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drnatedogg

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Ok, I posted before about a PC in the $700-$800 range, but I've raised my budget. This is what have right now that I'm pretty confident in, what do you think?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $881.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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tiny voices
Your funds are not very well allocated.

Change to a non-K CPU, and an h97 motherboard.

Use the saved money to get a better GPU.

An unlocked i5 really is overkill for a 270x.

Also, change the case. I have seen that case in person and it is REALLY small. smaller by a decent amount than a 200r, which I recommend here.
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tiny voices

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Your funds are not very well allocated.

Change to a non-K CPU, and an h97 motherboard.

Use the saved money to get a better GPU.

An unlocked i5 really is overkill for a 270x.

Also, change the case. I have seen that case in person and it is REALLY small. smaller by a decent amount than a 200r, which I recommend here.
 
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drnatedogg

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Would this be better? I wanted to make sure my motherboard and processor would never be an immediate problem as I would always be more comfortable upgrading my GPU rather than upgrading the other 2.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.62 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $929.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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drnatedogg

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Would bumping up to 280x/290 or 770 be better. My concern is I don't want to spend too much on my GPU at first. I'd rather have to upgrade than than my processor. Do you think it would be better either get a lower tier processor and stick with the graphics card or, in a scenario I'm alright with spending more, up my GPU to a 290 level.
 
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