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ajsz

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I'm in need of a PC, but I came across articles that contradict and I'm confused.

My needs:

  • I am in need of a PC that is capable of playing World of Warcraft and Diablo 3 on ultra. Those are the only two games I play.

    I already have hard drives, CD drives, and a brand new 900w PSU from my cousin.

    I use a 1080p monitor, but I MAY upgrade to a 1440p in the near future.

    I would like the build to be cost-effective (max budget is 900 dollars, but I wouldn't want to pay tha much if it would not be needed.)


Thank you.

 
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maddogfargo
I agree. You could probably get by with either an AMD or Intel build.

For MMOs, which often have onbly 1-2 cores maxed, you will likely get more out if an Intel based build thanks to their better per-core performance.

Something with a high end i3 or midrange i5 and good GPU can easily be done for the $600-$700 range. Can you tell us a little more about what you will be playing/doing with this build? That will help us narrow it down.
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Neither WoW or D3 is a very strenuous game hardware wise, so I'd say you can be well under 900 dollars.

Sounds like you just need a case minus Psu and HDD, is that right? How old is your current HDD, and what brand is your Psu? Might be better off upgrading them both honestly.
 
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I agree. You could probably get by with either an AMD or Intel build.

For MMOs, which often have onbly 1-2 cores maxed, you will likely get more out if an Intel based build thanks to their better per-core performance.

Something with a high end i3 or midrange i5 and good GPU can easily be done for the $600-$700 range. Can you tell us a little more about what you will be playing/doing with this build? That will help us narrow it down.
 
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My PSU some topower company, I've never heard of it, I think its this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817342012. My cousin owns a small business that does a lot of CAD and he ordered a couple too many, so he just gave me one knowing I use to be really into computers back in the day. The HDD is pretty old, probably from around 2008.
 
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No O/C. Just some casual WoW and Diablo with friends, I don't really play much video games anymore. Mostly school work, office, stuff like that.

 
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Ditch the Psu. Even if it's free, you don't use a crap quality Psu in your build. You are going to have the room in your budget to purchase one, so I'd go ahead and do that. Xfx, Seasonic, Antec, Corsair(non-CX(M), GS) would all do really well and won't cost a lot. When a bad quality Psu goes south on you, it can literally destroy your system.
 
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