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October 7, 2014 11:31:40 AM

Ok so i have been looking for a good gaming laptop but have realized that it is cheaper to just build your own pc. I am new to this sort of thing so i dont know what components to buy. I am looking to build a pc good enough to play games like ArmA 3 on ultra settings so what components should i buy?

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October 7, 2014 11:39:26 AM

Yeah you don't want to get a laptop for gaming, not only is it worst performance but also more expensive and harder to upgrade.
In order to help you, you need to answer a few questions:

1. Which country do you live (so I know which websites to link you to)
2. What is your maximum budget?
3. What sort of build do you want (Medium, High or Extreme)
4. Will it just be for gaming, or graphic design and other stuff?
5. Do you need peripherals such as keyboard/mouse or monitor?
6. What other games are you looking to play?

- Sam
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October 7, 2014 11:59:21 AM

I live in the U.S.

i dont want to pay more then like $600-$700 if possible

for now i dont need a super good buid im going to leave for the military in 8 months so i can always upgrade then when i have more money

yes it will jut be for gaming

i will be playing games like ArmA 3 Gmod Dayz standalone rome total war 2 age of empires 3 and some others

and yes i need a keyboard mouse and monitor

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October 7, 2014 12:03:16 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($195.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $703.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 00:10 EDT-0400
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October 7, 2014 12:04:30 PM

Will that play ArmA 3?


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October 7, 2014 12:08:22 PM

Thank you rockie, it wasn't as if I found out that information so I could help the guy myself. Excuse my incompetence. -_-
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October 7, 2014 12:11:17 PM

well thank you both this will save me like $500
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October 7, 2014 12:11:41 PM

Stennersaurus said:
Thank you rockie, it wasn't as if I found out that information so I could help the guy myself. Excuse my incompetence. -_-


Settle down, this is supposed to be about helping others.
If you can make a better build for his budget then post it up.

Keep making comments like that and you can find yourself banned by the moderators.

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October 7, 2014 12:14:56 PM

With rockies build you wont be able to overclock, but it wll be easy to upgrade in the future, and as sits it should play even cpu intesive games on at least high settings.
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October 7, 2014 12:15:00 PM

boosted1g said:
Stennersaurus said:
Thank you rockie, it wasn't as if I found out that information so I could help the guy myself. Excuse my incompetence. -_-


Settle down, this is supposed to be about helping others.
If you can make a better build for his budget then post it up.

Keep making comments like that and you can find yourself banned by the moderators.



Ok, I'm sorry, just find it annoying to see that I've started helping this guy and someone else jumps in and uses all the information I collected. I don't see that a valid reason to get banned, I'm trying to help?!?! But ok, I apologise....

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October 7, 2014 12:33:02 PM

He might get i5 4590 for a little more . But i5 4460 is good too . Much better than FX 8350 in gaming
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October 7, 2014 2:15:29 PM

would all that fit in Rosewill Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with LED Fan and USB 3.0 Galaxy-01-A Black/Red
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October 7, 2014 2:39:20 PM

snakefangff said:
would all that fit in Rosewill Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with LED Fan and USB 3.0 Galaxy-01-A Black/Red


the video card is 10.55" (268mm) . If the case can handle cards with such length , then yes . i just cant find this info .
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October 7, 2014 9:14:53 PM

Changed the mobo H97 Pro4 -> Z97 Pro4 , for $11 more , but more features and to fully benefit from the fast memory
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October 8, 2014 10:16:39 AM

so all those parts will work together and fit in the case you suggested
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October 9, 2014 3:06:36 AM

snakefangff said:
so all those parts will work together and fit in the case you suggested


Dont worry , everything is OK . The case can handle very large cards .
11.81" (300mm) With Drive Cages
16.93" (430mm) Without Drive Cages
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