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Looking to build a gaming PC with a budget of around $1500...
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2e8dK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2e8dK/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2e8dK/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($521.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 600T Mesh (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 800W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1459.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-03 02:48 EST-0500)
Hope you like it
I choose the 780 over the r9 290 or 290X because they run extremely hot and only give a couple more FPS in games, the heat is what concerns me and this 780 with the turbine like fan will not heat up the case, but still keeping the card 20 degrees Celsius cooler than the R9 290x or 290.
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2e8dK/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2e8dK/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($521.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 600T Mesh (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 800W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1459.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-03 02:48 EST-0500)
Hope you like it
I choose the 780 over the r9 290 or 290X because they run extremely hot and only give a couple more FPS in games, the heat is what concerns me and this 780 with the turbine like fan will not heat up the case, but still keeping the card 20 degrees Celsius cooler than the R9 290x or 290.
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