$1300 budget gaming pc, opinions?

SpencerColriss

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Feb 19, 2014
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I'm kinda a noob to the whole building a gaming pc thing, and I was wondering how I did making my $1300 budget Gaming PC? I wanted a PC that could run graphics heavy, or soon to be graphics heavy games at high or ultra settings. Some of these games are Battlefield 4, DayZ SA, Star Citizen, The Division, Dragon Age Inquisition, etc etc. Is this a good build to be able to run these games at high or ultra?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WOiX
 
This will definitely get you what you want. Just tweaked a few things to save money, didn't decrease performance whatsoever. Also went with a slightly smaller form factor, but it is my favorite case out right now, and looks really nice :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($60.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($82.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($509.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1274.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-20 14:15 EST-0500)