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Bartek Bartosik

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Hello smart people. I wanted to build efficient performer that will last as long as possible. I am looking for smart choices and clever reasoning. This is my first build as I was using gaming laptops all through College. Now that I graduated and made some cash I need a real deal. (aka desktop)

I have pretty good general knowledge but nothing specific so I need help. I live in NYC, my budget is more less 800$ for rig. Its actually a 1000$ overall but need to get monitor as well so i put 200 away for that.

Here's what I was thinking.

Graphics: MSI R9 280x
CPU: I5 3.0 Ghz Quadcore ..// OR // AMD equivalent (if cheaper)
Motherboard: No idea. In range of 100$ ( i need it to last and might want to get another Gcard for it so it must fit 2 Gcards.
RAM: 8 Gigs is all I need.
PSU: 600 Watts
Optical Drive: w/e
HDD: I want to save on that as I have some externals. Can be less than 1TB as long as it is 7200
Case: I need help here. Something that will fit it all and look suave,
Cooling: No idea. Something good quality.


I dont need SSD yet,I might get it later. Also i have Windows 7 i got from my College still (lol) so don't need that either.It all, of course, need to be compatible.

Please, advise. Share your knowledge and passion for system assembly.
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Get a Fractal Design R2 ($65) or Fractal Design R4 ($90) case - R2 is better for cooling overall; R4 is better at noise (barely audible).

Get an i5-3350P CPU - one of the best CPUs on the market (mid-range), only for $170. Shouldn't bottleneck anything up to the equivalent of a Radeon HD 7970 and only consumes 70W - a killer bargain (that's what I'm getting soon).
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i5 haswell
8GB of Gskill ram
R9 280X
PSU Corsair 600 modular

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.97 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.46 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.96 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($305.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $819.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-13 02:36 EDT-0400)
 
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Get a Fractal Design R2 ($65) or Fractal Design R4 ($90) case - R2 is better for cooling overall; R4 is better at noise (barely audible).

Get an i5-3350P CPU - one of the best CPUs on the market (mid-range), only for $170. Shouldn't bottleneck anything up to the equivalent of a Radeon HD 7970 and only consumes 70W - a killer bargain (that's what I'm getting soon).
 
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This is what I put together based on feedback. Critique welcome.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.46 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.96 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($305.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $812.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-13 13:17 EDT-0400)
 
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If you raise your budget a tiny bit you could get the Intel Core i5-3350P CPU ($170... + possible tax) which is the best mid-range CPU you can get atm according to multiple sites, benchmarks and reviews.

Also the max power draw is only 70W, much lower than the average/extreme CPU.
 
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