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TheGermanAshton

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So, I've posted a few threads on here already, but I finally got tired of trying to find good pre-built gaming PC on newegg (or elsewhere) that had ALL the bang for their buck. I just couldn't do it, and accepted If I want the best bang for my buck, I need to custom build. Well, here is the result of 5 hours of research. Hopefully I've done well.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheGermanAshton/saved/4GM4...

Tell me, how does this look? Any conflicts, bad parts, or anything like that? I will list some games I play below so you can get an idea of what I need (Bottom of Forum) Does this computer get the "bang for its buck?" What do you think?

Also, you may notice the lack of a Hard Drive. Who needs storage? Lol, just kidding. I've got an SSD in my laptop right now, so I don't need another hard drive.




Also, here are the games that I play often and notice some performance issues. If you would be so kind, tell me, do you think I would have a substancial preformance from my current PC- http://www.asus.com/ROG_ROG/G74SX/specifications/ compared to the one that I just build?

Here are the games in question.

BF4
Crisis 3
Metro Last Light
Rome Total War 2
Mount and Blade:Warband
Crusader Kings 2
Europa Universalis 4
Company of Heroes 1-2


These are the main games I play, and that I do get very annoying performance issues. Everytime I see a youtube Let's play of one of these I weep at how my PC can't run them like theirs. Why world why!?! Haha, anyway, yeah, I have 300 games on my steam, but these are the main "troublemakers" Thoughts?
 
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personally, I wouldn't get that HDD. Western Digitals aren't reliable, at least for me. I would've rec'd a 2TB 7200 RPM HDD. Also, you won't need that heavy of a PSU, you could get by with a 530W and save some bucks, though if you do plan to overclock, might be safer to get a 600W.
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Sorry, to say this, but you kinda slung a lot of cash and wasted a bit. you will never need 16 GB of RAM for gaming, although if you're video editing you'll need it. Don't need to spend that much on the processor, you can get an i5 for $220 and overclock it to 4.0-4.3 GHz. Spend too much on an optical drive, and you don't need that big of an SSD if it's for booting.
 
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personally, I wouldn't get that HDD. Western Digitals aren't reliable, at least for me. I would've rec'd a 2TB 7200 RPM HDD. Also, you won't need that heavy of a PSU, you could get by with a 530W and save some bucks, though if you do plan to overclock, might be safer to get a 600W.
 
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I agree with atomicwhip, for gaming the i5(k) are the best bang for buck at the higher end. You could also do with a lesser PSU if you want to save a few more dollars. 500-600W should be plenty, even with a moderate overclock.

And yeah, it will be much faster than your notebook.
http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1037?vs=1078 (if I'm not mistaken, the AMD Radeon 5770 is the closest comparison to the 560M in that benchmark list).
 
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these are the actual things I was going to buy.



CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($107.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($185.38 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Headphones: Razer Kraken Pro Headset ($57.30 @ Amazon)
Total: $719.57
 
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Personally, I'm an Intel guy (The higher end Intels are well worth the price tag, and perform better for the higher end gaming [IMO]) If you can afford it, I'd go for an i5K and you'd be able to overclock and get great performance.
 
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