New Build,Budget $500 to 1200.If IMPOSSIBLE recommend a same level laptop instead

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Bellwether C

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Feb 13, 2015
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Usage Office Works,Learning,Web Browsing,Gaming(Battlefield 4,Starcraft,World of Tanks,Minecraft,and all sort of stuff like that)
1080p High 40fps+(For less demanding ones)
1080p Medium 30fps+(For Higher demanding ones)
Cotent Creations(AutoCAD,Video,Programs,Photos)
CPU INTEL only
RAM 4GB or 8GB
Motherboard ATX
Optical NA
GPU dont care
Storage need around 1tb and a ssd
Budget As described above
Case anything can fit ATX boards(PSU at buttom)
PSU semi or full modular
OS win 8.1 PRO full
Office YES office 365 personal
Keyboard and Mouse any but its best to have keyboard and mouse combo
Speakers dont need
Headphones good bass and surrond sound(nice to have a mic)
monitor 1080p ones dont really care about panel tech
webcam need one
please gimme some advice thanks











 
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WildCard999
This system has got quite alot of power, can be OCed, also switched to a I7 if needed and has a great durable portable case with a handle on top with a 'wind tunnel" effect for cooling.

Update: Went over budget on the first one >.<

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive...
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WildCard999

WildCard999

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Since you mentioned a laptop how about a portable mini-itx build? They have good performance & a decent upgrade route depending on parts. Do you have the OS? Also I don't do any form of rendering or autocad, does that require any form of GPU or is it more cpu heavy?
 
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WildCard999

WildCard999

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This system has got quite alot of power, can be OCed, also switched to a I7 if needed and has a great durable portable case with a handle on top with a 'wind tunnel" effect for cooling.

Update: Went over budget on the first one >.<

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1111.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-14 08:16 EST-0500
 
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DonkeyOatie

DonkeyOatie

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Sep 16, 2014
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You mention ATX in your original post. Would micro-atx work?

Yuor applications will work better with 8Gb of RAM and some can use 16Gb.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($170.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC E2425SWD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.19 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1192.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-14 12:47 EST-0500

I ran out of budget before getting:
Headphones
Webcam
Office 365

To get this, you can cut back on the GPU (save about $100) and reduce the CPU to an i5 4460 (save about $60), and/or reduce the memory to 8Gb (save about $60) or change some of your requirements.
 
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