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June 20, 2014 11:03:39 PM

I don't really know much about building computers and all the parts. Everyone says that building your own computer is way better then buying one. So i really need your guys help to my build a gaming computer or at least give some advice, i would really appreciate that. my budget is around $1000-1500. if the computer performance could improve a lot more if i added a few more hundreds wouldn't mind going up to $2000 and i also would like to run at max settings and run the game really smooth maybe even some recording and editing. and i play games like BF4, Skyrim and future 2014 games etc. Thanks

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a b 4 Gaming
June 20, 2014 11:11:01 PM

for no oc
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($508.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1394.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
For OC
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($508.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1549.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

oops, sorry did you need a monitor?
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a c 295 4 Gaming
a c 93 B Homebuilt system
June 20, 2014 11:26:21 PM

Alpha3031 said:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($508.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1549.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available


You'd really trust a $1500 rig to a $45 power supply? Absolutely not.

I would do something like this for $1500:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($115.60 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Titanium Grey) ATX Full Tower Case ($100.00 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($23.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1462.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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a b 4 Gaming
June 20, 2014 11:31:24 PM

Wow, some people on this forum are so picky about PSUs. I checked, the 290X will run fine. But I will check again.
And do explain how that is better than mine.

P.S.
For your ease of mind, i included a 750W PSU
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($508.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1564.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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a c 295 4 Gaming
a c 93 B Homebuilt system
June 20, 2014 11:50:14 PM

Alpha3031 said:
Wow, some people on this forum are so picky about PSUs. I checked, the 290X will run fine. But I will check again.
And do explain how that is better than mine.


Yeah I have seen what happens with cheap power supplies and it's not pretty. Any rig above $1500 you always want to spend at least $100 on a solid supply. The wattage is a big factor but the quality of the supply is EXTREMELY important. Just because that PSU is 750W doesn't mean it's any better. Check the OEM behind it. If it's a Topower or HEC unit, avoid like the plague. If it's a Superflower or Seasonic, buy without hesitation. Get a low quality one and it blows up or shorts out on you and takes your system down with it.

Mine has a better SSD (Crucial M550 is one of the best on the market), a full tower case, and a better power supply - the EVGA G2s got a 9.9 on Jonnyguru.com. I don't include i7s on gaming rigs - that money is better spent elsewhere.
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a b 4 Gaming
June 20, 2014 11:57:50 PM

It is not low quality. EVGA makes great PSUs and that has 49 A on the 12 V rail
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a b 4 Gaming
June 21, 2014 12:19:16 AM

Alpha3031 said:
It is not low quality. EVGA makes great PSUs and that has 49 A on the 12 V rail


This is one of the competent HEC-made power supplies (a real rarity), but it's not as solid as some of the EVGA's better PSUs, made by FSP or Super Flower. On a $1000-$1500 build, I want Japanese capacitors in my power supply, not playing around with Capxons and Teapos.
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a b 4 Gaming
a c 83 B Homebuilt system
June 21, 2014 12:36:24 AM

DSzymborski said:
Alpha3031 said:
It is not low quality. EVGA makes great PSUs and that has 49 A on the 12 V rail


This is one of the competent HEC-made power supplies (a real rarity), but it's not as solid as some of the EVGA's better PSUs, made by FSP or Super Flower. On a $1000-$1500 build, I want Japanese capacitors in my power supply, not playing around with Capxons and Teapos.


^ This x 1000.

Delta, Super Flower, Seasonic or Flextronics will make any power supply I would trust for a build with GTX 780/R9 290 or higher. Few others as well but only if one of the ones I listed are not available.
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June 21, 2014 12:39:18 AM

Alpha3031 said:
It is not low quality. EVGA makes great PSUs and that has 49 A on the 12 V rail


EVGA makes no power supplies. They have power supplies built for them. The Super Flower made models are as good as anything on the market. The others.....good to middling. Not worthy of a build with a $500 GPU.
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a b 4 Gaming
a b B Homebuilt system
June 21, 2014 8:51:04 AM

Alpha3031 said:
It is not low quality. EVGA makes great PSUs and that has 49 A on the 12 V rail


No they don't.

EVGA doesn't manufacture power supplies, they have other companies manufacture them and then stick their label on the product.

The quality of the PSUs that bear their name are all over the board, and there are usually cheaper, more reliable options at all price points.

Heck, they couldn't even get the labelling correct on one of them.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/12/11/evga_supernov...
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a c 295 4 Gaming
a c 93 B Homebuilt system
June 21, 2014 9:59:07 AM

anort3 said:
Alpha3031 said:
It is not low quality. EVGA makes great PSUs and that has 49 A on the 12 V rail


EVGA makes no power supplies. They have power supplies built for them. The Super Flower made models are as good as anything on the market. The others.....good to middling. Not worthy of a build with a $500 GPU.


Yeah I just bought a G2 and it's an excellent power supply. The Leadex are some of the best on the market.
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a b 4 Gaming
June 21, 2014 6:01:41 PM

Ok, since I replaced the PSU, can we consider this discussion over?
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a b 4 Gaming
October 16, 2014 5:30:41 AM

If OP still hasn't made his decision:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1428.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 08:29 EDT-0400
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