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I need help with a custom made gaming pc. I have no clue what all these things mean and i'm brand new to gaming pcs. I want to run games like Battlefield 4 and Arma 3/DayZ (etc) on like ultra settings and everything (etc) and i just need to know simple things like water cooling or over clocking etc. I need to know a list of items to get and im not going to put together ill get someone to do that. I wanna run like 120 fps to like 200 fps. Thanks.
 
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standard gaming pc....8g of ram 1600 speed or faster at 1.5v or less. main hard drive one tb or larger. if you have the funds put in a 120-250g ssd as the boot drive. no frills cases would be the r200/r300 cosiar cases. intel mb would be the newer h97 if your not over clocking or needing two gpu (sli or crossfire) a good entry mb is the asus-a.
look at toms hardware review of the gpu. look at the games you want to play and there frame rate. if you buy a lower end gpu you have to turn down the video size or the extra video features to get higher frame rates.
 
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I'm also new to building my first pc. I've learned a few things so far, I will share them with you.

-You don't need to overclock unless you have an older system that runs behind the requirements.
-You don't need liquid cooling unless you are overclocking.
-You don't need more than 120fps, but 60fps isn't unreasonable.
-You don't have to build a PC to get a great gaming pc or a good deal. Buy an average PC with the CPU you want, then just add a good GPU.
-IF you really want to build, figure out your budget first. Then do research. Lots of research.
-Here's a good budget build I've seen that isn't that expensive. You can upgrade the parts you really need....

CPU AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor $118.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard $44.99 @ Micro Center
Memory A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $80.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg
Case Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case $35.45 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $47.99 @ Micro Center

Total $547.40, not including an OS or a disc drive.
 
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my budget is up to $3000
 
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what are the frames? and what are the capabilities like day z at ultra and still get stable frames?
 
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whats the price you reckon?
 
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i5 4690k......(239$)http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-Processor-BX80646I54690K/dp/B00KPRWB9G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405855923&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+4690k
asus sabertooth mobo...(303$)....http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Sabertooth-X79-Intel-Motherboard/dp/B0061XSBZG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1405855936&sr=8-5&keywords=asus+sabertooth+z97
EVGA GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB GDDR5 ...(720$x2=1440$)...http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-03G-P4-2888-KR/dp/B00H9ZRCBO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1405856005&sr=8-5&keywords=gtx+780+ti
RAm 8gb...(100$)...www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platforms-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1405855980&sr=8-7&keywords=8+gb+ram
Seasonic PLATINUM-1000 ATX 1000 Power Supply...(239$)...http://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-PLATINUM-1000-1000-Power-Supply/dp/B00608FKN8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405856119&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+1000+platinum
wd 1 tb black ...(74$)..http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Cache-Desktop-WD1003FZEX/dp/B00FJRS6FU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405856098&sr=8-1&keywords=1+tb+hdd+wd+black
ssd samsung 840 evo 250gb ...(140$)....http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-EVO-Series-2-5-Inch-MZ-7TE250BW/dp/B00E3W1726/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405856412&sr=8-1&keywords=ssd

remember i have given u this config because u have really high budget..
 
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Get an R9 295x2 instead, get 16GB of RAM and buy an i7 4790K instead. Everything else about prit87's build is fine. There's no point going with what will get you by (Intel i5) when Intel i7 is better and will be useful for everything you use your PC for, not just gaming.
 
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actually no i7 is better than i5 when it comes to rendering but gaming does not requires i7 he can buy i7 but not fully utilize it in games so i have suggest i5.......

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i think 780 ti SLI will perform better in comparision to the option given, but if you are gaming at much higher resolutions than normal and turning AA(anti-aliasing) very high then the r9 295x2 is better because of the 1024-bit and 8 gb of VRAM. but in normally 780ti in sli outperforms the r9 295x2
 
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DayZ at ultra doesn't require much aside from that build. No one should spend more than $1,500 unless you plan on running multiple, intensive programs at once or playing on 3 screens. If you have the money, spend it, but you don't need an i7 or 2 GPUs for basic ULTRA gaming on a single screen. Most games can't even take advantage of high end hardware yet and when they can, it'll be cheaper and easy to upgrade a GPU at that point.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2407.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I mean... if you want to spend that much.
 
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For an all around crazy computer that will handle gaming and production tasks such as vieo editing
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8qtst6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8qtst6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($182.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($183.45 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($106.78 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($659.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($659.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($102.71 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2998.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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Thanks a lot man. you on steam or anything?
 
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