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Mike6794
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I have been looking around for a couple months trying to build a PC that I can use for 1080p 30-60fps gaming and also for school use (research papers, projects, etc.). I've been given two build quotes by local parts dealers(listed below) Both stores have offered to price match online offers and my budget is 1500 +/- 100 dollars of flexibility. Do these look like good builds for what I'm attempting to do or should I use a different build(Open to suggestions)?I'd appreciate any and all help offered. Thanks! 

 

The first Build is this. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Mc8YFT

 

The second build is this one. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kBV6t6

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Those builds are crazy and spending more money than needed in areas 

CPU: A8-5600K GPU: MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4GB MOBO: ASUS A55BM-PLUS 

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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this is much better, by doubling the gpu power. haswell is still great, and sli when you want to

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($138.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1513.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 





Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($688.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Other: DeepCool RGB ($16.99)

Total: $1495.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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ROG X570-F Strix | AMD R9 5900X | EK Elite 360 | EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64gb | Samsung 980 PRO 
ROG Strix XG349C | Corsair 4000 | Bose C5 | ROG Swift PG279Q

Logitech G810 Orion | Sennheiser HD 518 |  Logitech 502 Hero

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($123.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  ($695.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $1602.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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You can get Windows on reddit, I believe

What are you planning to do with the build?

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.91 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($333.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 760T ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Micro Center) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1520.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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You can max out most tripple A games @ 60 FPS 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK TRITON RED 100.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($494.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1530.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Motherboard: MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION
AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.79 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($688.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1436.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 




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

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 


Total: $1411.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Skylake CPU's can only handle up to 2133mhz, so getting faster RAM won't do anything and will lock to 2133. Also your case and PSU are pretty shit on your second build. If you want a good build in Skylake, I highly recommend this:

 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($162.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1198.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($152.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($123.99 @ Mac Mall)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  ($695.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.50 @ Newegg)

Total: $1602.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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You can get Windows on reddit, I believe

What are you planning to do with the build?

What do you mean?

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Skylake CPU's can only handle up to 2133mhz, so getting faster RAM won't do anything and will lock to 2133. Also your case and PSU are pretty shit on your second build. If you want a good build in Skylake, I highly recommend this:

 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($162.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1198.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Will this be able to max out most AAA games at 60fps?

Wow guys thanks for all the responses

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