• Help/opinions on this build
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So most of these parts were given to me from my brother who built his back in December and was wondering what you guys think of them. PCPartPicker part list: [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CPDT[/url] Price breakdown by merchant: [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CPDT/by_merchant/[/url] Benchmarks: [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CPDT/benchmarks/[/url] CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.98 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.00 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Amazon) Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Newegg) Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy) Total: $938.90 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 23:37 EDT-0400) Basically I want something that can run games like Titanfall, BF4, Skyrim, and all of those other demanding games, on high or max settings pretty well. (Parts/builds suggestions?) (Don't worry about the OS or any other accessories) I'm also looking for some help to see if I can cut-back on anything.
So this is a completely new build, correct? And what's budget? And do you live near a microcenter?
[QUOTE=Levelog;44709991]So this is a completely new build, correct? And what's budget? And do you live near a microcenter?[/QUOTE] Yeah it's a new build. (Sorry if I confused you, I meant he gave me the links to those parts) I'd hope it would atleast be $900 or lower and no, I do not live near a MicroCenter.
You can bump that PSU down a bit maybe to 620Watts unless you plan on getting a nice x80 Nvidia card that requires more power. Might wanna bump it up to an Intel processor. BF4 on max settings on a GTX 660? 1080p? Sure I guess if you don't mind 15-30 frames per second. The GTX 660 is a mid tier card, and that's not going to really get you anywhere if you really want to play these games in 1080p, max settings, 60 frames, and at least 4 samples of anti-aliasing. Don't get me started on Skyrim ENB mods. If you don't mind some lower frame rates, or even a lower resolution then it is the card for you.
Here's my suggestion. You will benefit from a 770 much more than anything else. The 4570 is a better processor as well. You'll be able to max out any game with this build. Don't waste money on a blue ray player unless you know you'll use it btw. I haven't used my optical drive in over 4 years [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CY8W]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CY8W/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CY8W/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54570]Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($199.99 @ Newegg) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85md2v]Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($59.79 @ Newegg) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600w4g9db]A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($64.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($54.44 @ Amazon) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx770dc2oc2gd5]Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card[/url] ($309.99 @ Amazon) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r]Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($59.99 @ Micro Center) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m]Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($39.99 @ Newegg) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-uh12ns30]LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($39.99 @ Newegg) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-gw2255]BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor[/url] ($109.00 @ Amazon) [b]Total:[/b] $923.17 [i](Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)[/i] [i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 02:25 EDT-0400)[/i]
Alright well, thanks Seano for your opinions and thank you Lilyo for making up that nice build. Even though it's still a little over my budget, It shouldn't be a problem.
You can drop down from a GTX 770 to a GTX 760 and change out the BD drive to a regular DVD burner to get the cost down. I don't recommend a BD drive for a PC, they're a nightmare with the DRM bullshit. If you want to watch BD movies, just get a regular BD player for your TV.
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