Recommendations for mid-to-high end build


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Greetings. My laptop is dying and i'm planning to build a new computer. I've been out of the hardware loop a bit so I would like some advice. Let me tell you what i'm aiming for:

 

A mid-to-high end Haswell i5 Intel processor and a reasonably priced compatible motherboard for it and a GeForce 770, but also for a 970 which I might save up for instead. 8 GB RAM config and a power supply to support all of those things which isn't overkill wattage.

 

Thanks in advance.

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Greetings. My laptop is dying and i'm planning to build a new computer. I've been out of the hardware loop a bit so I would like some advice. Let me tell you what i'm aiming for:

 

A mid-to-high end Haswell i5 Intel processor and a reasonably priced compatible motherboard for it and a GeForce 770, but also for a 970 which I might save up for instead. 8 GB RAM config and a power supply to support all of those things which isn't overkill wattage.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

you can get an laptop with all of that for less then 1000? (an Asus Vivobook or a Lenovo). Are you aiming at a new laptop or a desktop?

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well, an SSD is a must this days because it will make your system fly. About mainboards: i do have a good experience with Asus and Gigabyte mainboards, so i do recommend those; more RAM is only necessary if you are doing anything RAM extensive, like running VMs, for example.

 

a budget is a must as well.

 

I dunno what are the current stores in the place you live, thought.

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I recently updated my desktop with these items and I have been very pleased with the performance and reliability/stability.  Not necessarily recommending Newegg (I purchased some items there, just using the site to show the items).

 

MB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157507

 

CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116898

 

SDRAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445

 

Case fan - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999199     (replaced a squeaky Antec)

 

Power supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

 

Cost not including the power supply - $436.68

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I'll be buying from Amazon US. I have about $450 US for the motherboard, CPU, RAM and power supply. I'll be buying the other components later in the year.

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I've chosen the Intel Core i5-4670 and Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit (1600MHz). Any other recommendations for the other parts? Planning to buy the parts this morning.

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