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Setting up my first gaming pc. Any help would be greatly appreciated

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March 23, 2014 8:08:49 AM

I am trying to build a computer to max out most games at 1920*1080 on ultra. Here are my part selections so far:

CPU= intel core i5 4570
RAM= 2*4gb 1600mhz
GPU= amd r9 280x 3gb
motherboard= GIGABYTE H87-HD3 Intel H87 Chipset

Any help would be greatly appreciated and all suggested changes welcome. Thankyou very much

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a b 4 Gaming
March 23, 2014 8:15:21 AM

nice rig.
well you can upgrade it as much as you like and many people will say stuff like get a cpu cooler or get some ram but what you realy need (if you have the budget) is a better processor but if you don't buy it the rig is still pretty good.
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a b 4 Gaming
March 23, 2014 8:16:19 AM

Those AMD Cards run hot, a EVGA GTX 770 with a ACX cooler would be better.
I'm guessing you don't want to Overclock.
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a b 4 Gaming
March 23, 2014 8:20:09 AM

amd cards do run a little bit hotter but give more bang for the buck than nvidia and the performance difference is not much.
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a b 4 Gaming
March 23, 2014 8:22:58 AM

You could probably go for the 4440 instead of the 4570, only 100MHz difference and the savings could be spent elsewhere.
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a b 4 Gaming
March 23, 2014 8:27:29 AM

no,buy the 4570 it is better worth the extra money.
@seeking solace performance is not only based on clock speed kid.
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a b 4 Gaming
March 23, 2014 8:33:16 AM

abeer72 said:
no,buy the 4570 it is better worth the extra money.
@seeking solace performance is not only based on clock speed kid.


Would you care to elaborate for someone seeking knowledge?
The processors appear similar in all their specs aside from the clock speed.
Same L1, L2 and L3 cache, same TDP, same Lithography, same data width and same integrated graphics.

Is there a noticeable difference in performance that you have experienced between the two?

Thanks for your feedback.

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a b 4 Gaming
March 23, 2014 8:59:04 AM

you are right the specs are the same BUT the performance is different.
the higher the model number the higher the performance,this is because Intel tests the processors for reliability,life etc and the higher the number the better the stuff.
Why else do you think there will be a price difference between processors with the same specs,it can't be because of the core clock.
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March 23, 2014 9:13:47 AM

abeer72 said:
no,buy the 4570 it is better worth the extra money.
@seeking solace performance is not only based on clock speed kid.

i have to agree and i am quite happy with the 4570 as i do not intend to overclock. thankyou

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March 23, 2014 9:17:04 AM

abeer72 said:
nice rig.
well you can upgrade it as much as you like and many people will say stuff like get a cpu cooler or get some ram but what you realy need (if you have the budget) is a better processor but if you don't buy it the rig is still pretty good.

i like it a-lot my self the only real things i think i need to consider at the heat produced by the cpu and gpu. i would need to do more research into that. thank you everyone for your suggestions.
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a b 4 Gaming
March 23, 2014 9:17:23 AM

Microcenter prices the 4570 at a solid price if he is near one, otherwise it runs just shy of $200 and about $20 away from the 4670, which should theoretically be the better jump for performance. Which Microcenter also offer a better offer on the overclockable version of the 4670k for a $30 difference to the 4570.

My suggestion was merely that it was a possibility to alter budget and put the savings elsewhere, or given so much stock on the difference in processors, maybe push more funds into the processor for a better option.
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March 23, 2014 9:18:31 AM

PsychoGamingLemon said:
Those AMD Cards run hot, a EVGA GTX 770 with a ACX cooler would be better.
I'm guessing you don't want to Overclock.

no i am not going to overclock my cpu or gpu. Thanks i will look into the 770
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a b 4 Gaming
March 23, 2014 9:25:48 AM

glad i could help! :) 
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