Good build?

troubleddoge · May 4, 2014

Is this a good build for playing games like Minecraft, Skyrim, BF4, COD Ghosts, DayZ and Rust at decent fps?

Createinator · May 4, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3DkR3

Is this a good build for playing games like Minecraft, Skyrim, BF4, COD Ghosts, DayZ and Rust at decent fps?

Yep, its a fine build!

CoolBeans · May 4, 2014

For what you are spending it is not that great

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.97 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.93 @ Amazon)

Total: $816.30

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 11:23 EDT-0400)

Faceman · May 4, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3DkR3

Is this a good build for playing games like Minecraft, Skyrim, BF4, COD Ghosts, DayZ and Rust at decent fps?

I agree with @CoolBeans, for the amount of money that you are spending, better performance can be had. Focus on getting the absolute best in-game performance before worrying about things like fans. Case fans can be purchased at any time after the build, so it is an easy upgrade. Use the money that would have gone into case fans on components that impact performance and increase your system's power and longevity.

Do you need an operating system? Do you live near a Microcenter?

AMD Build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3DTZg

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3DTZg/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3DTZg/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.97 @ OutletPC) <-- This seems to have gone up in price recently. I have seen it as low as $130 before.

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($88.79 @ Newegg) <-- Very good AMD motherboard for FX series. Has all the features you could possibly need, except SLI. Which you might not even use.

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: PNY XLR8 PRO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($45.00) <-- Keep an eye out for this PSU, it goes on sale for $45 often. Very good value, performance, semi-modular, and quiet. Own one myself.

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $882.09

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 17:10 EDT-0400)

Intel Build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3DUgr

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3DUgr/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3DUgr/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)