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so i was looking at black friday deals (yes there out already) and for a i5 6400 8gb of ram and a 1 tb storage with windows 10 it was 429.00 so for a graphics card and a monitor  it would be cheaper to get this so why not any suggestions (also comes with keyboard and mouse)



CPU: i5 4690k  (overclocked to 4.3ghz)             CPU Cooler: Cryorig h7                 MOBO:  Msi Z97 pc mate             RAM: 8GB HyperX 1600 blue

GPU: rx480  4gb                                                 CASE: Corsair Spec-01 red              OS: Windows 10

PSU: EVGA 500   watt                                       SSD:    v60gb Mushkin ssd                HDD: 1000GB WD BLUE

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isnt that normal font 

CPU: i5 4690k  (overclocked to 4.3ghz)             CPU Cooler: Cryorig h7                 MOBO:  Msi Z97 pc mate             RAM: 8GB HyperX 1600 blue

GPU: rx480  4gb                                                 CASE: Corsair Spec-01 red              OS: Windows 10

PSU: EVGA 500   watt                                       SSD:    v60gb Mushkin ssd                HDD: 1000GB WD BLUE

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1. The motherboard is probably a cheap piece of trash

2. Same goes for the power supply, who knows what the wattage of it is.

3. You can get the same thing with (actual) quality parts for around the same amount of money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($180.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $436.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-05 23:52 EST-0500

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1. The motherboard is probably a cheap piece of trash

2. Same goes for the power supply, who knows what the wattage of it is.

3. You can get the same thing with (actual) quality parts for around the same amount of money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($180.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Directron)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $436.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-05 23:52 EST-0500

but it would be more once you figure in the windows and mouse, keyboard

CPU: i5 4690k  (overclocked to 4.3ghz)             CPU Cooler: Cryorig h7                 MOBO:  Msi Z97 pc mate             RAM: 8GB HyperX 1600 blue

GPU: rx480  4gb                                                 CASE: Corsair Spec-01 red              OS: Windows 10

PSU: EVGA 500   watt                                       SSD:    v60gb Mushkin ssd                HDD: 1000GB WD BLUE

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but it would be more once you figure in the windows and mouse, keyboard

Buying windows 10 isnt worth it when they make it so easy to upgrade an old license. And that mouse and keyboard might cost $10.

Also wont be worth it when the PSU that comes with that computer blows up and takes the entire computer with it when you try to add a graphics card.

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I'd try to stay away from prebuilts, especially when it comes to cheap prebuilt, cheap-ass mobo, noname PSU that can blow up when you put a GPU on, just pick your own components and DIY, if you are unsure how to assemble the PC just pay the guy at the computer shop to do it for you

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I'd try to stay away from prebuilts, especially when it comes to cheap prebuilt, cheap-ass mobo, noname PSU that can blow up when you put a GPU on, just pick your own components and DIY, if you are unsure how to assemble the PC just pay the guy at the computer shop to do it for you

thats the problem im having is i cant find a good build with everything that i need for under 800 

i need everything tower headset mouse monitor keyboard and i still want the best preformance i can get so if you got any sugestions i would love to here them 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T8WkNG

also i don't count in mail in rebates so i want this to be the  price with shipping and parts (no money back because half the time they dont work)

CPU: i5 4690k  (overclocked to 4.3ghz)             CPU Cooler: Cryorig h7                 MOBO:  Msi Z97 pc mate             RAM: 8GB HyperX 1600 blue

GPU: rx480  4gb                                                 CASE: Corsair Spec-01 red              OS: Windows 10

PSU: EVGA 500   watt                                       SSD:    v60gb Mushkin ssd                HDD: 1000GB WD BLUE

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