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Bhavneet Pannu

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Hello there! I need a $700 gaming pc that will be able to live stream on twitch at 1080p 30 fps or 720p 60 fps. When im not streaming min 1080p. Some future proofing really. I do use photoshop. Need a 1tb HHD i like western. I will be stream DayZ, Minecraft, and other games. I am really looking for some Intel Xeon e3 builds. They are the price of amd fx 8350 and really is better and near the I7 performance EDIT: I HAVE $700 usb. no need of overclocking! want a os but not a monitor and stuff
 
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Just wondering, but you are wanting a $200+ CPU, $50 HDD, approximately $200 GPU, then of course case, PSU, etc...in a $500 build?

If you don't plan on overclocking, and go for the cheapest motherboard possible...along with going with a $150 GPU or so, that is possible. But the cheapest Xeon e3s are $200...so you are really tying the hands of whoever tries to put a build together for you. It would be best to go with a different CPU...but just my 2 cents.
 
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So here are just are the cheapest mandatory parts I would recommend.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $306.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 16:03 EDT-0400

And this comes to $300 already. I would recommend saving a little longer and try to come up with $600. You can get a nice gaming build for $600...possibly even with at Xeon in it.
 
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Does the $500 include the OS and/or Monitor? It's a little tough to fit those requirements into a $500 build. Here's $600 without the OS/Monitor, and your requested parts.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.85 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $604.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 16:11 EDT-0400

You subtract $145 if you go with a lower-end processor temporarily, like the Intel Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition. If you don't need an NVIDIA-brand GPU for Photoshop (light usage), you could get more gaming bang for your buck with a AMD R7 265 or 270. Recommend any MSI-brand for either AMD GPU.
 
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Here is as close as I can get to a $500 rig. And doesn't include an OS, or any peripherals.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($106.02 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($99.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $503.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 16:18 EDT-0400
 
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Hmmm...Price goes up if we're talking Canadian dollars. :) See below. Advice from my post above still stands, for reducing the overall price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($213.75 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.05 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($86.59 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($155.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($26.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $830.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 16:24 EDT-0400
 
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Here is your $700 build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.95 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Canada Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $702.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 16:25 EDT-0400
 
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Here is about as close as I can get with a Xeon CPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($213.75 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.95 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Canada Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $793.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 16:26 EDT-0400

And that is still only with a 260x or a 750ti, which ever you prefer. Neither are all that great. They're not horrible, but not great...if that makes sense.
 
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Here's one with a dual-core you can later upgrade to a Xeon, and a better-for-gaming AMD card if you don't require heavy NVIDIA photoshop work.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.95 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.05 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($86.59 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($168.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($26.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $699.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 16:28 EDT-0400
 
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Rapajez had a very good idea with the Pentium G3258. Here is a build I made with the Pentium G3258. I was able to fit a 270x with the money saved by going with the Pentium.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.95 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.95 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Canada Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $700.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 16:40 EDT-0400
 
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You can cut off one of the 4 GB RAM modules to get it down to $700

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/pz3m23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/pz3m23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($213.75 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($57.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($109.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($9.99 @ Memory Express)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $756.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 18:48 EDT-0400
 
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Why would you suggest an overpriced i5 Xeon? The only Xeons worth looking at are 1230v3 or better. Also that price is deceiving because you have mail in rebates turned on.
 
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Went with the cheapest one for what he wanted. Sure we could pay an extra $50 for the 1230v3. And then we could $50 more for a better one....and $50 more for another better one...and so on.
 
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This is closest to $700, without mail in rebates.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($129.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.93 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($9.99 @ Memory Express)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $695.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 20:45 EDT-0400


or for $750 range

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($184.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.93 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($9.99 @ Memory Express)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $751.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 20:46 EDT-0400
 
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That looks like a very nice build to me. I would recommend changing from the Corsair builder series PSU to this EVGA for the same price. The supernova series by EVGA has had some very good reviews.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $69.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 22:48 EDT-0400
 
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After thinking about it, I think I would rather have this build though. Not as good of an upgrade path as the Intel 1150 socket, but an 8350 should be able to handle top games for some time to come in my opinion (which is the best CPU you could get for that board). But that 6300 will handle its own.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.95 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Canada Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $749.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 23:10 EDT-0400
 
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