How is the r9 270?
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You prob won't max out too many games with it but you should be able to play most games on high settings with decent frames.
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Ya you shouldn't have issues getting high settings on any game really. seems like an ok build. Some of your items may be a lil too expensive.
Mainly PSU, case, keyboard. But if those are what you want then it would be ok spending a little extra on them.
Mainly PSU, case, keyboard. But if those are what you want then it would be ok spending a little extra on them.
If you're going to be overclocking anyways, get a fx 8320. Overclock that to the 8350 speeds.
PSU wise, get a EVGA 750w supernova NEX over the corsair CSM. More room for overclocking and upgrades in the future if you want to.
Ram wise, I don't see the point in getting 1600 cas 8 over cas 9 for gaming price difference is too much in my opinion. 1866 Mhz CAS 10 is roughly the same as 1600 CAS 9 I believe. It'll do just fine for gaming.
Money saved can get you a better GPU with more vRAM which would help with skyrim mods and even running a better ENB if you're into those.
I selected a smaller monitor but faster response time which would do better for most games anyways.
As for your case, I left it alone, but I thought I should mention that the define r4 windowed is 20$ cheaper. It's basically the same case but with a window on the side so you can look into it.
Hard drive wise, I'd recommend going with a WD Blue over the Seagate barracuda, but your choice if you want to add that in or not.
For gaming alone, you could jsut scrap the whole AMD option and go with a i5 4460 + H97 motherboard. It's a locked cpu, but has better performance in gaming compared to the fx 8320.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2252MH 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($136.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6880 Wired Laser Mouse ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1190.83
PSU wise, get a EVGA 750w supernova NEX over the corsair CSM. More room for overclocking and upgrades in the future if you want to.
Ram wise, I don't see the point in getting 1600 cas 8 over cas 9 for gaming price difference is too much in my opinion. 1866 Mhz CAS 10 is roughly the same as 1600 CAS 9 I believe. It'll do just fine for gaming.
Money saved can get you a better GPU with more vRAM which would help with skyrim mods and even running a better ENB if you're into those.
I selected a smaller monitor but faster response time which would do better for most games anyways.
As for your case, I left it alone, but I thought I should mention that the define r4 windowed is 20$ cheaper. It's basically the same case but with a window on the side so you can look into it.
Hard drive wise, I'd recommend going with a WD Blue over the Seagate barracuda, but your choice if you want to add that in or not.
For gaming alone, you could jsut scrap the whole AMD option and go with a i5 4460 + H97 motherboard. It's a locked cpu, but has better performance in gaming compared to the fx 8320.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2252MH 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($136.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6880 Wired Laser Mouse ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1190.83
BustaRhymes
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Maybe these 2. That would prob save you $70. maybe even enough to get r9 280?
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX500/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1406078608&sr=8-2&keywords=500+watt+psu
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G105-Gaming-Keyboard-Backlighting/dp/B00BBUCCKO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406078687&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+g105
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX500/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1406078608&sr=8-2&keywords=500+watt+psu
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G105-Gaming-Keyboard-Backlighting/dp/B00BBUCCKO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406078687&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+g105
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