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Well, I've managed to get my 1,000 € build done. Honestly, I thought it would be a lot easier, and I've been forced to cut some corners.

Damn you HoloDust and your american prices. You're spoiling us

 

	1,000 € build
Component	Model	amazon.es	alternate
CPU	i5-6400 2,7GHz	183,31 €	-
CPU COOLER	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo	28,95 €	-
MOTHERBOARD	ASRock H170 Pro4S	91,22 €	-
RAM	G.Skill 8GB DDR4-2133 CL15	-	51,90 €
STORAGE	Seagate 1 TB - ST1000DM003	44,75 €	-
GPU	XFX R9-390P-8DB6	-	349,00 €
CASE	Fractal Design CORE 2500	-	56,90 €
PSU	Cooler Master Thunder B600 (RS-600)	47,56 €	-
OPTICAL DRIVE	Samsung SH-224DB	14,20 €	-
KEYBOARD	Logitech MK270 combo	33,89 €	-
MOUSE	-	-	-
WINDOWS	Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64bit	96,95 €	-
	sub total	540,83 €	457,80 €
	TOTAL	998,63 €
Optional
CONTROLLER	Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless adapter	9,30 €	-
CONTROLLER	Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller	-	39,99 €

As you can see, there are a lot of components that are reused. The big changes are:

+New CPU platform: I've gone with an Intel CPU, one of the new Sky Lake processors with a matching motherboard and DDR4 RAM (of which I had to settle with only 8GB )

+Better GPU:  The R9 390 is a great GPU that will surely last until the end of this gen of consoles. I could have gone with a slightly cheaper 970, but the 390 is usually on par with it and the true 8GB of VRAM might come in handly. Also, I don't trust Nvidia. When the 3.5+0.5GB thing was revealed, Nvidia said that it didn't matter because they managed the memory allocation on a game to game basis through the drivers, and after what happened with some game releases and the Kepler drivers, that doesn't inspire confidence.

+New PSU: A 390 needs more power, so a 600W is required.

+Better, wireless, keyboard and mouse.