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Making a new gaming PC (mostly for Final Fantasy XIV, but hopefully for next gen games as well). Trying to go for high/ultra performance for standard 1920x1080 (no 3D, multiscreen, etc.) Tried to follow the guidelines in the OP, but I'm not sure if I went excessive, though. Any advice? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($54.98 @ SuperBiiz) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $896.89 I have an old Acer X233H that works just fine for a monitor. The total price is fine if it's for the performance that I'm looking for, but if I can get the same/similar performance for cheaper, that fine with me as well.  My other question is that the OP says the power supply isn't very modular. Is it going to be a big pain in the rear end to fit in the case? Or is it just a tight fit or something like that?PunkBoy fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Apr 13, 2014 |
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drat NIGGA posted:Not really, you just might not be able to fit all the connectors behind the motherboard tray, but just tie up all the connectors you won't be using to make sure they don't obstruct airflow and you're good. Ah, that's no big deal then. Thanks!
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Re-did some selections for my potential gaming system. Anything I should change/consider? It would be great if I could get it under $1000, but I'll live with it if that's what needed higher end gaming. I could probably drop the Bluray player, but I want to be able to put my Final Fantasy X OST on my computer.  PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($81.08 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($54.98 @ SuperBiiz) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $1060.97 PunkBoy fucked around with this message at 05:21 on Apr 13, 2014 |
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Hace posted:You shouldn't be getting an RE4, they cost more and have weird firmware that'll make things screwy. Get this instead: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex Yeah, I was iffy on the RE4. Reviews were pretty low. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Alright, I think I have a final build for my gaming machine. Any last minute comments would be greatly appreciated! PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($153.95 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1063.86 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 16:07 EDT-0400) EDIT: Considering the OP, I don't have the motherboard or CPU for an overclocked card, whoops! Trying this instead: Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB ACX Video Card ($260.66 @ Newegg) PunkBoy fucked around with this message at 21:24 on May 3, 2014 |
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beejay posted:Overclockable CPU and motherboard have nothing to do with an upclocked graphics card or overclocking a graphics card. You are fine with the superclocked one. Oh! Okay then!  Should I be investing in additional cooling? I keep on reading about how good the cooling system is for EVGA cards, will that be enough?
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