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[ninjitsu]

Fakirzoran, on 17 October 2014 - 04:50 AM, said:

Why a Windows 8.1? Eventhough the End of Life on Win 7 Ultimate is Jan 2015, you should be able to pick up a Win 7 Pro (EOL Jan 2016-17). You can find Win 7 Pro from $56-140 online.

Windows 7 will continue to be patched until 2020. http://windows.micro...ndows/lifecycle

[Lord Letto]

8.1 cause combo to keep price down, there's no 7 bundles/combos on pcpartpicker.

[Catamount]

Besides, there's a fair chance 8.1 users will get a free upgrade to W10. Of course, personally, I'd just get the Windows 10 Preview and hold off buying anything until that OS releases anyways, but that's just me.

[Goose]

DV McKenna, on 17 October 2014 - 04:45 AM, said:

Taking what you did there and spending an extra $90.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RFg499

Jebus, Macy's, & Joey Ramon!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi Z87X 3D ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.20 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $947.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 16:27 EDT-0400

Base Total: $1022.90
Promo Discounts: -$30.79
Mail-in Rebates: -$50.00
Shipping: $4.99
Total: $947.10

If you throw out the fan you remove to mount the radiator, you can run this build with a mear EVGA 100-W1-0430-KR! As it stands, I'm spenind a whole frelling doller to go Bronze.

Edited by Goose, 17 October 2014 - 12:36 PM.

[Lord Letto]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Masscool 7WA868 93.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.93 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $998.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 17:25 EDT-0400

Edited by Lord Letto, 17 October 2014 - 01:25 PM.

[Goose]

AMD [bored at the moment]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Xigmatek PTI-G4512 4g Thermal Paste ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.20 @ Newegg)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $809.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 20:33 EDT-0400

Base Total: $910.91
Promo Discounts: -$16.79
Mail-in Rebates: -$85.00
Total: $809.12

Move the exhaust fan up front, hey?

3.4A reserve

Spoiler

[Lord Letto]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Masscool 7WA868 93.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.84 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $991.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 03:08 EDT-0400

[Goose]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($322.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($62.99 @ Mwave)
Thermal Compound: Xigmatek PTI-G4512 4g Thermal Paste ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($157.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.20 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Blue ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Other: FrozenCPU 3-pin Extension Cable - 48" ($13.50)
Total: $1428.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 18:25 EDT-0400

Base Total: $1498.38
Promo Discounts: -$63.53
Mail-in Rebates: -$20.00
Shipping: $13.98
Total: $1428.83

Let us know if the Xigmatek grease was 2° better.

The cable is for the door fan.

I was on a tear to find a Gold Plus worth 37A on the 12V rail:

Spoiler

Edited by Goose, 18 October 2014 - 02:36 PM.

[Lord Letto]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bktbVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker....Vn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Masscool 7WA868 93.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 25g Thermal Paste ($6.80 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1098.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 21:05 EDT-0400

[Goose]

Well, waiting around for this formating issue to clear up was a mistake on my part; Intel "Frydai"

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.27 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro Rev. 2 36.7 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($11.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.67 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($73.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg) NOPE
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $630.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 13:11 EDT-0400

Base Total:	$692.58
Promo Discounts:	-$37.03
Mail-in Rebates:	-$47.00
Shipping:	$21.94
Total:	$630.49

I'm gambling on the slow-arse CPU, then promptly gave it a nicer cooler, with third-party grease, no less; It was ~$20 each to upgrade the HDD and video card; A case with a USB 3.0 patch always runs up the price for something I don't really care about, but I guess I am making assumptions about where a case this size would be placed …

Warning: I've maxed out the 12V rail!

Spoiler

Edited by Goose, 19 February 2015 - 12:17 PM.

[Lord Letto]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($231.94 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7g Thermal Paste ($4.20 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290X 4GB IceQ X² Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.82 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $998.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 22:02 EDT-0400

That's without MIRs, with MIRS it comes down to $974.24 ($20 MIR on GPU & PSU, $5 MIR on HDD = $45 in MIRs)

Combo Discounts:
$6.99 Discount on CPU & MOBO
$16 Discount on RAM & GPU

Edited by Lord Letto, 25 October 2014 - 06:11 PM.

[Goose]

Firefox Nightly is still blowing the forums formating: That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

AMD (late as %@#$)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright TRUE Spirit 90M Rev.A 39.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($33.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($73.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $783.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 16:02 EDT-0400

Base Total:	$842.59
Promo Discounts:	-$13.04
Mail-in Rebates:	-$62.00
Shipping:	$15.98
Total:	$783.53

So: The gag here is the cheapest ATI card with a blower-style cooler lets me use the smaller CPU cooler, even if I use this "steeper" model with the notably better mount; But "cheapest ATI w/ blower" moves one up to an R9 280, and the second PSU I found to meet the amperage requirement was a Gold Plus. ;-)

Spoiler

[Goose]

What was I saying?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright TS-140 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($73.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($156.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $782.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 17:04 EDT-0400

Base Total:	$865.59
Promo Discounts:	-$27.03
Mail-in Rebates:	-$72.00
Shipping:	$15.98
Total:	$782.54

So: I was wrong about whom the cheapest R9 280 was (bonus,) I think I've figured out StuperBiiz is mislabeling it's Thermalright True SPIRITs (bonus, now that we've picked up on it,) and most tech sites talk around the facing issues of AMD cooler mounting systems: Thermalright, here, can be made to face east-west regardless of mobo …

The cooler's fan moves the amperage just so:

Spoiler

Edited by Goose, 26 October 2014 - 04:08 PM.

[Cimarb]

Lord Letto, on 25 October 2014 - 06:03 PM, said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($231.94 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7g Thermal Paste ($4.20 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.91 @ Newegg)
(snip)

Why would you choose a 4670 for $231 when you can get a 4690 for $219? It may be part of a combo, but the $7 discount still makes it more expensive. (honestly, I am curious if there is ever a reason to do that)

[Lord Letto]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H320 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($151.42 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($116.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Se 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill RISE ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $994.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 21:58 EDT-0400


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7g Thermal Paste ($4.65 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290X 4GB IceQ X² Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.82 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $987.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 22:01 EDT-0400

[Goose]

The Two Day Late Intel Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($140.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $770.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-02 19:42 EST-0500

Base Total: $922.63
Promo Discounts: -$61.98
Mail-in Rebates: -$90.00
Total: $770.65

The sun, moon, and stars lined up for this one: Cheap radiator, cheap case (in which you don't even have to dismount an exhaust fan,) a PSU with all the right patches for meh$$$, and just look at that card.

Spoiler

Edited by Goose, 02 November 2014 - 04:47 PM.

[Goose]

Teh One Day Late AMD Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($116.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($140.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Other: Antec SpotCool Blue LED System Cooler ($14.98)
Total: $755.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-02 19:26 EST-0500

Base Total: $878.65
Promo Discounts: -$45.99
Mail-in Rebates: -$80.00
Shipping: $2.99
Total: $755.65

Moar of the same …

Closed-loops don't have a facing, so all the more reason to use one for FX builds; Teh SpotCool is a forehead slapper from way-back-when: Between there being no fan near the motherboard, and all the stories about molten VRMs …

Spoiler

Edited by Goose, 02 November 2014 - 04:48 PM.

[Goose]

Intel Friday

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.00 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($140.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $664.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-07 00:42 EST-0500

Base Total: $801.89
Promo Discounts: -$61.97
Mail-in Rebates: -$75.00
Total: $664.92

Spoiler

Edited by Goose, 06 November 2014 - 09:48 PM.

[Goose]

AMD WheI'mGood'nReDay

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Other: Antec SpotCool Blue LED System Cooler ($15.00)
Total: $670.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-07 20:35 EST-0500

Base Total: $790.90
Promo Discounts: -$5.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$115.00
Total: $670.90

That R9 280 just went off sale, and I was trying to reane in the price this week, so here's a $100 R9 270; Spent $10 extra to go Gold Plus, and there are reviews of the CAPSTONE 750, so I'm happy.

Spoiler

[Skexy]

I'm looking at helping my brother put together a machine soon. He's not a heavy gamer and doesn't play MWO....yet....but I hope if he's able to I can drag him in to play a little.

I'm looking at something like this:

http://pcpartpicker....xy/saved/cKvscf



CPU Intel Core i3-4370 3.8GHz Dual-Core $154.99
Motherboard Asus VANGUARD B85 Micro ATX LGA1150 $96.13
Memory Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $71.99
Storage Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $75.00
Video Card XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB $129.99
Case Thermaltake Commander G41 ATX Mid Tower $29.99
Power Supply Corsair 500W ATX12V $29.99
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer $14.99

Total: $603.07


Though keeping in mind, I have a microcenter available close to both myself and him which can knock about $60 off the CPU mobo combination. And I can provide windows through work.

I think he should be able to get by on something like that.

-skexy

Edited by Skexy, 07 November 2014 - 06:19 PM.