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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz) 




Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 



Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1081.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Or you just trust Reddit or G2A i dont trust them.

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I'm looking to replace my craptop with a decent gaming pc at a $1000 budget w/ windows 10 home.

 

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I'm looking to replace my craptop with a decent gaming pc at a $1000 budget w/ windows 10 home.

 

Please Post Parts Lists.

here PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($344.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1028.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-24 21:36 EDT-0400
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I'm looking to replace my craptop with a decent gaming pc at a $1000 budget w/ windows 10 home.

 

Please Post Parts Lists.

I'd definitely get an R9 390, and the OS from G2A. I was very hesitant to buy it from them, as it seems very sketchy, but I have bought two copies of Windows 8.1 from them and I have no complaints. Easy way to save 60 bucks.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 | Motherboard: Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 | Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB | Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB | GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card | Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED | Power Supply: EVGA 600B | Networking Card: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor | Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition (Cherry MX Blue) | Mouse: Logitech G100s | Quote me and say "Dope Flamingo" if you actually read this. 

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here PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($344.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1028.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-24 21:36 EDT-0400

 

I personally CANNOT ever recommend a Sapphire card. The coolers are amazing, but the customer support sucks. My 290 Tri-X had a ton of driver issues, (I ended up fixing them by reading forum posts  :D) and all I got from support were some very generic responses that had a 1 day delay in between. 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 | Motherboard: Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 | Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB | Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB | GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card | Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED | Power Supply: EVGA 600B | Networking Card: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor | Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition (Cherry MX Blue) | Mouse: Logitech G100s | Quote me and say "Dope Flamingo" if you actually read this. 

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I personally CANNOT ever recommend a Sapphire card. The coolers are amazing, but the customer support sucks. My 290 Tri-X had a ton of driver issues, (I ended up fixing them by reading forum posts  :D) and all I got from support were some very generic responses that had a 1 day delay in between. 

i just chose it because i've heard good thing about it

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i just chose it because i've heard good thing about it

Just get the MSI one. I've heard good thingd from Jay about that

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 | Motherboard: Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 | Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB | Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB | GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card | Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED | Power Supply: EVGA 600B | Networking Card: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor | Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition (Cherry MX Blue) | Mouse: Logitech G100s | Quote me and say "Dope Flamingo" if you actually read this. 

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Just get the MSI one. I've heard good thingd from Jay about that

well its up to the OP 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/R7VdQ7

Here you go :) You can get the OS cheap from Reddit. 

it needs a SSD

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow.
GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

PSU Tier List      Motherboard Tier List     SSD Tier List     How to get PC parts cheap    HP probook 445R G6 review

 

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it needs a SSD

It doesn't NEED a SSD, I had my PC for over 6 months before I picked up an SSD and the speed improvement was very nice however not at all necessary, although the prices are dropping rapidly I still wouldn't consider it necessary to pick one up. I mean if you are getting one you're getting at least a 240GB SSD which will run close to 100$ which will end up in you having to step down in other areas on a budget such as this one so it's not worth it.

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YES PLEASE!

The WD 1TB Blue is a very fast and reliable HDD, easily my favorite HDD out there. Around Black Friday there should be crazy deals on SSD's and I'd keep an eye out for the Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD, you might be able to get it for around 50$ and then it'll be worth it, however I don't think it is just yet.

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The WD 1TB Blue is a very fast and reliable HDD, easily my favorite HDD out there. Around Black Friday there should be crazy deals on SSD's and I'd keep an eye out for the Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD, you might be able to get it for around 50$ and then it'll be worth it, however I don't think it is just yet.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam that is only 90$ and you could just get a 120-128 and a 250-256 later. if you want SLI go with this board http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-gryphonz87 and Jacktastic's build as I trust ASUS's reliability. they do have a cheaper 970 then the one in the build http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow.
GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

PSU Tier List      Motherboard Tier List     SSD Tier List     How to get PC parts cheap    HP probook 445R G6 review

 

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Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs

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http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam that is only 90$ and you could just get a 120-128 and a 250-256 later. if you want SLI go with this board http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-gryphonz87 and Jacktastic's build

I'd have to say the Z97MX-Gaming 5 which I personally own by gigabyte is a MUCH better looking board with the same capabilities.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam that is only 90$ and you could just get a 120-128 and a 250-256 later. if you want SLI go with this board http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-gryphonz87 and Jacktastic's build as I trust ASUS's reliability. they do have a cheaper 970 then the one in the build http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5

Also the build I designed supports SLI :P

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Also the build I designed supports SLI :P

didn't notice  it but the gryphon has a 5 year warranty and is design to last a long time.

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow.
GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

PSU Tier List      Motherboard Tier List     SSD Tier List     How to get PC parts cheap    HP probook 445R G6 review

 

"Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid."

Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs

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didn't notice  it but the gryphon has a 5 year warranty and is design to last a long time.

The gigabyte black series of motherboards / gpu's have a 7 day server grade testing phase to make sure they work perfectly before ever being put into a box, and I'm sure it has at least a 3 year warranty like my board does :P

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The gigabyte black series of motherboards / gpu's have a 7 day server grade testing phase to make sure they work perfectly before ever being put into a box, and I'm sure it has at least a 3 year warranty like my board does :P

http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/GRYPHON_Z87/ that is all about the gryphon. I am doubtful of that clam prove it on a official websitel

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow.
GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

PSU Tier List      Motherboard Tier List     SSD Tier List     How to get PC parts cheap    HP probook 445R G6 review

 

"Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid."

Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs

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Lol, they do pretty much the same testing didn't know that and honestly I'd use the boards if they weren't so damn hideous. I mean they're grey, beige, and two shades of green. I mean I get they're going for an army look and that'd be cool if they sold other products to match. At least Gigabytes motherboards have a really neutral color scheme.

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Lol, they do pretty much the same testing didn't know that and honestly I'd use the boards if they weren't so damn hideous. I mean they're grey, beige, and two shades of green. I mean I get they're going for an army look and that'd be cool if they sold other products to match. At least Gigabytes motherboards have a really neutral color scheme.

it goes good with a black build. this is some beige memory http://www.corsair.com/en-us/vengeance-8gb-dual-channel-ddr3-memory-kit-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9g

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow.
GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

PSU Tier List      Motherboard Tier List     SSD Tier List     How to get PC parts cheap    HP probook 445R G6 review

 

"Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid."

Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz) 




Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 



Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1081.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-25 06:10 EDT-0400

 

Or you just trust Reddit or G2A i dont trust them.

 

 
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