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Published on April 30th, 2015 |
by Bob
PC Build Guide – April 2015
Welcome to the April 2015 version of our PC build guides. As always, we have implemented hard price limits ($500, $800, $1300, $1800) on ourselves and have had to make tough decisions with each build. Your personal budget will likely be flexible, but we hope this will give you a baseline. You can of course spend more or spend less, but you run into a case of diminishing returns at either end. Please keep in mind that pricing information is immediate and may not necessarily reflect real prices by the time you have read this article.
The Starter
CPU Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.50 @ Newegg)
Video Card XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($150.00 @ Newegg)
Case Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total $494.44
The Sweet Spot
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.50 @ Newegg)
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($298.99 @ Newegg)
Case NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total $798.43
The Enthusiast
CPU Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($316.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.98 @ Newegg)
Memory Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($113.99 @ Amazon)
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.26 @ Amazon)
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($298.99 @ Newegg)
Case Thermaltake Versa H35 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total $1286.17
The Professional
CPU Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($362.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($168.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($538.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total $1789.87
Guest Build
Created by Shannon from Thermaltake (See the embedded video for the background on this build.)
CPU
Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($542.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler
Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($138.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard
Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($362.99 @ Newegg)
Memory
Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage
Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($512.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($512.00 @ Newegg)
Case
Thermaltake Core V51 ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply
Thermaltake 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total
$2773.88
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