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Hey people, the holidays are coming and i need a parts list! Im looking to play the hardcore fps games like Arma and some flight sim games. Help me please?

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i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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Assuming you're in the US, I have this one at the ready.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.25 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390X 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($389.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($80.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1153.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 22:06 EST-0500

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Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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Im in the good 'ol USA

 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($153.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1194.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 22:09 EST-0500

i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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Assuming you're in the US, I have this one at the ready.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.25 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390X 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($389.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($80.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1153.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 22:06 EST-0500

 

Thanks man.

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So I beat you guys:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.73 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Triple Dissipation Video Card  ($484.98 @ Newegg)
Case: be quiet! SILENT BASE 600 (Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1189.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 22:12 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Motherboard: MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION
AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White

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So I beat you guys:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.73 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Triple Dissipation Video Card  ($484.98 @ Newegg)

Case: be quiet! SILENT BASE 600 (Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1189.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 22:12 EST-0500

HA NO YOU DIDN'T GET REKT

 

Unless you're talking performance. In which case yes. Mainly since I just chose slightly more guder (totes a word) things.

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Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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HA NO YOU DIDN'T GET REKT

 

Unless you're talking performance. In which case yes. Mainly since I just chose slightly more guder (totes a word) things.

Well, performance is basically all that matters and R9 Fury is a beast of a card. You chose a worse, twice as small SSD, and 8 GB of single-channel RAM? Why?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Motherboard: MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION
AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White

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So which one is the best out of them all then?? :huh:

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Well, performance is basically all that matters and R9 Fury is a beast of a card. You chose a worse, twice as small SSD, and 8 GB of single-channel RAM? Why?

Single channel RAM barely makes a difference in every-day shit (unless you have an APU), there's room for upgrade, and who the fuck actually cares?

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VAULT - File Server

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Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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Single channel RAM barely makes a difference in every-day shit (unless you have an APU), there's room for upgrade, and who the fuck actually cares?

Cause RAM is so cheap right now (talkin' about DDR3) that there's no point in saving on that. 2x8GB is 67$ (quality RAM from Corsair, not some crap) and he still can add another 2x8GB (but he won't need to)

 

 

So which one is the best out of them all then?? :huh:

The one I put together will give you the best performance, therefore the best FPS in games.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Motherboard: MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION
AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White

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I had to choose from better looking case or better GPU. I chose better GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790S 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Biostar H81MHV3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($609.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($25.97 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1148.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-02 17:06 EST-0500

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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I had to choose from better looking case or better GPU. I chose better GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790S 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Biostar H81MHV3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($609.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($25.97 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1148.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-02 17:06 EST-0500

 

The CPU, Motherboard and PSU are also bad choices.

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do you have a flight control system? might be worth the investment

I have a warthog hotas ($350 - 400) which I'd suggest, beyond that everyone else's builds look solid enough, just save up a bit more for one down the road if you're serious about flight sims of any kind

if not then ignore it, nobody can justify that price unless they're really into flight sims

use an xbox controller instead

 

again if you look through other peoples builds you can copy one and be just fine

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The CPU, Motherboard and PSU are also bad choices.

 

 

What about this:

 

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($621.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1210.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-11 06:56 EST-0500

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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