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DatTechGuy

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Hey guys so I wanna make a cheap budget gaming build around $1500 or $1600. Right now I'm kinda over the budget and the two things that are really making the price high is the i7 3770K and the 16GB of Corsair Vengeance Memory. I really want to do some gaming recording and editing what should be my main priority? I can upgrade the ram later but for now I want it to be cheap and will help me record games. What I mean by this is what will help me in recording and help me render the films I make quicker and allow me to record games but still be able to play in high frame rate? Thanks
 
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If all the film work you're going to be doing is with videos recorded whilst playing ingame, then I would not recommend the extra expense of the i7 OR 16 GB of ram. 8GB will be more than enough for gaming and for that amount of video work it'll be no issue. I would recommend dropping to a i5 3570K or a i5 4670K, will save you at least $50 right there. Grant it, Z87 Motherboards (For the Intel 4000 series of CPUs) are more expensive, but you can play around. However, if you do LOTS of video editing, especially for more than a hobby, then there is justification for the i7, other that no.

What is the complete component list? There may be other things we can tweak.

EDIT: As correon stated, make sure you have an SSD in that budget. 128 GB...
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If all the film work you're going to be doing is with videos recorded whilst playing ingame, then I would not recommend the extra expense of the i7 OR 16 GB of ram. 8GB will be more than enough for gaming and for that amount of video work it'll be no issue. I would recommend dropping to a i5 3570K or a i5 4670K, will save you at least $50 right there. Grant it, Z87 Motherboards (For the Intel 4000 series of CPUs) are more expensive, but you can play around. However, if you do LOTS of video editing, especially for more than a hobby, then there is justification for the i7, other that no.

What is the complete component list? There may be other things we can tweak.

EDIT: As correon stated, make sure you have an SSD in that budget. 128 GB for boot and a few main games should be fine, then drop in a cheap 1TB+ HDD for other storage. And obviously GPU is the key, so as I requested, get us a list.
 
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My specs are below; note that this is the build before. And do you reckon it's worth upgrading to the haswell? Like I'm sort of on a tight budget but if it's for the good then I can push it a little out a bit.

CASE: Corsair 600T
CPU COOLER: Hyper 212 EVO
CPU: i7 3770K
GPU: Gigabyte 770 OC 2GB
HDD: 1TB WD BLACK
SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3
PSU: Corsair HX-750W
 
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I just built a gaming PC for ~$1600 with the 4770K and 16GB of G.Skill Sniper ram. Here are the specs:

CASE: 1 x Thermaltake Chaser MK-I (VN300M1W2N) Black SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case
PSU: 1 x CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular
CPU: 1 x Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770K
MOBO: 1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Pro Gaming with Killer Networking & Sound Blaster
RAM: 1 x G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GSR
GPU: 1 x GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-4GD GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card
ODD: 1 x ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
HDD: 1 x SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
CPU COOLER: 1 x COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible ...

Of course you have to take advantage of all of the current deals, sales, etc.
 
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