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Jackson6080
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 



Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($321.10 @ Directron) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $754.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kwc6ZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kwc6ZL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($50.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $841.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 14:43 EDT-0400

 

u can also use a 290x, i'd prefer the nvidia....

overclocking on the gpu only

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Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($296.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($47.44 @ Other World Computing) 
Total: $802.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Maybe drop the optical to something a lil less.

 

How much would i want to overclock the cpu?

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Go just a little over budget and overclock the CPU to 4.2-4.5 (I'm not too familiar with how much you can with this cooler).

This is a better bang for the buck than the others I've seen.

I hear staples in store price matches micro center.

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($296.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $838.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 14:49 EDT-0400

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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If you want to save some money and skip overclocking:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($296.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $738.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 14:53 EDT-0400

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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