2014-08-14, 12:17 PM
Here's a rough Skeleton of how it looks like, just note most parts are placeholders:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.79 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.23 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($37.25 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Qnix QX2710 2560x1440 ($270.00) Link
Monitor: Qnix 2 ($270.00)
Total: $1261.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-14 12:09 EDT-0400
I purposely did not target the above price change (1500-2000) for the fact that a good handful of the pieces are just placeholders for filling in missing parts and upgrading parts, which I will generally give you the choice on what to decide to upgrade. Possible choices are CPU, Motherboard quality, more memory, change of case, more storage, Better GPU, change of monitor(?). Or include things I haven't included such as Peripherals, Operating System, Better Sound etc.
The monitor I used as a placeholder above is a 2 input Korean Panel monitor. Though that model accepts both DVI-D and HDMI, it does not in fact overclock well(if overclocking floats your boat). Other than that, Korean Panels are generally significantly cheaper than US panels of the same type or similar.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.79 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.23 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($37.25 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Qnix QX2710 2560x1440 ($270.00) Link
Monitor: Qnix 2 ($270.00)
Total: $1261.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-14 12:09 EDT-0400
I purposely did not target the above price change (1500-2000) for the fact that a good handful of the pieces are just placeholders for filling in missing parts and upgrading parts, which I will generally give you the choice on what to decide to upgrade. Possible choices are CPU, Motherboard quality, more memory, change of case, more storage, Better GPU, change of monitor(?). Or include things I haven't included such as Peripherals, Operating System, Better Sound etc.
The monitor I used as a placeholder above is a 2 input Korean Panel monitor. Though that model accepts both DVI-D and HDMI, it does not in fact overclock well(if overclocking floats your boat). Other than that, Korean Panels are generally significantly cheaper than US panels of the same type or similar.