What Do You Think of this Budget $850~ Intel CPU?

Christopher Aubert

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Oct 7, 2013
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Hi! I plan to build the PC down below. Let me know what you think! If you can make it cheaper, with reliable parts from reliable retailers, I'm all in! Anything can change. I plan on playing games like BF4, FarCry 3, Skyrim, and the likes of on Medium-High settings. Thanks!
-Chris

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fZvYf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fZvYf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.33 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($13.65 @ Newegg)
Total: $860.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 19:42 EDT-0400

(Notice how the only retailers I chose are pretty much Newegg and Amazon. I prefer these because PCPartPicker recognizes them well and can determine shipping. Other retailers like OutletPC, Microcenter, and Superbiiz tend to never show shipping prices and usually result in ridiculously high shipping prices that count towards the cost. Oh and yes, I am using mail-in-rebates. I'm just weird like that.)
 

garl6

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Jul 3, 2014
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I'd try to fit an i5 in there if you can. I recommend this PSU for about a dollar more.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371059&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=