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June 21, 2014 7:19:37 PM

Hey everyone, I'm looking for some help putting together a gaming rig, I'm pretty inexperienced when it comes to putting components together so I was looking to get some advice from the community.

I'm trying to put together around an $1000 budget gaming rig, I'm trying to have an SSD for my OS and other random games that need it and will be running duo monitors. I only need PC components as I already have a keyboard, mouse, etc.

I want to be able to run every game with pretty intense settings, I've only put together one PC so I kind of know my way but as far as overclocking goes, I wouldn't mind it to be overclockable as I've never done it myself but I wouldn't mind giving it a shot.

As far as brand preferences go I've always ran with Intel and NVIDIA GPUs but I wouldn't mind branching out, I'm not sure how the 8-core fares against the Intel CPUs.

Any advice is appreciated! Thanks for your help!

Here's some rigs I was thinking of:

Rig 1:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ssDNgs

Rig 2:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kQW7pg

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a c 352 4 Gaming
June 21, 2014 7:28:30 PM

vote for intel build. but with some improvement

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $967.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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a b 4 Gaming
June 21, 2014 7:30:59 PM

For rig 2 ur spending too much money on RAM.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($391.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $990.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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a b 4 Gaming
June 21, 2014 8:22:58 PM

How about a mild oc for your duo monitors build?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($369.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1042.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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a b 4 Gaming
June 21, 2014 9:07:16 PM

Or a good oc for your duo monitors build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($369.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1091.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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June 22, 2014 2:22:57 PM

I wouldn't mind an OC but I'm not experienced at all in how to properly OC. I've only read a few things about testing out small amounts of an OC CPU or something like that.
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a b 4 Gaming
June 22, 2014 11:18:59 PM

kevinlong said:
I wouldn't mind an OC but I'm not experienced at all in how to properly OC. I've only read a few things about testing out small amounts of an OC CPU or something like that.


Everyone starts like that. This is part of the fun. youtube turn it easier. maybe too easy :) 
imho you should get the GA-Z97X-Gaming 5. great design for oc and still good price.

good luck mate :D 




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