850-900 Gaming Computer First Time Build

Rastamepas

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Sep 26, 2014
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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: within 2 weeks. Most likely within this week

Budget Range: 850-900

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming,Streaming,surfing the web

Are you buying a monitor: No, later on in the future though


Parts to Upgrade: N/A

Do you need to buy OS:Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Whatever has better deals no preference

Location: Benicia, California (Bay Area)

Parts Preferences: No preference

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024

Additional Comments: Would prefer windows 7, Would also like to get a smaller SSD for OS installation but would prefer not to have that included into the above price range ( Considering it a want and extra money will be spent on it)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My laptop that I bought specifically for gaming BDOD'd 6 months ago and I started using a PC I bought a few years ago and it's just not cutting it anymore. Would like to build my own for experience and Upgradability in the future
 

gamer1357

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Aug 6, 2014
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($293.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $963.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-26 22:44 EDT-0400

This is over $900 because you mentioned that the ssd was not included in the budget.