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Quote from Graph

At just a little over that budget, you can get this, which is more powerful. If you can't afford the extra money, and don't mind a non-modular PSU, just grab the XFX 550W.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($216.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $764.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

EDIT: By over the budget, I mean before rebates.

Thanks for the build. I don't know too much about processors, which would you say is better? the AMD FX 8350 or the i5? And would the aftermarket cooler be practical on it?

Quote from Graph

The i5. And the after market cooler would be useless.

Thanks for the input, I'll look into that, and not having to get the CPU cooler will open more options for me! Also would you provide a few details on why the i5 is better? I know its significantly newer. Just want the details

So I did a little research online, looking at multiple sources and opinions and its come down to this.

The i5 is generally better for gaming
The FX 8350 is better for multi-threaded applications, streaming, and editing.

I think overall, gaming will be my main focus, while streaming and editing would be nice its definitely not a priority, with the fall semester coming up, and knowing myself, I'll be too busy to even want to stream anyways.

Thanks everyone for the help, and thanks Graph, I'll be going for a system similar to what you configured above!

Ok,

I've been doing a little research as well as posting around elsewhere on the internet and I've gotten a few suggestions from other people that I would like to get opinions on from you guys.

- Some people told me that if I change my MOBO and get the i5 3470 instead of the 4460, it would be a little cheaper and the performance would be almost identical. Thoughts?
- If viable I considered doing the above OR upgrading the 4460 to the 4590, would the performance on the 4590 be any more significant than the 4460 to justify its price bump?

Thanks!

Quote from JohnOptegrove

The 3470 is significantly worse than the 4460 and you want H97's features anyway.

How about the 4590 over the 4460?

Quote from JohnOptegrove

More than $20 difference and it's not worth it.

Ok, thanks for all the help.
How about the GPU. The R9 270X over the R9 280 3G?

Quote from JohnOptegrove

Take the 280 any day.

Sweet, now here's my biggest concern, my PSU, Will a 500W be sufficient be enough for this build?

Quote from JohnOptegrove

Depends on the 500w.

Its the Corsair CX500M ATX 12V 80+ Bronze Semi-Modular. CrossFire ready.

How much are you spending on it? It should be enough but it isn't too fantastic. Might be able to get a better psu for the same price or just a couple of dollars more.

Quote from XSSheep

How much are you spending on it? It should be enough but it isn't too fantastic. Might be able to get a better psu for the same price or just a couple of dollars more.

I'd prefer not to spend much more than $60 on it
I'll go ahead and throw this question in here. I plan on buying a decent SSD later down the road, would it be practical to install the OS on there once it has already been installed on the HDD?

Also considering getting a Noctua cooler, with the i5 4460, would it be overkill?

Awesome thanks guys, no aftermarket cooler it is. I'm just thinking of all the ways I can optimize this system. I'll be ordering the parts soon and I'll upload build pictures onto here as soon as I'm finished. Cable management is something I'm looking to spend a lot of time on and get it so that it's in good shape. So if anyone has suggestions for that let me know. As far as the build goes, if anyone has anymore suggestions I'd love to hear them!

Again, thanks everyone for all the help.

Hmm, one question I'm not sure was answered outright. Would this system be okay with playing Minecraft/ESO while doing some recording/streaming at the same time? Just a question I'm curious about.

Thanks!