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    Building 1000 USD computer for my friend

    Hey my friend wants a new PC that will handle Diablo 3 flawlessly, and probably most other games for the next couple of years. His budget is about 1000 USD. This is what I've come up with, but he's not very knowledgeable on this kind of stuff. I'm kind of making this post just to get some second opinions, and hopefully ease his mind that this is a good build for the money.

    If you guys think it's good let me know, and if you have any concerns/suggestions I'd like to hear them as well. Thanks guys

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
    CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
    Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.98 @ SuperBiiz)
    Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($259.99 @ NCIX US)
    Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
    Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
    Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
    Total: $935.87
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-11 21:25 EDT-0400)

    He already has a key for windows if anyone was wondering.
    Last edited by Speaker; 2014-06-12 at 01:26 AM.

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    Your build is pretty much ok, i would not recommend the psu tho has loads of problems, from DoA to failures during the first few months. Also the ram you got will not fit under then evo cooler.

    Assuming you are overclocking from your build above, i swapped to the new i5 4690k and Z97 mobo. Also went with gtx770 but nothing wrong with R9 280X its a good option as well and finally 256gb ssd, slightly over 1k.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
    CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.24 @ Amazon)
    Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
    Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($299.40 @ Newegg)
    Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
    Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
    Total: $1006.57
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 04:13 EDT-0400)

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