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By Hard checker
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I updated my sleeper/budgetish build tell me what you think 

Current Part list

Expansion Cards / Networking

Peripherals

Accessories / Other

* Some physical dimension restrictions cannot (yet) be automatically checked, such as cpu cooler / RAM clearance with modules using tall heat spreaders.

PRICE BREAKDOWN

Base Total: $582.24
Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00
Total: $542.24
(Using your selected merchants and only including nearby in-store pickup prices)

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AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor
 
be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler
 
Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard
 
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory
 
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
 
Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card
 
EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
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your 860k will hardcore bottleneck your 960. try getting atleast z97 + g3258 with a 950 or a 6100/4170. you won't need a z97 if you are getting the i3s because only reason you are getting it for the g3258 is to overclock.

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My computers as of 2017/03

 

My Old PC

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Dell Vostro 260 $150 2010

CPU: i3-2120@3.3Ghz, GPU: Intel HD Graphics 2000, ATI Radeon X1300, RAM: 4GB Axevir Budget Series, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: random 250GB and random 160 GB, CASE: Crap from Dell, OS: Windows 7 Enterprise

My Current PC

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Custom Build $1200 2016

CPU: i5-6600k@3.6Ghz, GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury, RAM: 16GB Geil EVO X, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: Hitachi 500GB, CASE: Deepcool Kendomen, OS: Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit

Laptop

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ASUS F8S $1150 2008

CPU: Core 2 Duo T7500, GPU: ATI 2400 Mobility, RAM: 8GB Mushkins, SSHD: 1TB Seagate Hybrid Drive, OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N and Windows 10 Professional

HTPC

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MSi Cubi $200 2016

CPU: Pentium 3805u@1.9Ghz, GPU: Intel HD, RAM: 4GB Crucial DDR3L, SSD: 120GB Radeon R7

 

Other Laptop

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HP 2210b $400 2009

CPU: Core 2 Duo T8100@2.1Ghz, GPU: Intel GM965, RAM: 2GB Hynix, HDD: Hitachi 160GB, OS: Linux Mint 17.3 and Lubuntu

*All Prices in the Canadian Dollar

 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3RRCsY here

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My computers as of 2017/03

 

My Old PC

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Dell Vostro 260 $150 2010

CPU: i3-2120@3.3Ghz, GPU: Intel HD Graphics 2000, ATI Radeon X1300, RAM: 4GB Axevir Budget Series, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: random 250GB and random 160 GB, CASE: Crap from Dell, OS: Windows 7 Enterprise

My Current PC

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Custom Build $1200 2016

CPU: i5-6600k@3.6Ghz, GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury, RAM: 16GB Geil EVO X, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: Hitachi 500GB, CASE: Deepcool Kendomen, OS: Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit

Laptop

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ASUS F8S $1150 2008

CPU: Core 2 Duo T7500, GPU: ATI 2400 Mobility, RAM: 8GB Mushkins, SSHD: 1TB Seagate Hybrid Drive, OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N and Windows 10 Professional

HTPC

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MSi Cubi $200 2016

CPU: Pentium 3805u@1.9Ghz, GPU: Intel HD, RAM: 4GB Crucial DDR3L, SSD: 120GB Radeon R7

 

Other Laptop

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HP 2210b $400 2009

CPU: Core 2 Duo T8100@2.1Ghz, GPU: Intel GM965, RAM: 2GB Hynix, HDD: Hitachi 160GB, OS: Linux Mint 17.3 and Lubuntu

*All Prices in the Canadian Dollar

 

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