Building on a budget, I have a few specific questions.

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ventrilol

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I need to know when will be the next clearance/black friday/boxing day/ big sale event on newegg/ncix. is there one during the summer?

I'm also asking for a build around 800$ for a 3D Modeling computer (excluding OS, Monitor, keyboard, etc). I want to put something like a GTX 760 in there and i'm really wondering which motherboard i should use (do i really need one that's worth 150$ ? (btw I prefer Asus/Gigabyte)).
Also, with these, which power supply would fit me best? knowing that a GTX 760 and a fairly cheap motherboard doesn't need much.
I intend to put an intel 4670 haswell on it.

Thanks in advance!
 
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HiTechObsessed
If you wait to find these on sale like you're saying, you could get this build (or equivalent) to around $800 or so. This includes a 760, i7 and 16GB of RAM (went i7 because it's much better for modeling, as well as more RAM). You don't need 600w+ of power, 500 will do you just fine, especially if this is just for 3D modeling.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($300.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($121.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM...
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If you wait to find these on sale like you're saying, you could get this build (or equivalent) to around $800 or so. This includes a 760, i7 and 16GB of RAM (went i7 because it's much better for modeling, as well as more RAM). You don't need 600w+ of power, 500 will do you just fine, especially if this is just for 3D modeling.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($300.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($121.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $888.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-13 17:35 EST-0500)
 
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Here you go in Canadian prices. Just had to go to a 4570, but pretty much the same thing.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($151.96 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($264.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.68 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($17.82 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $878.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-13 21:13 EST-0500)
 
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