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jaysoceee

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so my expectations, must run high settings on
tera
archeage
blade n soul 2

must run med-high
arma3
dayz
bf4

so far people made me this builds, but idk which is the best, please dont post new builds if its not better than the ones im listing..

Budget is around 900-930 including tax,shipping,os, monitor

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kwn88d
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YWrRwP
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b3XJpg
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XMsn99


Be sure that every part fits on the case, and i can run the build with the monitor... and no problem when booting up setting up (bios,etc)

this will be my first build.. so please be sure to include details on why its better...


OR should i just buy this alienware and will it run games on high end mmo graphics (high)
arma 3
dayz
bf4
all med-high settings

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-x51-r2/pd?oc=dpcwxy02s&model_id=alienware-x51-r2


(btw will i might not oc soo be sure to keep that while your building parts for me,im 50/50 on ocing since im a newb)

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For sure, build your own. I would do the intel i5 build with some tweaks:

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 ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze...

numanator

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For sure, build your own. I would do the intel i5 build with some tweaks:

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 ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $887.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-14 19:59 EDT-0400

Most monitors come with a DVI cable to hook up for HD. A HDMI cable would also work

Personally, I would spend another $15 on the case to get a Corsair 200R or 300R (if its on sale)
 
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numanator

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Yes, the most important changes are the i5 4430 to the i5 4460, only $5-10 more but clocked higher and the PSU to a good quality XFX. Also changed the monitor.

I am not a fan of AMD builds since there is no upgrade path and they lack power on games that don't utilize multiple cores.