Published on October 5th, 2015 | by KBMOD Community
PC Build Guide – September 2015
Welcome to the September 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.
For a full explanation of the builds and in-depth hardware discussion, check out the video above. Big thanks to our guest this week, Devin Connors from Corsair!
The Starter
| CPU | Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor | $107.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $79.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Memory | Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $34.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5″ 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $41.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card | $166.99 @ NCIX US |
| Case | Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case | $28.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Power Supply | Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $34.99 @ Newegg |
| Total | $495.93 | |
The Sweet Spot
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | $224.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Motherboard | Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $94.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $39.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Seagate 1TB 3.5″ 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive | $64.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card | $304.99 @ NCIX US |
| Case | Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case | $28.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Power Supply | Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $34.99 @ Newegg |
| Total | $793.93 | |
The Enthusiast
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor | $327.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | $29.99 @ Newegg |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $89.99 @ OutletPC |
| Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | $95.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5″ Solid State Drive | $131.98 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5″ 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $52.95 @ SuperBiiz |
| Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card | $509.99 @ Newegg |
| Case | NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $68.99 @ Micro Center |
| Power Supply | Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $69.99 @ Micro Center |
| Total | $1292.84 | |
The Professional
| CPU | Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor | $379.95 @ SuperBiiz |
| CPU Cooler | NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $123.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Motherboard | ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard | $194.99 @ Newegg |
| Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory | $109.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5″ Solid State Drive | $159.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Storage | Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5″ 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $118.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card | $649.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Case | NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $68.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Power Supply | Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $69.99 @ Newegg |
| Total | $1800.85 | |
The Guest Build
Created by Devin Connors from Corsair
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor | $350.00 @ Amazon |
| CPU Cooler | Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $139.99 @ Amazon |
| Motherboard | MSI Z170A GAMING M7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $209.99 @ Amazon |
| Memory | Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $224.99 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Corsair Neutron XT 480GB 2.5″ Solid State Drive | $219.99 @ Newegg |
| Video Card | MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) | $667.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Video Card | MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) | $667.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Case | Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case | $133.00 @ Directron |
| Power Supply | Corsair 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $185.99 @ Amazon |
| Total | $2799.93 | |
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