PC Gaming Desktop build - Less than $1500

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okcnaline
The CPU's standard for that price range. It's the best for price with the best performance at the price, but you only want that if you'll record.

Here's the build for that CPU:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ECS Z97-MACHINE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($154.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Adorama)
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okcnaline

okcnaline

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The CPU's standard for that price range. It's the best for price with the best performance at the price, but you only want that if you'll record.

Here's the build for that CPU:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ECS Z97-MACHINE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($154.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($453.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 230T Windowed-BLUE ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1486.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 23:20 EDT-0400
 
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modernwar99

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An Xeon E3 1241 v3 performs better than a i7 4770k overall and in performance per thread. The 4770k might pull out ahead after OC'ed, but the difference won't be worth the extra $70-80.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.21 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($618.79 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1474.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 23:34 EDT-0400
Also if gaming on a single 1080p monitor, save some money and get a GTX 780 or R9 290. GTX 780 ti/R9 290x is way overkill at 1080p.
 
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So far between the 1st and 2nd option, it seems like the first seems better. The fact that it has 16gb of ram and a bigger SSD seems more worth it just for the sake of having extra space on main and extra ram. That video card on the 2nd build though.. is crazy.
 
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