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Hi. I have 900 - 1000 dollars for a good Gaming Pc. I mostly play Arma, CSGO, Insurgency, and other steam games. I have attempted to make a build. And this is it

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WrGd23

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WrGd23) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WrGd23/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590) | $159.99 @ Micro Center
**Motherboard** | [Asus Maximus VI Gene Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusvigene) | $145.98 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600w8g9rb) | $59.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $50.89 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42972kr) | $319.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-sgc1000kwn1) | $79.99 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr) | $49.99 @ Newegg
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800) | $37.24 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $974.06
| Mail-in rebates | -$70.00
| **Total** | **$904.06**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-07-06 16:45 EDT-0400 |
 
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IntelTurtleFan
Bad pick of a mobo. Changed the RAM to better quality stuff for cheaper. The rest of your build is decent. You should not change the PSU unless you go for a GS or something. No need for a extra cooler with this CPU unless you want it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970...
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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 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $912.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 16:51 EDT-0400

I have made some changes.

You have picked way overpriced motherboard.

This AsRock g97 motherboard will perfectly fit your needs.

2x4gb memory kit for dual channel (up to 15% performance boost compare to 1x8gb memory stick).

SSD - will improve by a lot your overall general use experience (surfing, loading and etc).

Slightly cheaper, but great deal Corsair 300r case.

Much better tier 2 PSU, instead of tier 3 psu. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Same budget.

 
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IntelTurtleFan

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Bad pick of a mobo. Changed the RAM to better quality stuff for cheaper. The rest of your build is decent. You should not change the PSU unless you go for a GS or something. No need for a extra cooler with this CPU unless you want it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $873.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 16:54 EDT-0400

H97 mobo is an option since you have a non overclocking intel CPU.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $864.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 16:57 EDT-0400
 
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davidarad02

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i'll try to do a list myself that might help you out:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ Adorama)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $919.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 16:52 EDT-0400

I didnt include a wifi stick like you did, but ethernet is just so much better. whatever it takes, try to get an ethernet cable to your PC. also, i've included a CPU with a motherboard and a cooler that is geared towards overclocking. if you do not what to dable in the work of overclocking, you can just take the cooler out, downgrade the CPU to a 4690 non k (or upgrade to a xeon e3 1231 v3) and get a cheaper h97 motherboard.
 
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IAmTheTofu

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Why exactly does he need a Z board for a non K processor?
 
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davidarad02

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I was about to ask the same question, but when I think about it know, it REALLY doesnt make sense because skylake is right around the corner, and upgrading the CPU will probably need a new motherboard to go with it (which he doesnt really need a beter CPU because all of the haswell i5's are great CPU's).
 
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Archaic59

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Hi mZn, Some changes to improve your build-

-4590 is overpriced compared to 4460
-Asus Z87 board won't work with newer cpu without bios update and not needed with locked cpu.
-Better memory and dual channel (2x4) instead of (1x8)
-MSI GTX 970 is fast, smooth and quiet.
-Better PSU. The 600B is not so great.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $910.93
Total: $870.93 after rebates
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 16:59 EDT-0400
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9gQLgs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9gQLgs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $907.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 17:00 EDT-0400

here is what i would get for that budget.

get 2 sticks of ram rather than 1

the 1231 v3 is a much better CPU

the motherboard you had was a bit overkill

this RAM is faster

this PSU is better.
 
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ok im probably going to go with your build. How much do you think this will run CS:GO at. That is the game I will play the most

 
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Xemko

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At least pick another PSU. It will run CS GO 200+ fps.
 
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davidarad02

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just remember that you cant overclock here (compared to my suggestion), and you are "wasting money" on a case, compared to mine.
 
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IAmTheTofu

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I run CSGO on almost max at 100 FPS on a FX 6300 and HD 7790 (1 GB GDDR5), so you should be able to run it at double, or more.
 
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Archaic59

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Who cares about overclocking? Op chose locked CPU to begin with and I used the case he picked out, but thanks.
 
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I PMed you a message. Please check it

 
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spentshells

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I like and want this build, but slower ram with better timings will give better performance in general,Excellent price on the ram though.
 
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