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TheTheory

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Budget: $600-800
Purpose: Gaming/ Console Game Streaming

I want it to play WoW and to stream my Call of Duty Xbox game play. This is my first build so I don't know where to start tbh.. any more information needed let me know! Thank you.

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)

Budget Range: 600-850

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any but no rebate codes!

Location: Flushing, MI - USA

Overclocking: IDK?

SLI or Crossfire: ??

Additional Comments: Anyway to build an energy friendly build while still powerful?

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I have a all-in-one piece of junk!
 
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lunyone
Forgot the case in the first build, so I adjusted it above. Here is what I'd consider for an i5 3570k build, but notice I had to drop the SSD to fit the budget plus I added the GTX 760, if that interests you. Normally I would go with a R9 280x, but it won't fit the budget unless we drop the CPU down to an i5 3350p (no OC'ing this CPU).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar...
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lunyone

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Something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.69 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $832.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-31 08:11 EDT-0400)

Another AMD option with better GPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.69 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $842.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-31 08:13 EDT-0400)
 
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lunyone

lunyone

Splendid
Feb 22, 2006
6,517
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26,960
Forgot the case in the first build, so I adjusted it above. Here is what I'd consider for an i5 3570k build, but notice I had to drop the SSD to fit the budget plus I added the GTX 760, if that interests you. Normally I would go with a R9 280x, but it won't fit the budget unless we drop the CPU down to an i5 3350p (no OC'ing this CPU).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.69 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $823.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-31 08:02 EDT-0400)

Cheaper Intel alternative, but has better GPU (R9 280x):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI ZH77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($82.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.69 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $800.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-31 08:09 EDT-0400)
 
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