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1. Usage: Custom Handbrake encodes, casual gaming
2. Budget: under $700
3. Country: US
4. Brand preference. Not a fanboy, but leanings toward Asus/ Asrock, Intel.
6. Re-use parts: Case, PSU, Monitors, input devices, & Asus GTX-970 (until the GPU bubble pops)
7. Overclocking: No
8. Resolution: 1920x1080 (2x)
9. WHEN? next 3-5 days
10. Software: I have all the SW licenses needed already
The i5-4690S (In my Signature) is just not fast enough for what I am doing. Looking for any valid input as to my planned build:
Pricing is all via newegg for simplicity...
ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) AX4U266638G16-DBG $157.99
Intel Core i5-8400 $178.99
LG 12X Blu-Ray UH12NS40 - OEM $ 45.49
SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2 500GB NVMe PCI-Express 3.0 x4 MZ-V6E500BW $199.99
ASUS TUF B360M-E GAMING LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel B360 $ 89.04
$671.50
2. Budget: under $700
3. Country: US
4. Brand preference. Not a fanboy, but leanings toward Asus/ Asrock, Intel.
6. Re-use parts: Case, PSU, Monitors, input devices, & Asus GTX-970 (until the GPU bubble pops)
7. Overclocking: No
8. Resolution: 1920x1080 (2x)
9. WHEN? next 3-5 days
10. Software: I have all the SW licenses needed already
The i5-4690S (In my Signature) is just not fast enough for what I am doing. Looking for any valid input as to my planned build:
Pricing is all via newegg for simplicity...
ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) AX4U266638G16-DBG $157.99
Intel Core i5-8400 $178.99
LG 12X Blu-Ray UH12NS40 - OEM $ 45.49
SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2 500GB NVMe PCI-Express 3.0 x4 MZ-V6E500BW $199.99
ASUS TUF B360M-E GAMING LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel B360 $ 89.04
$671.50