Gaming PC $750 in Best Buy giftcards

Onlyone54

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Need a PC to mostly play Dota 2 and watch streaming content in 1080p. Also play some other steam games occasionally like Skyrim and Civ 5 (I think 5) and will probably play some more similar but newer games before this computer retires. However on those games I don't mind turning down the graphics. As long as Dota runs at max settings on 1080p.

I have $750 in gift cards to Best Buy that I need to use but can probably spend up to $500 ish more if it's needed. I prefer a pre-built, but it seems like everything Best Buy carries is bad even by pre-built standards. If it can be done though, that is what I prefer.

I'd really like to have an SSD, and really don't need that much storage so probably no second HD required. And I would like to stick with Intel chips. I don't even have any idea how to over clock stuff so won't be doing that, but the area where the case will go doesn't give unrestricted airflow so it tends to run slightly hot.
 

Onlyone54

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Just wanted to clarify that not all components needed to be from Best Buy, if building it myself was the best option. Only up to the $750 had to be spent at BB, the rest of the parts can come from anywhere. Thanks.
 

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Here's your core components. The manually entered prices are additional items from Best Buy, but not listed from them at pcpartpicker. With your leftover budget, you've got room for a CPU cooler, OS, DVD drive, etc.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($131.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($348.99)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.99)
Total: $1000.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 13:33 EST-0500