First off here's my build
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n4Wa
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n4Wa/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n4Wa/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.81 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.20 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.14 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Gigabyte Force K3 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $911.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 03:24 EDT-0400)
As you can see there is no OS because I don't feel like I should drop 90 bucks for windows 7/8 and a friend told me about a good alternative, Ubuntu. I mainly made this build for gaming (Steam) and day to day web browsing. Are certain games not compatible with Ubuntu or anything. I really don't want my Windows games to suddenly not work on my new build.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n4Wa
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n4Wa/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n4Wa/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.81 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.20 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.14 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Gigabyte Force K3 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $911.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 03:24 EDT-0400)
As you can see there is no OS because I don't feel like I should drop 90 bucks for windows 7/8 and a friend told me about a good alternative, Ubuntu. I mainly made this build for gaming (Steam) and day to day web browsing. Are certain games not compatible with Ubuntu or anything. I really don't want my Windows games to suddenly not work on my new build.