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First budget pc build, will this suffice?

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July 20, 2014 8:13:36 PM

Aye Siwmae!
Hi all. As my first post on TH, I'd like to ask if this budget setup will suffice for games like Skyrim, Dark souls, Team Fortress 2 on medium to high. How good (or bad!) will the rig run these types of games. I am not looking for something to play Crysis 3 on OMG TOO MUCH GWAPHIX, MY EYES TEHY HURT settings. Just a PC that can run most current games on medium-high well. I don't really care about FPS as long as it doesn't hit below 25-30ish.

CPU - AMD FX-4300
Motherboard - ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+
Video Card - MSI Radeon HD 7770
RAM - Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 500 GB
Case - Rosewill Dual Fans
Power Supply - Antec VP-450
Optical Drive – Samsung 24x SATA DVD RW

I'm scared of spending 800+ on a PC build on my first try.

Much appreciated!

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July 20, 2014 8:22:05 PM

Yeah that'll do well. I'd change the CPU to an fx 6300 just because its better. 8 gb of RAM if you can, but 4 gb is ok for gaming. Also I don't know if this is included/you already have one, but you need an OS. Something like windows 7 or 8/8.1
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July 20, 2014 8:23:13 PM

You can play anything on Ultra with this one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $769.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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July 20, 2014 8:23:54 PM

If its USD, here's something to consider:

Not an overclocking build, but better gaming performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $796.79
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July 20, 2014 8:24:34 PM

well... with a bit of an overclock that build should do what you're looking for.
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July 20, 2014 8:24:56 PM

DroneDroneDrone said:
Yeah that'll do well. I'd change the CPU to an fx 6300 just because its better. 8 gb of RAM if you can, but 4 gb is ok for gaming. Also I don't know if this is included/you already have one, but you need an OS. Something like windows 7 or 8/8.1


Aye! Thank you for responding! I am indeed planning to purchase either Windows 7 or 8 but I can't decide which. I hear 8 has some weird issues and that 7 is the superior, but still.
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July 20, 2014 8:31:28 PM

Arcane Tea Party said:
DroneDroneDrone said:
Yeah that'll do well. I'd change the CPU to an fx 6300 just because its better. 8 gb of RAM if you can, but 4 gb is ok for gaming. Also I don't know if this is included/you already have one, but you need an OS. Something like windows 7 or 8/8.1


Aye! Thank you for responding! I am indeed planning to purchase either Windows 7 or 8 but I can't decide which. I hear 8 has some weird issues and that 7 is the superior, but still.


Well they fixed those issues in 8.1, so basically it comes down to what you prefer as windows 8.1 has like a tileset, trying to make it look like a phone. There is retro for this. And then there good old windows 7 which most people using windows should be familiar with.
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July 20, 2014 8:32:16 PM

for the chosen games a similarly priced intel cpu would be better as would 8gb ram.
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