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Hi. I am a 15 year old boy whose dad told him he could get a PC under $1,200. This budget includes everything: the actual computer, keyboard, mouse, and monitor. I would like to run Battlefield 4 and other taxing games on Ultra settings in 1080p with at least 50 fps. I will use this pc mostly for gaming, and maybe watching movies. I would like more focus on the GPU and CPU, and a HDD is fine. I already own Windows, so a better part can be substituted for that.

Needs:
8 gigs of ram
1080p

Wants:
4k (more of a dream :)
Water cooling
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.24 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
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) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Mac Mall)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1194.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 21:13 EDT-0400)

This will get you Battlefield 4 1080p at 60fps. I have a similar system.
 
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Thank you for the fast reply.I already own Windows 7, so is there a way the Ram could be upgraded to 2400 megahertz? Also, could you find a wireless mouse? I find them easier to use in and FPS. Thank you!
 
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This is good:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Mwave)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech MK520 Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($41.00 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Yamaha CM500 Headset ($59.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $1203.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 21:34 EDT-0400)
 
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You don't need 2400MHz RAM...You won't even notice a difference because when you get into RAM speeds that fast, the CAS latency is longer, so you really aren't getting anything better...Unless you want to pay tons of money to get 2400MHz RAM with a 9 CAS latency, but its not worth it.

But since you don't need Win7 you can now get an SSD which will make the PC much faster at launching applications and faster load times, however it won't effect gaming performance, but it is definitely worth it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.24 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($73.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Mac Mall)
Mouse: Logitech G700s Wireless Laser Mouse ($75.89 @ Amazon)
Total: $1206.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 21:38 EDT-0400)
 
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