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Meowburt

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Approximate Purchase Date: November/December 2016

Budget Range: ~$1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, photography editing/video editing, etc.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Everything

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference

Location: Valparaiso, Indiana, United States.

Parts Preferences: AMD

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Doesn't matter.

Your Monitor Resolution: N/A

Additional Comments: I play a lot of games on the computer so I'd like a decently quiet computer with the capability of running most games.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current pc consists of parts from 2009-2011 and is slowly pooping out on me.
 
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Ethanh100
This is about the best you can get under $1000 USD with a main focus of gaming, but the 16gb of ram and the 6500 wont bee to bad for video and photo editing.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western...
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GraySilencer

GraySilencer

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Jun 25, 2016
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Here you go. I put in a Z170 motherboard for future upgrades, so you can drop in a i7-6700K or Kabylake CPU anytime in the future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Mushkin Redline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($65.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: *Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB NITRO+ Video Card ($264.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: *DIYPC D480-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.96 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $991.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-13 22:00 EDT-0400
 
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Ethanh100

Ethanh100

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This is about the best you can get under $1000 USD with a main focus of gaming, but the 16gb of ram and the 6500 wont bee to bad for video and photo editing.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($259.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.70 @ My Choice Software)
Total: $962.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-13 22:03 EDT-0400
 
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Aeacus

Aeacus

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Mar 21, 2015
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Intel build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($77.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB D5 6G Video Card ($254.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $920.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-13 22:05 EDT-0400

And an AMD one too.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($151.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($66.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($424.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1023.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-13 22:01 EDT-0400

Few words.

Intel: cheaper and better at single-core performance. (Good at most games and photo editing.)
AMD: more expensive and better at multi-core performance. (Good at some games and video editing.)

Also a bench between the two.
AMD (base), Intel (alternative).

Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison

Baseline Bench: Game 87%, Desk 62%, Work 51%
CPU: AMD FX-8350
GPU: AMD R9 Nano
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012)
RAM: G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB

Alternative Bench: Game 86%, Desk 76%, Work 50%
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012)
RAM: HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB
 
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IInuyasha74

IInuyasha74

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You will get plenty of build suggestions, but honestly the best thing for you to do right now is to just start reading about recent hardware so you get at least a basic understanding of the latest hardware.

You should also check prices closer to your planned purchase date. If you won't buy it for another month or two, prices are going to shift, and a sale could completely change what parts you buy.
 
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