I need help picking parts

Vincent Politan · Aug 18, 2013

I am planning on building a computer to 1. Play ARMA 3 and BF4 2. Use programs like After Effects

Can somebody make a list of parts for a computer that can run ARMA 3 on high settings on this site http://pcpartpicker.com

I want to keep it around $1000 but I can go up to $1500 if I have to.

rojodogg · Aug 18, 2013

Case choice is always a personal prefrence.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tmNY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tmNY/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tmNY/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Arctic Alumina Premium Ceramic Polysynthetic 1.75g Thermal Paste ($3.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.59 @ Amazon)

Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($134.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.50 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($124.00 @ Amazon)

Total: $1145.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-18 12:23 EDT-0400)

nickbachu · Aug 18, 2013

ok im not sure on what kind of cooling you want because im not sure if your overclocking i tried keeping the price as low as i can but because of the games you want to run it need the power, also im not sure on what kind of keyboard you want or monitor or case i left the deflauts on there so you can change them
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tmRN

quilciri · Aug 18, 2013

PSU capacity to add a second video card down the road. CPU ready to overclock. If you don't want to ever add a second video card or overclock the CPU, I can cut it down more. Can also swap out the SSD for a HDD; an SSD is not an essential in a gaming system (they don't do much in game), but they do improve overall system response and I tend to include them at this budget level.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($58.65 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($387.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1130.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

quilciri · Aug 18, 2013

This build gives up future video card expansion for balls-out performance now.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($58.65 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1140.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

quilciri · Aug 18, 2013

And max budget balls-to-the-wall game performance version. If you need to fit monitor/mouse/keyboard/OS in the $1500 budget, go with one of the previous builds.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($58.65 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($387.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($387.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1508.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

rojodogg · Aug 18, 2013

A better build but without the OS which you should find for under $100

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1toFr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1toFr/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1toFr/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Arctic Alumina Premium Ceramic Polysynthetic 1.75g Thermal Paste ($3.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.59 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Microcenter)

Power Supply: OCZ Fatal1ty 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($55.00 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)

Total: $936.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-18 14:03 EDT-0400)

quilciri · Aug 18, 2013

Decent build, couple issues in it, though.

1. Your CPU is sourced from microcenter. You can only get that deal in store. unless the OP lives close to one, he's SOL on that price. If he *is* lucky enough to live close to one, he should get the motherboard there as well, as they give an additional $40 off if you buy that cpu & a mobo from them at the same time - though you can get the 4670K there for the same price, so there's no point in buying the 3570.

In general, I leave microcenter off the viable vendors when I'm posting builds.

2. The PSU in that build is overkill (and OCZ is a poor PSU company. Never cheap out on the PSU) - the Pro4 only has one pci-e slot that can reasonably support a video card (the other is pci-e 2.0 x4). A decent 500w PSU is plenty.

Also, the gtx 770 is a stronger card than the hd 7950 (which is comparable to a 760 - though the 760 outperforms the 7950 as well - great price on the 7950, though. Once AMD's drivers fix the frame latency for dx9 and eyfinity as well, i'll start recommending xfire)
card hierarchy, 770 review, 760 review

Vincent Politan · Aug 18, 2013

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