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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.45 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $742.38 USD

 

My budget is around $750 - $800 and my main use is for GTA 5, Leauge, TF2, and Bioshock Infinite. Are there any mistakes in this build? Can i improve anything while still staying in my budget?

 

[Zauski]

You could save some money by getting a H81 / B85 motherboard. You don't need Z87 as the 4590 is a locked processor and can't be overclocked.

[ekuhlmann23]

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Best Buy) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $806.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-05 21:56 EDT-0400

[Misanthrope]

Got a fairly similar rig myself (check my profile) About the only thing out of that list I cannot completely walk over is GTA V with MSAA or fairly long draw distance on. It drops to 30 fps on some parts with the draw distance all the way up (the dessert mainly cause of the grass) and with MXAA it drops to high 30s and high 40s and looks a lot better but is also subject to microstuttering. I am thinking this might get better with future game patches and updated drivers but the 970 definitely outperforms for GTA V

 

But well that's one game and you are saving 50 bucks for fairly close performance (sometimes better on some games) to a 970

[TheGeeker]

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.45 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($13.98 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L4S-10AB-GP 60.9 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($6.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L4S-10AB-GP 60.9 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($6.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $780.13

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-05 22:09 EDT-0400

 

 

This is what I suggest. Ssd is just worth it.