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August 23, 2014 1:35:23 AM

Hi.
I want to build a gaming desktop that can comfortably run Elder Scrolls Online, World of Warcraft, Sims 4 and Dragon Age online.

What parts and specs do i need?
Laymens terms please, I'm a first time builder and either need the exact name of the part, or to know what that part does/effects.

also can anyone recommend good people/businesses for putting it together?

any help is appreciated.

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August 23, 2014 8:36:51 AM

Alright, I can help you, but I need a budget.
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August 23, 2014 10:56:58 AM

Shadeslayer110 said:
Alright, I can help you, but I need a budget.


its about 250 to 350$
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August 23, 2014 11:14:37 AM

Sims 4 can run on a potato
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August 23, 2014 12:58:55 PM

Ideally around £800 max, but i can lean up to 1k if i really need to. Thank you :) 
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August 23, 2014 5:11:11 PM

willowdragon said:
Ideally around £800 max, but i can lean up to 1k if i really need to. Thank you :) 


800 euros is a little more than $1000. Here is this build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qmZXL

It is a little bit over a thousand, but it should run every game smoothly with high/ultra settings. However, this build does not include the monitor, keyboard and mouse, or a wireless card.
It comes with a ssd, which you can download the OS on, and everything will be faster.

If you need a wireless card, I suggest you get this one: http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WDN4800-Wireless-Expre...
I have it and it is great.

The keyboard, mouse, and monitor is up to you and what you personally like. Good luck, and this site is here to help you with your build!
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August 23, 2014 5:18:28 PM

there is a uk pcpartpicker, this is shadeslayers build on the uk wite:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£162.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£64.02 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.36 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (£179.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£65.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.99 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)
Total: £740.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-24 01:18 BST+0100
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August 23, 2014 5:28:21 PM

this is my suggestion

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.63 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£98.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.36 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£201.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)
Total: £740.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-24 01:23 BST+0100


its basically the same, but with some tweaking.

the newer haswell refresh i5 4690k
best cheap air cooler for mild overclocks
less expensive, still good motherboard
less expensive ram (cheapest ram with good timings and speed is all you need)
same storage options
better gpu, the 280x can push ultra in most (if not all) games today
different, less expensive case. feel free to choose your own case. just made sure its an atx (prefereabbly mid tower) size, and has good reviews
better quality power supply (csm doesnt have great reliability, seasonic is one of the best psu brands today)
same optical drive
same windows 8.1
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August 24, 2014 9:44:05 PM

jshoop said:
this is my suggestion

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.63 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£98.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.36 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£201.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)
Total: £740.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-24 01:23 BST+0100


its basically the same, but with some tweaking.

the newer haswell refresh i5 4690k
best cheap air cooler for mild overclocks
less expensive, still good motherboard
less expensive ram (cheapest ram with good timings and speed is all you need)
same storage options
better gpu, the 280x can push ultra in most (if not all) games today
different, less expensive case. feel free to choose your own case. just made sure its an atx (prefereabbly mid tower) size, and has good reviews
better quality power supply (csm doesnt have great reliability, seasonic is one of the best psu brands today)
same optical drive
same windows 8.1


+1; if you do not feel like buying a 620W PSU a 550W XFX power supply should do fine although it would be pushing it. Great gaming desktop build for the price!
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August 24, 2014 9:58:27 PM

Umm why exactly do you need a PC that expensive to play those games? Sims 3 runs on a potato and The Elder Scrolls Online doesn't need such a good PC. Get this build for $650 ish dollars

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fMbgrH

It will play all the games you listed very very easily and with the extra money you saved, get BF4 and play it at 1080p ultra settings with 60fps :D 
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August 25, 2014 3:34:15 AM

Alexdiaz said:
Umm why exactly do you need a PC that expensive to play those games? Sims 3 runs on a potato and The Elder Scrolls Online doesn't need such a good PC. Get this build for $650 ish dollars

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fMbgrH

It will play all the games you listed very very easily and with the extra money you saved, get BF4 and play it at 1080p ultra settings with 60fps :D 


Like I said Sims 4 will run on a potato
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August 25, 2014 12:08:52 PM

the 750ti cant run bf4 at ultra with 60fps. more like medium with 60fps (maybe)

that build is less expensive, but also skimps on the psu (bad quality psu) and gpu (750ti is a low level card).
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August 29, 2014 11:42:34 AM

Thanks everybody! Really great help :) 

its not solely for Sims 4, I'm a big mmo gamer and like smooth, but my intention is to have a pc i can upgrade when necessary, and also have space to do my work on. Monitors will come later as id like to duel screen.
again, thank you so much :) 
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August 29, 2014 12:15:00 PM

no problem. just make sure you try to go with the 280x build, its alot more powerful than the 760 and has a better quality psu. i'll repost it below.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£99.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.96 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£201.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)
Total: £745.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 20:15 BST+0100


EDITS: fixed pcpartpicker bbcode link
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