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1. Budget & Location
My budget is $1000 USD

2. Aim
The aim is to have portable LAN gaming machine that is able to run all major release games at 1440p resolution.
3. Monitors
Already have a 1440p monitor

4. Peripherals
Do not need any. Already have a copy of windows,.

I also have a 650W 80+ gold EVGA PSU in an atx form factor. I really like the design of the corsair 380t but I am open to other configurations as well.

 

Thanks!

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Is the display included in the budget or do you already have it?

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if you need the monitor:

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($314.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1044.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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If  u dont:
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($513.75 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $963.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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just use the psu you have.

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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Already have one.

How's this look? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/77tsCJ

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Close to budget, stylish and good for 1440p

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.30 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1013.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU i5-4690K(OC to 4.4Ghz) CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken x41 Motherboard MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Memory G.Skillz Ripjaws X 16gb 2133 Video Card MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X           Case NZXT H440 Power Supply XFX XTR 750W Modular Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250gb/Seagate Barracuda 2TB Monitor Acer XB270HU G-Sync http://pcpartpicker.com/b/3CkTwP

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1. Budget & Location

My budget is $1000 USD

2. Aim

The aim is to have portable LAN gaming machine that is able to run all major release games at 1440p resolution.

3. Monitors

Already have a 1440p monitor

4. Peripherals

Do not need any. Already have a copy of windows,.

I also have a 650W 80+ gold EVGA PSU in an atx form factor. I really like the design of the corsair 380t but I am open to other configurations as well.

 

Thanks!

Well, here. This should be a pretty killer machine, you won't do much better than this.

 

Some would argue about my CPU choice, but I find it worth over the overclocking.

 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $968.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Close to budget, stylish and good for 1440p

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H97I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.75 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.30 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $1013.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I like it! Only problem is i dont need a power supply but thats not a big deal.

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Its ok I don't like the 4440 processor because I have seen it bottleneck the 970 on my friend's computer.

In what did it bottleneck the 970..? (because it shouldn't)

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Not sure what you mean..But I have seen bottleneck the 970 even EVGA told us it was a processor issue.

Can you specify what the situation was when the 4440 was bottlenecking the 970? It would also help to post the quote from EVGA.

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Can you specify what the situation was when the 4440 was bottlenecking the 970? It would also help to post the quote from EVGA.

It wasnt performing as well as it should on games like tomb raider, far cry 4, metro etc. I dont have the ticket because it was my friends.

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It wasnt performing as well as it should on games like tomb raider, far cry 4, metro etc. I dont have the ticket because it was my friends.

The 4440 shouldn't have any issues with those games. It's more likely that was a driver issue or some other malfunction than a bottleneck caused by the cpu.

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The 4440 shouldn't have any issues with those games. It's more likely that was a driver issue or some other malfunction than a bottleneck caused by the cpu.

We tried troubleshooting all of that as well. Even through the 970 in my rig and it performed as expected.

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We tried troubleshooting all of that as well. Even through the 970 in my rig and it performed as expected.

Yeah.. that seems like some driver issues or the like.

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Who knows. I just stay away from that cpu.

So... back on topic. Check my build.

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I like it! Only problem is i dont need a power supply but thats not a big deal.

If you don't need a power supply that gives you some wiggle room. Here you go, bumped you up to a i5-4690k, Z97 motherboard and aftermarket cooler. Now you can overclock too. B)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($17.22 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.75 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.30 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1013.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU i5-4690K(OC to 4.4Ghz) CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken x41 Motherboard MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Memory G.Skillz Ripjaws X 16gb 2133 Video Card MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X           Case NZXT H440 Power Supply XFX XTR 750W Modular Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250gb/Seagate Barracuda 2TB Monitor Acer XB270HU G-Sync http://pcpartpicker.com/b/3CkTwP

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