Need help building gaming computer

celtics2866 · Apr 2, 2013

I need help building a gaming computer that is $600-$800 that can play Arma III, bf3 and possibly bf4 with good fps. I have never built a gaming computer so I would appreciate it if you could go into further detail about a specific part. Thanks

ballerslife · Apr 2, 2013

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nirz
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nirz/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nirz/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $769.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-02 22:48 EDT-0400)

Geef · Apr 2, 2013

Headphones: I bought a pair of headphones called Arctic P531, they were the cheapest 5.1 surround sound headphones I could find (about 60 bucks) and the sound quality is great. They also have the MIC that bends anywhich way you need it to. Since I use this pair I will suggest them but if price isn't an issue you can go looking for even better headphones in the $100+ range.

DarkSable · Apr 2, 2013

ballerslife :

+1. That's an excellent built.

I would probably go with an i5-3350p and a slightly better graphics card, but that's just me.

As for the headphones, I'd avoid the ones that Geef recommends - they're USB headphones, which are never going to be as good or as compatible as ones that connect through a 3.5mm jack.

celtics2866 · Apr 3, 2013

Thanks and yeah, I don't really care that much about the mic atm, I just need a computer right now. Thanks for the great specs and ill look more into them.

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