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Approximate Purchase Date: This week.
Budget Range: $700-850 after rebates/shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: Yes, but does not factor into this cost. Open to recommendations for 24"+ monitors. Looking to splurge a little, $300-400, for something awesome since I haven't upgraded my monitor in 10 years. I'm also open to a dual monitor gaming setup if that's more bang for my buck.
Parts to Upgrade: None.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon.com, newegg.com
Location: Ogden, UT, USA
Parts Preferences: NVIDIA GPU - My understanding is NVIDIA currently has the edge. If that understanding is incorrect, I have nothing against AMD.
Overclocking: No - I've built two PCs in the past and haven't overclocked either.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 - This will likely change with the purchase of a new monitor.

Additional Comments: I'd like to have a SSD and 16 GB RAM. Would be nice for it to be relatively quiet. I'd like a build without a DVD drive. I never use the one on my current PC, but I could salvage it if I really needed it.

I'm looking to use Steam Link to play some games on my TV.

The only future proofing I'm interested in is adding RAM or upgrading the GPU. It's rare I upgrade my PC (maybe once) in the 5-6 years I use it.

Why Are You Upgrading: My current PC would barely scrape by trying to run some of the currently released games like Wolfenstein, Shadows of Mordor, and Witcher 3. And, I want to be sure I can play future releases like Fallout 4, Overwatch, and X-COM2.

Thanks to anyone who recommends builds.
 
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Xemko

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($50.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($52.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $864.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 17:46 EDT-0400

This build will fit your needs . If you insist on 16gb ram, price will rise to 900$.
 
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Should I be concerned about the compatibility notes for this build?

Compatibility Notes

  • ■ Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard has an onboard USB 3.0 header, but the NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case does not have front panel USB 3.0 ports.
    ■ Some Intel Z87 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Haswell Refresh CPUs.
    ■ The NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case supports video cards up to 330mm long, but video cards over 230mm may block drive bays. Since the Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card is 280mm long, some drive bays may not be usable.
 
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rowdymoody

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Apologies, I did not notice the notes when I threw the build together. The only notes to be concerned about have to do with the case I chose.

Here is the same build with a better case that eliminates those concerns http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b37Tgs

As far as the motherboard note goes, you should not run into any problems, However if you do updating your BIOS is very easy to do. Look it up on Youtube and voila.

 
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Here you go

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($314.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $811.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 09:40 EDT-0400

Dont get Z87 motherboard its an old model
And PSU EVGA NEX is not very quality one, you can get top quality PSU for alot less the one in my build is top quality

@rowdymoody you cant just update motherboard BIOS without running PC, if hes motherboard would need BIOS update for it wot work with i5 4460 he would need to get non Haswell Refresh CPU to use to go on Asus website and download new BIOS
 
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For under $1,000, would you make any changes? I tried looking for better deals on part picker, but didn't want to stray too much from the recommendations. I did end up mixing and matching the different builds a little.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FCFYK8

CPU Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $187.99 @ Directron
Motherboard ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $74.78 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $58.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $161.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card $329.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks PH-ES614PC_BK ATX Full Tower Case $89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $65.98 @ Newegg
Total $969.71

How much does the CAS Latency on the RAM matter? Is saving $10 and going with latency of 9 going to even be noticeable?
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9r
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl

I threw in a few dollars more for a 500GB SSD and dropped the standard HDD.

I switched to the Phanteks case. I'm not sure if I'm just throwing money away there. I figured the removable dust covers would be handy (it's pretty dusty where I'm located) and it's supposed to have pretty good air flow. Maybe I'm better off saving $50-60 there?

It ends up being a little more than I intended, but in looking at monitors they're a little cheaper than I expected. So I have a little more to put into the PC.

Thanks
 
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Great, well balanced build.

As for the memory :
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/memory/2011/01/11/the-best-memory-for-sandy-bridge/6
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell/7

You probably won't notice any difference while gaming.

Case is a bit pricey, in my opinion.
How about these :
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cas340wb1 Review : http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6814/nzxt-source-s340-mid-tower-chassis-review/index.html

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r Review : http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4647/corsair_carbide_series_300r_mid_tower_case_review/index.html
 
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Okay I'm fairly new to computers but I've been doing my research. The cases I saw you guys chose were like 70+ USD. I found a cheap 70$ CAD case with 7 fan slots (is slots even the right word?), USB 3 and a nice see through side panel.
Obviously US will be cheaper so that's a few dollars saved that you can throw for the other parts.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/enermax-case-eca3253br
$44 US.
 
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I'm debating between the NZXT S360 and the Phanteks Enthoo Pro case. Plan on buying everything on the 15th to see if Amazon has any deep discounts on Prime Day.

Solution goes to Xemko since it's closest to my build. The advice on RAM and case was also greatly appreciated.

turbopiki, thanks for the advice and help. I may have ran into an issue with the older motherboard without your help. Also, I appreciate your help with the PSU.

Again, thanks to everyone for help with my build.
 
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