Need help purchasing new gaming build around 750$ USD!

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Hey Toms,

starting from scratch again, would really like your guys help making a build. I've searched around a bit and haven't found something quite what I'm looking for.

Purchase date : ASAP
Budget Range : Really would like to keep it less than 750$ can move a bit up if need be.
Usage : Gaming

Not considering monitor in price but would love some suggestions, I don't play FPS so a low ms response time is not very necessary. Just 1080p 60hz monitor is fine Also I would prefer a mid-size tower, and it doesn't need to be fancy, just enough to fit the parts :)

Parts to upgrade : Fresh start!

OS - Windows 8.1 OEM 64 bit is fine, include in price!

Part preference - really prefer Intel / Nvidia, but open to suggestions as I know these cost a bit more

Overclock - not necessary, but if you can make it fit into the budget without taking away from other parts much that's fine

SLI/Crossfire - maybe in the future, just build the PSU around 1 video card setup for now though

Location - Texas, not near a microcenter, so whatever is cheapest on pcpartpicker would be best.

Thanks everyone! Feel free to ask any other questions.

 
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My 2 cents:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($225.52 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill Blackbone ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $755.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-18 22:42 EDT-0400

And the Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($118.99 @ Newegg)
 
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AHH sorry, I totally forgot to put the most important part, I'd like an SSD for the OS (even if it's only a 60GB). Thank you for such a quick reply though
 
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Updated:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *Crucial Ballistix 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.94 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($225.52 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill Blackbone ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $749.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-18 23:25 EDT-0400

Happy to help.
 
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Hey, thanks for such quick responses everyone, this is looking pretty solid and what I figured it would look like. Do I really not need to get the regular clocked i5? or equivalent? I feel like an i3 would be the weakest part of this build, and would need to be the first to be replaced. Also, wouldn't I want to get 2x4gb sticks to take advantage of dual channel?
 
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Well what games are you going to play? Most games are relatively GPU bound. For the RAM, my mistake (I left it on a parametric filter) I'd recommend this kit: Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)

My recommendation is not because it's dual channel (that isn't too important) but the even lower latency. It depends though, if you can see yourself upgrading to 32 GB RAM, an unlikely case imo, you should go with the single stick.
 
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In that case we might as well cut down on the components that are linked to game performance a bit more, to get more of the non essential stuff, like a cooler (aesthetics wise) case and a semi modular PSU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($63.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($146.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 (Black/Gray) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $745.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-19 03:37 EDT-0400
 
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Thank you for your response Alpha. Being that I'm not doing much intensive gaming (or overclocking) would an aftermarket CPU cooler be needed? I feel like the one in the box would suffice. What would be the difference from going from a regular sized ATX board to a micro board? I've never owned an AMD cpu or a Radeon Video Card. I always hear if you're within a certain range (cash wise) they're a better "bang for your buck" in this range. Is that true? Or could I somehow throw their equivalents of CPU/VideoCards in their respective slots?

Thank you for all of the help.
 
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No, but it's nice and cheap, and will keep your CPU cool when gaming. Also, it won't sound like a jet engine if your CPU does get hot.




Well, other than the fact that it's smaller, mATX boards sometimes have less RAM slots, power phases and headers, but this one has pretty much the full feature set.



Yeah, that's true for this price. You can probably throw in the Pentium G3258 using that Asrock B85, but it only has 2 cores, which admittedly isn't too much of a worry right now (you can always upgrade to an i5 later, and the games you play shouldn't be affected too much). The nearest NVidia equivalent is the 750ti (not nearly as good value, performs between the R7 265 and 260X) and the GTX 960, which is about $60 extra.
 
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