Gaming PC Set up, any suggestions

jkarr77

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1siaF
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1siaF/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1siaF/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 90GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($95.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Cooler Master GX 750W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.98 @ Outlet PC)
Keyboard: Microsoft Comfort Desktop 5000 for Business Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($56.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1489.11
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 14:40 EDT-0400)
 

Daniel Sassone

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Consider:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($107.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MB-Z87IDEX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($197.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($157.11 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: OCZ Octane 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($250.46 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($133.54 @ Newegg)
Total: $1686.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 15:03 EDT-0400)
 
Solution

Daniel Sassone

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And what happens when gaming leads, to creating, or encoding, or any other game development or computer enthusiast related build? If the money isn't at an absolute clutch point, why not allow for the user's interests to expand beyond what they are building for today?