IMO there's better options than this list. Do you live near a Microcenter? If so, that makes things so much better:
i5-4690k + ASUS Z97-AR ($279.98) Less money for a better CPU and decent MoBo.
Or if you want to go cheap, get the
Intel G3258 and read up on overclocking. That's $60 (savings of $160!!!!) for a CPU which you can easily overclock to work just as well as the mid-high tier CPUs. All you'd need is an aftermarket fan, like the
Hyper 212 Evo - just wait for it to go on sale for $25, which it does several times a year.
You can probably cheap out on RAM:
Team Vulcan 2x4GB ($56.99). It looks awful and comes from a company which doesn't have a big reputation like G.Skill, but the RAM is cheap and decently reliable. And honestly, as long as your RAM isn't DOA or dies in less than a year, there's no problem with going cheap. I have Team ram in my desktop, no problems at all.
For storage, it really depends on how much space you use. I would recommend getting an SSD anyways because of how much of a difference it makes in loading times - it's more than you'd think - this is like 2 seconds boot up time vs 30 seconds and IMO that's worth it. You could grab a cheap one for just your OS and 1-2 big programs, like
this and then wait until a good deal for a HDD comes along (aim for ~$35 / 1 TB). $50 / TB for that HDD is insanely overpriced IMO.
Video Card and Case suggestions are good as is, unless you wanted to pimp out your case.
For the power supply, Corsair CX line isn't the best quality out there. A lot of people have complained about the shoddy capacitors. (Even though I say this, I have a CXM 600W). Whatever you do, don't skimp on the power supply.
P.S. I had this in my original post before it disappeared, but you can get MUCH better deals by being a little patient and doing a little bargain hunting. I watched /r/buildapcsales for about 4 months and was able to get more discounts than any Black Friday bundle would get you.
P.P.S. If you want to make the most out of discounts, make sure you do your mail-in-rebates properly.
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