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thatgrayboi

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hello guys! I'm trying to build my own gaming pc . i particular will use it for streaming off my ps4 console and maybe play a couple of games as well. My budget is 850. i really need help thanks!!
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.87 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H170 Performance/Hyper ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.77 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $875.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-10 19:37 EDT-0400
 
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thank you sir and will i be able to upgrade if i wanted like as for cpu and graphics card?
 
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Absolutely. The motherboard allows overclocking of the locked processors and you can easily add an i7 later. The PSU is a solid Tier 2 unit and large enough for any graphics card you may want to add. Case will also hold any size graphics cards, so future upgrades will be a snap.
 
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thatgrayboi

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thank you again for the fast reply and do i just pay for those parts you just showed me separately or can i just pay all at once.. sorry for the newbie questions.?
 
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Great list from BadActor and a good starting point. I personally have a preference for Nvidia cards so I'd have suggested a GTX 970 but that might push the price up.

PC gaming is great and I've never been able to get into consoles much because they don't seem as good to me. I only ever got 6 games for my PS3 and never got round to playing a couple of them, now it's just a Blu-ray player.

Bear in bind though that PC hardware changes much faster than consoles and getting the best experience with demanding games can end up being an addictive and expensive hobby.

You can easily spend thousands on a high end gaming PC and then a couple years later have a game come out that you can't play without lowering the settings.
 
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You'll have to click on the links individually and add them to a cart, combining the ones from the same retailer. You could purchase everything except the CPU cooler from Newegg, but the price would be substantially higher.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock H170 Performance/Hyper ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card ($223.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $956.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-10 19:52 EDT-0400
 
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thatgrayboi

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ok Guys i brought everything now. I also have a couple of questions as well . Is there any need to buy a optical drive? and also since i will be streaming as well, will the elgato hd 60 pro be compatible with the parts i got or will i need more pci ports?? thanks again and I'm vey excited to building this!!
 
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It's up to you whether you need the DVD drive or not. It does come in handy when installing softwares that still come on a DVD, such as motherboard drivers, and also for burning/watching movies. But since almost everything is available digitally nowadays, it's used less and less. I honestly can't remember the last time I've even used mine. The El Gato should work fine, you'll have plenty of USB and PCIe ports to work with.
 
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