Advice Building a 1200$ game pc

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Ookruud

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Hello all,

I am trying to puzzle a game pc together that can keep me going for some time.

This is what I am thinking about, could some of you have a look and see if I have any bottlenecks or other mistakes. Any suggestions?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4X8Tt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4X8Tt6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.91 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.25 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1139.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-02 12:12 EST-0500
 
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Here's a great build below for that budget.
You might think the PSU wattage is huge for the build now, but you'll be able to SLI (buy and install another GTX 970) in the future without needing to change/upgrade anything else for much better performance & bang for the buck compared to a GTX 980, this will allow you to max out even poorly coded games such as Watch Dogs & Crysis.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.94 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ Newegg)...
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smorizio

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kN8Tt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kN8Tt6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.00 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1185.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-02 12:33 EST-0500
 
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smorizio

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the only issues you missed was a good cooler for your rig. the stock intel one is plastic and is not the best cooler for the cpu chip. swaped out the b mb for the newer h97 it let you drop it with a bios update the newer brodwell cpu. also for less money put in faster ram. also swapped out the under sized power supply. with a gaming rig like yours 650 is the min to have the amps rating on the 12v line. (12v has the gpu and cpu wattage. (90w for the cpu and 150w for the gpu when maxed). 240w (is 20 amps min). the 650 unit has 54 max amps so it give your gaming rig a little over head under heavy load.
 
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aks_1337

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Here's a great build below for that budget.
You might think the PSU wattage is huge for the build now, but you'll be able to SLI (buy and install another GTX 970) in the future without needing to change/upgrade anything else for much better performance & bang for the buck compared to a GTX 980, this will allow you to max out even poorly coded games such as Watch Dogs & Crysis.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.94 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.93 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($327.85 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1057.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-18 18:45 EST-0500
 
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