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October 16, 2014 2:04:05 AM

Good day, everyone!

I've only ever had a laptop and it's getting noticeably slower, but it's probably because it just can't keep up with the more demanding tasks I've been doing for a while now. So I've decided it's finally time to go get myself a PC rig... unfortunately, with just a $800 $1100 budget. The build would be used for extensive stuff (I can't really say since I like exploring different things from watching movies, heavy editing, to gaming)

I did a bit of research and found that an i7 is ideal for video and image editing (and I do a lot of that) so I'd want it in the build. Since this is my first PC, I don't have a monitor either, so we need to take that into account (preferably a 22"). I heard there's some compatibility stuff regarding motherboards, so I'd like one that would be compatible with future upgrades since I just might do that. About the video card... like I said earlier, I might do upgrades, and I heard this one is mainly used for games (which I probably won't be doing anytime soon), so we could probably compromise here for the budget. Actually... is it possible in a build not to have any graphics card? If so, can't we just leave this out for now and I'll just get one when I upgrade? And one last thing, I need wifi for this build, so that's one wifi adapter.

The rest, feel free to throw in your suggestions :) 

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October 16, 2014 2:19:04 AM

that budget is a little small for a monitor + i7 build. I'll try the best I can.
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October 16, 2014 2:28:31 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($290.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG IPS224V-PN 21.5" Monitor ($159.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $843.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 05:28 EDT-0400
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October 16, 2014 2:34:01 AM

or PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($237.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG IPS224V-PN 21.5" Monitor ($159.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $880.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 05:33 EDT-0400
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October 16, 2014 3:02:28 AM

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jsP7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jsP7P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($290.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($156.00 @ Newegg)
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 ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $842.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Bigger monitor (It's still an IPS monitor) and a better gpu than the first build and it is $1 cheaper :D 
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October 16, 2014 3:14:52 AM

sparestuff said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jsP7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jsP7P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($290.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($156.00 @ Newegg)
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 ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $842.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Bigger monitor (It's still an IPS monitor) and a better gpu than the first build and it is $1 cheaper :D 


hm that's pretty cool. i don't have much knowledge about monitors and the like haha. :) 
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October 16, 2014 3:53:44 AM

@sparestuff
Wow, that looks nice :D 


And actually, now that I've checked... I could go higher to $1100

Forgot to mention we have to take the OS into account too :lol: 
And those motherboards don't include a wifi adapter, do they?
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October 16, 2014 4:04:39 AM

here you go

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($355.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1107.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 07:04 EDT-0400
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October 16, 2014 5:27:46 AM

For video and photo editing you will use CUDA so it's big mistake if you will use Adobe programs and taking AMD GPU
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October 16, 2014 5:50:32 AM

bsod1 said:
here you go

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($355.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1107.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 07:04 EDT-0400


Woah, all the budget went to the video card :no: 
It isn't primarily going to be used for gaming...
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October 16, 2014 6:49:31 PM

This has all you need for editing, and I have added all you have requested, the monitor, OS and Wifi card

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
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 ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1107.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Also it is i7, it will be great for editing especially with the extra ram. Also, the r9 280 is great for moderate/high gaming settings and will run anything quite easily with the combo of the i7.
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October 17, 2014 8:53:35 PM

sparestuff said:
This has all you need for editing, and I have added all you have requested, the monitor, OS and Wifi card

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
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 ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1107.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Also it is i7, it will be great for editing especially with the extra ram. Also, the r9 280 is great for moderate/high gaming settings and will run anything quite easily with the combo of the i7.


I'd go for ASUS/GIGABYTE. Other than that, I like this :) 
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10 minutes ago

bsod1 said:
sparestuff said:
This has all you need for editing, and I have added all you have requested, the monitor, OS and Wifi card

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
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 ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1107.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Also it is i7, it will be great for editing especially with the extra ram. Also, the r9 280 is great for moderate/high gaming settings and will run anything quite easily with the combo of the i7.


I'd go for ASUS/GIGABYTE. Other than that, I like this :) 

I personally love MSI gpus because they are great at stock and overclocking but Asus and Gigabyte are great too.
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4 minutes ago

sparestuff said:
bsod1 said:
sparestuff said:
This has all you need for editing, and I have added all you have requested, the monitor, OS and Wifi card

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
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 ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1107.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Also it is i7, it will be great for editing especially with the extra ram. Also, the r9 280 is great for moderate/high gaming settings and will run anything quite easily with the combo of the i7.


I'd go for ASUS/GIGABYTE. Other than that, I like this :) 

I personally love MSI gpus because they are great at stock and overclocking but Asus and Gigabyte are great too.


Oh, I meant the motherboard.
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