Help me build a gaming pc under 900!

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Approximate Purchase Date: This weekend!

Budget Range: 900~ US dollar

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, streaming, web surfing

Are you buying a monitor: no (probably get one on craigslist)

Parts to Upgrade: video card and processor

Do you need to buy OS: yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, dont really care tho. As long as its trusted.

Location: Roswell GA

Parts Preferences: whatever is best for price

Overclocking: maybe idk how to do that

SLI or Crossfire: maybe? idk what that is either

Your Monitor Resolution: I dont have one just yet

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My alienware laptop just isnt all that good.
 
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Hey I've been looking at your same situation friend!! :) The keyboard and mouse combo you have in that build is a great deal and the exact same one I've looked at. This build is EXCELLENT and is probably the best build for less than $900.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/cj9jones/saved/Vdrv6h

You can easily change out the 16 gb of RAM for the SSD you wanted and Windows 8 that you wanted (Personally I hate Windows 8 but I won't pester you about it.) Plus you could always change the case for yours, as they are about the same price.

Here's a modified list.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6sTqWZ

It has a larger SSD as well.
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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/by3ZGX) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/by3ZGX/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $229.95 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H81M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81m) | $59.99 @ Mwave
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m1a1600c10) | $79.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $78.99 @ Best Buy
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5) | $349.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210e002) | $47.99 @ Mwave
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m) | $49.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1041.85
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-04 23:21 EST-0500 |



Sorry I went over the budget but this build is worth it. Trust me. It includes windows 8.1. Though since you are streaming, you might want to upgrade to 16 gb since you do stream. There is an open ram slot on the motherboard if you choose to do so. This includes two drives, a boot drive which is the samsung ssd for all you programs and your operating system, and a storage drive for all your pictures, game files, videos etc.
 
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is there a way to cut it down a bit? i wont be streaming for a little bit thats why im going to upgrade it later, i need a keyboard (i probably forgot to list that, sorry) and ill need xt cash for monitor
 
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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C2fP99) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C2fP99/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $229.95 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H81M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81m) | $59.99 @ Mwave
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m1a1600c10) | $79.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $78.99 @ Best Buy
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx750tioc2gd5) | $129.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210e002) | $47.99 @ Mwave
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m) | $48.72 @ Amazon
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
**Monitor** | [Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-ve228h) | $119.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $940.57
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-04 23:46 EST-0500 |



Build includes monitor but you should choose your own mouse and keyboard. Total is 940 dollars.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($254.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($21.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $916.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-04 23:50 EST-0500
 
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Hey I've been looking at your same situation friend!! :) The keyboard and mouse combo you have in that build is a great deal and the exact same one I've looked at. This build is EXCELLENT and is probably the best build for less than $900.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/cj9jones/saved/Vdrv6h

You can easily change out the 16 gb of RAM for the SSD you wanted and Windows 8 that you wanted (Personally I hate Windows 8 but I won't pester you about it.) Plus you could always change the case for yours, as they are about the same price.

Here's a modified list.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6sTqWZ

It has a larger SSD as well.
 
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