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Typically you'll want to look at either Asus/MSI cards and XFX (Dual Dissipation) if available. I had wondered if the case was mITX, though that case costs an awful lot. I personally would recommend an mATX build at least, that way the system can fit a multitude of upgrades at a later date, mITX (naturally) results in a severe loss of interfaces. HDD wise it's better to leave upgrade options available, that way if OP does feel the necessity to upgrade, it's a viable option. Unfortunately Corsair CX units aren't reliable in the slightest, the only units that are remotely reliable would be the RM/HX/AX units as they're manufactured by SeaSonic (imo the best PSU manufacturer). I get where you're coming from :P Though I can't say I know anyone that has their system on their desk, and I used to believe portability was a concern.. but I carry my 750D around and tbh it's not that bad.

While not a bad build, you didn't actually link a case, instead you linked a 4690 as a case. I would've picked both a different GPU vendor and a different CPU heatsink, no point buying an AIO if he won't overclock. The motherboard is also questionable, an mATX with only two RAM DIMMS, not to mention he has zero SATA ports for extra HDD's. I wondered why the PSU was so expensive.. 750w?

Yeaaa-no. I've seen the recommendations people do on Reddit's subforums, let's just say I feel sorry for those who look onto Reddit for help. In which case I'll switch up the build in a few minutes. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6Rt6jX

The i7 is ~$280 for the processor alone, the motherboard will also be more expensive than the AMD as the chipsets are considerably more modern. I personally believe you get what you want If you don't, you'll only regret it later.

I guessed you probably wouldn't have wanted to bot whilst playing LoL, hence the FX-8350. Had I thought you were doing that, I would have went the i7-47** route. If you want to know anything such as why I picked certain things, I don't mind answering.

Just to clarify, you're not planning on doing this simultaneously right? I'm certain a build in your budget would be more than capable to do that. I assume you'd like the price as close to $700 as possible whilst maintaining high performance. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CVHxCJ $703.62 This isn't necessary, however it's a great addition if you value a cool and quieter system; http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2

Yeah 1080p is fine, though this is personal preference, I would recommend looking at IPS panels. I'd never recommend buying a monitor that isn't IPS, typically other panel types will look awful in comparison. That's what we're here for, not to mention it will inevitably cost you less.

Number 3 is your best bet for generally high performance with multitasking. 4k is not viable with today's hardware, never purchase a 4k panel unless you use it for work and need the extra real estate, gaming on them is damn near impossible.

When Windows is installed, Internet Explorer is preinstalled on the system, which is likely why he has it. Though I just ran through OriginPC's site, you are given the option to change your Browser.

He means that, because it's a prebuilt system, they didn't give software options such as browsers, meaning it came with the default (IE).

In-plane switching panel, essentially a monitor type. IPS is one of the best in terms of colour reproduction, contrast and viewing angles, personally I refuse to buy anything other than an IPS panel. The one you got was a TN, they're cheaper and have worse colour, contrast and viewing angles, usually with the benefit of lower input delay/higher refresh rate. In your case it has 60hz refresh, so it's average at best. There are better panel types, but IPS is usually expensive, let alone AMOLED.

8.1 is better for absolutely everything. Performs better and manages resource better.

A shame you didn't do a custom build, it's easy and extra knowledge for the future. Though at least you bought from a decent company. The 970 was a bad choice, the GPU has 4GB but effectively uses ~3.5GB, the other 500MB can be used but at a SIGNIFICANTLY reduced speed.

Clearly you don't know anything about laptops, for even low-end specs you will be expected to pay a significant amount. Portability, energy efficiency and TDP are all taken into account when designing them, which is exactly why laptops cost so much more.

An i3 with Intel HD Graphics will handle 1080p. Since you provided no budget I'll just link the nicest one I find, the only alternative was a Chromebook laptop, and I have an odd feeling that wouldn't go down well with Netflix and the likes. http://www.amazon.com/Sony-VAIO-SVF15212CXW-15-5-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00CFGVEJS/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1422807188&sr=1-6&keywords=1080p+i3

Like I said, the reason people hated 8 was merely based on the interface and typical bandwagon hate. The back-end never changed from 8 to 8.1, the back-end is so much better, hence the reason it boots so much faster and feels snappier in the OS.

8 is still good, the only difference between 8 and 8.1 is minor interface changes, the back-end (which makes Windows 8 particularly amazing) is significantly more efficient than 7. While I absolutely hate the changes, because they "fixed" what was not broken, the operating system itself is just better.

If every device does it, chances are it's your router as opposed to the desktops/laptops.

o_o Either your router isn't good, or your wireless dongle/chip isn't good. I get 100mb/s on my wireless 5.4GHz connection.

I'm assuming you're trolling or can't read, the PSU is from the best manufacturer with a gold certification.

Late reply due to college coursework. http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-GL551JM-DH71-i7-4710HQ-Gaming-Notebook/dp/B00PM73OOU/ref=sr_1_19?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1421343806&sr=1-19 That is a great laptop considering the specs and form factor, I also wanted to make sure that it had an SSD, as someone who recently got one, it's a great addition for performance. Though this is a given, heavy media editing will drastically reduce the batteries charge. Looks are pretty subjective, though I definitely think that laptop looks sleek.

Just made sure, the older xeons don't appear to have hyperthreading, or at least that one doesn't. In which case I would expect between 8 and 16, a dual socket server would have a considerably amount of multitasking potential.

Given 16 threads, it will easily handle at the least 16 as it is essentially 1 thread per bot. I severely doubt a dual socket xeon server cannot handle above 20, to my knowledge that is on par with an FX-8350 which is a single CPU with 8 cores clocked at 4GHz.

First off it's not 8 cores/8 threads, it's 8 cores and 16 threads unless they disabled hyperthreading, which would be extremely stupid of them. Also because they're old xeons, don't expect them to perform amazingly... I would say at least 16 bots to a max of 35 or so.

It was meant just as an example ;P It's not demanding at all, and it runs rather poorly on an Intel HD 4600 (the highest end one)