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Which Gaming PC Build is better

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October 16, 2014 5:11:53 PM

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ 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 ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $917.90


CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($118.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Sandisk ReadyCache 32GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $900.15


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October 16, 2014 5:15:19 PM

So the first system option doesn't even calculate into it an operating system?
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October 16, 2014 5:17:06 PM

1st one crushes the 2nd one with the GTX970 so I choose the 1st setup any time
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October 16, 2014 5:18:15 PM

I would go with option one, Except I would switch out the Western Digital Caviar Blue for the Seagate Baracudda of about equal cost and I would splurge the extra $30 for the Crucial SSD rather than the 32GB Sandisk one. Win!
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October 16, 2014 5:28:19 PM

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October 16, 2014 5:38:12 PM

I wouldn't put a SSD is any $900 build and a 32 GB one is useless..... Go for an SSHD which will boot in 16.5 seconds compared to the SSDs 15.6 seconds....the SSD is helping you at all in gaming of the games are on the HD especially with the slow Blue. The SSHD for the SSD + HD saves $45 ....with the savings, you could just about get a 4960k (+50)
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October 16, 2014 6:08:33 PM

TStahler said:
So the first system option doesn't even calculate into it an operating system?


so your saying if i built the first one that i wouldn't even work or are you saying that i need windows 8 or 7
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October 16, 2014 6:13:31 PM

Here man, I hope you like this build for your reference.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WnrLbv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WnrLbv/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: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: AMD 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: AMD 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1086.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 21:08 EDT-0400
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October 16, 2014 6:26:14 PM

The premise of a dedicated SSD cache drive fizzled out about as fast as it fizzled in. Originally introduced on the Z68 consumer platform (borrowed from enterprise systems technology), smart response seemed like an ideal solution to getting great drive performance without the expense of a large SSD. Price compression of SSDs in the 32-256GB size has more or less made smart response obsolete, with SSDs large enough to support a significant software collection (256GB) now available for ~$100, using a cache SSD doesn't make much sense at this point for most builds.
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