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Hi I put this together and I'm considering buying it as is. My only complaint with it is that I couldn't find a cheap ITX board that supported 2100Mhz Ram. I saw a video that having slightly faster ram gained about 5 fps on BF 4. This build was designed to be cheap but offer great preformance for triple A titles like BF 4, and hopefully run STAR CITIZEN on high settings when its released. It was built in ITX for m factor so I could transport it with me on my many jobs in the Alberta OilSands.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($200.00)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85N PHOENIX-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Plextor M6S 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB ACX Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case ($100.00)
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 600W ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $734.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 14:46 EDT-0400
 
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Atomizer

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I attempted to rebuild the system, what do you guys think?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.89 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZ11-LP Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Corsair Force LX Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Other: ASRock Z97M-ITX/AC LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard ($102.99)
Total: $1027.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-10 22:27 EDT-0400

hey, I'm trying to build an enthusiast gaming machine nearish the $1000 mark
What the system is supposed to be built for:
-Sustained 8 hour gaming for Triple A titles at 1920*1200 Res, and maximum possible settings to maintain a 60-40fps fps
-High reliability in varying temperatures (0-35degrees) (I live far north)
-Possible high humidity
-Low weight (this will be transported by plane frequently)
-20-30tabs of internet browsing simultaneously, as well as frequent dowloads
-Multi monitor is a possiblity
-Low heat on GPU, (hence choosing the Twin Frozer GPU)
-Stable WIFI -Case needs to be sturdy enough to survive extensive travel in luggage

Things I honestly don't care about:
-Looks -Overclocking -Encoding -Compiling data (I only included the i5 4690k because it was as cheap as the i5 4670)

Please feel free to leave your part changes/suggestions for anything you see that could help meet my goals better, with only moderate differences in price. I prefer NewEgg, NCIX and Amazon as my primary Vendors.
 
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