I am a super Noob with this kind of thing, otherwise I wouldn't be posting this.
I want to build a pc for the first time and it would be used mostly for gaming. I want games like Skyrim and DayZ and whatnot. I would love to have Skyrim run on Ultra with a steady 60fps, minimum of like 45fps and HD mods installed. My limit is like $700. I used a site called ChooseMyPC.net and they came up with this:
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4 GHz Dual-Core -- $110
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 -- $61.51
RAM: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory -- $69
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200 RPM -- $50.40
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB -- $150 --- There is an option of another graphics card - the R9 270 --- that says %14.41 performance boost and it costs $150 as well.
Case: It gave me one for $35, but this isn't very important to me. As long as it is not an eyesore I don't care
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX -- Power Draw is 71W to 293W -- $50
Optical Drive: LG GH42NSB0 DVD-CD writer -- $14
OS: Windows 8.1 -- $94. I am more comfortable with Windows 7, how much cheaper is that?
This all comes out to $634 before rebates. If something is overpowered for something else, let me know so I can change it and save some cash. I also want to be able to keep up with new games coming out, so will this be able to handle them?
I want to build a pc for the first time and it would be used mostly for gaming. I want games like Skyrim and DayZ and whatnot. I would love to have Skyrim run on Ultra with a steady 60fps, minimum of like 45fps and HD mods installed. My limit is like $700. I used a site called ChooseMyPC.net and they came up with this:
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4 GHz Dual-Core -- $110
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 -- $61.51
RAM: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory -- $69
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200 RPM -- $50.40
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB -- $150 --- There is an option of another graphics card - the R9 270 --- that says %14.41 performance boost and it costs $150 as well.
Case: It gave me one for $35, but this isn't very important to me. As long as it is not an eyesore I don't care
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX -- Power Draw is 71W to 293W -- $50
Optical Drive: LG GH42NSB0 DVD-CD writer -- $14
OS: Windows 8.1 -- $94. I am more comfortable with Windows 7, how much cheaper is that?
This all comes out to $634 before rebates. If something is overpowered for something else, let me know so I can change it and save some cash. I also want to be able to keep up with new games coming out, so will this be able to handle them?