- Apr 18, 2014
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First time build. Finally prepared to purchase using Black Friday deals. Hoping for assistance confirming the build quality, parts compatibility, and possible cost savings:
Purchase Date: this week, Black Friday sales
Budget: ~ $1000 (flexible)
System Usage: Gaming with modern titles, HighRes in 1080p. Streaming music/video
Are you buying a monitor: No
- Selected ASUS MoBo for HomeCloud, for ease of use as a HTPC. Open to alternative products that provide similar functionality
- Case is preferred to be HTPC to match A/V reciever. Selected because of USB3.0 on front, and optical drive space
- I read that G.Skill Ares memory has a lower profile. Is this even necessary?
- Hope to be future proof for a few years, including eventual overclocking
PCPartPicker part list: http://
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4Yqk8d/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($126.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($130.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Silverstone LC10B-E-USB3.0 (Black) HTPC Case ($114.67 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1105.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 21:40 EST-0500
Purchase Date: this week, Black Friday sales
Budget: ~ $1000 (flexible)
System Usage: Gaming with modern titles, HighRes in 1080p. Streaming music/video
Are you buying a monitor: No
- Selected ASUS MoBo for HomeCloud, for ease of use as a HTPC. Open to alternative products that provide similar functionality
- Case is preferred to be HTPC to match A/V reciever. Selected because of USB3.0 on front, and optical drive space
- I read that G.Skill Ares memory has a lower profile. Is this even necessary?
- Hope to be future proof for a few years, including eventual overclocking
PCPartPicker part list: http://
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4Yqk8d/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($126.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($130.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Silverstone LC10B-E-USB3.0 (Black) HTPC Case ($114.67 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1105.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 21:40 EST-0500
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