BEST $750 gaming build possible

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Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: $750 before rebates

System Usage from Most important; gaming , web surfing.

Are you buying a monitor: yes

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: New egg, amazon

Location: Oregon, USA.

Parts prefference: none really

Overclocking: no

SLI or Crossfire: no

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I'm just looking for the best possible build i can get for this price. I dont need a mouse , keyboard, speakers or headset. I dont need an OS either. I play games like World of warcraft, Aion, Team fortress 2, Archeage and a lot of other steam based games. I would love to play these games on ultra.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: last computer purchased was in 2010. In most games I lag like crazy unless I play on low settins. I want to play these games on ultra though!


Ps: sorry for any sloppyness I made this post on my tablet!


Thanks a lot for reading/helping!

 
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ohyes247

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Theres a part list i have where you can fit a 4690K and GTX 970 in for 750$... but that didnt include a monitor soo..

 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $748.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-22 22:43 EDT-0400


This build should work.. I picked the cheapest IPS LED LCD 1080p i could find and i didnt choose memory because theres an offer with that motherboard it says it comes with a free 8gb set of Kingston Fury memory

If need be you could find a cheaper PSU
 
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RazerZ

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The best $750 pc you will find.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($181.10 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $674.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-22 22:53 EDT-0400
 
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Teemi

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This was hard, but I managed to get a gtx 760 in there.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($218.40 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.24 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $752.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-22 23:14 EDT-0400

@Razer, your build doesn't have ram.

Edit: He also wanted it to be $750 before rebates.
 
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RazerZ

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Yes it does. The motherboard comes with a free 8GB stick.
 
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Should delete that edit.. yours is over 750.. even with rebates.
 
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Teemi

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Ic, Razer has the better build then.

Edit: Also my build takes rebates into account. It's only about 2 dollars over so I didn't stress about it. Razer's build is about $703 when you take into account merchants and rebates so the OP can afford a better case.

Edit: What I meant by taking rebates into account is that I ignored their impact on price.
 
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ohyes247

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.24 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.92 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $725.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-22 23:32 EDT-0400

Edited the one i originally posted.. This one is just about $730 WITHOUT rebates. As for the websites you prefer to buy from, NCIX Is a trust worthy site.. They're just lesser known.. so don't worry about that.

Edit: Also I have the better monitor and GPU.. If you're comparing mine and RazerZ build.. and case. Also a slightly faster CPU (.5Ghz)
 
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@ohyes247 That's nice. Only change I would make is to upgrade the hdd to a WD Cavier blue or the seagate with the 64mb cache. I think the one you have listed is meant for servers. The increase in price still won't go over the budget. Razer's build has a better psu for the same price though. Yours have a better gpu.
 
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Yeah the first one i put together i didnt really try lol just was like oh i think this and that.. This one i kinda actually tried lol.. And yeah ill go ahead and change it to a Blue, And PSU wise i figured the EVGA 500B would be good enough.. Mine runs an OC'd 8320 and 270X just fine so i figured with the lower TDP of the i5 and stuff it could easily handle it
 
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I misspoke. When I said I took rebates into account, I meant that I count them into the total price before actually getting the rebate money.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.24 @ Amazon)
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 @ NCIX US)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.92 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $730.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-22 23:43 EDT-0400

Ok i pretty much skimmed all i could for the best possible balance.. This is the best i could possibly do. lol

No more list! i promise! lol
 
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RazerZ

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I don't see how that Deepcool is any better than the Bitfenix I posted.

Also the 4460 may or may not work with the Z87 since it's a haswell refresh cpu. Swap the CPU for a 4430 and it will be a good build.

Also the XFX PSU is only a few dollars more and it uses higher quality parts.

In any case before rebates your build is still coming to $800.
 
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You cant be serious, The 4460 has literally no problems with Z87's quick google will fix that, the deepcool is better for cable management and neatness.. A comparison in google images will quickly prove that.. And no actually its 749$ WITHOUT rebates or PROMOS


AND 6 cents cheaper than yours to be exact.
 
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Yea was looking at the wrong build mb.

Google can't teach you everything, if you checked the motherboard's cpu support list you would see that the 4460 needs a BIOS update, meaning that there's a chance that the CPU won't even be recognized.

edit: ah good find, somehow missed the drive cages with the deepcool

Taking promos into account would make my build $16 cheaper than yours, but comparing builds using promos is useless anyways since a lot of them in in the next day or so.

What's important is that we do have a general basis of the build

CPU: locked i5
mobo: The Z87 with free ram
case: mid tower
PSU: 500W and above
ram: the free 8gb stick
Monitor 21.5" and above ( 21.5" is the minimum for 1080p)
HDD: 1tb
optical drive

btw the build you picked on your other post was basically the exact same as the first build I posted, just with a different case.

Well I'm off for today.

 
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Errr... no? a 500W will be SUFFICIENT but will cut it close.. I can probably get you a 600w while staying in the 750$ limit
 
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Yeah...

This will work fine

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.24 @ Amazon)
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 @ NCIX US)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $745.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-24 03:40 EDT-0400
 
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