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FoxyGrandpa

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Hi, I'm looking to build a PC for around $900 USD. It will be used for gaming and school so I'll need word, power point, etc. as well as windows 8.
 
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Lets not force you to do that :) This build below would game pretty well, but it goes over budget a bit because office:

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case...
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Xavier Wells

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Lets not force you to do that :) This build below would game pretty well, but it goes over budget a bit because office:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.99 @ B&H)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: Office 2010 ($83.50)
Total: $985.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-02 22:48 EST-0500)
 
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If I cut out the OS and Office is it a good 800$ build?
 
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Xavier Wells

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I don't see why not. Overall it's pretty good. If you're looking at bf4 benchmarks an i5 and 760 gets 35-60 fps at all times on high, which is pretty good. Right now I feel like that's one of the most demanding games out there. SSD is better than HD but who's going to pay that premium when a harddrive at 7200 rpm and 6 gb/s is in the build? No-one. Overall this builds pretty solid and moderately energy efficient, I like to save on the electricity, and will get you through for now, But I just realized you should probably do this mobo+cpu combo instead:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Amazon)
for future proofing... That goes for you to FoxyGrandpa. The reason is for future proofing
 
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Xavier Wells

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I'll try to give you a quick explanation and maybe tell you a little why I hate Intel sometimes. Okay so the processor chip has to be compatible with its spot on the motherboard. The processor(CPU as I'll call it) has to have the same socket as the motherboard(Mobo as I'll call it). Well the one I had before was an older version of an Intel socket, the lga 1155, and the two new parts are lga 1150, the newer socket, Which basically means when you decide(If ever) that this CPU no longer has enough power, you have more upgrade opportunities because it's on a newer version. There's really not much of a performance boost, it just means that it might save you the cost of buying a new MOBO in the future. (OH and the reason I hate Intel a little is because I feel like they change sockets to much). It's more versatile for t he same price and performance.
 
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