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EAGLEye52

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I am for sure going to build a new pc in the next month and i want to have a green pc theme.
Parts so far:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670k
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 (Its has a green color scheme)
Case: Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed
As you can see I'm missing somethings. I was hoping that you guys could post some parts that would go with my green PC. My budget is $1000. I would prefer Nvidia graphics.
 
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Is this a gaming PC? I ask because your restrictions are going to limit the gaming performance that you can get on a $1000 budget.

$210 motherboard + $230 CPU + $100 case = $540. That's over half your budget right there, and you haven't even got a GPU yet. Add $60 RAM, $60 HDD, $100 SSD, $60 PSU, and you're at $820, leaving $180 for the GPU. In the Nvidia world, that's a GTX 660, which is decent but hardly befitting a $1000 machine (IMHO).
 
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Just green as in the color, or green as in energy efficient and/or good for the environment too?
 
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EAGLEye52

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Its just green in color not necessarily efficiency. I don't really care if i get an ssd i can always get that later. And yes this is a gaming pc.
 
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EAGLEye52

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Maybe green is kind of hard. So maybe you guys can help come up with another build but it has to micro atx and has to follow a color scheme. I always like a computer to look as good as it performs. So the budget is still $1000
 
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http://www.amazon.com/Transparent-UV.../dp/B00BD4YIF0

Uv cathodes are inexpensive, grab some clear uv green paint and have at. If you ever have to rma anything they may not even notice. I would make sure it is safe and non conductive to spray on circuit boards first if you ever think to try that. . . But even if it isn't there are lots of safe places on and in a pc to paint.

They sell uv green fans with uv cathodes built in, and all other sorts of UV green and just green stuff as well. Search UV green at Performance-pcs.com
 
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EAGLEye52

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i would really prefer green scheme but there are some other cool looking computers. I want something different something different
 
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Is a green windowless case OK, or do you need it to be green on the inside as well. Agent11 also brings up a good point regarding the color. Do you want like neon green or more of an olive drab?
 
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In your shoes I'd get a closed green case and not worry about the parts colors inside. Edit: and/or some green case lights.

You're spending an extra $100 on the motherboard that would help much more going towards a better graphics card or a 256 GB SSD.
 
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You could probably do a really cool budget itx build in a green prodigy with some green lights and crap. If you really wanted to get fancy you could put in a cheapo water kit with green coolant and have a greensplosion.


Prodigy Vivid Green

Western Digital WD Green

GIGABYTE GV-N760OC-4GD GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready WindForce 3X 450W Video Card

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M2 RS620

Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 1.35v x2

MSI Z77IA-E53 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Intel Xeon E3-1240 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 69W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80637E31240V2
Item #: N82E16819117285

Subtotal: $1,023.92

Now if you need an OS and monitor and peripherals we need to trim it a bit.
 
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Agent11 said:
You could probably do a really cool budget itx build in a green prodigy with some green lights and crap. If you really wanted to get fancy you could put in a cheapo water kit with green coolant and have a greensplosion.


Prodigy Vivid Green

Western Digital WD Green

GIGABYTE GV-N760OC-4GD GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready WindForce 3X 450W Video Card

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M2 RS620

Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 1.35v x2

MSI Z77IA-E53 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Intel Xeon E3-1240 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 69W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80637E31240V2
Item #: N82E16819117285

Subtotal: $1,023.92

Now if you need an OS and monitor and peripherals we need to trim it a bit.
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Ermm...Why an Ivy Bridge Xeon?For less money he could buy a Haswell i5 (4670k) and be done with it.
Also,for the mobo,since it's kinda hard finding green ones (While black,gold,blue and red ones are all around),you could buy one with a rather neutral color (Like ASRock's Extreme series mobos) and make everything else green.However,I think it's kinda stupid to build a "GREEN" PC.As already stated,I'd only care about the case appearance-wise and choose parts regardless of their color.Buy a green led fan for the case and voila,your PC is green.You'll be giving money for nothing otherwise.
 
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Agent11 said:
You could probably do a really cool budget itx build in a green prodigy with some green lights and crap. If you really wanted to get fancy you could put in a cheapo water kit with green coolant and have a greensplosion.


Prodigy Vivid Green

Western Digital WD Green

GIGABYTE GV-N760OC-4GD GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready WindForce 3X 450W Video Card

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M2 RS620

Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 1.35v x2

MSI Z77IA-E53 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Intel Xeon E3-1240 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 69W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80637E31240V2
Item #: N82E16819117285

Subtotal: $1,023.92

Now if you need an OS and monitor and peripherals we need to trim it a bit.
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Definitely do not get a WD Green HDD with no SSD. A Seagate 7200 RPM 1TB drive is $60 AP.

Also, I question the wisdom of a $300 GTX 760 4GB when a 7970 is $280 AR. This is a blower card to better suit the Prodigy.
 
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Yea I would agree, he says he's an nvidia fanboy though.

Good catch I had an ssd on there and forgot to change the hdd when I removed it.
 
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