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I am about to order my parts for a gaming rig that I going to be building, and I wanted some last minute opinions. My budget is $900 and I am trying to squeeze as much power out of it as possible. Do any of you recommend a build, red and black theme, that can max out most games on High to Ultra settings 1080p? In the build, try to include a red and black mouse and keyboard.

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I am about to order my parts for a gaming rig that I going to be building, and I wanted some last minute opinions. My budget is $900 and I am trying to squeeze as much power out of it as possible. Do any of you recommend a build, red and black theme, that can max out most games on High to Ultra settings 1080p? In the build, try to include a red and black mouse and keyboard.

Would you mind paying an extra $150 for a $1050 build? If not what do you have picked out right now?

 

 

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I am about to order my parts for a gaming rig that I going to be building, and I wanted some last minute opinions. My budget is $900 and I am trying to squeeze as much power out of it as possible. Do any of you recommend a build, red and black theme, that can max out most games on High to Ultra settings 1080p? In the build, try to include a red and black mouse and keyboard.

Do you need a monitor,  WIndows, or an SSD? Also, beware of people saying "spend a little bit more". You can end up paying double or even triple your original budget. I can hook you up with a solid $900 build.

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AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped 
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Do you need a monitor,  WIndows, or an SSD? Also, beware of people saying "spend a little bit more". You can end up paying double or even triple your original budget. I can hook you up with a solid $900 build.

By a little I mean like $100 xDhttp://pcpartpicker.com/p/hy2Mxr

 

 

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By a little I mean like $100 xDhttp://pcpartpicker.com/p/hy2Mxr

haha, its still a good build.

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Do you need a monitor,  WIndows, or an SSD? Also, beware of people saying "spend a little bit more". You can end up paying double or even triple your original budget. I can hook you up with a solid $900 build.

no monitor or windows needed. If you can, fit in a ssd, but i rather have more power than a ssd

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no monitor or windows needed. If you can, fit in a ssd, but i rather have more power than a ssd

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hy2Mxr Use like a cheap,wireless $20 logitech mouse and keyboard then when you get a little bit more money get something like a Ducky Shine 3 backlit red and something like a Razer Deathadder Chroma or a plain matte black SteelSeries mouse

 

 

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no monitor or windows needed. If you can, fit in a ssd, but i rather have more power than a ssd

You can get a little bit better performance if you sacrifice aesthetics, but i don't blame you. It's $903 but you can add a Hyper 212 for $30 if you can, but the stock Intel cooler isn't that bad. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jkG4kL

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AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped 
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I'd go with this.
 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $899.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: i7 5820K 4.0GHz @1.15V | MOBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980Ti, LTT Orange | CASE: NZXT H440 Black 2015 | COOLER: Noctua NH-D15S w/ LTT Fans | RAM: 32GB Patriot 3000MHz | STORAGE: 512GB Samsung 950 Pro, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II 3 x 8TB Seagate HDD's | PSU: 750W Seasonic X series, black / orange cablemod cables| Monitors: 3x Asus VX24AH's | AUDIO OUT: Microlab SOLO 8C, Sennheiser HD 650's, Audio engine D1 Amp / DAC | AUDIO IN: Blue Snowball | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire TK MX Green | Mouse: Logitech G900 Proteus Spectrum + RSI Extended Mouse Pad | PCPP Link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/hPjFd6

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what would you be spending the extra 150 on? and this is what i have so far. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2kW6Vn

you could get a really good deal for the intel core i54690k and a mobo with the red and black color scheme at a micro center store if you live nearby

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tbh

 

>Good build

>FX for gaming

 

It's either one or the other.

what? i meant good build with the 4690K

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AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped 
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tbh

 

>Good build

>FX for gaming

 

It's either one or the other.

If the OP really wanted to, in my build I went for quality and a little bit of aesthetics. If he got a cheaper mobo, case, and PSU he could throw in a 120gb SSD and still be at around $1000

 

 

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what would you be spending the extra 150 on? and this is what i have so far. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2kW6Vn

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $892.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I meant OP's build, the 4690K build is definitely better

yeah lol, i meant the build w/ the 4690K :P

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AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped 
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Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 

 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Both the base model SanDisk SSD and the Strix 970 are nothing special compared to others in the class.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $893.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Add a SSD later and if you really want to kick ass get another 290x later.

Also the graphics card has a 20$ mail in rebate.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $892.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I am currently doing a build and was wondering if I should get the NZXT 340 or phantom 240?

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I am currently doing a build and was wondering if I should get the NZXT 340 or phantom 240?

Depends on personal preference. They're both good cases, it's just whether you like a simplistic rectangular box, or a more stand-out design.

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Depends on personal preference. They're both good cases, it's just whether you like a simplistic rectangular box, or a more stand-out design.

does the 340 have rubber grommets and is it worth getting the cheaper one because Im trying to get my budget as low as i can but still have good performance and good aesthetics 

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does the 340 have rubber grommets and is it worth getting the cheaper one because Im trying to get my budget as low as i can but still have good performance and good aesthetics 

The S340 doesn't have rubber grommets, and it doesn't need to. Cables are just run through one large square cutout and behind the mobo tray.

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