First build help? - speedy, small, silent, sub$1k

Kjohnson299

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Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as I get help from the pros here (looking to get started ASAP)

Budget: under $1,000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming/Home theatre, surfing interwebs

Are you buying a monitor: Will be using a 40" Sony Bravia TV to start, may purchase monitor down the road

Parts I have no idea about: Video card. No idea what video card to pick. And honestly tons of other things I'm not 100% on but feel I made a decent choice based on reviews. Anything you see that can cut the price with same/close performance, please let me know!

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, I prefer Windows 7. Not a huge fan of 8 at all

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon or wherever you guys say I should go...

Location: Korea (South), all parts mailed to an APO address to avoid confusion

Parts Preferences: AMD would better fit my price range for now, may upgrade to Intel down the road

Overclocking: Maybe once I get my feet wet

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 40" Sony Bravia TV!

Additional Comments: I'll throw money at silence, the smaller the better but don't want to sacrifice speed and upgradeability

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Don't have the best track record with laptops, time to get a desktop.


http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7PDQ99 ] Here's the build [/url]
 
Here's a single vendor Intel build. You can save around 6% if you go with multiple vendors.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($351.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1009.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-18 09:47 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($337.35 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $934.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-18 09:48 EDT-0400

Includes WiFi and Bluetooth.

Similar, cheaper, but lower power AMD system A FX8320 system would cost more than Intel including a solid motherboard.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($351.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $944.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-18 09:57 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.95 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($337.35 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $862.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-18 09:58 EDT-0400

The Intel builds cannot be overclocked and it would cost another $100 or so, to be able to do so.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($231.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($351.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1133.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-18 10:01 EDT-0400