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I am going to game on it. Also going to do editing. Will I get a 'k' series processor for that a budget?

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.10 @ Amazon) 

Total: $299.09

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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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

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This right here looks good to me!

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $302.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $302.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Rig: Thermaltake Urban S71 | MSI Z77 G45-Gaming | Intel Core i5 3570K (4.4Ghz @ 1.4v) | CM Hyper 212 EVO | Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB | MSI GTX 660 | Kingston 120GB SSD | Seagate 3TB HDD | EVGA 850W B2

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

Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $291.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $302.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-30 21:48 EST-0500

 

Ha!

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.10 @ Amazon) 
Total: $299.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-30 21:47 EST-0500

 

Get this one you might (probably) will be able to overclock with a bios update

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $302.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-30 21:54 EST-0500

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I am going to game on it. Also going to do editing. Will I get a 'k' series processor for that a budget?

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($183.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $303.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-30 22:16 EST-0500
 
Would do this personally. This board supports Skylake overclocking of non-K processors. The 6400 and 6500 will clock the same (i've seen people take the 6400 to 4.8ghz on water). I've included memory, as i didn't know if you already had DDR4 around or not, into your budget. The board also comes with a free game, so there's that. 

My (incomplete) memory overclocking guide: 

 

Does memory speed impact gaming performance? Click here to find out!

On 1/2/2017 at 9:32 PM, MageTank said:

Sometimes, we all need a little inspiration.

 

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($183.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $303.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-30 22:16 EST-0500

 

Would do this personally. This board supports Skylake overclocking of non-K processors. The 6400 and 6500 will clock the same (i've seen people take the 6400 to 4.8ghz on water). I've included memory, as i didn't know if you already had DDR4 around or not, into your budget. The board also comes with a free game, so there's that.

Dude, will this work on a 450 w power supply added a r9 380x.

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Dude, will this work on a 450 w power supply added a r9 380x.

Depends entirely on the PSU. Can you link me to which unit it is?

My (incomplete) memory overclocking guide: 

 

Does memory speed impact gaming performance? Click here to find out!

On 1/2/2017 at 9:32 PM, MageTank said:

Sometimes, we all need a little inspiration.

 

 

 

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Depends entirely on the PSU. Can you link me to which unit it is?

It is from a local store. Can you recommend a good and cheap one.

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It is from a local store. Can you recommend a good and cheap one.

Good and cheap is a hard thing to make possible, but Jonnyguru did give the EVGA 500B an 8.4/10, and its very cheap. It even has a 600w version that in theory, should be the same build quality. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($183.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $343.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-30 23:09 EST-0500
 
600w should be more than enough to cover you. 

My (incomplete) memory overclocking guide: 

 

Does memory speed impact gaming performance? Click here to find out!

On 1/2/2017 at 9:32 PM, MageTank said:

Sometimes, we all need a little inspiration.

 

 

 

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Good and cheap is a hard thing to make possible, but Jonnyguru did give the EVGA 500B an 8.4/10, and its very cheap. It even has a 600w version that in theory, should be the same build quality. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($183.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $343.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-30 23:09 EST-0500
 
600w should be more than enough to cover you. 

 

Thanks a lot. 

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