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I'm looking to buy this build and i'm wondering if this is worth 400€-500€. I'd be buying it without any GPU's. Are there any better options out there for a budget build that might be better? I really care about multitasking and the more cpu intensive tasks, i've got no intend to play AAA games on it although it being able to play some on very low settings would be a big bonus. My budget really only is 300-400€. I've already got all peripherals.

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Motherboard - Asus Maximus V Formula | CPU - i7 3770k | GPU - GTX 970 | RAM - 16GB Kingston HyperX 1600 DDR3 (4x4) | PSU - Corsair HX1000 | STORAGE - Samsung 860 QVO 1TB - Hitachi 2TB HDD (3.5")  |  Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty |  Case - Thermaltake Core X9 | OS - Windows 10 Home x64

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1 minute ago, Roamer said:

I'm looking to buy this build and i'm wondering if this is worth 400€-500€. I'd be buying it without any GPU's. Are there any better options out there for a budget build that might be better? I really care about multitasking and the more cpu intensive tasks, i've got no intend to play AAA games on it although it being able to play some on very low settings would be a big bonus. My budget really only is 300-400€. I've already got all peripherals.

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If you can't afford a GPU with this build then don't buy it. Buy something that you can get a GPU for.

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Op i would say thats a pretty good deal.

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Unexas, wouldnt the integrated GPU do the job since i dont really care 'bout gaming on this machine? Is it that important to have a dedicated gpu?

Motherboard - Asus Maximus V Formula | CPU - i7 3770k | GPU - GTX 970 | RAM - 16GB Kingston HyperX 1600 DDR3 (4x4) | PSU - Corsair HX1000 | STORAGE - Samsung 860 QVO 1TB - Hitachi 2TB HDD (3.5")  |  Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty |  Case - Thermaltake Core X9 | OS - Windows 10 Home x64

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6 minutes ago, Roamer said:

Unexas, wouldnt the integrated GPU do the job since i dont really care 'bout gaming on this machine? Is it that important to have a dedicated gpu?

It's a decent deal. I payed almost 400€ for the CPU+mobo+ram and cooler.

Integrated GPU is nothing fancy it will run your monitor(s) fine, but only gaming on it is built in MS games and source engine games.

 

Since gaming is not your primary concern, it will do the job. Then when you feel the need for games, just pop in a gpu and you're set.

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Yeah I'd pay 500 Euro for that PC. PSU's likely to last a while.

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Thanks for the info guys, just put a bid of 400€ out for it. Hopefully it'll be mine. 

Motherboard - Asus Maximus V Formula | CPU - i7 3770k | GPU - GTX 970 | RAM - 16GB Kingston HyperX 1600 DDR3 (4x4) | PSU - Corsair HX1000 | STORAGE - Samsung 860 QVO 1TB - Hitachi 2TB HDD (3.5")  |  Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty |  Case - Thermaltake Core X9 | OS - Windows 10 Home x64

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