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Hello. I found this computer on microcenter, and was wondering if anyone can build a computer for more than $50 cheaper than this, same specs. In my situation I can't build at the moment, wondering if this would be an average buy. (http://www.microcenter.com/product/457543/G416_Desktop_Computer)

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2 minutes ago, zBxrbxri said:

In my situation I can't build at the moment

Why is that? Perhaps you could be convinced to build for the better bang/buck.

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457543_923300_05_front_zoom.jpg

 

they could at least TRY the cable management... seeing a disaster like this openly displayed shows a lack of either knowledge about or respect for their own product.

 

i'll toss together a pcpp as close to this disaster as i can make it, expect me to return in a bit :P

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8 minutes ago, zBxrbxri said:

can you link me a pcpartpicker with same specs for cheaper so I can be proven wrong. I am a pc noob lol.

Yes sir! This one even has an acceptable power supply.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.16 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($293.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: Windows 10 off /r/microsoftsoftwareswap ($35.00)
Total: $1112.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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edited with rebates

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Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

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2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

 

they could at least TRY the cable management... seeing a disaster like this openly displayed shows a lack of either knowledge about or respect for their own product.

 

i'll toss together a pcpp as close to this disaster as i can make it, expect me to return in a bit :P

Not to mention, EVGA 500W 80 plus on a $1200 computer.

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.16 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1052.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Under $1100, 390 > 970 (wait for RX 480).

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3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Yes sir! This one even has an acceptable power supply.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($145.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.16 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($293.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: Windows 10 off /r/microsoftsoftwareswap ($35.00)
Total: $1143.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Thank you! Much cheaper! Will be building with these parts or parts almost identical and I'll post a picture to this thread. I just contacted a friend very fimiliar with PC's and he said he would be good with it!

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2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Not to mention, EVGA 500W 80 plus on a $1200 computer.

not everything evga is good, this specific one looks like a shitbox from the spec sheet...

@STRMfrmXMN sorry dude, poking you again, what's up with this toaster? http://pcpartpicker.com/product/XCjG3C/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr

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2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

not everything evga is good, this specific one looks like a shitbox from the spec sheet...

@STRMfrmXMN sorry dude, poking you again, what's up with this toaster? http://pcpartpicker.com/product/XCjG3C/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr

Oh yeah, it's pretty bad. It doesn't go out of ATX spec, but it comes close. No excuse to use it when your budget is $1200.

 

Edit: Apparently only Jonnyguru has a review for it. Worst thing I could gather from it is 90mV ripple on the 12V rail.

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story4&reid=384

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Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.16 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1052.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Under $1100, 390 > 970 (wait for RX 480).

Dont AMD's cards use a greater amount of power? Is 520 enough?

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made a similar (ish) one for $861 bucks

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($15.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.24 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $861.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 19:10 EDT-0400

 

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2 minutes ago, zBxrbxri said:

Dont AMD's cards use a greater amount of power? Is 520 enough?

520 is more than enough and they use maybe 50W~ more at the most. (970 = 190-230, 390 = 220 - 280~) Also, get the OS off of G2A or /r/microsoftsoftwareswap or something.

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1 minute ago, Bondy3 said:

made a similar (ish) one for $861 bucks  (and that includes a legit copy of windows,  with no OS it would be under $800)

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($15.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.24 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $861.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 19:10 EDT-0400

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Bondy3 said:

made a similar (ish) one for $861 bucks

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($15.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.24 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $861.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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So ashamed... I recently bought a BestBuy computer for $300 more!!! Glad i returned it!

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1 minute ago, Bondy3 said:

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made a similar (ish) one for $861 bucks

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($15.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.24 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $861.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 19:10 EDT-0400

 

Can't overclock a 6700K on a H110 motherboard. No point getting a K SKU if you're not gonna OC.

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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3 minutes ago, Bondy3 said:

made a similar (ish) one for $861 bucks

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($15.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.24 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $861.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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970 is a lotttttt better than a 960 so it's not similar :/ Also that motherboard cannot be used to OC that i7 so yeah...not much cheaper indeed

Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here :) 

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so I could have gone even cheaper then...  (I threw that together pretty fast)

you're defeating OP's purpose of getting the same specs for cheaper then

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You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

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Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($337.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($147.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.95 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $783.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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i'd say something along these lines, no GPU there because its best to wait right now. i'd go between the 1070 or something AMD releases based on the actual shelf price and 3rd party benchmarks. anyone quoting me speaking for or against either option better come with some dang good sources.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($337.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($147.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.95 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $783.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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i'd say something along these lines, no GPU there because its best to wait right now. i'd go between the 1070 or something AMD releases based on the actual shelf price and 3rd party benchmarks. anyone quoting me speaking for or against either option better come with some dang good sources.

no GPU would make gaming hard,  rather have a lower quality gpu now and be able to game then have nothing now and just wait

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Just now, zBxrbxri said:

Yes, was just going to say. The main parts I want in my PC is 16gb ram, 128-256 gig ssd, 2tb and a 6700k  and 970/390. 

grab a 390 if you're looking at 1440p or if you have 80 more dollars, wait and get a custom-cooled GTX 1070 when those are out for $380. Those will perform quite a bit better at 1440p or high-framerate 1080p than a 970/390

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