New computer ideas?

JackMcHale249

JackMcHale249

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Hey everyone its been a while since I have been on the forums.

BUT. Time for a new build. Looking at a budget of $1500 dollars. I already have a keyboard and mouse.

I want a 27" monitor in this build.

So the $1500 will be the tower and the monitor. I have all cable's needed.

I am open to Intel Or AMD. As I currently have both in systems right now anyway.

Thanks for everyones help! It has been a while since my last build I know some much nicer things are out now! lol
 
I am also quite happy with buying a premade computer. From a site such as Newegg.com.
If there are some good deals out there. Saves me the hassle of building it while working 60+ hours a week and being married with 2 young girls. lol!
 
Are these forums dead now? It has definately been a while since I have been on here. But on the weekend when i used to get on these forums I would of gotten 20 responses so far lol Thanks for the help if you are there.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($313.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VE278Q 27.0" Monitor ($240.06 @ Amazon)
Total: $1435.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-11 12:23 EDT-0400)

Here's a 1500 build. You can change a lot of things like the case, PSU, GPU, etc and spend more money on other parts. Personally, I don't believe spending 150+ on a monitor when I'm on a budget, but its really up to you.
 
$1500 isnt really a "budget"

Budget builds are under $750 - $1000 in my opinion.

Thank you for the build. I won't be using Windows 8. And I want a full tower case. But It definately gives me a good starting idea.

Thanks again.
 
AMD Edition
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($181.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($135.81 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VE278Q 27.0" Monitor ($240.06 @ Amazon)
Total: $1488.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-11 14:47 EDT-0400)

Intel version

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($135.81 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VE278Q 27.0" Monitor ($240.06 @ Amazon)
Total: $1511.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-11 14:49 EDT-0400)
 
Cisco001 said:
On #5, you mention $1000 budget.
Anyway, if u go for intel, don't get i5 4670k and z87 mobo. Z97 mobo is out now, and i5 4690k out on 02 june
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No, I didn't, lol, see.

"""$1500""" isnt really a "budget"

Budget builds are under $750 - $1000 in my opinion.

So the 4690 is going to be the best processor for gaming as of june 2nd?
 
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Why should I be looking at getting an i5 and not an i7?
Keep in mind I do photo and video editing and do a lot of gaming. All of which is pretty much high end games
 
speedx77x said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($313.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VE278Q 27.0" Monitor ($240.06 @ Amazon)
Total: $1435.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-11 12:23 EDT-0400)

Here's a 1500 build. You can change a lot of things like the case, PSU, GPU, etc and spend more money on other parts. Personally, I don't believe spending 150+ on a monitor when I'm on a budget, but its really up to you.
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What if I wanted this build but with all SSD storage. And I went down to a 23"-24" Monitor with windows 7 and 16gb of RAM.
 
JackMcHale249 said:
What if I wanted this build but with all SSD storage. And I went down to a 23"-24" Monitor with windows 7 and 16gb of RAM.
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So maybe one of these monitors
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-ve247h
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vs247hp

16Gbs of Ram and Windows 7 are pretty good if u don't mind paying extra for the RAM. As far as full SSD storage its going to cost a lot of money and is probably unnecessary. When you have a SSD and HDD combo you can install your OS and the most important programs and games on the SSD and the rest on the HDD and even on the HDD they should still open pretty fast.

BTW Z97 boards and the i5-4960k/4970k are coming out soon so you might want to consider those as well.

JackMcHale249 said:
Why should I be looking at getting an i5 and not an i7?
Keep in mind I do photo and video editing and do a lot of gaming. All of which is pretty much high end games
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I didn't realize you did that type of editing, but if the work you do is really that demanding then it would probably be best to spend a bit more on the CPU and get an i7 and cut back in a few areas. It comes down to what you do more gaming or editing. This will be a hard decision but in the end I know you'll make a good choice.
 
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Thank you very much for your help. I definately do more gaming then anything. I think the new i5 processors that are coming out will be enough for the editing that I do.
I am going to go with 16gb of RAM. a Z97 board. probably the 4970k. with a 3gb 770. Then a SSD for OS and editing programs. and HDD for the games/rest.
I will post build ideas as soon as I get the chance. I appreciate everyones help so far.
 
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