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I appreciate everyone's input so far, it's been very helpful!
Muffin, I plan on assembling myself, but the only cues I have are from what I've read and watched online in the past couple of days. Judging by those however, it doesn't seem like something I would need to outsource to someone who could do it better; I could probably figure it out just fine.
Also, I do plan on buying the parts soon, but I need to figure out how I'm going to transfer my current Mac data and Win7 data to this new Win8 machine and actually sell it before I can buy the parts.
I should also mention that I do plan on overclocking, that's partially why I opted for a K processor and an upgraded heatsink. Like I've said before, I have very limited experience with this stuff so it'll be a very modest overclock since those videos and articles I've read scare me a little, but there appear to be no real consequences if the CPU is kept properly cooled and powered so there's no reason not to.
Oh, and I've added a mouse to the build as my DeathAdder is rather old, one of the side buttons has caved in and I just hate dealing with Synapse.
Still checking out cases. I can get both full and mid ATX cases with my setup right?
Muffin, I plan on assembling myself, but the only cues I have are from what I've read and watched online in the past couple of days. Judging by those however, it doesn't seem like something I would need to outsource to someone who could do it better; I could probably figure it out just fine.
Also, I do plan on buying the parts soon, but I need to figure out how I'm going to transfer my current Mac data and Win7 data to this new Win8 machine and actually sell it before I can buy the parts.
I should also mention that I do plan on overclocking, that's partially why I opted for a K processor and an upgraded heatsink. Like I've said before, I have very limited experience with this stuff so it'll be a very modest overclock since those videos and articles I've read scare me a little, but there appear to be no real consequences if the CPU is kept properly cooled and powered so there's no reason not to.
Oh, and I've added a mouse to the build as my DeathAdder is rather old, one of the side buttons has caved in and I just hate dealing with Synapse.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($212.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($192.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec P100 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Mionix AVIOR 7000 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1095.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Still checking out cases. I can get both full and mid ATX cases with my setup right?
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