$750-800 gaming pc build help

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shane b

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I'm looking to build a pc right around $800, i currently have a alienware x51 r2 and i need something way better. I want to be able to play all games on 1080p and on ultra settings. I'm new to a lot of stuff so that's why i'm posting. I have looked at other posts but would like to be able to ask for help through this post

oh and i already have a monitor, keyboard and mouse.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Tri-X Toxic Video Card ($232.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $799.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 20:24 EDT-0400
 
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wonderful build but eh,most demanding games wont run fluently 1080p ultra,and in extreme circumstances (such as BF4 all ultra 1080p 64 players,could go below 30fps easily.)
 
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turkey3_scratch

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Nothing will run 1080p ultra 60FPS on an $800 build you need a $1000.
 
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I would be fine at 40fps at the lowest and i will not ne playing bf4

 
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Because you pick overpriced, slower parts. :p I was aiming for the low end of the budget on this one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N600PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $754.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 20:34 EDT-0400
 
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For about $800 this is my power build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1283 89.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: D-Link DWA-171 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.27 @ Amazon)
Total: $800.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 20:40 EDT-0400

You get more value for AMD solutions than Intel at this price point, particularly if you overclock. If you're not OC'ing just don't buy the CPU cooler as you don't really need one, or consider an Intel solution. If you'd like a nicer mid-tower try the Cooler Master Storm Enforcer, or if you want a full tower my pick is the Enthoo Pro. The graphics card is great for this budget and you should be able to run several games on ultra settings, but I can't promise you'll run all games on ultra without a problem (now and next year) unless you are ponying up at least $1200.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 Snow White ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $849.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 00:04 EDT-0400

Changed to cheaper RAM and a higher quality PSU. Note that I have mail-in rebates turned off on my PCPartpicker.
 
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That's perfectly fine. My only comments would be you first, don't need 1866 ram it will not improve your gaming at all, save yourself a few bucks by getting the 1600 for $10-15 less. Second I would never buy a seagate HDD, western digital or Hitachi are far more reliable. If this is the build that makes you happy, from my side I'd say go for it, it's a solid build.

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Made some changes to your changes and put in a better motherboard, and decent cooler for some light overclocking, all while keeping price pretty much the same.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.97 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.23 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($113.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $845.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 10:16 EDT-0400
 
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If you need an OC build on a budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.97 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $782.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-14 00:22 EDT-0400
 
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Here is a link listing them side by side: http://us.hardware.info/comparisontable/products/218751-219225

They are pretty comparable boards, get whichever one you feel better about price-wise, or which goes better with a color scheme for your rig. I personally am not in favor of ASRock because I think their boards are too flimsy, but a lot of people here like them.

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Here are a sampling of people complaining about just that:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2282355

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1744003

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/03/07/asrock_z77_pro4m_lga_1155_motherboard_review/

http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/motherboards/asrock-z87-extreme3-1185318/review

http://www.futurelooks.com/intel-z97-motherboard-round-gigabyte-ga-z97x-ud5h-msi-z97-gaming-asus-z97-sabertooth/4/

I'm not saying ASRock makes bad boards, by many accounts their boards are good, but I'm just not comfortable with that.

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