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CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0ghz ($208.00)
Mobo: AsRock 970 Extreme3 ($99.00)
HDD: WD 3.5" 1tb ($60.00)
SSD: Samsung EVO 120gb ($76.00)
PSU: Coolermaster 700W ($87.00)
LG DVD RW ($19.00)
Antec 140mm x2 Fan ($15.00 each)
RAM: Kingston Hyper Fury X 8gb ($89.00)
Case: White Phantom 240 Mid-tower ($89.00)
Monitor: BenQ 23" 5MS IPS ($179.00)
Windows: 8.1 64bit ($115.00)
This is my first build so I'm open to ideas!
It's good that you're open to suggestions, because there's a lot I would change in that build.BuildPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.12 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($125.44 @ Amazon)
Total: $1210.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-07 08:49 EST-0500
That is what I think a good build for about $1300 should look like. I'll tell you what I changed.
☼ CPU: The FX line from AMD is incredibly powerful, but they chew up power so badly it's hard to see where they might be better than a similar Intel CPU. The Xeon I chose is only about $20 or $30 more expensive than an i5, so I think the hyperthreading for $30 justifies the price. The motherboard, because AMD and Intel use different chipsets, is different as well, and I decided to change it to a small form-factor, Mini-ITX, so that your computer is small but powerful.
☼ RAM: The RAM you chose was overpriced a little, and I don't know about its latency and all of that. Really, with RAM, it will either fail the first time you use it and it will need to be RMA'd, or it will last you 20 years. After doing the RMA, hopefully the replacement stick will fall into the latter category. The "standard" for RAM right now is 8GB of 1600MHz, CAS 9, DDR3 RAM.
☼ SSD: I added one in because you have such a high budget, and it's nice to have a quick, snappy storage device for storing your OS and your core files.
☼ Video Card: For a GPU, I chose the nVidia 970, which is a great mid-high range card that will last a long time and serve you well. It also has an aftermarket cooler, if you so desire to overclock it (though I wouldn't suggest it in a mITX build).
☼ Case: I really like the look of the Thermaltake Core v1. It's a very compact, cube-looking case, and it has space for a lot of things. It has a huge 200mm intake fan at the front, and it also supports 2 more 80mm fans in the back for exhaust (however, this isn't necessary as the stock 200mm fan cools the whole build very efficiently). It has a small window on the top, and it has side vents on either side, which allow you to look inside if you want. It's also pretty cheap, but still has a lot of good qualities. It unfortunately does not have a slot for a disk drive, but you can pick one up from a store and plug it into the computer via USB, or you could try buying one from online and trying to hook it up to your motherboard and PSU to put Windows onto the system. I would recommend the first option, however, as the second option is a bit more time consuming and it won't be USB, which means any time you want to put something from a DVD onto the PC, you'll have to open the case and plug in the SATA cables and all of that annoying stuff.
☼ PSU: For such a high-budget build, I would recommend getting an 80+ Gold PSU. This PSU has an efficiency rating of over 90%, which is going to be a little bit more friendly on your power bill.
☼ Monitor: I really just threw that in there for choice. If you wanted to drop the SSD in the build, you could fit this monitor into the build with a little wiggle room for perhaps a smaller SSD (128/64GB versus 256GB).
Anyways, I hope I helped a little bit. Good luck with your build!
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