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pyrox

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I'm going into my 2nd year of college and decided to finally invest in a new desktop since my old one got passed down and I've been using a laptop for the past 2 years. Hoping to be able to play games, livestream, watch movies, and do schoolwork on the PC. This is my first ever computer build; sorry if I made any obvious compatability mistakes in the build!

PCPartPicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/pyrox/saved/1TvW

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.48 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($148.54 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($57.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1300.16

I already have a monitor (1920 x 1080), headset, and keyboard.

This is actually already over my intended budget of $1000, so I'm trying to find some other cost savings if possible without really reducing the quality of the parts. I'm also from Canada so I'm not sure if I'll be able to get the same parts for these prices. Any words of advice? :)
 
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manofchalk
Hehe, when I first started my build I had a budget of $1500, when then blew out to about $1800. Now its over $2100 all up.
Going over budget is standard fare for PC enthusiasts :lol:.

Theres a fair few ways you can lower the price of that build without losing any performance, though if your trying to cut back all the way to $1000 then your going to have to cut performance somewhere.
See if you can recover an optical drive from your old machine, as long as its SATA then your good to go. Will save you a few bucks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9...
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Hehe, when I first started my build I had a budget of $1500, when then blew out to about $1800. Now its over $2100 all up.
Going over budget is standard fare for PC enthusiasts :lol:.

Theres a fair few ways you can lower the price of that build without losing any performance, though if your trying to cut back all the way to $1000 then your going to have to cut performance somewhere.
See if you can recover an optical drive from your old machine, as long as its SATA then your good to go. Will save you a few bucks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.96 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($269.79 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($96.69 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($61.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1212.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-04 10:13 EDT-0400)
 
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pyrox

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Thanks so much for the advice! I made a few changes to your suggested build, added an SSD and Win8 OS, and removed the mouse because I'm getting it this week. Let me know what you think? :D

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($269.79 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1184.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-05 03:31 EDT-0400)
 
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