Need help with PC build please

[C-croft]

Looking at what the OP has specified so far, I wouldn't recommend the Haswell bridge, but then I wouldn't recommend the Sandy bridge either seeing as it does not support PCIe 3.0.

However, many motherboards that support Sandy Bridge, will also support Ivy Bridge, enabling PCIe 3.0. You will need to make sure you pickup a 3.0 board as there are some boards that do not support the 3.0

[Tagihi]

I picked up my own computer, the price was not so expensive around 800 to $ 900 works good as it gets.

you should have a good computer that holds a few years, this is what I have almost.
Motherboard: ASUS Z87-PLUS, Socket-1150 around $ 214
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 around $ 237
Graphic Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB PhysX CUDA around $ 228


The price that I found is from where I live, maybe a little less expensive where you live.
I use similar but with an SSD hard drive at least but not a requirement you need to buy and a Corsair CX 600M, 600W PSU around 100 bucks for it then you need to clear a chassis if you do not already have one they are cheap as long as there is not an alienware ..
So do not buy from any store prebuild machine they 90% garbage

[Ryios]

Why do people buy 660 gtx cards for 228 when you can get a 760 for 249.99 and 2 * 760's in SLI out performs a Titan (999$)

[mythicrose]

Why do people buy 660 gtx cards for 228 when you can get a 760 for 249.99 and 2 * 760's in SLI out performs a Titan (999$)

A reason could be power supply limitations. Not just the raw power of the unit available, but connectors as well. I've yet to see the boon in having two new(er) GPUs in a rig unless using multiple screens.

[Gamemako]

Why do people buy 660 gtx cards for 228 when you can get a 760 for 249.99 and 2 * 760's in SLI out performs a Titan (999$)

Why would anyone buy a 660 in general when it's overpriced for its performance? Why would anybody buy a Titan with the 780Ti now out? Why would anybody buy a 780 which is outperformed by the cheaper 290? Why are you posting 3 times instead of editing your first post? What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[mythicrose]

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

African or European?

[Tagihi]

Why do people buy 660 gtx cards for 228 when you can get a 760 for 249.99 and 2 * 760's in SLI out performs a Titan (999$)

since person to OP asked for cheap price PC with atlest good performance + not need to be afraid to buy new one after 3 years use..

[Ryios]

Also, if you can find an i5-2500k on overstock somewhere (someone that still has one), get an 1156 motherboard. That is still the best processor you can get because of it's pure overclocking potential. I've got mine overclocked on an h55 water cooler stable at 4.85 ghz, and a friend of mine has his stable at 5ghz on an h100.

And contrary to popular belief water cooling is easy. The h55 is a closed radiator. You never have to refill it, it's no harder than installing a normal air fan.

[Ryios]

Whatever you do, make sure the processor you get is unlocked if you go the Intel route. Unlocked CPU's have a K on the end of their name. They can be overclocked. E.g. the 2500K.... I think I'll still be using this PC in 5 years and I built it in 2011, really good return on investment.

[zdub303]

If you have a microcenter near you, you can get a 4670K Haswell i5 processor + 1150 motherboard combo package which has a $30 discount on the mobo. Buddy of mine just picked up 4670K + Asrock Extreme 3 mobo for ~300 after tax. Incredible deal and well worth it imo for gaming. i5s are just solid price/performance for the predominantly 1-2 thread gaming market right now. AMD FX processors will be a good deal in the future once more games are truly multithreaded but thats a while off, and even then I think the i5 will still perform incredibly well in those situations (enough to make it worth buying over the FX).