S SAGQuad Honorable Jan 7, 2013 25 0 10,530 Oct 21, 2014 #1 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nDzLbv No more than 800! I'll be using it for mostly gaming.
Solution TomThePotato Oct 21, 2014 If you want to pay a little more, you can fit in a 970. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX...
If you want to pay a little more, you can fit in a 970. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX...
I iron8orn Admirable May 31, 2014 2,466 0 6,460 Oct 21, 2014 #2 I think you can get a r9 280 for around the same price with better performance Upvote 0 Downvote
O Outlander_04 Titan BANNED Nov 18, 2008 20,308 4 74,960 Oct 21, 2014 #3 Dump the rosewill challenger for a good case and change to an appropriately size 550 watt psu add a dvd drive and a quality motherboard PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.96 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg) Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($17.99 @ Newegg) Total: $799.87 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 20:56 EDT-0400 Upvote 0 Downvote
Dump the rosewill challenger for a good case and change to an appropriately size 550 watt psu add a dvd drive and a quality motherboard PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.96 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg) Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($17.99 @ Newegg) Total: $799.87 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 20:56 EDT-0400
TomThePotato Reputable Jul 2, 2014 1,457 0 5,660 Oct 21, 2014 Solution #4 If you want to pay a little more, you can fit in a 970. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $828.91 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 22:33 EDT-0400 Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
If you want to pay a little more, you can fit in a 970. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $828.91 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 22:33 EDT-0400