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May 8, 2014 7:14:33 PM

I have made a desktop PC build, and I don't plan on doing too much gaming on it, . Maybe just Skyrim and League of Legends here and there, and the quality of the game (like high, ultra) doesn't matter to me much (although it would be nice), I just don't want the game to lag and to have a fluid gameplay. Also I want the computer to be fast when I browse the web and open many windows at once etc. My build is as follows, I was wondering if it's a good build for this purpose.

Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H ATX LGA1150
CPU- Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core
RAM- G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
HDD- Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card - Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB OR Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB
Case- Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower
PSU- Corsair 500W ATX12V
Optical Drive- Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer
Operationg Sytem- Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Wireless Network Adapter- TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0



Also, for the video card spot, I cannot decide between the Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB or the Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB. I know that the 750 Ti is better than the R7 260X, but is it overkill? Also, will I need anything else to complete this computer other than mouse, keyboard, monitor, and speakers because I have all those

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a c 284 4 Gaming
May 8, 2014 8:15:04 PM

The 750 Ti isn't overkill, and will do just fine. That's what I would normally recommend. Though you could probably go with the 260x if you can find one decently cheaper, it's not much less performing than the 750 Ti.

I would change just two things:
1) Get a Hitachi or Western Digital hard drive, Seagate has a high failure rate.
2) You can save about $50 and get an H87 or even B85 motherboard, as the Z87 is only necessary for overclocking features, which you won't be using.
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