LF Build, Light streaming, dual monitor

[Arcanimus]

As title states. Total price range $900, including monitors. Preference to a build with upgrade potential, as this computer will have to last me 4+ years. Case appearance is irrelevant, as long as it is a full tower.

WoW @ med-high w/ 60 fps in 25's , current gen games @ 40+fps
No other special things other than infrequent streaming (mostly for friends/family)
US
No reused parts (too old)
No OS needed
Only need monitors

[noladrew]

900 with 2 monitors is going to force you to skimp elsewhere. though im sure someone can help you put something decent together. best of luck ^_^ commenting really to see what kind of builds get posted for this =D

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[Arcanimus]

Fix't. Tenchars.

[chazus]

Why does it need to be a full tower, exactly?

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From here you can do a couple things.

-Get an SSD
-Get a Z87 board and upgrade in the future (meh)
-Get a 760

This system should be able to play on med/high, and stream some. However regardless of how well you'd like to, this is pretty much what your budget supports.

PCPartPicker part list
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG IPS234V-PN 75Hz 23.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG IPS234V-PN 75Hz 23.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $845.86

[Arcanimus]

Why does it need to be a full tower, exactly?

Personal preference, mostly. I like to have the extra space to hide wires, keep my drivers, etc.

[Deleted]

Personal preference, mostly. I like to have the extra space to hide wires, keep my drivers, etc.

Get the Fractal Design R4 or the Corsair 300R. Stronger cases with high-quality cable management.

[Deleted]

I'm not even sure chazus's build will get you 60 FPS in 25mans on med but that's about as good a build you will find for two monitors under$900

[Arcanimus]

Thanks for the build Chazus.

After a bit of thinking, I'd like to request a revision of this build.
I'll reuse my current case and optical drive. Also, feel free to go slightly over the budget (within $40) to allow for better performance. I am also not opposed to using a single monitor (and using an old CRT as my secondary) until a later date. If this is the case, I'd prefer the video card to have either multiple DVI or HDMI outputs.

[chazus]

That makes a fair difference.

From here you can drop a monitor, if you want and:
1) Ugprade to an nvidia 760 (Not necessary but might be worth it)
2) Get an SSD (Not remotely necessary but a nice QOL improvement, and fast load times in game
3) Swap for SSD (remove HDD) and get a slightly nicer board and cooler. (Might squeeze a couple hundred more mhz out of cpu)

PCPartPicker part list
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG IPS234V-PN 75Hz 23.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG IPS234V-PN 75Hz 23.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $925.87

[Deleted]

Above build is much stronger for what you want. CPU especially!

[Deleted]

I'd reckon, with chazus build in mind, drop one monitor, grab an SSD - Samsung 840evo 120gb and use the rest of money saved to get a better monitor.