Newbie help on gaming rig

Saintlygun · Dec 30, 2013

So I've been doing a lil bit of reading and looking around and I'm either deciding between a mini itx or a micro atx. Not sure what the real difference is beside the compactness of the towers. Also I'm not sure what to get for hardware exactly. I'm still trying to learn all of the buttons and whistles to it all but, thats why I'm here. I'm mainly using this rig for gaming and some video editing. What i hope to accomplish to to have enough power to play bf4 on high at best (using this as a staple for most games being its one of the most power hungry games to date so if it can play it on high i should play most other games at high or better right?) a wifi adapter to make things easier instead of having to run ether wires through my whole apartment (cost alot to do it where i'm at for whatever reason) and my budget is about $700. help a newb out fulfilling his dream!

AMD Radeon · Dec 30, 2013

where do you live? do you have monitor already?

Saintlygun · Dec 31, 2013

AMD Radeon :

I live in Houston Tx but, it's just the apartment complex wanting to charge out the butt for it. idk didn't really care for it because i'm moving soon to a house. yes I just recently bought a refurbished one off of ebay. it's a Samsung 27" S27c570h Led Hd Monitor 1080p. got it for around $100

ayushde · Dec 31, 2013

Saintlygun :

How about this....This build will easily handle BF4 at high settings @ 1080p.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNWD-N1501UB 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $705.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-31 00:12 EST-0500)

AMD Radeon · Dec 31, 2013

it is my recommendation
the latest i5 + 2x 4GB ram
gtx 760 (amd card has problems with BF4. unless they fix it, my recommendation goes to gtx 760)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.81 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $713.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-31 00:28 EST-0500)

Saintlygun · Dec 31, 2013

AMD Radeon :

it is my recommendation
the latest i5 + 2x 4GB ram
gtx 760 (amd card has problems with BF4. unless they fix it, my recommendation goes to gtx 760)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.81 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $713.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-31 00:28 EST-0500)

would i be able to put all this hardware into a micro atx case or mini itx?

ayushde · Dec 31, 2013

AMD Radeon :

it is my recommendation
the latest i5 + 2x 4GB ram
gtx 760 (amd card has problems with BF4. unless they fix it, my recommendation goes to gtx 760)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.81 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $713.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-31 00:28 EST-0500)

Your case is an atx mid tower whereas the person wants a micro/mini atx build

AMD Radeon · Dec 31, 2013

Saintlygun :

AMD Radeon :

would i be able to put all this hardware into a micro atx case or mini itx?

oh my bad, you can pick microATX case here
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/case/#sort=a8&u=1&t=7
options are limited though, i vote for fractal design core 1000

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