Will this build run Skyrim?

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($217.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($79.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 3GB Video Card ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.88 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
 

AshyCFC

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Easily run skyrim, You'll get high 1080p fps

Few curious questions:
Why are you going for ivy bridge not haswell? 3570k instead of 4670k(the 4670k is newer and about 10% faster usually)

1333MHZ RAM is not great for gaming, get atleast 1600MHZ RAM

Corsair make good PSU's but not the CX series, they are mediocre at best.

Can you post your budget for this PC?
 


I ran stock cooler at stock speed and it was pretty loud after i changed it to 212 EVO and now my PC is really silent!
 

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This is my first build I've made it entirely off of research tonight that's why I posted this after I had it together to ask for more input. So, what motherboard would you suggest? And I'm trying to stay around $800 and that's where I am. I have my peripherals and display already.
 

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Also I'm just now learning this site so bare with me. Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge are the only two I can seem to be able to bring up. The different Mhz of RAM I'm not sure what you mean by that? I'm trying to stay around $800 on this build. As I said if you can see those other two posts this is the first build I have done.
 

AshyCFC

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RAM is clocked at speeds. 1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 etc, it is measured in MHZ> MegaHertz and basically 1333 is the slowest performing.

I'll post a full build for you after a few questions.

Is this $800 US,CA or AUS?

Do you want to overclock your CPU or happy at stock speed?

GPU brand bias, AMD, NVIDIA or whatevers best for budget?

I'll drop some information for you as well on ivy/sandy/haswell

Sandy bridge is intels second generation processors, their model numbers start with 2's in the I3,I5 and I7 section
Ivy bridge is the third generation and the model numbers start with a 3.
Haswell is the newest(and fastest) generation and the model numbers start with a 4

That's the basics of haswell/ivy/sandy.
 

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Okay, it's $800 US and my friends are NVIDIA biased when it comes to GPU. I'm honestly a noob when it comes to PC gaming so I can't really be biased yet. I can say I don't have much flex room on price because I am buying this from the financial aid I will be getting back this semester from college. Would you mind explaining overclocking for me? Thank you for the run down on ivy/sandy/haswell!
 

AshyCFC

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Overclocking > You change the clock speed of the CPU from say 3.5ghz to 4.0ghz. This will make the processor faster HOWEVER you need to have appropriate cooling as the change in speed ramps up the heat produced and a motherboard which can take it(z87 or z77 if intel based)

Since you're new I'd avoid overclocking as it can damage your processor/cause it to be unstable with random shutdown if not done properly.

You can get perfect gaming performance without overclocking by the way.

What games do you want to play, some are AMD gpu biased and some nvidia biased.
 

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It may help to say that I do plan on running mods. I'm smart enough to not kill my PC with a ton of mods. But I do plan on running game enhancing mods. I'll be playing other games besides Skyrim of course It'll just be the main game and I believe if I can build a PC that will handle Skyrim well I'll be okay on other games.
 

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I'm more of an RPG MMORPG kind of guy. Elder Scrolls, RIFT, RuneScape(low end graphics I know), WoW, those kinds of games.
 

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Basically I would like to know if the PC I have picked out will handle what I'm asking of it. And if there are any tweaks I can make to it to make it better but stay in budget also.
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $835.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-17 04:57 EST-0500)

$35 over with the faster GTX 770 but that can be changed to a GTX 760

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $800.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-17 04:59 EST-0500)

Exact $800 with the slower GTX 760 but better motherboard.

I'll talk you through my choice of each part.

Xeon 1230 V3 - This is made as a server CPU but very useful in gaming builds as well. It is faster than the i5 4670 for not much more, it is effectively an I7 4770 without an integrated GPU.

The motherboards are both basic boards which cannot be over clocked on them. The only diffrerence is that the H81 can only take 2 hard drives/ssds in it at sata 6gbs(that's the data transfer speed) whereas the b85 can take upto 6(I doubt you'd need 6 HDDs) so if you want we can get the cheaper board in your gtx 760 build. These boards do have some drawbacks though, they have no sli/crossfire (you can only put 1graphics card in them) and they are limited to 1600mhz ram(fine for gaming) however since you're just starting out they are perfect because they fit upto 16gb of ram, 1gpu will run at fine speed and you don't need to worry about overclocking, it's also unlikely you'll want 6HDDS anyway.

The RAM is pretty standard 1600mhz 8gb RAM.

1TB HDD for storing your files/games if you want a SSD(solid state disk) that is possible but they are more expensive and store less although they can get to your data a bit faster(your pc will boot about 10-20seconds faster and your games a bit more responsive in load screen times) you don't NEED an SSD but sometimes they're nice, I chose not to go for one in these builds.

The GPU's. The 760 is very good at its price point but the 770 is better and not much more.

here's a chart specific to skyrim, it shows the frames per second at ULTRA 1080p(basically maxed) but this may drop a bit with mods.

skyrim-avg.png


case is personal preference but I just like thermaltakes cases. This one comes in white,black or black/red.

the power supply is a gold rated efficiency Antec 650W(good quality) It is an older design so it cannot run SLI/Crossfire (dual graphics cards) but it will power your system very well and is excellently made for the price.

CD drive pretty standard cheap.

here's an alternate build with the gtx 770 in budget by the way if you don't feel you can stump up the extra $35.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $800.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-17 05:10 EST-0500)

by the way the antec PSU is overkill in terms of the power you need but it's a very reliable/excellently priced unit so I thought you'd want piece of mind.

If you need wireless grab one of these usb dongles http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn725n will work with any build, just plug it in.
 

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I played around some and now this is what I have I don't even know if I'm helping or hurting myself haha

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570S 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 3GB Video Card
 

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You are indeed a lifesaver!!!