Can anyone make this under 1000 without taking any key features out?

pcenthusiast13 · May 22, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.79 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-8100 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1201.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 23:24 EDT-0400)

wurkfur · May 22, 2014

The power supply is overkill for what you have in there, but still a good value. I see no high end CPU cooler, if you aren't goin gto overclock, you can get a cheaper case.

Pirate Windows? j/k

pcenthusiast13 · May 22, 2014

wurkfur :

How could I pirate windows?

Eduello · May 22, 2014

pcenthusiast13 :

j/k = just kidding, this site doesn't support piracy.

unksol · May 22, 2014

If you aren't overclocking, and you aren't without an aftermarket cooler, you're wasting money on a K CPU and z97 board

nikoli707 · May 23, 2014

what do you mean key features? are you trying to do sli in the future? are you dead set on having that particular case? do you only want to go with an nvidia gpu? if the answers are no, then the r9-280 for all intent purposes is equal to the gtx760. you also dont have a cpu cooler for the 4670k so you wont be able to overclock that much with the stock intel cooler. but here is a system that will "game" exactly the same.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($200.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-8100 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $997.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 23:58 EDT-0400)

if you dont plan on overclocking at all.... then go this route....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($200.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-8100 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $993.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-23 00:03 EDT-0400)

IHaveDaBestPC · May 23, 2014

unksol :

+1, no overclocking means cutting down A LOT of money, and that case is so expensive

AgentTran · May 23, 2014

Here's a build that will support regular overclocking.
You don't need the Z97 motherboard unless you have the extra money down the line to keep investing into your build, SSD's, etc.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-K ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-8100 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1122.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-23 00:07 EDT-0400)

I got the R9 280 instead of the GTX 760, they're both at equal performance but the R9 280 is much cheaper.
I also replaced the CX750 with a XFX550, they are much more reliable and solid.

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