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Enkay96

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Hello, I was thinking about moving to pc gaming. I have been playing on consoles for a while and now on my shitty laptop that can't play the latest games. If someone could link me a list of recommended components that would allow me to play games like Skyrim, BF4, Dark Souls, etc. for $700 preferably less but no more. I'm hoping to play on at least medium settings but hopefully high. Is it possible to build such a PC that will run those games at high settings for the price or not? I'm new to gaming PCs so I'm not sure but when ever I showed Alienware, Digital Storm products to my friend in the 600-700 dollar range he would laugh and say that I can build better PC for that price. I'm confused lol. Please help thanks!
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($102.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($216.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.88 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $703.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 02:43 EDT-0400

this does not include a copy of windows, and yes, you can build one much better than a pre-built one for $700.
 
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Cpu - AMD fx 6300
mobo - ASUS m5a97
Gpu - Radeon r9 270x
Ram - (2x4gb)
PSU - atleast 600 W
These are the main parts, I think you can figure out the rest of the peripherals you need

Go for an after market cooler if you wish to overclock your CPU

This will cost around $800 along with all the peripherals
 
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Enkay96

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Ok, thanks for all the reply guys. I know $700 is stretching it for High setting PC so I guess I wouldn't mind a PC that has lower settings as long as it is better compared to PS4, Xbox 1 consoles. Basically I want a PC that is worth every cent. So If I get a PC that will give me the same thing as the consoles these days and be more expensive then it is not worth it for me. I have never been a graphics person but for a PC I expect higher settings than those of a Next-Gen console. :)
 
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Enkay96

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Btw the PC builds listed by you guys are they better than the Vanquisher II lvl 1 PC that is going for $699? I'm guessing yes but I'm a noob so I ask a lot of questions...
 
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Enkay96

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Lol, ok but $700 is stretching it... really need to think about this. Again thanks for all the replies guys. I now have more insight on PCs vs consoles. You guys posted good builds now it is hard to decide, lol. Much respect thanks.
 
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