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Do you have access to a Micro Center? Do you need peripherals? (Keyboard mouse monitor etc)

I already have a rig with a corsair keyboard and mouse. I also would prefer newegg. PC shops rip people off.

 

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Erm, when is that coming out ? 

There is a rumor for early 2015. But it's not confirmed yet.

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Micro Center sells processors for much cheaper than Newegg.

I am putting it together myself. The processor will be hard, because if a butterfly flaps its wings in India then I broke something lol.

 

As much as I don't want to, there's a micro center in Boston, the Cambridge area.

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I am putting it together myself. The processor will be hard, because if a butterfly flaps its wings in India then I broke something lol.

I had originally anticipated you putting together yourself. But you never answered my original question of whether or not you live near a micro center.


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I had originally anticipated you putting together yourself. But you never answered my original question of whether or not you live near a micro center.

Oh sorry. Yeah there's one 45 minutes from my house and they are popular.

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Oh sorry. Yeah there's one 45 minutes from my house and they are popular.

Well buy your processor there.

 

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Here is a build:

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.58 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($135.38 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Node 304 (White) Mini ITX Tower Case ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $921.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-11 16:41 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

Here is a second build: (i recommend this one more than the first.)

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI A88XI AC Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($99.89 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.58 @ Amazon)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ TigerDirect)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Node 304 (White) Mini ITX Tower Case ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $954.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-11 16:59 EDT-0400

 

 

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For CPU I would recommend either i5 or something from AMD. Honestly i7 is a small upgrade from i5 but the huge gap in cost is not worth it in my opinion. I have a quad core i5 CPU and it work's perfectly fine for my needs as far as gaming and using stuff like illustrator and photoshop goes.


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I would also recommend the second one. But I'm not happy with the AMD CPU.

WhTs wrong with AMD? Their CPUs aren't bad by any stretch of the imagination.

 

For CPU I would recommend either i5 or something from AMD. Honestly i7 is a small upgrade from i5 but the huge gap in cost is not worth it in my opinion. I have a quad core i5 CPU and it work's perfectly fine for my needs as far as gaming and using stuff like illustrator and photoshop goes.

The difference between the i5 and the i7 is that the i7 has hyperthreading and the i5 doesn't, thats what the huge price gap is.

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Yes, I used several. Which is why I said that.

 

They are better for lower budget machines and since the OP will be primarily gaming the GPU is the most important thing. I use AMD in my own system (which was budgeted horribly) and there,isn't much wrong with it. The 212 EVO is going to keep the processor cool so heat isn't going to be a problem.


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They are better for lower budget machines and since the OP will be primarily gaming the GPU is the most important thing. I use AMD in my own system (which was budgeted horribly) and there,isn't much wrong with it. The 212 EVO is going to keep the processor cool so heat isn't going to be a problem.

I know AMD FX is n 8 core. But the Intel quad cores perform better than AMD's 4 additional cores. Not drastic, but I get the point. I can afford a single GTX 770 and the only thing I will need to upgrade is the psu.

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I know AMD FX is n 8 core. But the Intel quad cores perform better than AMD's 4 additional cores. Not drastic, but I get the point. I can afford a single GTX 770 and the only thing I will need to upgrade is the psu.

 

I still think your PSU is powerful enough. 

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I still think your PSU is powerful enough. 

Micro center recommended( well told me I need to, upgrade by PSU slightly) I should anyways. Because the PSU is a critical part to learn how to maintain. I need a 750w psu

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Micro center recommended( well told me I need to, upgrade by PSU slightly) I should anyways. Because the PSU is a critical part to learn how to maintain. I need a 750w psu

 

Alright, if you're sure about that. 

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I know AMD FX is n 8 core. But the Intel quad cores perform better than AMD's 4 additional cores. Not drastic, but I get the point. I can afford a single GTX 770 and the only thing I will need to upgrade is the psu.

The AMD FX8350 isn't a true 8-core i'm pretty sure it's a quad vore with hyperthreading. The PSU I put in the build will be fine.


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The AMD FX8350 isn't a true 8-core i'm pretty sure it's a quad vore with hyperthreading. The PSU I put in the build will be fine.

My bad. I recall AMD having an 8 core that is sub par to an Intel quad core.

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I would get a 750 watt PSU if you want to use dual GPUs eventually but you won't be able to do that since the motherboard I picked for you only has 1 PCI-E slot.

Aside from gaming. I want experience in working with PCs. So I want an all around powerful machine, not a PC just dedicated to gaming.

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