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jn

[Dzzope]

Whats your uses and budget?

 

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[Dzzope]

This is the best I can suggest without more info..

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZHvKVn

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Whats your uses and budget?

 

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[Ravener]

If you're not overclocking get a 4590, its 50$ cheaper and is pretty much the same thing, but nooverclock, if you wanna overclock the previous comment is cool

[Guest]

The Xeon is another option if you don't plan on overclocking. It has hyper threading so it will perform similar to an i7.

 

If you want to overclock then you can switch back to the i5 4690K as it will handle the occasional bit of rendering.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.89 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($87.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Thermaltake SHOCK Headset  ($55.95 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1507.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 16:39 EDT-0400

[Guest]

This is the best I can suggest without more info..

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZHvKVn

That 970 is the mini-itx version  B)

[Dzzope]

That 970 is the mini-itx version  B)

Damnit...

 

@+Recover

 

Yea, as said above.. you can trim stuff off here and there easily enough.

If not overclocking, the Xeon is the way to go, if overclocking the i5 is plenty capable.. I know people that use much worse systems for rendering while doing a degree in media production. Same goes for the ram.

 

I would suggest possibly a better monitor but thats totally user preference. A decent IPS goes a long way BUT most of the cheaper ones will suffer from motion blur in faster games. Better in pretty much every other situation though. 

All just food for thought.

 

 

Ohh and unless you burn or consume medi from disks still (I know VERY FEW people who do) drop the drive and think about a Fractal Design Define S.. Bit cheaper, similar style. But no 5.25" drive bays