Work PC that will last for awhile for 1000-1200

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stallion1167

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Wanting to build a Work and Internet Gaming PC.


SYSTEM USAGE:
• Gaming (standard, Internet)
• Work (Office products).
• Surfing the web (social sites, etc).

MY BUDGET: Please tell me what the greatest build is for $1000-1200

PARTS THAT ARE NOT NEEDED: keyboard, mouse, monitor.

Put together the following but not sure if it is the best for the price....
Would like to get down to 1100 but not sure if i can!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/K7VFCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/K7VFCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($170.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 250X 2GB Video Card ($117.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1036.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 02:21 EDT-0400
 
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I am confident that the i7-4790K will last last long working just fine (unless you get technical issues after the 3-year warranty, which you should go ahead and purchase). The i7-2600k is still a hard working machine after being out for almost 4 years, so the 4790K should do the same.

When it comes to the RAM, you should be fine no matter what. DDR4 memory still has a while until it becomes the standard, so DDR3 should be great for now. This is mostly because, if you need to, you can keep upgrading your RAM 8GB at a time as the need goes up. And that motherboard leaves you plenty of overhead when it comes to overclocking (same goes for the CPU).

With the GPU, you should be fine as long as you're not playing Metro Last Light or...
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I would like to know which games you plan on running with this setup, and also what kind of things do you plan to do for your office? Is it simple like Microsoft Office, or is it more demanding like Photoshop and video editing software? For now, I assume you want a balance, so here you go. (Note, includes a few very cliche choices)-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.03 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($257.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.50 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1141.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 10:57 EDT-0400
 
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The computer will be used mainly for MS Office and DB type of work - nothing fancy. The gaming will be basic online gaming but is this pc built for League of Legends type gaming. I am wanting to build something that will last longer than the usual 5 years. I understand there may need to be updates to memory or storage or what not but the processor should last that or longer.
Thanks
 
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I am confident that the i7-4790K will last last long working just fine (unless you get technical issues after the 3-year warranty, which you should go ahead and purchase). The i7-2600k is still a hard working machine after being out for almost 4 years, so the 4790K should do the same.

When it comes to the RAM, you should be fine no matter what. DDR4 memory still has a while until it becomes the standard, so DDR3 should be great for now. This is mostly because, if you need to, you can keep upgrading your RAM 8GB at a time as the need goes up. And that motherboard leaves you plenty of overhead when it comes to overclocking (same goes for the CPU).

With the GPU, you should be fine as long as you're not playing Metro Last Light or something. As long as you stick to low-end gaming and office use, you could truck on just fine with a GPU much older. The GTX 770 will indeed be overkill for your needs, so if you want, you can downgrade to a GTX 750 Ti in order to afford that 264GB SSD and 16GB of RAM. Although if you just want to store things like your Operating System, Microsoft Office, plus documents, League of Legends, and Google Chrome on that SSD, I would advise a 126GB SSD and 1TB HDD.

Here is a very slight remake-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.03 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($164.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.63 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.73 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1179.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 17:39 EDT-0400



 
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