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Hey Guys,

I'm looking to build a gaming PC. I've researched a bit but just want to know if I'm missing something obvious/done something dumb with my selections below. It's been a long time since I've done something like this.

Thanks!

Pentium K G3258
GeForce Nvidia GTX 970
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
Phanteks Enthoo Pro
ASRock Z97 anniversary LGA 1150 intel Z97

or this slightly more expensive version...

Core i5-4690K
Nvidia GTX 980
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
Phanteks Enthoo Pro
Asus z97a

Also, I've found that the G3258 is significantly cheaper than the i5-4690K. Is it worth the extra money to get the i5 though? I know the G3258 has some good overclocking but I'm not really planning to do that.

Thanks again!
 
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sadams04
MB - With the G3258, pair it with an H97 board instead of a Z97 chipset board. The Z97 chipset is meant more for SLI / CF and overclocking a K series processor (unlocked).
CASE - That is a full tower. Be sure you want something that large.

How about something in-between those two builds? No overclocking and a single GPU...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State...
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sadams04

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MB - With the G3258, pair it with an H97 board instead of a Z97 chipset board. The Z97 chipset is meant more for SLI / CF and overclocking a K series processor (unlocked).
CASE - That is a full tower. Be sure you want something that large.

How about something in-between those two builds? No overclocking and a single GPU...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.95 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $907.74
 
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maddogfargo

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SAdams build is solid. I'd go with that.

If you can swing it, I would definitely get the i5 over the Pentium G for an Intel build.

And a good 970 overclocked will get close to 980 performance. 980 doesn't have the headroom a 970 does and usually don't OC quite as well.
 
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