- Jan 9, 2014
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Hello Community,
Uncle Sam is giving me back about $1000 in taxes (low income college student here
) so I'm going to build a gaming PC with the money.
Here's My Build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($250.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $898.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-10 21:00 EST-0500)
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Approximate Purchase Date: Probably mid-February (but I may not buy until April after the semester is over...if that is the case these may change)
Budget Range: Under ~$1000, but I'm willing to go over slightly if I can get better price/performance for taking a step up somewhere
Main Intended System Usage: Gaming, (mostly FPS [BF4, Crysis, etc...] and using it for multimedia purposes (movies, music). I will have the computer hooked up to my TV. I would like to run on at least high settings with high framerate.
Are you buying a Monitor: No, I'm going to plug it into my TV. It is an LG 46" 3D 1080p. I would like to do some 3D gaming if that is a possibility.
Do you need to buy an OS: No, I already have Windows 7.
Preferred Websites for Parts: None, just wondering which ones I should stay away from.
Location: Utah USA
Parts Preferences: I'm pretty sure I'm going to stick with the EVGA, but I've heard good things about the MSI Hawk.
Overclocking: In the future
SLI or Crossfire: In the future
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I don't feel the need for an optical drive as I'm going to install Windows via USB and that's all I can see myself using it for. SSD will come assuredly come sometime in the future.
Thanks for the help!
.
Uncle Sam is giving me back about $1000 in taxes (low income college student here
) so I'm going to build a gaming PC with the money. Here's My Build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($250.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $898.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-10 21:00 EST-0500)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Approximate Purchase Date: Probably mid-February (but I may not buy until April after the semester is over...if that is the case these may change)
Budget Range: Under ~$1000, but I'm willing to go over slightly if I can get better price/performance for taking a step up somewhere
Main Intended System Usage: Gaming, (mostly FPS [BF4, Crysis, etc...] and using it for multimedia purposes (movies, music). I will have the computer hooked up to my TV. I would like to run on at least high settings with high framerate.
Are you buying a Monitor: No, I'm going to plug it into my TV. It is an LG 46" 3D 1080p. I would like to do some 3D gaming if that is a possibility.
Do you need to buy an OS: No, I already have Windows 7.
Preferred Websites for Parts: None, just wondering which ones I should stay away from.
Location: Utah USA
Parts Preferences: I'm pretty sure I'm going to stick with the EVGA, but I've heard good things about the MSI Hawk.
Overclocking: In the future
SLI or Crossfire: In the future
-------------------------------------------------------------------
I don't feel the need for an optical drive as I'm going to install Windows via USB and that's all I can see myself using it for. SSD will come assuredly come sometime in the future.
Thanks for the help!
.
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