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September 25, 2014 1:47:44 AM

I'm trying to build my first gaming PC ever. I am a complete newb at this in general and was wondering if anyone could help me out. My goal is to run BF4 at high or ultra at 60fps without it dipping much. These are the components i have so far and was wondering if it is enough the above purpose. The total on all this comes around to about 850 and I would like to stay within that range. I would also like to buy a fairly inexpensive 1080p monitor and see if you guys can recomend one for me. Thanks for the help in advance

Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5” Solid State Drive

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

Cooler Master HAF 912 - High Air Flow Mid Tower Computer Case

GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3P AM3+/AM3 AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

ASUS GTX780-DC2OC-3GD5 G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI
Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS8G3D1609DS1S00

AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX

Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler




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September 25, 2014 2:03:57 AM

OK right so a few imbalances and possible component quality improvements can be done.

1. SSD :
An SSD is pointless if you are sacrificing performance and quality by getting one.
The HyperX 3K is an outdated and HEAVILY overpriced SSD as well.
Consider either a Samsung EVO or Crucial MX110.

2. CPU and motherboard :
Decent choices and not really bad, however since you plan on getting such a high end graphics card, you may want to consider getting a FX 8320/8350/8370E CPU instead.
Also, an Intel CPU would make MUCH more sense for your needs and budget. An I5 would be perfect.

3. Graphics card.
The GTX780 has been succeeded and is not a price/performance suggestion, the GTX970 uses LESS power, perform BETTER and should be cheaper.

4. Power supply.
NEVER cheap out on a PSU, the CX series are not great and I never suggest using them.
Here is a tiered list of PSUs. Stick to tier 1, 2a or 2b for a quality, reliable and stable PSU for higher end systems.

Thats it, most of these changes would be within your budget and would be improvements by great margins.

Questions?
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September 25, 2014 10:47:05 AM



I was told not so skimp out on the motherboard would the one here be sufficient enough? thanks
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September 25, 2014 10:55:41 AM

Novuake said:
OK right so a few imbalances and possible component quality improvements can be done.

1. SSD :
An SSD is pointless if you are sacrificing performance and quality by getting one.
The HyperX 3K is an outdated and HEAVILY overpriced SSD as well.
Consider either a Samsung EVO or Crucial MX110.

2. CPU and motherboard :
Decent choices and not really bad, however since you plan on getting such a high end graphics card, you may want to consider getting a FX 8320/8350/8370E CPU instead.
Also, an Intel CPU would make MUCH more sense for your needs and budget. An I5 would be perfect.

3. Graphics card.
The GTX780 has been succeeded and is not a price/performance suggestion, the GTX970 uses LESS power, perform BETTER and should be cheaper.

4. Power supply.
NEVER cheap out on a PSU, the CX series are not great and I never suggest using them.
Here is a tiered list of PSUs. Stick to tier 1, 2a or 2b for a quality, reliable and stable PSU for higher end systems.

Thats it, most of these changes would be within your budget and would be improvements by great margins.

Questions?


Should I just take out the ssd completely? what other real life uses would it have besides gaming (e.g photoshop). I would like to get an intel i5 but the ones i could find/ the ones peoples recommended were about a $100 more than the fx. Also I cant keep up with all the different brands for the gtx970, so a direct link would be extremely helpful. For the monitor would the graphics card be able to handle a 1440 monitor at 60 fps on most games, or should i just stick with the 1080? Thanks for the help

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September 25, 2014 12:01:15 PM

if you are on a tight budget drop the SSD. It actually does not even benefit gaming at all, only load times and general responsiveness.

That should free up enough for an H97 motherboard and I5 4460.
Any GTX970 with a dual fan aftermarket cooler is good, get the cheapest of that variety.

It will do ALMOST max settings at 50FPS at 1440p.
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September 25, 2014 1:14:06 PM

One last thing, do you think this should hold up until i finish college (3.5 years) with minor upgrades. Do all the parts come with the needed wires etc to hook everything up or so I have to buy them separately? Thanks for taking the time to answer my question, you were super helpful.
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September 25, 2014 2:18:13 PM

All thep parts do come with wires and a quick question: Why do you want a better chipset on a locked cpu? It WON'T give you any extra performance and will only end up costing you more.
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September 25, 2014 10:40:58 PM

mzul23 said:
One last thing, do you think this should hold up until i finish college (3.5 years) with minor upgrades. Do all the parts come with the needed wires etc to hook everything up or so I have to buy them separately? Thanks for taking the time to answer my question, you were super helpful.


Yes and yes. You don't need anything extra.
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