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$1000 Gaming PC, need help before I buy

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June 6, 2014 11:38:57 AM

Hey all,
I've been saving up and researching for a while to buy this PC. I am about to buy and would like someone's feedback before I buy. I'm not too sure about the motherboard as it is really cheap compared to other motherboards that I think are in it's range. I would like to game/edit/stream on the PC. I have had everything review by a friend and he said he didn't know about the motherboard, so I would like some more feedback before I go spend $1000 on the wrong parts.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j4rH8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j4rH8d/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j4rH8d/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($254.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $974.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-06 14:39 EDT-0400)

Thanks in advance,
FL

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June 6, 2014 11:52:18 AM

Pretty solid build, good brands, no issues.
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June 6, 2014 12:02:39 PM

Could just be sale prices, or some feature that MSI decided is worth more to them.

(Work network is being awful slow right now and cant access the newegg page to actually see the info on it)
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June 6, 2014 12:14:16 PM

boosted1g said:
Could just be sale prices, or some feature that MSI decided is worth more to them.

(Work network is being awful slow right now and cant access the newegg page to actually see the info on it)


So apparently people will pay more for the MSI brand name...according to a friend of mine.
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a b 4 Gaming
June 6, 2014 2:49:38 PM

In my opinion i'd opt for a better GPU by downing the cabinet and SSD or even the motherboard by a little and go for a R9 280X or a GTX 770.
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