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ColinSamuelBaunach

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Hello community! (I'm new to this)
My name is Colin, I'm currently selling my laptop for half of the money I need to buy a build I have created. My budget is about $650-$700 but I would like to run a list of games on medium to high settings.
List of Games:
- Archeage
- League of Legends
- Payday 2 (Takes some good specs)
- Crysis 3 (Takes some good specs)

My Current Build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T4GZ99
-This is not the best build, which is why I'm coming to you guys :D I want your opinions on compatibility, anything to make it better without raising the price a lot
Things I want to stay similar:
-The CPU, I'm hoping to stay with an AMD processor
-The GPU, I trust Nvidia the most when it comes to gaming
-The Motherboard, you can change this up, I just want a decent amount of USB ports, and a 7.1 surround card for my razer headphones

Besides that change anything up and reply with opinions and anything you can offer to help me with. Thankyou!!
 
Solution
This will handle the games specified at high settings no problems
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $693.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when...
This will handle the games specified at high settings no problems
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $693.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
Solution

Shneiky

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There are few notes I wish to make:
For 700 bucks build, spending 100+ on a case is too much. Those money can be put into performance.
I know you want to stay with AMD, but the I5 is the best price/performance gaming processor there is. Even the I3 wins over FX6300 in more half the benches.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-249B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: be quiet! 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $699.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 19:55 EDT-0400

This will give you the best performance you can get for your money. Cheers.
 

ColinSamuelBaunach

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Jul 27, 2014
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4,510


Should I buy a CPU cooler for it or is the one that comes with it fine?

 

You can get the CM Hyper Evo Plus 212