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zaynehardy

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Jun 21, 2013
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.79 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($75.84 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($190.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.71 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme II 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($143.33 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1303.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-06 23:09 EDT-0400)
 
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No reason to pay ~$1400 for a rig and slap a $50 case on it, it really makes the whole build look heap.

Most of that build looks pretty decent but I would change a few things around:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ Newegg)...

zaynehardy

Honorable
Jun 21, 2013
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10,510


Best card in the $4-500 range for performance. Tell me more about the mobos.
 

bigred8080

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Mar 13, 2012
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I see, I'm leaning towards the regular one, I guess I'm just not willing to give up the extra 130 lol. Don't have anything to come back with, just what a forum member told me, I didn't really question him. Anyways good luck with your build
 

g-unit1111

Titan
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No reason to pay ~$1400 for a rig and slap a $50 case on it, it really makes the whole build look heap.

Most of that build looks pretty decent but I would change a few things around:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.30 @ Newegg)
Total: $1375.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-06 23:44 EDT-0400)
 
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