Posted May 26, 2015 My third post hear discussing the Salladtron 5000 and its variations. (Click here and here for the other two!) I am a graduating high school student looking to build an affordable, but long living and beast of a gaming rig. This is my first build and I have learned quite a lot! The help in these forums has been more than I expected and I am quite thrilled to be about ready to pull the trigger. After many variations I have come up with this! PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.98 @ DirectCanada) Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ NCIX) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Canada Computers) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.95 @ DirectCanada) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($412.40 @ Newegg Canada) Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.46 @ DirectCanada) Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.95 @ Vuugo) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.98 @ DirectCanada) Total: $1241.69 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-26 19:19 EDT-0400 What do you guys think? Any changes? At this point my budget cant go any higher so the price I am at now is more or less my limit! Thanks for reading! P.S Any advice on when to buy? The 970 two free games deal seems awesome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Posted May 26, 2015 Salad has one L ... Not if you pronounce it fancily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Not if you pronounce it fancily. I'm assuming the pronunciation 'sallard' kinda? Sig under construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Author Salad has one L ... Not in my username it doesn't! I will let you in on a secret. I chose to spell it with two "L"s for a good reason. It has hidden meaning. If you can figure it out you get 100 free internet points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Author Not if you pronounce it fancily. Sal LAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Not in my username it doesn't! I will let you in on a secret. I chose to spell it with two "L"s for a good reason. It has hidden meaning. If you can figure it out you get 100 free internet points. Because you've always spelled it with two 'l's? Sig under construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Author Because you've always spelled it with two 'l's? Nope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 My third post hear discussing the Salladtron 5000 and its variations. (Click here and here for the other two!) I am a graduating high school student looking to build an affordable, but long living and beast of a gaming rig. This is my first build and I have learned quite a lot! The help in these forums has been more than I expected and I am quite thrilled to be about ready to pull the trigger. After many variations I have come up with this! PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.98 @ DirectCanada) Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ NCIX) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Canada Computers) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.95 @ DirectCanada) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($412.40 @ Newegg Canada) Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.46 @ DirectCanada) Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.95 @ Vuugo) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.98 @ DirectCanada) Total: $1241.69 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-26 19:19 EDT-0400 What do you guys think? Any changes? At this point my budget cant go any higher so the price I am at now is more or less my limit! Thanks for reading! P.S Any advice on when to buy? The 970 two free games deal seems awesome... Get a G1 Gaming 970 over the MSI one and the Z87 board will need a bios update which you'll need a G3258 to do. PEWDIEPIE DONT CROSS THAT BRIDGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Author Get a G1 Gaming 970 over the MSI one and the Z87 board will need a bios update which you'll need a G3258 to do. Why do I need a g3258 for the bios update? I am aware it needs one (an update), but I didn't think it required other parts. edit: Also why the gpu change? May I ask you to explain the reasoning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Spongebob. Thats why you spell it that way. Its easy to forget peripherals when pricing out parts. And operating systems. And surge protector. And while your at it if you have a machine that hits 150 fps on some games why dont you have a 144 hz monitor, and on and on the mind goes until your wallet is empty. (My budget was lost a long time ago, and I am butt-hurt over it, you dont really need a 144 hz monitor) I7 5820K, ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 980, 16 GB 2400 DDR4, Ask me phone questions. I teach people how to use them for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Get a G1 Gaming 970 over the MSI one and the Z87 board will need a bios update which you'll need a G3258 to do. Why do I need a g3258 for the bios update? I am aware it needs one (an update), but I didn't think it required other parts. edit: Also why the gpu change? May I ask you to explain the reasoning? No it does not need a G3258 to update the BIOS. Yes there's a chance the the board might need a BIOS update, but you don't need another CPU. Asus has a feature called "USB BIOS Flashback" which allows you flash / update a BIOS without a compatible CPU. Intel Core i7-5820K (4.4 GHz) | Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB | 2x 360mm Custom Loop (Noctua iPPC) | ASRock X99 Extreme6 | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB | Fractal Design Define S | Corsair HX750 | Windows 10 | Corsair M65 RGB PRO | Corsair K70 RGB LUX (CherryMX Brown) | Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro & Creative Sound Blaster Z | Nexus 6P (32GB Aluminium) | Check out my setup: Project Kalte Here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Author Spongebob. Thats why you spell it that way. Its easy to forget peripherals when pricing out parts. And operating systems. And surge protector. And while your at it if you have a machine that hits 150 fps on some games why dont you have a 144 hz monitor, and on and on the mind goes until your wallet is empty. (My budget was lost a long time ago, and I am butt-hurt over it, you dont really need a 144 hz monitor) Peripherals and such I have already handled. Thanks for the reminder though! I have seen my friend completely forget such things before. It was sad when he had a beast rig with no os. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Author No it does not need a G3258 to update the BIOS. Yes there's a chance the the board might need a BIOS update, but you don't need another CPU. Asus has a feature called "USB BIOS Flashback" which allows you flash / update a BIOS without a compatible CPU. Phew! That is what I thought. Thanks for the clarification! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 So lucky. That is basically the perfect build. Having problems with your fresh Windows 10 install? PM Me! Windows 10- Want To Disable Telemetry, Disable Cortana, Disable Windows Updates? Look at my guide HERELTT Beginners Guide | Community Standards | TN&R Posting Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Author So lucky. That is basically the perfect build. Close...but still not spongebob. And thanks for the compliment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2015 Spongebob. Thats why you spell it that way. [...] Thank you! I was waiting for this comment. [MacBook Pro 13" (early 2015 w/ upgraded processor)] [gaming rig in progress] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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