Working on my first PC build and need some help

Verstrata · Aug 30, 2014

Hello. I have recently decided to build my first gaming PC. First off, if you're into games, you'll know what I mean when I say I don't need one to run Crysis 3 or BF4. Here are the things I want it to run PERFECTLY:

Minecraft (launchers, shaders, recording, HD Texture packs)

Adobe Programs (photoshop, illustrator, etc.)

League of Legends

World of Warcraft

Sid Meier's Civilization V

Sims 4

YouTube streaming

Also, music/video editing and creating

And I want to have room for future games coming out. I'm not all into Crysis and BF4 and those massive games. Just the listed ones.

I'm looking to spend around $600. Maybe a little over at tops.

Please help with the parts list. Don't worry about peripherals. Thanks for the help!!!!

celtic_warrior99 · Aug 31, 2014

For the gpu, get a GTX 650. They will run ur games very well. Just make sure u get rhe GDDR5 version with 2GB memory.

James Mason · Aug 31, 2014

For $600 I don't think it will run photoshop/music and video editing "perfectly." But this will run those games very well (at moderate settings, depending on the game) Sims 4 will be hard to gauge as it isnt out yet, and EA could very well f-it up by doing a shoddy job of optimizing it.

$600 is a bit of deadzone, where it's not much better than 500, and not enough for 700-800.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.40 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270X 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($182.73 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.72 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.03 @ Newegg)
Total: $577.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 04:46 EDT-0400

ZeusGamer · Aug 31, 2014

celtic_warrior99 :

For just a little more, he can get the R9 270x. It will run games better than the GTX 650.

Buying an R9 series GPU will get you 3 free games as well. So it's a really good combo!

Rationale · Aug 31, 2014

You're in a tough spot here. On that budget, Adobe programs, editing, and streaming will run better on an AMD FX-6300.
However, all the games you listed actually run better on an i3.

You're running very opposite tasks that require different sorts of performance.

Verstrata · Aug 31, 2014

James Mason :

For $600 I don't think it will run photoshop/music and video editing "perfectly." But this will run those games very well (at moderate settings, depending on the game) Sims 4 will be hard to gauge as it isnt out yet, and EA could very well f-it up by doing a shoddy job of optimizing it.

$600 is a bit of deadzone, where it's not much better than 500, and not enough for 700-800.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.40 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270X 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($182.73 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.72 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.03 @ Newegg)
Total: $577.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 04:46 EDT-0400

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