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1 x MSI H97-PRO, Z97
1 x DDR3 8GB (2x4GB) Kingston, 1866MHz, CL10, HyperX Fury
1 x Intel Core i5-4460 (3.20GHz,1MB,6MB,84 W,1150) Box
1 x Intel 120 SSD 520, 2.5", SATA III-600, R/W:550/520MB/s

$1059

Or maybe:

1 x DDR3 8GB (2x4GB) Kingston, 1866MHz, CL10, HyperX Fury
1 x Intel 120 SSD 520, 2.5", SATA III-600, R/W:550/520MB/s
1 x AMD FX-Series X6 6300 3.5GHz,14MB,95W,AM3+, FD6300WMHK
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P, AM3+, AMD 970 SB950, 4x DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866
1 x MSI R7 260 OC 1GD5, 1GB DDR5, DVI-I, DVI, DP, HDMI, R7 260 1GD5
1 x Spire Kepler Rev.2 ,hladnjak, 1156/775/FM1, 96.5×51×125 mm ,92mm

$1082

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It's an ASRock B75 Pro3 for $161 DDR3 RAM.

Looks like they're out of motherboards for your CPU over at Links.

Anyway, check this out:

Or, if you really need to stick to that $600 budget, you could save some cash by opting for an SSHD and a slightly weaker GPU:

1 x SAPPHIRE R9 290, TRI-X OC, 4GB, GDDR5, UEFI
1 x Asrock H81M-HDS, LGA 1150
1 x Crucial 8GB DDR3 1600 Mhz (PC3-12800) CL11
1 x SEAGATE HDD DESKTOP SSHD 3.5" / 1TB / 64m/ SATA/ 7200rpm
1 x Intel Core i5-4460 soc 1150
1 x Fortron Hyper 600W, 80+
1 x Zalman Z3, USB3.0 black, 3x120mm

Total: $2012 Best Buy

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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is probably about twice as powerful, so I guess you'll have a much better time. 😛

SIG Patriot DDR3 1600MHz, 4GB, HS
I guess you're looking at the Intel Celeron G1840.
The MS PHOENIX case, just the chassis without a power supply.
The Asus H81M-R motherboard.
Patriot SSD Blaze R545/W430, 120GB, 7mm, 2.5"
The Fortron Hexa plus 400 w power supply—it's an 80+ rated unit with active PFC and a 12 cm fan. I guess it does the job.

All things considered: $587 center.com

I guess it's an EVGA 400 W, 80+ rated with active cooling and a 12 cm fan.
The MSI Radeon R7 260 OC features 1GB of GDDR5 memory and comes equipped with VGA, DVI, and HDMI outputs.
Patriot Signature DDR3 1600MHz, 4GB, High Speed.
Just a quick note on this one—it’s a Seagate Barracuda 7200, a 500GB 3.5" drive with 16MB cache and SATA III-600. I guess it's a pretty standard setup, maybe.
The MS Phoenix case, just the chassis—no power supply included.
The Asus H81M-R motherboard.

All in all: $688 I guess I'll just stick to the center. Maybe that's best.

It looks like the Intel Pentium G3258 is out of stock right now... I guess we'll just have to wait.

EDIT:

Or maybe...

I guess it's an EVGA 400 W power supply, 80+ rated, active cooling, with a 12 cm fan.
It looks like someone’s picking up an Intel Pentium G3258 box. I guess it's a decent little chip if you're just looking to get by.
Maybe an MS Phoenix case without the power supply?
The Asus H81M-R motherboard.
I guess this is just a standard 4GB stick of Adata DDR3 running at 1600MHz (AD3U1600W4G11-R). It’s pretty basic stuff, I suppose.
The MSI Radeon R7 260 OC comes with 1GB of GDDR5. It’s got 2xDVI, HDMI, and DP ports.
Seagate Barracuda 7200 (3.5", 500GB, 16MB, SATA III-600)

TOTAL: $876 Comcast

An i3 paired with a GTX 750 will pull about 150W, so it should run without any issues, though I guess it might be worth looking into an upgrade sooner rather than later.

Brian Campbell36 said:It’s a steal considering you get GDDR5, a 384-bit bus, and 3 GB of VRAM, especially since other cards with similar performance go for more than $833 🤔

Reading this is kind of like reading just the first ten and last ten pages of a 300-page book 😬

There’s a reason the price is set that way. Even if that card is probably a great value, I don't think you'll see a massive jump in performance. The Radeon R9 280 is maybe 10-20% faster than your CrossFire setup when it's actually running smoothly.

That Asus Radeon R9 290 for $767($743 if you have a Newegg membership) at Amazon would likely be your best bet.

Rhea seems to only work with Intel...

New games won't even run on mid-range hardware, and honestly, the price is a joke—it's basically the same cost as grabbing a quick meal at $800.

I guess you'd need at least an R9 280 x to see any real jump over CrossFire, though maybe an R9 290 would be the sweet spot before you hit your CPU's limit.

Then add a 240GB SSD and a fanless case (though there isn't much heat to worry about in there anyway 😬)

Patriot Signature Series DDR3, 1600MHz, 8GB (1x 8GB) PSD38G16002
MSI H81M-P33 motherboard
Intel Core i3 4160 processor
MS Phoenix case without power supply
Patriot Blaze R555/W535 SSD, 240GB, 7mm, 2.5"

Total: $880 center

You can probably just plug in an old DVD-RW if it uses a SATA connection.

Just one Crucial 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800) CL11 stick.
One MSI H81M-P33 mATX motherboard. It’s got the standard setup—S1150 socket, DDR3, SATA II/III, plus all the usual ports like USB 3.0, LAN, and those standard audio inputs/outputs. Just a basic retail unit.
Just one Intel Core i3-4150.
One Zalman ZM-Z1, black, with USB 3.0 and dual 120mm fans.
Just one 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 hard drive.

Total: $898 Accenture

It’s a Patriot Signature series stick—1600MHz, 8GB (single module), model PSD38G16002.
The Zalman ZM-Z1 mid tower case in black—comes with USB 3.0, but just a heads up, it doesn't include a power supply.
The MSI H81M-P33 motherboard.
I guess we're looking at the Intel Core i3 4160.
It looks like we're looking at a 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200. I guess that's a standard 3.5-inch SATA drive with 64MB cache. Maybe just a basic workhorse for a desktop setup.

All in all: $861 I guess I'm just looking for some clarity on the center point. Maybe there's a way to pin it down?

You could probably save some cash on the RAM and motherboard if you head downtown, since you're pretty close to Accenture anyway. Just an idea, I guess. 🙂

You could probably get away with an AMD FX 6300 and a standard 1TB HDD, though I guess I'm not entirely sure how much 2D CAD actually scales with extra cores.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=R7+260

Looks like that processor is out of stock... which was my main target anyway.

Also, I don't think the 260X model is worth the extra $67 difference (since the R7 260 is $217). 😉

Honestly, 650-$233, but you could probably start with $250.

Just looking at the specs for this MSI H81M-P33—it’s a standard mATX board with Socket 1150, D3, S3, USB 3.0, DVI, and VGA. Seems pretty straightforward, I guess.
It’s an Intel BX80646I34150, specifically the Core i3 4150 CPU. It runs at 3.5 GHz on the Haswell architecture with 3MB cache and a 54W TDP, all using the Socket 1150. This one comes in the Intel Box.
It’s an MSI R7 260x OC with 1GB of GDDR5, featuring dual DVI ports, HDMI, and DisplayPort.
It’s an EVGA 400W with 80+ rating, active cooling, and a 12 cm fan. I guess.
I guess it's just a standard Seagate ST1000DM003—a 500GB, 3.5" SATA drive spinning at 7,200 rpm with 32 MB of cache. Nothing too flashy, really.
Maybe Patriot Sig. DDR3 1600MHz, 4GB? I guess that could work.
Corsair VS3-V Chrome Tower ATX case, black, no power supply included.

Total amount: $1003 I guess someone just dropped the name diskont24. Maybe they're looking for something?

Maybe try undervolting it (or just overclocking without bumping up the voltage), since AMD tends to be pretty conservative with their settings... maybe drop it by 0.05V (or try raising the FSB). An idle temp of 35°C sounds about right to me.

That works 😉

Sensors can be pretty flaky sometimes. I guess the readings in the BIOS are usually the most accurate, though you can't really see them under load there. But if you're seeing 30 instead of 50-60 while idling in the BIOS, then things are probably fine.