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New Gaming Build Help

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$800-900, can stretch a bit more if the gains are significant. Tax/Shipping not included
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.

U.S. Grand Rapids, Michigan
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, CPU, Motherboard, RAM, Videocard, Power Supply
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Reusing a Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD, and DVD Burner.
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1200, Dell 2408wfp, 24"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as possible
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
No Particular Needs
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit


Have absolutely no idea where to start, been so long since I've parted out a build that I do not know what to do.

Like was said in the answers, would like to keep it around 800-900, but I can go a bit more if its a significant gain in performance.


Thanks in advance
 
$190 - Intel Core i5-4570 quad-core processor
$75 - MSI B85M-G43 micro ATX motherboard
$73 - Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$299 - XFX Double D R9-280X-TDFD Radeon R9 280X video card
$60 - XFX TS P1550SXXB9 550 watt power supply
$65 - Corsair 230T ATX mid-tower case
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$762 - Total before taxes and shipping

If you wish to go with Nvidia, here are your alternatives:

$240 - MSI N760 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce 760 2GB video card
$310 - MSI N770 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce 770 2GB video card (the direct competitor to the R9 280X)

Do you need any additional storage?
 
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Haven't had a need to expand beyond the 500gb of the Samsung yet. Can be added down the road if I run out of space.


Thanks for the quick assistance. Been quite awhile since I've put together a machine.
 
I'm not sure why people are recommending that board. Something like the Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H or Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H might more tempting.
 
coolpurplefan said:
I'm not sure why people are recommending that board. Something like the Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H or Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H might more tempting.
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Well the most obvious reason is that the MSI mobo is a full $25 cheaper than the H97-D3H and $45 cheaper than the Z97-D3H.

The only real loss you're seeing with the MSI over the GIgabytes are the Intel NICs that comes with both Gigabyte mobos and the overclock capability with the Z97-D3H. However, since the OP isn't overclocking nor are any of the non-K Core i5 CPUs actually overclockable, really no reason whatosever to go with the Z97-D3H in this situation.
 
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