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Key factors

  • Running CS:GO at a constant FPS of 75 or higher at medium-high settings at 1080p (with 2x+ AA maybe).
  • Be reasonably quiet.
  • Shouldn't exceed the budget of US$600.
  • Possibility to easily upgrade in the future.
  • The case shouldn't make me puke.

 

(OS and Peripherals should be ignored)

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17 minutes ago, Ironic Puzzle said:

Key factors

  • Running CS:GO at a constant FPS of 75 or higher at medium-high settings at 1080p (with 2x+ AA maybe).
  • Be reasonably quiet and cheap.
  • Possibility to easily upgrade in the future.
  • The case shouldn't make me puke.

 

(OS and Peripherals should be ignored)

Max budget?

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5 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Max budget?

I change my mind, max budget is $600.

My bad.

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Just now, Ironic Puzzle said:

I change my mind, max budget is $600.

K:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mqL3K8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mqL3K8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $594.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

K:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mqL3K8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mqL3K8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $594.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Ah, looks nice.

Thanks.

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a little over but got that SSD!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: OCZ Vertex Plus R2 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($112.19 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $622.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 10:17 EST-0500

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor + Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX ATX AM3+ Motherboard Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive + Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive & Seagate Barracuda 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case + Thermaltake TR2 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter Monitor: Asus VK278Q 27.0" Monitor

Peripherals: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard + Razer Abyssus Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Bose SIE2i Orange Earbud Headphones + Mic: Kaxidy Stereo MIC

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19 minutes ago, ShaunC said:

a little over but got that SSD!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: OCZ Vertex Plus R2 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($112.19 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $622.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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That psu is a no. And that case doesn´t have front usb 3.0 headers.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400T 2.2GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($173.49 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Prolimatech PRO-SAM17 Fanless CPU Cooler  ($44.97 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $589.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 12:24 EST-0500

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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Here ya go slightly better case (just find a cheap one you like) and psu

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $616.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 13:03 EST-0500

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor + Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX ATX AM3+ Motherboard Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive + Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive & Seagate Barracuda 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case + Thermaltake TR2 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter Monitor: Asus VK278Q 27.0" Monitor

Peripherals: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard + Razer Abyssus Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Bose SIE2i Orange Earbud Headphones + Mic: Kaxidy Stereo MIC

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4 minutes ago, ShaunC said:

Here ya go slightly better case (just find a cheap one you like) and psu

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $616.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 13:03 EST-0500

That psu is still not great. Nor is the case.

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1 hour ago, Starelementpoke said:

That psu is still not great. Nor is the case.

What determines if a PSU is good or not?  I usually look at the reviews and ratings, am i going about it wrong?

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor + Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX ATX AM3+ Motherboard Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive + Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive & Seagate Barracuda 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case + Thermaltake TR2 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter Monitor: Asus VK278Q 27.0" Monitor

Peripherals: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard + Razer Abyssus Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Bose SIE2i Orange Earbud Headphones + Mic: Kaxidy Stereo MIC

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4 hours ago, ShaunC said:

a little over but got that SSD!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: OCZ Vertex Plus R2 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($112.19 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $622.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 10:17 EST-0500

At this budget a SSD is kind of just killing your budget. take it out and get a better case, maybe a decent

cooler for your CPU?

 

also...750 watt PSU is not needed for this build, but it does provide good upgradabilty. you do you, better upgrade path or a bit more dosh in your pocket for other parts. 

(I'd personally put the SSD and/or PSU money towards a better case, something that allows you to do some cable management in the back. maybe a NZXT case? There's some good ones for about 36-37 on pcparkpicker)

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18 minutes ago, ShaunC said:

What determines if a PSU is good or not?  I usually look at the reviews and ratings, am i going about it wrong?

the 80+ rating, frankly bronze isn't bad, it fits your budget perfectly and isn't over kill.

 

i'd go with a modular or semi modular one, makes building way more easier. 

 

the whole rating system (bronze, gold, platinum, whatever) shows how effiecently it'll produce power as more power is drawn. I think there's a techquickie video over it that explains it pretty well

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1 hour ago, jett473 said:

the 80+ rating, frankly bronze isn't bad, it fits your budget perfectly and isn't over kill.

 

i'd go with a modular or semi modular one, makes building way more easier. 

 

the whole rating system (bronze, gold, platinum, whatever) shows how effiecently it'll produce power as more power is drawn. I think there's a techquickie video over it that explains it pretty well

Yeah that's what i thought, and the PSU's i've been choosing i thought were the good low budget type (semi modular and bronze ratings) but starelementpoke has been saying that they're bad. I was just confused, i thought a semi modular 80+ bronze would be pretty damn good for a budget build like this.  

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor + Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX ATX AM3+ Motherboard Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive + Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive & Seagate Barracuda 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case + Thermaltake TR2 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter Monitor: Asus VK278Q 27.0" Monitor

Peripherals: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard + Razer Abyssus Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Bose SIE2i Orange Earbud Headphones + Mic: Kaxidy Stereo MIC

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55 minutes ago, ShaunC said:

Yeah that's what i thought, and the PSU's i've been choosing i thought were the good low budget type (semi modular and bronze ratings) but starelementpoke has been saying that they're bad. I was just confused, i thought a semi modular 80+ bronze would be pretty damn good for a budget build like this.  

No, he's right in the sense that the quality of the PSU itself is bad, not the efficiency rating. 

 

I highly recommend either the 550W XFX PSU @Starelementpoke suggested or any 500W SeaSonic PSU.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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1 hour ago, ShaunC said:

Yeah that's what i thought, and the PSU's i've been choosing i thought were the good low budget type (semi modular and bronze ratings) but starelementpoke has been saying that they're bad. I was just confused, i thought a semi modular 80+ bronze would be pretty damn good for a budget build like this.  

Efficiency=/=PSU quality.

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21 hours ago, ShaunC said:

Yeah that's what i thought, and the PSU's i've been choosing i thought were the good low budget type (semi modular and bronze ratings) but starelementpoke has been saying that they're bad. I was just confused, i thought a semi modular 80+ bronze would be pretty damn good for a budget build like this.  

judging by the other 2 comments, I guess I was wrong. Sorry for feeding you false info.

 

19 hours ago, HKZeroFive said:

No, he's right in the sense that the quality of the PSU itself is bad, not the efficiency rating. 

 

I highly recommend either the 550W XFX PSU @Starelementpoke suggested or any 500W SeaSonic PSU.

what exactly is bad about the PSUs he picked out? I'm just curious because I'm a long term user of corisar, and am a tad bit concerned now. 

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59 minutes ago, jett473 said:

judging by the other 2 comments, I guess I was wrong. Sorry for feeding you false info.

 

what exactly is bad about the PSUs he picked out? I'm just curious because I'm a long term user of corisar, and am a tad bit concerned now. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $604.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-10 14:28 EST-0500

 

The cheaper Corsair PSUs use capacitors of lower quality and are rather meh when it comes to ripple suppression and voltage stability. It's not that they're outright terrible, there are simply much better alternatives for a similar price.

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2 hours ago, jett473 said:

what exactly is bad about the PSUs he picked out? I'm just curious because I'm a long term user of corisar, and am a tad bit concerned now. 

Low quality parts (capacitors is the main worry here) and low ambient temperature tolerance of 30C, all while advertising it as "an excellent choice for basic system builds and desktop PC computer upgrades."

 

Thing is, it's perfectly fine for an office build or with a GPU like the GTX 950, just not for gaming systems with higher tier GPUs.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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