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I'm just finalising everything in my new pc build! Im looking to stream, record videos and play games (mostly csgo but with the option to play others at medium-high settings). If anyone has any suggestions about alternative parts around the same price I would be happy for the help <3 I'm mostly looking to confirm again that everything works together (big enough power supply?) and that I would be able to do the things I want to do with the new build. Thanks.

 



 



Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($100.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 



Total: $878.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I'm just finalising everything in my new pc build! Im looking to stream, record videos and play games (mostly csgo but with the option to play others at medium-high settings). If anyone has any suggestions about alternative parts around the same price I would be happy for the help <3 I'm mostly looking to confirm again that everything works together (big enough power supply?) and that I would be able to do the things I want to do with the new build. Thanks.
 
 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($100.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $649.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Heard many things about the 4GB version of the 960 not being worth it. Maybe swap that out for a 280X or a 380

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Yeah this build is OK

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Mobo - Gigabyte Z97X-SLI          Memory: 16 GB
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I'm aware you said steaming etc, but an i7 with a 960? And I'd definitely go with a larger PSU, if only because that's reeaaallly low wattage.

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Get a BeQuiet! Pure Rock CPU Cooler. Better temps and is quieter,

Get a r9 380, it'll perform much better then the GTX 960.

No no bad choice in the PSU, never cheap out on it, it is the worst part to cheap out. I'd get s EVGA GS or G2 series. Even if it means spending more money,

 

 

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Total budget?

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($100.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.95 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($314.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1024.11

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Get a BeQuiet! Pure Rock CPU Cooler. Better temps and is quieter,

Get a r9 380, it'll perform much better then the GTX 960.

No no bad choice in the PSU, never cheap out on it, it is the worst part to cheap out. I'd get s EVGA GS or G2 series. Even if it means spending more money,

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Get a BeQuiet! Pure Rock CPU Cooler. Better temps and is quieter,

Get a r9 380, it'll perform much better then the GTX 960.

No no bad choice in the PSU, never cheap out on it, it is the worst part to cheap out. I'd get s EVGA GS or G2 series. Even if it means spending more money,

Dark rock pro 3 is sex af

 

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RAM: 2x 4GB Samsung DDR3-1600 1.25V PSU: Corsair CX430 CASE: Enermax Ostrog Windowed STORAGE: PNY CS1111 120GB / Hitachi 1TB 7200RPM OS: Windows 10 Pro & macOS Sierra 10.12.3

 

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I'm aware you said steaming etc, but an i7 with a 960? And I'd definitely go with a larger PSU, if only because that's reeaaallly low wattage.

Im a twat I clicked the wrong one

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($100.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $878.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'm just finalising everything in my new pc build! Im looking to stream, record videos and play games (mostly csgo but with the option to play others at medium-high settings). If anyone has any suggestions about alternative parts around the same price I would be happy for the help <3 I'm mostly looking to confirm again that everything works together (big enough power supply?) and that I would be able to do the things I want to do with the new build. Thanks.
 
 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($100.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $878.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 16:33 EDT-0400

 

 

The build looks fine, I would change a few of the core things  you have going on, due to better pricing for better parts.

 

CPU - good

 

Cooler - fine

 

MoBo - There is a better one atm for a lower price.

 

Memory - there is some that is $20 cheaper that will be just as effective.

 

Storage - why no ssd? all the savings i can come up with will go in efforts to getting you one. Also Black series is overpriced.

 

Video card - you can get a 380 for that price, and its a tad better than the 960, which is the same price, so.

 

case - good

 

PSU - Seasonic makes good PSUs here is a bronze 520w that is also Fully Modular. It's a little cheaper priced to save $$$.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.49 @ OutletPC)

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($88.88 @ NCIX US)

Total: $998.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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