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AgrippaDaRippa

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Not planning to overclock at all. I just find it easier to buy from one website instead of four or five different ones, which might not be the most economical solution, but it works for me.
 
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AgrippaDaRippa

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I'm really new at building computers, this is my first build, whats the difference between the processor I chose and the processor that Alpha chose? Is the difference noticeable?
 
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AgrippaDaRippa

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You guys have already helped me a lot, thanks by the way, I have one LAST question. Whats the difference between the motherboards that I chose and that Alpha chose?
 
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AgrippaDaRippa

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What would you suggest if I were to get a different motherboard? Also kind of an off question but, the graphics card is a lil' bit too big to fit in the case without taking out drive bays. Would I just be able to take them out with a philips head?
 
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Do you think you could give me an estimate of how much wattage I would need for this rig? If you could do that for me it would save me so much time!
 
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More edits, sorry, I finished lunch break
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($216.99 @ Newegg) Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg) Other: Ethernet Cable ($9.96) Total: $755.39 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 01:27 EDT-0400
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Other: Ethernet Cable ($9.96)
Total: $898.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 02:22 EDT-0400

Here, finally. Note that H97 cannot overclock

I saved a bit of money by setting Newegg and Amazon (since you were going to purchase the ethernet cable there anyway) as the only merchants in the right sidebar

This allowed me to choose a better PSU (EVGA SuperNova), a faster GPU (R9 280X) and a SSD (the MX100, which is slightly slower than the 840 EVO but cheaper)
 
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