New Gaming Computer on $900 budget please help

boivinator

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Sep 26, 2014
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Hey all building new gaming computer have $900 budget. Need tower and everything in it plus windows 7. I also live in NJ so when helping to pick out parts please keep that in mind as I pay taxes for newegg. Intel cpu only in the build too please. thx a ton
 
Solution
I have to get going, but here is a look at a potential build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gJXhZL

I'd seriously consider getting someone (even me when I'm not busy) to go over these parts at a later time.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($101.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case:...

Robert Pankiw

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I have to get going, but here is a look at a potential build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gJXhZL

I'd seriously consider getting someone (even me when I'm not busy) to go over these parts at a later time.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($101.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $873.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 16:34 EST-0500
 
Solution
I went with a build that focuses more on the GPU, but still uses a nice i5 : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/myBy3C

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/myBy3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/myBy3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.55 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($50.78 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $902.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 16:48 EST-0500
It is a bit over budget, but after rebates its $902.