 256GB SSD and improving your CPU

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($190.88 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $859.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $861.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I second this. Gtx 970 gonna be far more powerful then gtx 960. And i5-4690 is great gaming cpu.

CPU: i7 4790k @ 4.4 GHz                                                 Case: Fractal Design Define R5                       SSD: Samsung Evo 850 250gb          Monitor:  Benq GL2760        
   GPU: MSI GTX 970 SLI (+140 Core|+400 Mem)               Motherboard: Msi Z97-G5                                 HDD: WD blue 1TB                             CPU Cooler:  Hyper 412s
      RAM: 16GB HyperX DDR3 1600MHz                                PSU: Cooler Master v850                                 Storage: Adata HV610 1TB                  OS: Windows 10           

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no, I'm not planning to over clock, mabey down the line, yes.

Ok, then the build above can support overclocking and fit a 970 if you're willing to cheap out on a lot of items. 

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Do you plan on overclocking this build? Because having a Z97 may not be entirely necessary. It'd be better to move up to an unlocked one.  So far this build looks really good.

 

Edit: Quick build for $860 without rebates, went a bit cheaper on the MoBo and the 960, throwing in a 256GB SSD and improving your CPU

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($190.88 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $859.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Ok, i like this, but i might just go with a 750W psu just for a bit more "future proof". Mabey in a little while i might get some water cooling and over clock the cpu, etc. To me, i really dont want an ssd, so that will geve more some more fun money, so ill wont get that. I dont know how well the board overclocks, that being my only question.

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Hello forums, I'm new here so don't expect much. For Christmas i got an Alienwear laptop from my family. I repetitive told my dad i wanted to build my PC, and not get a pre-build one, but he said they were "too expensive" (right, and Alienwear inst). I didn't hate it, but with my 15th birthday coming up, i thought to return this laptop to get some funds for this build. I'm a bit new to the PC building, so do not mind if I made so errors. I made the build myself, so im not sure if everything will work together. 

 

 

CPU: Intel Core 15-4590

 

Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97-A by Asus

 
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC 
 
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit (2x4 gig sticks) 
 
Storage: Wester Digital 1TB Blue
 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series Black 300R Mid-Tower  
 
PSU: Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M
 
 
Let me know if you have any fixes, comments, suggestions, let me know! (if stuff dosent work, try to find a replacement that will fit the 850 dollar price(maximum 870 dollars))
 
More information: This is the first PC i have ever built. i have an old monitor and some peripherals, like a Logitech G700s and Logitech G930.
 
 

 

For that build i reccomend the antec tpc 650 its 80+ gold, cheap and fits ur build perfectly plus overhead, no need for a 750W psu

CPU-i5 4690k 4.4ghz @ 1.190V, MOBO-MSI z97 gaming 3, Cooler-hyper 212 evo, GPU- r9 290x asus directcuII (-37Mv), Storage-120gb v300(switching soon), 1tb caviar blue, CASE-Red/black h440, PSU-Antec TPC 650.

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Ok, i like this, but i might just go with a 750W psu just for a bit more "future proof". Mabey in a little while i might get some water cooling and over clock the cpu, etc. To me, i really dont want an ssd, so that will geve more some more fun money, so ill wont get that. I dont know how well the board overclocks, that being my only question.

A 750W would be fine, especially if you plan on adding another 970 or 960 card in the future. This is what I got when adding a 750 psu with a 970. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $852.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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BUT: This mobo does not support SLI and one that does will put you at around $890. Unless you go with a GTX 960. Then you'll be put at about $770.

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Ok, i like this, but i might just go with a 750W psu just for a bit more "future proof". Mabey in a little while i might get some water cooling and over clock the cpu, etc. To me, i really dont want an ssd, so that will geve more some more fun money, so ill wont get that. I dont know how well the board overclocks, that being my only question.

Ok, Maybe if you go with a 960 build, then maybe you can use that extra $$$ in liquid cooling. The 200R case should hopefully support some water cooling options. 

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How about... this. As OP doesn't seem to be into OCing, a Xeon 1230 v3 would be a nice choice.

 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $856.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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