Gaming PC assistance

SilverShadow23 · May 23, 2014

Hello I am Planning on ordering these parts in the next few hours and I would like to make sure that I have the best parts and they will fit together properly for my $550 to $600 budget. Im looking on playing game like Day Z, Arma 3, and Battlefield 4 on medium to high settings in 1080p. I already have a copy of windows 7 i used on the pc im on now. Recommendations are welcome and thanks for the help. Link to my build below

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SilverShadow23/saved/4KIb

damric · May 23, 2014

Switch mobo to this:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97r20

and RAM to this:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-memory-r938g2130u1k

Everything else looks very good.

tiny voices · May 23, 2014

You will need to call Microsoft to get a new CD key for windows 7 in order to reinstall it and then it will deactivate on your old computer.

I would change the motherboard. That board uses a 5 year old 760g chipset. Get a 970 chipset board but AVOID MSI. Their 970 boards are shoty at bes.

tiny voices · May 23, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbsr this is the RAM I would get. It will be as fast or faster than CL10 2133mhz RAM AND it has better voltage.

damric · May 23, 2014

The Radeon RAM is easy to set-up for a newb, since it has AMD memory profile. I get what you are saying though.

tiny voices · May 23, 2014

The RAM I selected needs no overclocking at all on a board that runs 1866 RAM, it will just run that speed and timing as soon as you put it in.

In reality normal 1600mhz RAM will perform basically the same anyway. We are talking about 1fps difference at most here on this system.

SilverShadow23 · May 23, 2014

tiny voices :

Are you sure about the windows 7 code?

tiny voices · May 23, 2014

Yes, I am sure. When you install it on the new computer with the old code it will say the code is already used. You will need to call Microsoft and explain that you need a new code and will not be using the old installation anymore as you are installing it on a new computer.

SilverShadow23 · May 23, 2014

tiny voices :

How will my build perform with the games I selected?

tiny voices · May 23, 2014

DayZ is horribly coded so expect no more than "normal" settings.

BF4 should get a mix of medium and high. probably more medium than high for 60fps.

Arma 3 is also poorly coded so expect mostly medium for 60fps.

SilverShadow23 · May 23, 2014

tiny voices :

alright, I read that each windows 7 disk came with 3 key uses.

tiny voices · May 23, 2014

I have never heard that. Regardless, you will only be able to install it on one computer at a time. Not both. That is a fact.

SilverShadow23 · May 23, 2014

tiny voices :

Alright should I get windows 8.1?

tiny voices · May 23, 2014

I would recommend it, yes.

SilverShadow23 · May 23, 2014

tiny voices :

Alright so hows this as my final build?
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SilverShadow23/saved/4MqM

tiny voices · May 23, 2014

Looks fine. GPU is a bit underpowered, but you can always upgrade that later on if you aren't satisfied with game performance.

SilverShadow23 · May 23, 2014

tiny voices :

alright thanks

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