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I'm looking to get a new computer because mine can't run arma III or dayz. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1518321[/url] That's the one I'm looking at. I don't know much about computer parts, but I built my last one and it turned out alright. Is this one good?
It's honestly pretty overpriced for it's performance. Zero need for a $250 case with that budget. And I'd not go with the AMD for gaming. Give us your budget and we can draw up a superior build. I'll put one up myself once I get on my desktop.
I have a budget of around $1500.
Do you need a monitor, keyboard, mouse, wifi card and such? Windows 7 or 8?
I already have windows 8 and 2 monitors. Same with keyboard and mouse. I would like to keep my duel monitor setup.
Alright. So you just need a physical tower with no operating system on a $1500 budget? Will be far better than that barebones set. [editline]7th January 2014[/editline] [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xijT[/url] Here ya go. This should outperform that newegg one by a fair margin in terms of the SSD and the Intel 4670k. It's a around $150 under budget, so if you're interested in overclocking more than a touch above 4ghz, I'd suggest dropping the Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO and going with the Noctua D14 for air, or something with a 240mm or 280mm radiator for water.
I don't know much about overclocking. Are there any guides for that sort of thing?
Yeah. You can find plenty around, and the G45 has a really nice bios and features for it from what I've hear. Back on my phone now, so I can't link you any guides.
For a bit less, if you drop the 16 GB of RAM (which is completely unnecessary for gaming), you can get much better thermal performance. [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xmqk]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xmqk/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xmqk/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670k]Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($199.99 @ Microcenter) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc14pebk]Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler[/url] ($74.99 @ Newegg) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87g45gaming]MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($155.98 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/geil-memory-gev38gb1600c9dc]GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($66.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw]Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk[/url] ($161.99 @ Amazon) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001]Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($82.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n770tf2gd5oc]MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card[/url] ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-thorv2]Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case[/url] ($127.51 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr]EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($59.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas124-04]Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($14.99 @ Newegg) [b]Total:[/b] $1280.39 [i](Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)[/i] [i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-07 16:35 EST-0500)[/i] The Thor V2 has pretty fantastic thermal performance, and it's still at a very reasonable price. The PH-TC14PE will also beat even the aforementioned Noctua NH-D14. You could also throw an H100i in here, or if you want to push your budget, a custom water cooling loop covering your graphics card as well (I really don't recommend this option for a first time builder though, as it's quite complex; the h100i is significantly easier although the air cooler will always be the easiest option). I also recommend some IC Diamond for the thermal paste.
What you just said goes way over my head. Could you dumb it down for me?
The build I posted has a better case and a better CPU cooler. If you want an even better CPU cooler you can try water cooling, but I wouldn't recommend it for a first timer.
Thank you.
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