I've been putting together a budget build recently, and I want it to have great performance alongside its low price point. So far this is the best I've managed, and I think it should manage 60 FPS and 1080p on all modern games and most future games for a while. Am I wrong?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V7VfkL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V7VfkL/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($341.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $930.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-05 01:13 EST-0500
If anyone has any recommendations or issues to point out, please let me know because I really do want this to be as optimal as possible.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V7VfkL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V7VfkL/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($341.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $930.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-05 01:13 EST-0500
If anyone has any recommendations or issues to point out, please let me know because I really do want this to be as optimal as possible.