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killer51832

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I am willing to spend around $750 and could probably go to $800 if I must, on a good mid/top range gaming Pc. This question is from scratch, if I am to build or buy, windows 7 or 8 and any other basic questions that I should know the answer to. I want it to have at least 1TB of HHD and some SSD if it fits in with the price but that is not needed. I'm sorry if I look like I am a complete idiot but I really need help and any other forums I go on always seem to be outdated or something I'm not asking for.
Please help as much as you can, maybe give me a component list or something.

Thanks :D
 
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smorizio

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28jCX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28jCX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28jCX/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($83.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $766.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 12:10 EST-0500)
 
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canadianvice

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I may be able to help you further once I'm done learning about Napoleon, but a great place to start is PCpartPicker. I don't recall the exact address, but it lists all parts and the lowest prices.

I usually suggest build for gaming PCs, you won't find an inexpensive one in a retail package - and most of those aren't very future-proofed either.

Focus on getting a good graphics card and probably at least an Intel i5 or equivalent from AMD. From there, you can find a motherboard with the right socket type and necessary connections. You can cheap out on the case (hell, if you wanted to you can literally use a cardboard box and some wood).

Those are going to be the two components that guide your gaming. For the SSD, keep in mind that load times are decreased, but otherwise there is a minimal performance boost. Where I might suggest it is a small one to boot Windows from - most gamers have a lot of startup items and this will make it so that you get up and gaming faster.

Otherwise, I'd suggest considering a standard hard disk - 1TB is easy to come by.

Depending, you may even be able to make do without a DVD drive, as most do digital downloads and you can always "rent" a USB DVD reader (buy and return) to install Windows. Barring secuROM, you can even use the opportunity to make disc images of your software and back those up on a hard drive (they can be mounted with free software to a digital drive)

As for your OS, I might suggest W7, 8 is nice, but 7 is tried, true, and still a fantastic option. Windows 8.1 does, however, come with the option of moving it between systems if your motherboard fails.
 
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smorizio

smorizio

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Jan 22, 2010
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28jGY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28jGY/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28jGY/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $762.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 12:12 EST-0500)
 
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smorizio

smorizio

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if you went with a faster intel i5 you have to lose the ssd.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28jPc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28jPc/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28jPc/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $797.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 12:16 EST-0500)
 
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killer51832

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Nov 24, 2013
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28ku0
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28ku0/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28ku0/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-4170 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Scythe SCMG-4000 79.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($52.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Sparkle GeForce GT 630 4GB Video Card ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey GS-6700 SPIDER (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 850W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($107.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $863.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 12:39 EST-0500)

What do you think about this build? If I looked on eBay and searched around in my area I can probably get it down to $800, and failing that maybe downgrade the MoBo and processor a little bit to stay in budgit.
 
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canadianvice

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NEVER buy electronics from ebay. Buy cables. I wired my computer with ebay SATA cables, for instance. I would not trust it for any sort of part provision.

I think your PSU might be overkill, and I've never really heard of Sparkle as a brand... I would be somewhat wary.
 
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killer51832

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Okay I will take that in to consideration and thanks a lot for the help, but do you think that those components will function well together and none are generally too bad or good for the other components?

 
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