[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by hometeam

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($284.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1011.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 22:48 EDT-0400)


Throw out the SSD and your under 1k. Powerful system that I m in love with already. You could also knock the DDR down to 1600 speed and save a few bucks. But 1866 is starting to be the standard. Nice nice build with hyperthreading for next-gen PC (not console LOL) games, Adobe, and any video encoding you might do, like using shadowplay on your 760.

If you need a windows license you can get 7 or 8 right now for about 15 bucks on www.reddit.com/r/softwareswap

This still looking good or anything better out there now?