Input wanted on first PC Bui;d

Slee1324

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dvvh
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dvvh/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dvvh/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $174.99)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($179.97 @ OutletPC)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $63.99)
Total: $717.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 21:04 EDT-0400)


This is what ive decided to get. My goal was to keep the parts below 650 if possible then get the OS as well. I just play diablo 3 and SC 2.
If you have any opinions regarding my choices please let me know or if you see where i bought a bad reviewed part or a part you've had a bad experience with i'd love to know that to make sure i am completely satisfied with my choices!
Let me know what you think!
 

xbizzaroz

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this looks really good especially just for diablo 3 and starcraft 2 (I'm sure there are other games). this rig will allow you to do way more by playing skyrim, ESO, BF4 (maybe not maxed out), and probably Titanfall as well. not sure if you are interested in those games but thats just an idea of what you can do
 

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Thats good to hear, i actually just made some last minute changes.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dyNP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dyNP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dyNP/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($179.97 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $63.99)
Total: $707.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 22:46 EDT-0400)


What would you build to play SC2 and Diablo 3 on high/ultra with no lag? max 650 budget, but obviously saving as much as possible.
Intel build.
 

xbizzaroz

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i think the most you could do is lower the video card to the 650 Ti. that could save you a little and still give you great performance for both of those games (high FPS). all of the other parts look really good.