Gaming Computer Help

bryw22

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Apr 23, 2014
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Approximate Purchase Date: 1-3 weeks

Budget Range: 800-900$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming, Movies

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Everything, I need a whole new computer.

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg / Amazon

Location: Willowbrook, Illinois (USA)
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU

Overclocking: N/A

SLI or Crossfire: N/A

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I'd like a quiet PC. The games I mainly play are CS:GO and World of Warcraft.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I mainly just want a more fluent PC without lagging or anything. Whenever I play CS:GO I can't even minimize/maximize smoothly it takes like 15 seconds and sometimes even lags out. I'd also like to stream.

My current PC I'm playing on specs:
CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1035T Processor 2.60 GHz
RAM: 8GB
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series


I'm basically just looking for your guys expertise on the best possible gaming computer I can build with a budget of 800-900$. Thanks!


 
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fyi, you can re-use the ram and HDD from your old build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.49 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($199.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VX238H-W 23.0" Monitor ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($32.17 @ NCIX US)
Total: $838.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 05:11 EDT-0400)
 
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