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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.09 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $826.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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4690K and 390.

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NfxjTW

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NfxjTW/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($309.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $895.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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

Motherboard: ASRock H81M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($393.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 


Total: $903.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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WITH WINDOWS

 


 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($309.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($82.88 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $832.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Cxtb3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Cxtb3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($304.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Nine Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $900.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 21:27 EST-0500

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Come on lads. For $900 USD there's a ton of room left to fit an SSD. Heck, Samsung 250 EVO can fit in there.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460; MOBO: ASRock H97M-PRO4; RAM: 8GB G.Skill DDR3 @ 1600MHz; SSD: A-Data SP600 128GB; HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB; GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB; PSU: Seasonic G Series 550W; Case: Thermaltake Core V21 w/ AF140 blue LED fan (exhaust); Monitor: Acer H226HQLBid 21.5" 60Hz 5ms IPS (GTG) HDMI

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Here's a build I went with. $5 USD over budget but wait until Cyber Monday and you'll be able to earn even more "bang for the buck".

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($213.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.09 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($229.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $905.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460; MOBO: ASRock H97M-PRO4; RAM: 8GB G.Skill DDR3 @ 1600MHz; SSD: A-Data SP600 128GB; HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB; GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB; PSU: Seasonic G Series 550W; Case: Thermaltake Core V21 w/ AF140 blue LED fan (exhaust); Monitor: Acer H226HQLBid 21.5" 60Hz 5ms IPS (GTG) HDMI

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I've also already decided on the case:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I5JHB0?psc=1

I know it's expensive, but I want it to look good

But you said you wanted it to look good?

 

#OhBurn

#H440MasterRace

 

I can't say I'm a fan of Antec, but to be fair I love everything NZXT and Corsair as cases go. Also, Fractal for Mini-ITX.

Tip to those that are new on LTT forum- quote a post so that the person you are quoting gets a notification, otherwise they'll have no idea that you did. You can also use a tag such as @Ryoutarou97 (replace my username with anyone's. You should get a dropdown after you type the "@")to send a notification, but quoting is preferable.

 

Feel free to PM me about absolutely anything be it tech, math, literature, etc. I'll try my best to help. I'm currently looking for a cheap used build for around $25 to set up as a home server if anyone is selling.

 

If you are a native speaker please use proper English if you can. Punctuation, capitalization, and spelling are as important to making your message readable as proper night theme formatting is.

 

My build is fully operational, but won't be posted until after I get a GPU in it and the case arted up.

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