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[Lord Letto]

johnyboy420, on 24 June 2015 - 09:41 PM, said:

i know i know not 1000 and under but for just 1200 and if you want can remove anything here but this its pretty much what i game on and all tell you it's some beast

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZFwBpg

AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor $164.99
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $36.98 -$10.00 $26.98
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard $164.99 $1.99 $166.98 Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $54.89 $54.89
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $54.89 $54.89 Storage
Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $99.99 $99.99
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.99 $44.99 Amazon Buy
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.99 $44.99 Video Card
Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card $189.99 -$20.00 $2.99 $172.98 Newegg Buy
$20.00 mail-in rebate Case
Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case $59.99 -$15.00 $44.99 Power Supply
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $169.99 -$30.00 $7.05 $147.04
Optical Drive
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.99 -$5.00 $14.99
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) $95.75 -$10.00 $85.75
$10.00 mail-in rebate Case Fan
Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm Fan $28.99 FREE $28.99
Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm Fan $28.99 $28.99

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($166.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($147.04 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($85.75 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1186.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-25 12:30 EDT-0400

http://mwomercs.com/...o-build-thread/

Edited by Lord Letto, 25 June 2015 - 08:33 AM.

[Goose]

Intel Friday

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Scythe Ashura 97.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2800 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.41 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($296.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1058.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-26 17:28 EDT-0400

Base Total: $1113.31
Mail-in Rebates: -$55.00
Total: $1058.31

Holy crap: The cooler is how tall, with a 140mm on it?

Probably could stand an intake fan, but oh-well …

37.2A out'a 45 on the 12V rail

[Goose]

AMD Saturday

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($165.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($96.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2800 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.41 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB Direct CU II Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Antec SPOTCOOL Fan ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1046.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-27 01:40 EDT-0400

Base Total: $1174.32
Promo Discounts: -$27.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$105.00
Shipping: $3.99
Total: $1046.31

Nice how the fan mounts work out … And what a price for that H80i!

58.5 out'a 70A on the 12V rail

[Goose]

It's about frellin' time

[Goose]

Annnnnd with nothing going on right now, here's a system that might not be big enough to play MW: O.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($87.84 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright TRUE Spirit 120M(BW) Rev.A 46.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.41 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($129.64 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $578.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-01 12:13 EDT-0400

Base Total: $638.98
Promo Discounts: -$22.14
Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00
Shipping: $1.99
Total: $578.83

An extra $10 for the card; $15 to go Gold Plus; Enjoy booting from a mere 'Cuda.

43.1 out'a 54A on the 12V rail

Edited by Goose, 02 July 2015 - 09:52 PM.

[Lord Letto]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($7.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Raidmax ATX-502WWW ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.75 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $612.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-01 14:31 EDT-0400

Base Cost: $723.79
Promo Discounts: $25.24
Combo Discounts: $2.25
Mail in Rebates: $85
Shipping: $0.99
Total: $612.29

[Goose]

Lord Letto, on 01 July 2015 - 10:34 AM, said:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
…
Total: $612.29

Seeing as how Win10 is FREE all damn month, U R doin' it WRONG

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Your both doing it wrong under DX 11.

http://forums.guru3d...ad.php?t=398858

TL:DR
AMD'S gpu drivers for DX 11 are bad; if you have an AMD CPU (weaker single core performance) pair it with an Nvidia card.
Intel CPU you can pair it with either.

Edited by DV McKenna, 01 July 2015 - 11:47 PM.

[Goose]

Sooooooo the price-point really is ~$750?

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Goose, on 02 July 2015 - 07:32 AM, said:

Sooooooo the price-point really is ~$750?

You could do your above build and swap the GPU to a 750TI for minimal cost difference.

[Lord Letto]

Edit: 777th Post!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($7.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $579.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 13:35 EDT-0400

Edited by Lord Letto, 02 July 2015 - 09:37 AM.

[Goose]

Intel Friday

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Macho-120 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Trident 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($151.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $738.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 01:45 EDT-0400

Base Total: $783.81
Promo Discounts: -$7.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00
Shipping: $1.99
Total: $738.80

[Demo]So:[/Demo] $40 to get 300 MHz out'a the CPU, then $20 moar to allow an overclock; Someone is sick of looking at GTX 760s in their warehouse; Verity seems down, costs seem up.

36.9A out'a 45 on the 12V rail

[Goose]

DV McKenna, on 02 July 2015 - 09:16 AM, said:

You could do your above build and swap the GPU to a 750TI for minimal cost difference.

And who thinks the game will play well on a 750Ti?

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Goose, on 02 July 2015 - 09:53 PM, said:

And who thinks the game will play well on a 750Ti?

Well... no but for a budget PC it will cope.

[Lord Letto]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($7.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 370 2GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $717.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 13:25 EDT-0400

[Goose]

Somewhere, across teh date-line, it's AMD Saturday

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($180.50 @ Directron)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($96.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: LEPA MaxGold 700W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Antec SPOTCOOL Fan ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $772.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 23:10 EDT-0400

Base Total: $838.57
Promo Discounts: -$16.49
Mail-in Rebates: -$50.00
Total: $772.08

The only thing not up is the R9 280, which someone moved to trump yesterdays GTX 760; I'd move the displaced rear fan to teh door, honestly, but maybe the switch wiring won't work out …

50.1 out'a 58A on the 12V rail …

[Onyxian]

Is it really that much cheaper to build one yourself?

I canNOT describe to you how tech illiterate I am. I also don't know anyone that could help me.

Was looking at the HP build-a-desktop site, and looks like I can get a pretty good one for less than $1000 (not counting monitor).

Win8
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4790K processor quad-core [4.0GHz, 8MB Shared Cache]
16G RAM
4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 745
Not sure what else matters....

Edited by Onyxian, 08 July 2015 - 05:47 PM.

[Lord Letto]

$280 for the i7-4790k if you walk into Micro Centre

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($7.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 370 4GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: DIYPC Solar-M1-R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.79 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $997.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 22:17 EDT-0400

$280 for the i7-4790k if you walk into Micro Centre

Edited by Lord Letto, 08 July 2015 - 06:17 PM.

[Goose]

And somewhere, it's still Intel Friday

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case ($20.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $533.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-11 01:54 EDT-0400

Base Total: $656.38
Promo Discounts: -$7.49
Combo Discounts: -$25.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$95.00
Shipping: $4.98
Total: $533.87

Hot and slow seems a theme, this week; Very little room for additions.

28.1A out'a 32 on the 12V rail

[Onyxian]

Alrighty, then... thanks for the advice....