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I built a computer 7 years ago time to do it again. General computing with maybe a bit of gaming maybe not getting burned out. Just need a good solid computer to last me another 7 years. Any help is greatly appreciated. This combo is for sale on Newegg..

Combo Price: $994.99
1x Corsair Carbide Series 500R Arctic White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case (Model:CC-9011013-WW) - - $119.99

1x ASUS Z87-A LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (Model:Z87-A) - - $139.99

1x ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (Model:GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5) - - $269.99

1x CORSAIR CXM series CX750M 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready (Model:CP-9020061-NA) - - $89.99

1x Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K (Model:BX80646I54670K) ( note: check out 4680) - - $239.99

1x ADATA Premier Pro SP900 ASP900S3-128GM-C 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Model:ASP900S3-128GM-C) - - $79.99

1x G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C10D-8GXM (Model:F3-2133C10D-8GXM) - - $79.99

1x Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive (Model:ST1000DM003) - - $64.99
 
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1. Nothing is future proof for 7 years. Literally nothing. Think of any flagship hardware of 2006, is it good today? NO.

2. Build is good.

3. You dont need a 750W PSU for this build. A good 500W PSU is enough. Get a 700W if you plan to SLI the 760 later.

Edit- Yea case is costly too(for this budget). Good cases are available at $50.
 
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Hm..I personally do not think one would need a case that expensive since generally. You could substitute a cheaper case than use that to upgrade something else for the PC or shoot for a SSD (for your general computing needs. :)

As well if you want to do some gaming but not 24/7/365/FOREVER then it would be a better option to step down the price of a GPU and get a decent one for half the price at least, and as before, use the extra money for a different sort of upgrade that may be worth it or just pocket the money saved.

I am more of a fan and familiar with AMD CPU's. You could get an AMD board that is similar to the price that is listed for that Intel one. Then get a good hexa or octo CPU at the same speed for half the price.

Everything there is nice but I would not spend the money for that bundle. Just my 2 cents. :)
 
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Hey thanks for the input...I do understand that nothing is future proof for 7 years. I just meant if I am still using a 7 year old computer - it might happen again since I don't game much anymore.

It's hard to know what to pick with all the options out there. I would love it if someone just posted a great middle of the road build so I could just buy what is listed :)
 
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Whats your budget? I'll build one for you. Also tell me if u need peripherals (monitor keyboard mouse etc) or operating system or not.
 
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I was thinking around $1000 bucks give or take a little I probably do need OP as I can't transfer my Win 7 I bought to a new computer can I?
I have a mouse and keyboard. My Samsung SyncMaster 226BW Monitor works great but is 5+ years old.
 
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Oh I just made a build that costs about $1050. Then I looked at the deal u originally posted. Its cheaper and more or less has the same TYPE of components. It means that the deal that you are getting is preety sweet. Mine is more balanced. Plus you are getting Operating system for the lowered PSU (A 700W not required anyway) and a cheaper, still very good case. PLUS a great cooler without which you cannnot have a decent overclock. Have a look and lemme know what you think.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/verma1891/saved/3Kdf
 
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I LIKE IT! it looks very similar like you said. One question. I hear a lot of people complaining about Win 8. What is your opinion? You must think its okay since you listed it in the build? Thank you for helping me.....
 
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Happy to help.
I personally like windows 8. Specially its features like pausing copy etc. And fastboot is crazy, even my laptop with a crap 5400 rpm hdd boots up within 15 secs. You will like it, plus its newer.
 
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Okay thanks - - I do see a few items will cost me more since some are in-store pick up and no shipping offered. I live in podunkville washington state and will have to go with the next in line price. Oh the price I pay for country life :)
 
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That you will have to take care. I am not an American even :p

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