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Swischeese

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Looking to purchase parts for a new desktop. Upgrading from a laptop. Its for gaming and work in general.
Price range: $1000 after shipping and rebates
Parts: everything except mouse. I dont know about the OS. I was hoping on advice for windows 8 or 7.
Prefer Intel.
Must be upgradeable
Hoping to play latest games( BF4, Crysis,etc.)

I'm new to this, so any advice is helpful.
Thanks
 
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2surA Check this link to see the build I made for you. If you are fine with the UI of Windows 8, then go with that as I've heard that it's more optimized. Also, if you wish to go ATI/AMD for the GPU, due to the upcoming Mantle games BF4 and other games will benefit from something like a 50% increase in performance. However, I suggest you check out this video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x9B_4qBAkk before deciding whether you like PhysX or no which is only available in Nvidia cards. Hope this helps
 
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Do you also need a monitor/Keyboard and OS included in the price? Well for now I am going to assume so and I threw a quick build together for you. Hopefully this will give you a general direction of what to choose. I had to choose only a decent power supply but this will still do the job

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.95 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($147.58 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1048.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-30 00:49 EST-0500)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($138.42 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $1015.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-30 01:52 EST-0500)

All shipping prices are included in this build.
-Non-overclockable.
-Cheap 8gb of ram, performs like any other 8gb kit.
-GTX 760 should play games at 1080p on high-max settings.
-Corsair 300R is a great case for the price and it's on sale.
-The Corsair CX600M is a decent quality psu and it's semi-modular for better cable management.
-The 300R and CX600M should be able to withstand any upgrade you wish to do, as long as you stick with a single gpu.
-Went for Windows 8.1 because it's better optimized and has multiple advantages over Windows 7. You can download free programs to bypass the Windows 8.1 interface and make it look like 7.
-Chose a smaller 21.5" monitor, but the IPS panel makes it more appealing. You get better image quality over regular TN panels.

I also double-checked the prices to make sure that they are being displayed properly on PCPartPicker. There are many parts that are displaying an incorrect price, especially parts from NCIX.
 
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Swischeese

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Thanks, How large is the difference between the Geforce GTX 770? and Is a a CPU cooler needed?
 
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You don't need a cpu cooler if you're not overclocking. The stock one that comes free with the i5-4440 is good enough.
The difference between the GTX 770 and GTX 760 isn't that big. The GTX 760 can only run high-end games at high settings, while the GTX 770 can max those games out. It's up to you to decide if the extra money is worth it or not.
 
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