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Hey guys, I want to try building my first computer for gaming. My budget is 700 if no rebates and if there are rebates involved I can go up to ~750-800. I'm pretty excited for my first build. The primary purpose is to play games and listen to music.

The games I'm aiming to play are CS:GO, stream League of Legends, and play heroes and generals. I'm hoping to maximize my fps in these games. (currently I get 20 fps in CS:GO, 50 in League, and 15 in H&G)

My only caveat for this build is that it include a good sound card, I have a 7.1 headset and speaker system I'd like to move over. Also on a related note I don't need a monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset, aka all peripherals.

Thanks for the insight!
 
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This system will work...
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This system will work just fine...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Creative Labs ZXR 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $746.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-02 17:51 EDT-0400

If u want here is an Intel build as well... a little more expensive
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.95 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Creative Labs ZXR 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $763.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-02 17:55 EDT-0400
 
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You should do research on good sound cards... I honestly have no idea. I think apple earpods sound really good... But since you're not playing any graphic intensive games, the HD 6970 is my favorite budget card. For $100 it can manage 30-40 fps in Crysis 3 on high settings.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($68.02 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Other: PowerColor AX6970 2GBD5-2DHE Radeon HD 6970 2GB ($99.99)
Total: $650.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-02 17:55 EDT-0400
 
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The Hero VII has amazing sound quality so I didnt think it would make much sense to cheap out on a mobo and then get a $200 sound card when you can get a balance between the two which is the Hero.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($203.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $788.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-02 19:57 EDT-0400

I chose a 750 Ti because the games you are playing arent that graphic intensive and the 750 Ti is a really good card for its price! I also chose the PSU I did because its made by Seasonic and your build will look clean with the semi modularness! Haha if you have any questions shoot em up! :)
 
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SunjoJ

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Thanks for all the build guys! I ultimately decided to go for sid's intel build with only a slight variation. I changed the HDD to a 128 gb SSD only because I never see myself needing that much space after checking how much space I use now. And then I swapped out the graphics card because some of the reviews seem to overlap is a possible error.

Thanks again! I'm excited to start ordering the parts and beginning my first build ^_^
 
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