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Vladislav Andreev

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This will be my very first build, so bear with me. I will be getting money come Christmas and I would like to build my own desktop, since I've always used a laptop. Since I game, the laptops that I have aren't meant for gaming and I know you can get much more for less with a desktop, and upgrading it in the future helps a ton.

I play Guild Wars 2 daily, but only on minimum settings with 40-50 FPS, which I cannot stand anymore. This game has incredible scenery, and I would like to see it with good graphics. I would like to be able to play smoothly with High/Max settings. My friend showed me the GPU I have now, but I was going to go with a GTX 670. I would also like to stay with Intel as a CPU.

Thank you everyone.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3-2000 Memory ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($217.27 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $928.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-18 14:54 EST-0500)
 
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If you want to save money by not overclocking, check the post I made above. Otherwise, these parts will save you money, around $175, and allow you to overclock.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.07 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk...
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-I would get the Asus Z87-A, save some $50 there, still solid motherboard, not much difference between Z87-A and PRO
-You can get the XFX 650w for $10 more, better PSU, but not modular.
-For $68 you can get Gskil Sniper Series 1866 2x4 8GB total
-I would get 270(non X) it is about $180, you can overclock it and it will perform as same as the R9 270X
-From some money left form the RAM, GPU and the Motherboard, you can get Cooler Master Hyper 212Evo, for better cooling for your processor
 
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I agree that a Cooler master hyper 212 would be very nice too. I dont know if you have one but dont forget the 1tb hard drive. I dont think that the 128gb ssd will be enough. 8gb of ram would be better and ddr3 1600 is enough you wont notice any difference. Also i dont see any optial drive. You can get a basic one for like 15$ but i think it is worth it. Also try to look for the nvidia gtx 760 as a video card. Better card and same price.
 
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If you don't plan on overclocking, changing the CPU, motherboard, and memory to this will allow to achieve similar performance at a ~$120 lower price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $453.93
 
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Vladislav Andreev

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I actually was planning on Overclocking it, even though it will be my first time.
 
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If you want to save money by not overclocking, check the post I made above. Otherwise, these parts will save you money, around $175, and allow you to overclock.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.07 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.76 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($185.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $755.45

CPU: Unchanged because it's good for gaming and can overclock.
Motherboard: The ASRock contains Intel LAN, one x16 PCI-E for your single GPU, and will support a moderate overclock.
Memory: Upgraded to a 8 GB with 1600 Mhz. Any higher speed won't significantly improve FPS.
Storage: The Samsung may get higher marks in benchmarks, but you won't notice the difference with Kingston in day-to-day workloads and gaming.
GPU: The 270 is only 1-2 FPS below the 270X, so it's a much better value. The Asus is also much quieter at load.
Case: Unchanged.
PSU: 430W is enough to power your system.

 
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