Help build my new pc

Joshuahandy

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Jul 3, 2013
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Approximate Purchase Date: starting to buy parts this week will be finished in a month to a month in a half.

Budget Range: 1500 after shipping

System Usage from Most to Least: mostly gaming and some internet searching

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: cheapest

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel or amd depends what is the best performance I can get for this budget.

Overclocking: Yes if possible for the budget

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe if it's possible in this budget

Your Monitor Resolution: not 100 percent sure yet

Additional Comments: I would like white and red scheme with a window, water cooling, and a nzxt phantom case maybe 530 or 630 red or black or white depends what would look best. I would like to play sky rim, cod, battlefield, watchdogs, dayz ect.. I would like to run games on high with at least 50 fops or more. Here is a build I through together http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bWg223 . I had a build that was a bitfenix prodigy and I thought it was a little to small and people said it would be hard to upgrade.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I only have a laptop not good for gaming
 
Here is a much better build for $1500.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($80.71 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($153.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
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)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($38.57 @ Amazon)
Total: $1515.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-01 12:00 EDT-0400)

-Great gaming CPU and CPU cooler that cools better than the H100i.
-Z97 motherboard for better future proofing
-8gb of RAM is fine for gaming
-120gb SSD for OS and games, and 2TB HDD for storage.
-The mighty R9 290 by ASUS.
-Same case as you wanted
-Better power supply. It is a bit high on the wattage side of things, but it was the cheapest 600watt+ unit from Antec, XFX, SeaSonic, or Corsair that was modular.
-Same optical drive as you wanted.
-Windows 8.1 for better performance and much faster (<8 second boot time) boot times.
-same wifi card as you had.
 
Solution
GTX 780 build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($80.71 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($467.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($153.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1444.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-01 12:07 EDT-0400)


AMD R9 290:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($80.71 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($153.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1463.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-01 12:11 EDT-0400)
 

Joshuahandy

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Jul 3, 2013
119
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10,680


Thanks man I'll start ordering tomorrow.