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I'll take your word for it then. Updated the list. Anything else you can think of?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bak_yn/saved/K9dQzy

 

 

that's a VERY nice machine right there IMHO, i would go with this as is if you can afford it...in a couple months time if you find the stock intel cooler gets too loud for your liking you might wanna trow in a cooler master hyper 212 which will run you 30$ or so and would be quieter...but for now it's fine this CPU won't get really hot anyways but intel stock heatsink fans have cheap bearings in them and over time they CAN get loud...they spin fast you know...just letting you know there are room for improvement there but this is a lot of money to spend right now so i would consider as a future upgrade.

other than that it's flawless...lot of performance for your money and it will game at 1440p very well.

 

Good luck!

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Hello all. I've been wanting to build my own gaming pc for a while now and I am finally transitioning back to pc from a mac. This will be my first gaming build and I have a budget of around $1,300 that I want to stick close to. I plan on buying everything at once besides the monitor, which I haven't made up my mind on yet. The build list is around $1,200 without the monitor. I'm okay with a $300 or lower monitor, but I'll buy it at a later time. The main questions I really have are, "do I have a big enough power supply" and "is my video card good enough for gaming at 1080p - 1440p on high to ultra settings?" The games I will be playing are: BF4, COD, FO4, GTAV, and maybe a few flight sims. Thanks in advance.

 

 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($318.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($15.98 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US) 
Keyboard: Gigabyte Force K3 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($68.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1169.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Hello all. I've been wanting to build my own gaming pc for a while now and I am finally transitioning back to pc from a mac. This will be my first gaming build and I have a budget of around $1,300 that I want to stick close to. I plan on buying everything at once besides the monitor, which I haven't made up my mind on yet. The build list is around $1,200 without the monitor. I'm okay with a $300 or lower monitor, but I'll buy it at a later time. The main questions I really have are, "do I have a big enough power supply" and "is my video card good enough for gaming at 1080p - 1440p on high to ultra settings?" The games I will be playing are: BF4, COD, FO4, GTAV, and maybe a few flight sims. Thanks in advance.

 

 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($318.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($15.98 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US) 
Keyboard: Gigabyte Force K3 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($68.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1169.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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At this price, go I7. You could go with a cheaper case, and you should get a better psu.

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At this price, go I7. You could go with a cheaper case, and you should get a better psu.

Don't recommend i7's for people strictly looking to game, it's a waste of money.

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better get something like this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($419.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($101.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master OCTANE Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($40.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1260.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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You're spending a lot on excess stuff...$90 for OS, $105 for case...you could consider getting a better CPU for that stuff.

Well I am coming from OSX so that's why I need an OS. The case, I personally liked the way it looked and the placement of things. If i spent less on a case, which CPU would be worth spending a little more on? What would you recommend? Thanks for the fast reply.

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6zpJLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6zpJLk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($282.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.08 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($333.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Gigabyte Force K3 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1256.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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If you wanna overclock, just switch it to a k version with a z board,

 

You're spending a lot on excess stuff...$90 for OS, $105 for case...you could consider getting a better CPU for that stuff.

Actually, all the cheapest os's fall around $90, so yeah.

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better get something like this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($419.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($101.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.89 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)

Keyboard: Cooler Master OCTANE Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($40.50 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1260.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This one's better than my idea.

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Don't recommend i7's for people strictly looking to game, it's a waste of money.

That's what I have heard also.. 

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Don't recommend i7's for people strictly looking to game, it's a waste of money.

Not necessarily, DX12 is suppose to take advantage of more cores right?

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This one's better than my idea.

I will look into this. That looks like a better bang for the buck.

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Don't recommend i7's for people strictly looking to game, it's a waste of money.

For now maybe. Down the road, it'll be useful to have a faster i7 instead of a slower i5. 

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It might be, it might not be, we'll just have to wait and see.

EDIT: FUCK I missed my 2,000th post :(

Thought it was out for some reason..., and lol, sorry about that.

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For now maybe. Down the road, it'll be useful to have a faster i7 instead of a slower i5. 

I can always upgrade down the road as new CPU's come out and current CPU prices drop to accommodate. 

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I will look into this. That looks like a better bang for the buck.

indeed this one packs a lot of punch...8 thread CPU, powerful GPU...it's really nice!

Also i think that's a new case from phanteks? i REAALLLY dig it it looks very pro...

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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I can always upgrade down the road as new CPU's come out and current CPU prices drop to accommodate. 

Keep in mind that the xeon 1231 v3 is an i7 on the cheap. It just doesnt have the igpu (intel hd) , but since you are using a discrete gpu, it wont affect you at all.

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Keep in mind that the xeon 1231 v3 is an i7 on the cheap. It just doesnt have the igpu (intel hd) , but since you are using a discrete gpu, it wont affect you at all.

they also run very cool and quiet those are binned to be the most efficient chips from intel they are meant to last like 20 years operating 24/7 in a small crowded dusty environment...only downside is that they are locked but i would pick this over an i5-4690K any day of the week.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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they also run very cool and quiet those are binned to be the most efficient chips from intel they are meant to last like 20 years operating 24/7 in a small crowded dusty environment...only downside is that they are locked but i would pick this over an i5-4690K any day of the week.

true dat, gotta love that hyperthreading on the cheap.  they also have ecc memory support ;)

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they also run very cool and quiet those are binned to be the most efficient chips from intel they are meant to last like 20 years operating 24/7 in a small crowded dusty environment...only downside is that they are locked but i would pick this over an i5-4690K any day of the week.

locked is fine with me as I am new to the build community and do not care about OC or any of that stuff at the moment. So as of right now, it looks like I'll be updating my build list!

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I can always upgrade down the road as new CPU's come out and current CPU prices drop to accommodate. 

Well.. I guess.

 

But upgrading something that you have to replace (because there's only one in the system) isn't as cost effective as upgrading by adding more to a system because there's space available (like another GPU or RAM). 

 

It's not going to be worth the hassle in the long run.  i7's aren't just hyper-threaded. They have higher clock speeds, too. 

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I'd keep an i5. i7 is overkill.

 

Overall the system will likely work fine for your needs but it is based on the older architecture. Some examples:

 

Your Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H has

  • legacy audio Realtek ALC892 instead of the modern ALC1150.
  • no M.2 slot
  • no USB 3.1

You could get an H170 chipset based system instead - Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP for $115 and a Core i5-6600/Core i5-6500 for ~$200

 

250GB for the primary drive is tight for many people and SSD's run at full performance with lots of free space available. A 512GB EVO is $174 and if you need more space you could do a WD Blue 1TB as well.

 

Slightly better option for PSU if you want - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 SuperNOVA G2 $99

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This here is WAY better!

 



 



Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 




Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 



Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Gigabyte Force K3 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($68.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1196.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Well.. I guess.

 

But upgrading something that you have to replace (because there's only one in the system) isn't as cost effective as upgrading by adding more to a system because there's space available (like another GPU or RAM). 

 

It's not going to be worth the hassle in the long run.  i7's aren't just hyper-threaded. They have higher clock speeds, too. 

i gotcha. i updated my build list to the one referred earlier in the this topic.   

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