Is this a good Gaming/Personal PC Build?

nostalgiax · Jul 4, 2014

I'm trying to build a PC for gaming, Would this be a good build to run games on high settings?and for other Personal purposes?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jDGWBm

ksham · Jul 4, 2014

What games do you plan to play? The build is a bit lopsided -- a strong overclocking CPU with a rather weak non-overclockable and weak GPU.

nostalgiax · Jul 4, 2014

ksham :

We'll Black Desert,ArcheAge,etc (Next-Gen MMO), and a few other games maybe Watch Dogs,etc.

And can you please replace the GPU possibly then with one that would be good with it for OCing?

ksham · Jul 4, 2014

And the budget is? Also what monitor resolution? If it's a $600, I don't think it will play Watch Dogs very well due to the low budget.

nostalgiax · Jul 4, 2014

600-700

nostalgiax · Jul 4, 2014

And 1920x1080, I'm really just going for the best performance, but still have great graphics.

nostalgiax · Jul 4, 2014

Would a Radeon R9 270 be better?

DonQuixoteMC · Jul 4, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $689.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

The above build gives you near-equal CPU power (since you had a motherboard that you can't OC with). Gives you much greater GPU performance, and gives you a great platform to upgrade with. (Overclocking, Broadwell)

Overall, you get more bang for your buck.

This is using a ~$700 budget.

ksham · Jul 4, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $700.21

kunthakenthe · Jul 4, 2014

DonQuixoteMC :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $689.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

The above build gives you near-equal CPU power (since you had a motherboard that you can't OC with). Gives you much greater GPU performance, and gives you a great platform to upgrade with. (Overclocking, Broadwell)

Overall, you get more bang for your buck.

This is using a ~$700 budget.

this that r9 280 is a steal ive been recommending that all this time

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