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I have $1200 that i'm able to spend on a new desktop tower to play ESO. I want all of the settings maxed out. I already have a screen/mouse/keyboard. Everyone tells me to go with Intel and Nvidia. Should i build my own tower? should i buy one? Someone please answer this with a link to a site that I can get the computer from. If you have time, create a build and link that. I need you to be certain that it will run ESO's high demanding graphics and play buttery-smooth. Thanks.
 
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$1200 sounds like more than enough. Forums I've found show good results on Intel i5's, AMD 8350's, and a few others around that price. Are you planning on overclocking, or would you rather save a bit by not getting the OC features on certain MOBO's and CPU's? I'll respond later with a pcpartpicker list of a build (hopefully less than $1200) without OC options that'll run the game well (according to this forum: http://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/1v3slf/discussion_specs_of_your_computer_playing_eso/).

Considering it's an MMO, it seems like despite the high end graphics, it'll still tax the CPU more. I'm thinking of an i5 4670, and a GTX 760. I'll get back to you with a list. I'm sure others will provide lists as well.
 
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paitjsu sadff

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Do you need an OS for that system? and what about storage? SSD drive for boot drive and ESO for quick boot up and loadings?
 
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This is what I managed to put together:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $910.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 16:05 EDT-0400)

As you can see, even with Windows 7 Home Premium, it comes nowhere near your budget. Let us know if you'd prefer a more powerful graphics card, SSD's, or extra HDD's. If you'd like to go with multitasking and multiple monitors, you may as well go with 16GB of RAM and get a GTX 770.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi B85S3+ Ver. 6.x Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1203.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 03:21 EDT-0400)

Ca-boom .
There's an Intel and Nvidia gaming system , you might be able to run TESO at ultra settings :D
Keep in mind that if you're gonna go with this build and you're gonna upgrade your ram , always buy 4 sticks of ram , as the mobo has 4 ram slots .
Why ?
Because if you use every single ram slot of your mobo , it would mean that you would get better performance .
 
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ESO is easier to run than Skyrim. For $1200 you could max it out easily. andrei's build works nicely, but I would get a 770 and much nicer motherboard instead, you don't want to put a $200 CPU in the cheapest motherboard you can find, do you? The game is not demanding AT ALL.
 
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Here's something a little bit cheaper and maybe better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($415.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1119.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 03:50 EDT-0400)
 
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is there a specific use that requires the 16gb of ddr3? 8 should be enough in most case, just saying


 
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I think I accidentaly choosed 16GB XDD . Whoops !

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($415.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1044.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 07:42 EDT-0400)
 
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the cpu has dual channel memory controller so as long as you get the ram in pairs you're good, there is no advantage in having 4 modules vs 2... (at least I havent seen any tests showing it). Mixing the sizes is fine as well if you populate both channels in similar way, so you can have 2GB and 4GB modules in the system with no ill consequences...



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($415.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1097.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 08:30 EDT-0400)

Slightly more expensive because of overclockable cpu/mobo/cooler :DD
 
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I know , but the mobo i choosed supported 4 ram slots , so for the best performance , he had to get 4 ram thingies
Example : 4x2GB of ram is better than 2x4GB or 1x8GB of ram on a mobo that has 4 ram slots
Sorry but english isn't my main language
 
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The performance between 4x2GB and 2x4GB is identicall because of the dual channel memory controller, with a single module 1x8GB you'd be running in single channel mode and end up with half the bandwidth. With 4 modules you have 2 in each ram channel and the performance doesn't improve because the controller cant write to (nor read from) both modules in the same channel simultaneously.

I'm not native English speaker either. :D
 
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Oh i didn't know that
Sorry !
 
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