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I rarely suggest an i3 over an i5, but in your case, since you have no apparent interest in overclocking, i will. This i3 with it's 3.8ghz stock clock speed will probably out perform your i5 in all but a few titles, due to the very low base clock speed that i5 is sporting. the rest of these changes are for quality purposes or $$ purposes.

-Sidenote: raidmax psus are horrible. if you don't mind the off chance of burning your house down, or starting a fire inside your psu, get the raidmax, otherwise stay as far away from them as possible. The xfx i replaced it with is a far superior unit to that raidmax.

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4370 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor...
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I rarely suggest an i3 over an i5, but in your case, since you have no apparent interest in overclocking, i will. This i3 with it's 3.8ghz stock clock speed will probably out perform your i5 in all but a few titles, due to the very low base clock speed that i5 is sporting. the rest of these changes are for quality purposes or $$ purposes.

-Sidenote: raidmax psus are horrible. if you don't mind the off chance of burning your house down, or starting a fire inside your psu, get the raidmax, otherwise stay as far away from them as possible. The xfx i replaced it with is a far superior unit to that raidmax.

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4370 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($159.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Mwave)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $547.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-05 18:16 EST-0500
 
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For a little bit more, you can get this (includes Windows):

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.40 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($327.85 @ B&H)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $878.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-05 18:36 EST-0500
 
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ok... but again only getting an i5 clocked at 3.1ghz sorta spoils the whole purpose of a gtx970... at that point he might as well save real money and get a 6 or 8 core fx...
 
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Thank you guys so much, I really do appreciate it. I think I will upgrade to the recommended Motherboard, power supply, and storage, resulting in an approximate total of $860.
 
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Also, I understand your reasoning in the recommendation of the i3 processor. I am definitely considering it. Obviously, I'd prefer to simply spend more on a higher clocked i5. Just of the top of your head, can you think of one?
 
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no. there are no i5s clocks factory speeds over 3.6ghz. that said there are UNLOCKED i5s which you can overclock quite well. though those will require a z87/z97 motherboard.
 
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