Need Help On First Build

[StarKnight]

So I've been playing games on a pc that I got as a gift for Christmas for awhile now, problem is that it's pretty weak for the games I want or have already purchased. Now to clarify this is my first build and overall what I would like to come away with is a pc that can take most modern games that will run medium to high settings with good fps. The budget I have set for myself is $1500 - $2000, but I don't know what performance I'll get from a pc for this budget so any help or tips is very welcome. Thank you for taking the time for helping this pc noob in advance. (:

Now here's a list of games I would like to play with this build, I hope this helps assist those of you helping me and again thanks for your time and assistance.

-Skyrim

-Rome 2

-Arma 3

-Battlefield 4

-Crysis 3

[SAV1OUR]

we need a location use the quote button if you want me to get back to you

[StarKnight]

we need a location use the quote button if you want me to get back to you

My location? Sorry if this is an obvious question but I just made an account.

[SAV1OUR]

My location? Sorry if this is an obvious question but I just made an account.

we need a location so we know where you can get parts from eg if you were in america we would say ncix newegg etc or aus pccasegear and cpl

[StarKnight]

we need a location so we know where you can get parts from eg if you were in america we would say ncix newegg etc or aus pccasegear and cpl

Oh okay, America.

[Intervalence]

The performance you'll get out of a build with that budget, if the parts are selected properly, will be phenomenal. $2000 is a lot of room to budget in semi-high end parts.

[SAV1OUR]

Oh okay, America.

here you go if you want to put even more money in you can get a 780ti but your already playing on ultra with this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon)

Motherboard:  Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($234.99 @ Amazon)

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($83.54 @ Amazon)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($139.99 @ Best Buy)

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.67 @ Amazon)

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($489.99 @ NCIX US)

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1630.31

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 03:34 EDT-0400)

[AlwaysFSX]

Oh okay, America.

What system do you currently have? It might be something we can work off of and save you a little bit of money.

[Unhelpful]

here you go if you want to put even more money in you can get a 780ti but your already playing on ultra with this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon)

Motherboard:  Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($234.99 @ Amazon)

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($83.54 @ Amazon)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($139.99 @ Best Buy)

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.67 @ Amazon)

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($489.99 @ NCIX US)

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1630.31

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 03:34 EDT-0400)

Why put a green?

[Unhelpful]

So I've been playing games on a pc that I got as a gift for Christmas for awhile now, problem is that it's pretty weak for the games I want or have already purchased. Now to clarify this is my first build and overall what I would like to come away with is a pc that can take most modern games that will run medium to high settings with good fps. The budget I have set for myself is $1500 - $2000, but I don't know what performance I'll get from a pc for this budget so any help or tips is very welcome. Thank you for taking the time for helping this pc noob in advance. (:

Now here's a list of games I would like to play with this build, I hope this helps assist those of you helping me and again thanks for your time and assistance.

-Skyrim

-Rome 2

-Arma 3

-Battlefield 4

-Crysis 3

Monitor/mouse/keyboard/OS needed?

[SAV1OUR]

Why put a green?

skyrim and bethsda games like nvidia gpus so thats going to help him there and i find more playability in their games

[WoodenMarker]

What are you current specs?

Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

 

skyrim and bethsda games like nvidia gpus so thats going to help him there and i find more playability in their games

He's talking about the hdd..

[Unhelpful]

skyrim and bethsda games like nvidia gpus so thats going to help him there and i find more playability in their games

....WD Green. Not green team.

[SAV1OUR]

....WD Green. Not green team.

oh right sorry its just carried over from another build he can add any tb drive he wants

[Unhelpful]

oh right sorry its just carried over from another build he can add any tb drive he wants

Thats what you said the last 3 times you were asked about the wd green lol

[StarKnight]

The performance you'll get out of a build with that budget, if the parts are selected properly, will be phenomenal. $2000 is a lot of room to budget in semi-high end parts.

Sounds awesome, happy to hear I'll be getting great performance.

here you go if you want to put even more money in you can get a 780ti but your already playing on ultra with thisPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / BenchmarksCPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Newegg)CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon)Motherboard:  Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($234.99 @ Amazon)Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($83.54 @ Amazon)Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($139.99 @ Best Buy)Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.67 @ Amazon)Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($489.99 @ NCIX US)Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Newegg)Total: $1630.31(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 03:34 EDT-0400)

Thank you for the build help, by the way love the pikachu.

What system do you currently have? It might be something we can work off of and save you a little bit of money.

Its a hp envy from best buy, it's got an amd fx 6120 six core processor and an amd Radeon hd 7450. It's loud and doesn't like skyrim or most newer games in general.

[SAV1OUR]

Thats what you said the last 3 times you were asked about the wd green lol

fine i just cleared my list happy? i just select the cheapest drive i can find i dont find speeds effect it that much but its just up to opinion

[Unhelpful]

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($71.99 @ Mwave) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($489.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($120.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1427.88

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 03:59 EDT-0400)

 

You can get more performance out of this by adding a 2nd 780 while still staying in the $2000 or going with a single 780 ti, but unless you are going for 2560x1440 it wont really matter since the 780 destroys 1080p.

[StarKnight]

What are you current specs?

Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

 I've got windows 8.1, razor death adder mouse, and have a monitor I'm happy with

[Unhelpful]

fine i just cleared my list happy? i just select the cheapest drive 

Its $10 more expensive, not much quieter, and slower.

[SAV1OUR]

 

bonk

id go with a i7 because its going to bost his arma 3 performance like crazy 

[StarKnight]

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($71.99 @ Mwave) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($489.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($120.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1427.88

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 03:59 EDT-0400)

 

You can get more performance out of this by adding a 2nd 780 while still staying in the $2000 or going with a single 780 ti, but unless you are going for 2560x1440 it wont really matter since the 780 destroys 1080p.

Planning to play 1080p, thanks for the post.

[Unhelpful]

What are you current specs?

Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

 I've got windows 8.1, razor death adder mouse, and have a monitor I'm happy with

Do you want to order from a single retailer or do you not mind buying from multiple and saving more money?

[SAV1OUR]

Its $10 more expensive, not much quieter, and slower.

it was cheaper on the previous build

[Unhelpful]

id go with a i7 because its going to bost his arma 3 performance like crazy 

with the 780 and the i5 he would still be able to max it on 1080p