PLEASE! help building a gameing pc no other website is being of use

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all my life I just realized I've been over paying in the hundreds for my pc's and no other forum will help me tried newegg, and a few others but no one was real help and someone recommended toms hardware so i'm giving it a shot!
(also a good note my pc is turning off as we speak randomly and sometimes my screen wont come on, and when it dies it randomly goes completely off no message or anything so I need to build one quick)

I plan on building a gaming pc, and having someone else put it together (Not Mechanically inclined)

Willing to drop 1.200$+ max is 1,450$ u.s dollars on the computer itself I need it to be silent, and run smoothly with good graphics and fast speeds. I play allot of games stream and run multiple windows, I don't plan to overclock but would like it to be able to do so, please give me some advice on parts to get thank you for reading this and helping I just want to game on a good pc without being gipped anymore..
 
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zeyuanfu

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Here is a good 1200$ build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1116.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-09 12:01 EST-0500

If you`re willing to go up to 1400$, this would have the most bang for your buck:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($339.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($339.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1436.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-09 12:02 EST-0500
 
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Here is my rig and so far it runs amazingly well. My PC is in the 95th-99th percentile in terms of performance. These components are pretty standard in terms of performance to cost.

CPU:Intel® Core™ i5-4690k 3.50 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB
Liquid Cooling: Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler
HDD:1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200 RPM HDD
Memory: G. Skill Rip Jaws X (8GB) 1600
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z97 D3H ATX
PSU: Corsair CS750M Gold Certified

Price: $1227.33

This motherboard supports multiple video cards and overclocking so you have that option in the future. Make sure to get the 4690k not the 4690 processor because the 4690k is unlocked, allowing you over clock it.

 
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For gaming you don't need more than, (This is the MAX you should buy)
The Core i5-4690K's (i7 will give very little performance for gaming)
(2x4gb dual channel ) total of 8 gigs of ddr3 1600mhz (faster or more ram does little or nothing for gaming)

Get an 850 watt PSU at least bronze rated from a good source if you are going amd graphics, you can go with less watts if going Nvidia 900 series.

I recommend trying to squeeze the GTX 970 in as a graphics card, super good card for the money with lower temps and power draw than amd right now.

Case is just about preference and airflow, I can recommend some later.

Drives, - get an SSD.

If you want more info about best performance per dollar, tomshardware here has articles for cpu/gpu/ssd best for the money (Updated Monthly)
 
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I edit videos and run multiple virtual machines game and stream all at once, would 8gigs be enough for all of that, I know 0 about computers just inquiring before I drop this money minimum wage workers are kinda stingy 7.25 a hour..., and thank you everyone for your quick replies no other forum did so, making this my one way stop for pc help.
 
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