800$ Just the Guts build

caleapple

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Afternoon everyone!

Bulding a new computer for my brother.

We already have:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129031 - Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139024 - Power Supply

Also have Windows 7 and a 7200rpm Seagate HD.

And this is what we would like to buy ( The Guts ) ;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $719.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-21 12:18 EST-0500)


As for the amount of RAM ( 8gigs ) we will just buy another stick if the needs presents itself.
And as always thanks for any assistance.

Our budget is 800-1000$.
 

caleapple

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Thank you for posting. Overlooked that RAM thanks for the head up.

About your comment on the MOBO. What would you recommend and also how would it increase performance? I am under the impression that spending more on a MOBO would give me more accessories, PCi-E slots, More SATA ports, onboard GPU ect, and not increase actual performance.


 
It is a good board and will most likely do everything you need. I didn't say you had to, just that if you want more I gave you a good upgrade option.

Yes it should be enough for a moderate OC.