My $850~ Future Budget PC Build! What do you think?

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Christopher Aubert

Christopher Aubert

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I plan on building a budget PC in the near future and I selected these parts in particular (I don't plan to overclock):
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WHJFmG

Let me know what you think! The thing I was also wondering about was the motherboard. If you can find anything cheaper that is just as good that was be fantastic! I don't want to go any higher than $850. I know I'm over that on the link, but like I said, if you know of a different motherboard/anything else on that list, that's a bit cheaper and just as good, I'm all in. I would love any feedback!
Thanks!
-Chris
 
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You could lower the motherboard to an H97 board or an H87 board. A Z87 board is completely unnecessary for a CPU that is unable to be overclocked. I would recommend a different PSU since the Corsair CX series aren't as good as they should be. Also that build is $900 as you usually won't get the mail in rebates.
 
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Have you considered going with an AMD cpu? I'd go with this -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($13.65 @ Newegg)
Total: $839.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 20:32 EDT-0400
 
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Christopher Aubert

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Yes, I am going to get the mail-in rebates. I'm quite young and consider myself an amateur at PC building (built 2 really cheap PC's none of which were for myself and myself only.) My parents want to save as much money so we actually send in the mail-in rebates. Yeah we're weird like that.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $840.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 20:35 EDT-0400

Much better system, same price.

If you want a motherboard with more features, here's a good one for $75 post rebate:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97performance
 
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