Build for Valve games and a few others.

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RhammRhinoo

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Hey guys, I need a gaming pc that will run valve games(CS:GO, L4D2, GMOD, PORTAL) at frame rates higher than 60 on max settings. I will also be playing Guild Wars 2, The Elder Scrolls Online so I need it to run those games at 60 frames per second aswell.
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yasserBasha

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Based on the requirements of these games you don't need a fancy, expensive GPU or high end CPU to make your target FPS

but if your budget is around $600 for example, here is a build

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CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Force 500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $582.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-16 16:22 EDT-0400)

Let me know if it's good
Best luck :)
 
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yasserBasha

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Even better ...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£101.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.49 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£54.38 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.54 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£124.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master Force 500 ATX Mid Tower Case (£40.67 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.13 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £517.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-17 11:46 BST+0100)

Tell me what you think :)
 
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manofchalk

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A Steam box rig shouldn't be too hard to make on that budget, Valve are great in that the minimum requirements for their games never get higher. If you can run HL2 at a decent clip, you can run Portal 2 at a decent clip.

+1 to Yassers build, pretty much what I would recommend.
Only thing I would change is shelling out the $20 or so to get a 2GB 7850. Might not make much of a difference for the games your playing now, but more intensive games will easily use up more than a GB of VRAM at 1080p.

 
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Thank you very much manof...really great posting by you.

But i wouldn't worry about 1GB vRAM at all as long as you play on a single monitor (even @1920x1200 Reasolution) . 1GB vRAM is enough for this, it's only with higher resolutions, more monitors and lots of AA that would be a real problem.
 
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