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Hello Everyone,

I am building a Budget gaming rig at the budget of $900.

This is the seventh iteration and I am stoked.

I would love a review of it.

Here it is:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HhpCf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HhpCf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES.2 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($312.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $957.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Thank You

Your Average Gamer
 
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Gingerbread

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First I would drop the CPU cooler. You are using a non-overclockable CPU, so use the stock cooler, it is more than enough. Second with the money you save, go for the 4590 - has way better performance due to the higher clocks than the 4460 and costs only $15 more, or go for skylake altogether with i5-6500. The other thing to consider is getting a better PSU. For the GTX 970 I would recommend the Evga Supernova g2 550W, slightly more expensive, but you just saved some from the useless cooler, so you can add it.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($59.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $925.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 04:12 EST-0500
 
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envy14tpe

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Drop that H60 cooler. It is worthless for non overclocking builds.
Changes:
1) ATX size mobo that offers more than microATX
2) PSU. Get one that has modular cables, you'll never regret it.
3) Bigger SSD for about same price.
4) Case with good looks and cable mgmt.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES.2 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($312.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $916.44
 
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i5-6400 + ASRock B150 Gaming Hyper/K4 + DDR4-2800 or higher seems the best deal right now. Stock cooler is enough for 3.5-4.0Ghz OC but can always be replaced by a nice CPU Cooler, like Cryorig M9i or better. This would be my choice in this price range. DDR4-2800 gives you a 10+ fps boost over DDR4-2133 (Open world games, like GTA V), whilst overclocking the i5-6400 will give you another boost over CPU's in the same price range. It's really a killer combo.
 
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I must be missing something. How do you overclock a locked processor and use RAM higher than 2133 on a B150 motherboard?

 
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It's new, all the info you need written here:
http://www.eteknix.com/asrock-finds-way-bypass-intels-non-k-bclk-oc-limits/

ASRock found a way to bypass Intel's non-K BLCK block.

 
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this is the perfect build if you ask me..it has all the new stuff in there..
 
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