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June 11, 2014 10:08:03 PM

I am looking to build a gaming pc (first build and not much experience). This is my build that I have made http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d72xbv. I am wondering if this could handle most games at decent settings and a high frame rate(games including battlefield 4, arma 2:D ayz mod,rust, and possibly dayz standalone) if you see any room for improvement please tell me. Also please keep the price around $850. Thanks!

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a b 4 Gaming
June 11, 2014 10:24:50 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($143.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($200.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $790.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 01:23 EDT-0400)

Great, balanced, powerful build.

I would go with this and buy Watch Dogs separately instead.
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a b 4 Gaming
June 11, 2014 10:47:40 PM

TechCIDLC said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($143.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($200.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $790.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 01:23 EDT-0400)

Great, balanced, powerful build.

I would go with this and buy Watch Dogs separately instead.


Watchdogs makes use of heavy Nvidia effects. Any AMD card will get worse performance, mostly as PhysX will have to be put on the CPU. And the FX-8320 is nowhere near strong enough to handle intense PhysX.
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a b 4 Gaming
June 13, 2014 1:35:01 PM

You're telling me that an R9 280 and an FX-8320 will not run Watch Dogs smoothly?
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a b 4 Gaming
June 13, 2014 3:21:21 PM

TechCIDLC said:
You're telling me that an R9 280 and an FX-8320 will not run Watch Dogs smoothly?


Actually, I just checked and apparently after the graphical downgrade Watchdogs started using a lower quality physics solution made in-house, not PhysX. So yes, an R9 280 and FX-8320 would probably be fine now that I know that.
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September 21, 2014 1:49:54 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.66 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB Dual FTW ACX Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($13.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $786.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 17:31 EDT-0400

This leaves room to step up to the GTX770 if you want.
http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=100003150...
And they give you a copy of Borderlands : The Pre-sequal if your into FPS games.
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