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GRVTY
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1. Budget & Location
I have got a budget of around 1000$ dont mind spending a little less or more if it benefits the machine that much.

2. Aim
This is going to be used mostly for gaming, and maybe a little schoolwork now and then. with gaming I mean games like Battlefield and Gta to lighter games like LoL and CS:GO. 
 

3. Monitors
Going to be using 2 monitors, maybe eventually upgrade to three but by the time I am able to afford a second GPU.
 

4. Peripherals
No peripherals are needed. Only the system itself. not even OS.
 

5. Why are you upgrading?
Because I dont have a PC atm. LMAO

 

All help is appreciated thanks in advance!
 

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I'd build this on that budget.

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($313.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1012.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-24 13:30 EDT-0400

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I'd build this on that budget.

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($313.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1012.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-24 13:30 EDT-0400

 

Thanks for the advice will look into it!!

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Thanks for the advice will look into it!!

Cool, good luck with the build :)

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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If you wanted to spend an extra $100 you could upgrade the 390 to a 390x. It's not necessary but I wanna let you know - that's an easy way to upgrade it in case you want to do that :P

i7-4790k | MSI Z97 GAMING-5 | Corsair Vengeance 16 GB | Samsung EVO-850 250GB SSD & WD blue 1 TB HDD | EVGA 1070 SC | Red NZXT H440 | Cooler Master G650W

 

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black/white themed with the windowed chassis if you cared

 


 



Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.89 @ OutletPC) 


Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Total: $1039.04

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If you wanted to spend an extra $100 you could upgrade the 390 to a 390x. It's not necessary but I wanna let you know - that's an easy way to upgrade it in case you want to do that :P

Is it worth the 100$ extra? Dont mind spending 100 extra if its worth it. Does it make the build more "future proof" or something?

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black/white themed with the windowed chassis if you cared
 
 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1039.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-24 13:40 EDT-0400

 

Woww thanks completely forgot to mention it. A dope ass color scheme would be awesome! White/black is pretty cool. Dont like how every build is black/red even though it looks sick!

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790S 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: PNY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.90 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $977.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-24 14:12 EDT-0400

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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Guys it might be a lot better to explain why you are changing certain things in the build instead of just dropping a new pcpartpicker link and leaving the OP wondering why the build you suggested is better then the other ones :P

 

Btw  if you're gaming at 1080p the 390 should be good. If you are gaming at 2k then prob get the 390x

i7-4790k | MSI Z97 GAMING-5 | Corsair Vengeance 16 GB | Samsung EVO-850 250GB SSD & WD blue 1 TB HDD | EVGA 1070 SC | Red NZXT H440 | Cooler Master G650W

 

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Is the build u suggested a quiet one, or is it pretty loud?

It should be fairly quiet :)

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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Guys it might be a lot better to explain why you are changing certain things in the build instead of just dropping a new pcpartpicker link and leaving the OP wondering why the build you suggested is better then the other ones :P

 

Btw  if you're gaming at 1080p the 390 should be good. If you are gaming at 2k then prob get the 390x

That would help. Do u think the 390 is better then the 960 4gb?

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Is the 960 4GB better than the 8GB 390/390X?

No it is not even close to the 380 4gb / 280x 3gb, and try to see the prices with MIR disabled in pcpartpicker

 

Tried to make it a white/black theme

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($308.98 @ Newegg)

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

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($87.22 @ Amazon)

Total: $1011.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-24 15:23 EDT-0400

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