1080p/Max settings GW2 build

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Mooncheesebaby

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So I have been drooling over the 1080p video http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a2Q7OMjWhPY and I am wondering what kind of build would be required to get these visuals? Would a budget of $800 (including monitor, but no OS) cut it? No overclocking please (this will be my first self-build and I'll save overclocking experiments for my next build) and I'm not an intel/Nvidia fanboy, so feel free to throw AMD builds at me.

Thanks

P.S. I know that in wvw it's gonna get laggy no matter the machine, so let's just focus on small skirmish graphical stability.
 
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Sangeet Khatri
For 800 dollars, i think this build should be able to handle that game at everything maxed out (ultra) and would easily give more than 60 FPS minimum. So this is a beast which you cannot ignore. It can also play most other games at 1080p high without any problem and give 40+ FPS on every other game easily. So this is the build you shoud go for :

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital...
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For 800 dollars, i think this build should be able to handle that game at everything maxed out (ultra) and would easily give more than 60 FPS minimum. So this is a beast which you cannot ignore. It can also play most other games at 1080p high without any problem and give 40+ FPS on every other game easily. So this is the build you shoud go for :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.03 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $785.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-20 09:26 EDT-0400)

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Thanks. I have read that the AMD FX-6300 is useful for overclocking. If I don't overclock it, is it still good? Also if I do decide to overclock in the future, will I still be able to? Would I just need to add a CPU cooler? And would this build allow me to put in a CPU cooler if it turns out I need to do that?
 
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I am sorry but if you want to overclock, then change the motherboard in that build with this motherboard. This is a beast at overclocking and a very good motherboard. If you want to overclock this is the best you can get for the budget and it is a really good motheboard for overclocking. So yeah, get this motherboard if you want to overclock. It has a very good 8+2 VRM design which is tested and of good quality and that is the thing that you really need for overclocking. So go for this motheboard if you are overclocking. So here is the Motherboard :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.97 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $94.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-20 10:24 EDT-0400)

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