Help a Vet, Building a gaming computer and need your advice/opinion on build

morningsun15

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May 28, 2014
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Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP

Budget Range: $1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, internet, graphic design for my daughter in college

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: None, everything is new

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any website will do

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Wichita Kansas

Parts Preferences: I don't have a preference

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Yes

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200

Additional Comments: I am building a gaming pc that will also be used by my daughter for college homework in her graphic design degree. The reason i chose a larger power supply was in case i decided to buy an additional video card later.

Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor - https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590 - 199.99 at Neweg
MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard - https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b85g41pcmate - 77.82 at Amazon
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl - 72.00 at Newegg
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive - https://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex - 54.99 at Amazon
Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card - https://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100363l - 299.99 at Newegg
Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case - https://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r - 54.99 at Amazon
Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - https://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx750m - 77.99 at Microcenter
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer - https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas - 16.99 at Newegg
Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) - https://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-885370635690 - 99.98 at OutletPC

Total Cost - $939.74

Link - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F3hfhM

 
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alright, I made up the best I can get for your budget, the case can be changed but otherwise everything is the best for your money
perma link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7yDYLk

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @...

mcdonh

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Oct 8, 2013
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alright, I made up the best I can get for your budget, the case can be changed but otherwise everything is the best for your money
perma link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7yDYLk

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($344.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1095.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-28 20:24 EDT-0400)
 
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