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So first id like to preface this by saying...yes i know its not gonna run ultra. but i had to sell my old pc when i moved and currently im gaming on my dads old work laptop (ie. .5g single core, .5 g ram, integrated graphics, 85 g hdd) so ANYTHING is a step up. also this is my first personal build however ive dabbled in hardware previously and ive probably done a years worth of research in like 2 weeks lol.

 

currently i just really play wow cuz its all my "pc" can handle (and by handle i mean get more than 5 fps). but i would like to get back into gaming like i used to. playing whatever i want even if at low graphics settings with atleast 40fps.

 

budget is bassically 750$ ish for everything.

 

so heres what im thinking for the tower and such.

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: MSI A88X-G43 ATX FM2+ Motherboard

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 21.5" Monitor

Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Devastator Keyboard & Mouse Wired Standard Keyboard w/Laser Mouse

Total: $691.90

 

thoughts?

 

i updated this with what im currently thinking, instead of making a new post.

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location?

about the memory the most you need for gaming is 8gb if you were to get less you can run games but your not going to be running them well
use the quite button if you want me to get back to you

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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3770k + a 770

 

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CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£77.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£53.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card  (£153.74 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £285.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 11:12 GMT+0000)

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

Old Rig

i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

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3770k + a 770

because that fits his budget

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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here
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($107.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $507.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 07:09 EDT-0400)
 

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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because that fits his budget

oops, my bad, its in dollars, not used to converting dollars to pounds

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

Old Rig

i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

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because that fits his budget

^^^

 

just the cpu blows my budget. thanks for being helpful.

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here

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($107.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $507.93

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 07:09 EDT-0400)

 

 

so i know the 270 is a lot better but the noob in me is wondering whats the difference betweent the cpus? and ram?

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so i know the 270 is a lot better but the noob in me is wondering whats the difference betweent the cpus? and ram?

the 260x has a slight over clock but its slightly noticeable. you can OC a 260x to the performance of a 270 but you can oc a 270 to a 280 etc etc etc 

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-270-vs-Radeon-R7-260X

cpu just a better all round gaming one

forgot to add ram xD heres a fixed one but it costs a bit more of you cant fit it in then go with the 260x

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($107.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory:  Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $565.92

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 07:16 EDT-0400)

 

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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using a 36" monitor will be painful

hellooooooooo

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the 260x has a slight over clock but its slightly noticeable. you can OC a 260x to the performance of a 270 but you can oc a 270 to a 280 etc etc etc 

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-270-vs-Radeon-R7-260X

cpu just a better all round gaming one

forgot to add ram xD heres a fixed one but it costs a bit more of you cant fit it in then go with the 260x

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($107.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory:  Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $565.92

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 07:16 EDT-0400)

 

whyd you go with the single stick of 8g compared to 2x4g?

 

using a 36" monitor will be painful

thats what i thought.

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why you go with the single stick of 8g compared to 2x4g?

 

thats what i thought.

cheaper

single channel > duel > tri > quad

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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cheaper

single channel > duel > tri > quad

fair enough. another question for you sir...so this may be false but i thought that for gaming and general use, a higher clocked lower core cpu was better than lower clock higher core cpu. am i wrong or does the .3g not matter? or does overclocking it remove the issue?

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fair enough. another question for you sir...so this may be false but i thought that for gaming and general use, a higher clocked lower core cpu was better than lower clock higher core cpu. am i wrong or does the .3g not matter? or does overclocking it remove the issue?

3ghz is becoming the minimum for gaming so its always good to be on the safe side and get 3ghz cpus

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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