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bluemarv

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My friend recommended me this build. I want to play games such as Witcher 3 in high to ultra settings. This is the build that was given to me:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($262.75 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($78.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.25 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($103.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1136.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 23:44 EDT-0400

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/bluemarv/saved/BGnqqs

Do you think this build is ok? Or are there any cheaper alternatives you would like to recommend?
 
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GS is Seasonic, tier 1
B1 is HEC, tier 3.
B2 is Superflower, tier 2.
G2 is Superflower, tier 1
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UrbanZyrx

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.85 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.25 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($314.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.44 @ shopRBC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ Vuugo)
Total: $997.48

I would recommend this build over the one you posted, due to a few concerns/issues. Theres no point of having a CPU cooler if your not overclocking your cpu, there are better suited PSUs for this type of build, I would recommend the 280x over the 960, its better to have dual channel memory, the H97 series mobo would better suit this build and are relatively cheaper then the Z97s.
 
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turbopiki

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Get this its a way better build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($75.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($394.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.93 @ shopRBC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1005.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-04 22:28 EDT-0400
 
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Archaic59

Archaic59

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.85 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1012.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-04 22:40 EDT-0400
 
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UrbanZyrx

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I wouldn't recommend that PSU, EVGAs B1,B2, and G2 series are exceptional compared to that one. As well you are sacrificing storage with only a 120gb SSD and OP said he wanted to play games like Witcher 3 which takes 40gb+ alone.
 
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turbopiki

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You are kidding right EVGA GS series is one of the best PSU on the market is made by Seasonic, G2 i a bit better it also has 10years warranty, GS has 5 years, then if you rank by guality comes B2 and last is B1 which really isnt very good quality PSU

For people with normal budgets SSD are not cheap enough yet to save games on maybe 1 or 2 thats why he got 1tb drive
 
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Archaic59

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GS is Seasonic, tier 1
B1 is HEC, tier 3.
B2 is Superflower, tier 2.
G2 is Superflower, tier 1
 
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