Settled for this after after managing to snag another Zalman case for cheap. Figured I'd grab a motherboard with USB 3.0 Headers rather than buying a conversion cable, and with 2 extra RAM slots. Saw the SSD for damn cheap, so I figured sure.
Can't really justify the extra $200 for the monitor.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor | $227.03 @ Vuugo |
| Motherboard | ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $77.75 @ Vuugo |
| Memory | Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $48.98 @ DirectCanada |
| Storage | Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $107.99 @ NCIX |
| Storage | Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $86.32 @ DirectCanada |
| Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card | $409.50 @ Vuugo |
| Case | Zalman ZM-Z9 U3 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $45.00 |
| Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $77.66 @ NCIX |
| Keyboard | AZIO MGK1-K Wired Gaming Keyboard | $89.99 @ NCIX |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1235.22 | |
| Mail-in rebates | -$65.00 | |
| Total | $1170.22 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-26 19:25 EDT-0400 |