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Looking to build a mid range gaming comp for my son who graduates next month. Always get great advice from you guys, so please let me know what you think of this and any suggestions on what i should change. Everything is from Newegg as that is my preferred place to buy stuff. Still have not decided on a monitor so any suggestions would be great. i would like to keep the total package around $1500. Thanks in advance for all the help.

Rosewill Stealth ATX Mid Game Case HDD Dock Fan Control 5 Fan
Model #:STEALTH
Item #:N82E16811147232
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ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Model #:Z97 KILLER
Item #:N82E16813157501
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Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I54690K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600
Model #:BX80646I54690K
Item #:N82E16819117372
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XFX R9-280X-TDFD Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Double Dissipation Edition Video ...
Model #:R9-280X-TDFD
Item #:N82E16814150678
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G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX
Model #:F3-2400C10D-16GTX
Item #:N82E16820231589
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Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-900 900W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE ...
Model #:HCG-900
Item #:N82E16817371050
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SAMSUNG 850 EVO MZ-75E500B/AM 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Model #:MZ-75E500B/AM
Item #:N82E16820147373
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SSD does not improve game performance at all. The SSd is for the OS and commonly used apps like internet/all the drivers/MS office and the HDD is for games and storage.

Win 8.1 is simply better than 7 in every single possible way. Plus everyone gets 10 for free as an update anyway so might as well get used to 8.1 now.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($552.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill RISE ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($26.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.93 @ B&H)
Total: $1505.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-16 12:53 EDT-0400
 
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I would go for a different PSU. I'd also recommend 650W, as it's always good to overshoot your peak consumption by a healthy margin in case you decide to upgrade or add components. I have the 850W version of this guy, and it is phenomenal. It's modular, so you won't have a dozen extra cables lying about, and it is very quiet.

The Samsung SSD is incredible. I have an 256GB 850 Pro and my rig boots in about 2.5 seconds (not counting POST). You are probably making a wise choice in going for the 850 EVO, as the difference in performance doesn't really justify spending the extra $100 on the Pro like I did.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1443.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-16 12:51 EDT-0400
And it's awesome your buying your son a pc.
This build price jumps up 200$ if I restrict it to newegg only.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($353.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($287.48 @ Newegg)
Total: $1640.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-16 12:53 EDT-0400
 
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Yep the ssd is for his OS and games then use the hhd for everything else.

A ssd begins to lose performances around 75% full, so a 250gb only waste 62.5gb to run almost optimal, while the 500gb waste 125gb of place to run almost optimal. If money is something you pick form a tree id go with a larger ssd anyday, but the 250gb ssd/1tb hhd combo seems to fit 90% of us mid ranged motals :)
 
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I'm not sure I agree. I have my whole computer on a single Samsung 850 Pro, and my load times are considerably shorter than when I was on an HDD. I don't have any hard evidence, but in playing notoriously loady games like Skyrim or ARMA I have noticed a vast improvement. I am usually one of the first players to load in any particular multiplayer game, and my internet is terrible. If I'm mistaken, by all means show me some data. I'm not calling you out, I'm genuinely curious.

That being said, I don't have $600 to drop on a large SSD so I ran out of space pretty damn quick. Fortunately the 850 Pro has minimal performance degredation compared to every other leading SSD right now.
 
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in most games, ssd only affects loadtime, but games that uses huge databases benefits alot from them, like manager games.
 
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