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My $1200 - $1300 Gaming PC Build
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I plan on building my own gaming pc towards Labor Day. Check out my pcpartpicker link and tell me what you think. I am open to any suggestions or changes. I go back and forth on whether I want a network card or just a usb adapter. I would love to stick with an AMD build but if someone could convince me to go Intel I would consider it. I love the GTX 960, I'll most likely keep that or when the 960 Ti comes out I will switch to that. I love the case, very roomy and good for air flow, plus the side panel gives an extra effect. If anyone knows a better monitor for around that price please post the link. I'm not looking for a keyboard and mouse to last years, I just want something to last me a little bit or until I save more money and get a mechanical keyboard. Let me know what you guys think, thanks for you time!


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You've posted the URL. You need to post the permalink which will be on the left hand side of your parts list. AMD is a big no since AM3+ is a dead socket and the only reason to go with AMD would be for an FM2+ APU which doesn't belong on a $1k rig anyway. GTX 960 is pretty low end for your budget, you could easily fit a 970 into a rig with that budget.
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Thanks, I just realized that haha. Could you make one and post the link so I could see what you would put in a budget like this including peripherals, monitor and OS?
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My internet is shit and I'm car shopping so this isn't great, but you could get something like this;
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Add an SSD when you can. Get any cheap kb+mouse combo for now. If you need, drop the 2TB HDD for a 1TB HDD. You can add an aftermarket cooler when you want and you can overclock the 4690k. If you're not going to OC, save some money and get a 4440 with a B85 mobo instead.
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Alright thanks! Anything else you would recommend?
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