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700$ budget build for 2015

Joao Franco

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Nov 20, 2014
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18,510
Approximate Purchase Date: early 2015
Usage: games, Adobe CS6
Country: Portugal (Amazon can ship free from Spain)
Additional Comments: strong points should be processor, graphics and case with fine cooling (I'm a total n00b in this department.)
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nXJ8XL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nXJ8XL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nXJ8XL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nXJ8XL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $724.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 05:41 EST-0500

Amazing pc for the money.
 
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