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October 9, 2014 5:00:48 PM

So I decided to build my own computer mainly for playing games and was just wondering if this is a good build for around my price range. $1000 ~ $1200.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7Tzv23

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October 9, 2014 5:04:53 PM

This is a well picked out build! Just use a nice monitor and you are good to go!!

Edit: also look around the net for a windows os, if you are a student you can get it for a dirt chip price if you want to cut back and save some money or with the money you save you can add a ssd to put the os on so you can have amazing boot times 128gb at least would be good.
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October 9, 2014 5:07:05 PM

There is a few critical changes to change (e.g. PSU, etc). Please fill this out to let us help you.


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Approximate Purchase Date:

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System Usage from Most to Least Important:

Are you buying a monitor:

Do you need to buy OS:

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October 9, 2014 5:12:09 PM

Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime around November to December.

Budget Range: $1000 ~ $1200

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mostly gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon

Location: City, State/Region, Country - California

Parts Preferences:

Overclocking: Probably, yes

SLI/Crossifre: No

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October 9, 2014 5:21:58 PM

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rZ9KNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rZ9KNG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.96 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.78 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1196.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

This should be great for any use on the computer, it's got good overclocking ability and the system will be quite cool and won't be very hot because of the great but pretty silent Noctua cooler. You can overclock both the cpu and the gpu very well with this build.

If you prefer Amazon or Newegg just change the vendors like you have done in your build to amazon or newegg.
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