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I need help with what components to get in a build that has the monitor and peripherals and OS included but costs $800 or less all together.  I want to be

 

able to play most games at fairly high settings at 1080p but most importantly be able to play Skyrim at full ultra settings at 1080p with ENBs installed.  I do

 

not care much for fancy gaming mice and keyboards but I do want a mechanical keyboard.  If you can get the total price below $800 that would be great

 

because I am trying to spend the least amount of money possible because I am only 14 and I have no way to make money other than selling my stuff and my

 

parents will not help pay.  If someone could please help me it would be greatly appreciated.

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All I can say if good luck meeting those requirements for $800, shit good luck meeting them for $800 WITHOUT the peripherals and OS. Skyrim with ENB's isn't something to sneeze at. And mechanical keyboards are expensive as hell.

 

Honestly take the peripherals and OS out of your expectations and just deal with some random OEM KB/M.

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if you can play Skyrim on ultra with graphic mods and a demanding ENB you can play anything new that comes out on ultra :P

 

 

but there are less demanding ENBs and grapical mods, i played it/ play using a 670 OC'd so its not impossible and my cousin plays it on a gaming laptop(he was moving around a lot) but its not on ultra and the FPS is very low around 30.

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I need help with what components to get in a build that has the monitor and peripherals and OS included but costs $800 or less all together.  I want to be

 

able to play most games at fairly high settings at 1080p but most importantly be able to play Skyrim at full ultra settings at 1080p with ENBs installed.  I do

 

not care much for fancy gaming mice and keyboards but I do want a mechanical keyboard.  If you can get the total price below $800 that would be great

 

because I am trying to spend the least amount of money possible because I am only 14 and I have no way to make money other than selling my stuff and my

 

parents will not help pay.  If someone could please help me it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm away from my PC at the moment so I can't find you components, however I should warn you that with your budget you won't be able to play games at high settings. Skyrim maybe, but not with ENB mods installed.

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What kind of dollars are you using?

Also, what @Vendetta said. 

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You'd struggle to meet your requirements without the peripherals included, never mind with them. You're looking at around $400-500 at a push. With that you could expect similar performance to the PS4 or Xbox One. My rig plays most games at high/ultra and it cost me approximately £1300 by itself.

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.74 @ Amazon) 


Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($42.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory:  Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($69.97 @ TigerDirect) 


Video Card:  Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($84.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor:  AOC E2425SWD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard:  Adesso MKB-125B Wired Slim Keyboard  ($59.24 @ Amazon) 

Mouse:  Logitech G100s Wired Optical Mouse  ($27.49 @ Amazon) 

Total: $811.61

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 16:41 EDT-0400)

 

 

it is 11$ over. and there is this thing called work

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CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory:  Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($178.59 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor:  Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($106.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard:  Adesso MKB-125B Wired Slim Keyboard  ($59.24 @ Amazon) 

Mouse:  Cobra E-3lue Wired Optical Mouse  ($12.98 @ Amazon) 

Total: $804.71

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 16:46 EDT-0400)

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CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory:  Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($178.59 @ Amazon) 
Case:  Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor:  Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($106.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard:  Adesso MKB-125B Wired Slim Keyboard  ($59.24 @ Amazon) 
Mouse:  Cobra E-3lue Wired Optical Mouse  ($12.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $804.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 16:46 EDT-0400)

 

will the r9 270 play skyrim on ultra with Enb's installed?

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This is what I came up with..the keyboard is not mechanical but why do you want a noisy keyboard anyway?  They sound like typewriter's

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3f7mH

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Ok now.

 
CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.74 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case:  Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor:  Dell E1914H 18.5" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard:  Kensington K72357US Wired Slim Keyboard  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 
Mouse:  Cobra E-3lue Wired Optical Mouse  ($12.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $799.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 17:02 EDT-0400)
 
I've chosen to go with a shitty monitor because it will be less demanding for the computer. The cooler can be used for light overclocking. I also got rid of the mechanical keyboard.

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Ok now.

 
CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.74 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case:  Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor:  Dell E1914H 18.5" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard:  Kensington K72357US Wired Slim Keyboard  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 
Mouse:  Cobra E-3lue Wired Optical Mouse  ($12.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $799.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 17:02 EDT-0400)
 
I've chosen to go with a shitty monitor because it will be less demanding for the computer. The cooler can be used for light overclocking. I also got rid of the mechanical keyboard.

 

he wanted to play at 1080p

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I need help with what components to get in a build that has the monitor and peripherals and OS included but costs $800 or less all together.  I want to be

 

able to play most games at fairly high settings at 1080p but most importantly be able to play Skyrim at full ultra settings at 1080p with ENBs installed.  I do

 

not care much for fancy gaming mice and keyboards but I do want a mechanical keyboard.  If you can get the total price below $800 that would be great

 

because I am trying to spend the least amount of money possible because I am only 14 and I have no way to make money other than selling my stuff and my

 

parents will not help pay.  If someone could please help me it would be greatly appreciated.

You should wait until the end of the year to do this build.  New GPUs and CPUs will be hitting the market, which will in turn lower the prices of older models.  Perhaps then you will be able to get something that fits your specifications better.  What you have tasked us with is near impossible though, and you will have to make some concessions.

1st, forget about a mechanical keyboard, they are almost $100 and they don't improve gaming performance whatsoever.  Focus on the main components that will give your computer power and longevity.

Also, forget about the mouse, wait until you have your PC built, then worry about peripherals.

You *should* be able to find a nice 20in 1080p monitor for around $90-100, just deal watch and you will find one eventually.

 

Get the best GPU you can afford, this will directly impact performance the most, this should be about 40-50% of your overall budget.

Get the least expensive 8GB 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 RAM you can find.

 

Good luck, you have a tough road ahead of you, but it can be done.  Be very patient, and your best bet is to wait and deal hunt as much as possible.

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