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Finnythepoopoo

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Hey guys . I am a complete newb to building a pc so i have gone through many transformations of my build with the most recent one downgrading from an i7 to an i5 to save money. Now i am trying to get the most fps possible but from research ive done online the jump from an i5 to an i7 isnt a big deal. What type of fps do you think id get in games particularlly cs go and some other other games on high settings with this build i play many games like cs go guild wars 2 battlefield starcraft etc. If i am not getting a huge leap of fps on all games from the pc i have now i will consider not even upgrading i have a laptop right now with a 660m i7@3.15ghz thanks guys !

i7 build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RQdv23

i5 build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P7CgCJ

I also stream from time to time but not enough to say i do it alot. Thanks!

PS: i would love to play games on ultra with 60+ fps , and i am not planning on overclocking.
 
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Didn't even look at the i7 build, the i5 is fine for what you want. With one exception: you're going to want to overclock I'm guessing, look into a more full featured motherboard for stability purposes and whatever you need to cool the voltage regulator.
 
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Finnythepoopoo

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Whats an aftermarket cooler? Also which cpu would you recommend me getting for my build to play games on ultra? And I dont plan on overclocking, and i also heard that bf4 takes 8 gb of ram idk if thats true or not tho
 
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Not planning on oc'ing but i didnt know a i5 can play games on ultra and handle streaming as well.
 
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1. If you are not going to be overclocking the cooler that comes with the CPU will do fine.

2. The i5 is a 3.5 / 3.9 Ghz processor / the i7 is a 4.0 / 4.4 Ghz processor so yes, 14% is a big deal .... if you were overclcoking, then you eliminate most of that gap.

3. The AIO water coolers are useless .... none of them can touch the air coolers at lower prices.....see item 1

4. You'd want a Z97 MoBo with a K processor

5. An SSD is something I wouldn't bother with ... it will help you boot 0.9 seconds faster and do squat for your games.

I matched ya price of the i7 build and improved every component (well $13 more)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bHLf23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bHLf23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($109.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($116.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($264.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1378.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 22:53 EDT-0400

-Great MoBo / CPU combo geared for gaming
-Faster memory
-Combo Hybrid SSD / HD .... boots in 16.5 seconds as compared to SSDs 15.6 and no worrying what gets placed where.
-Case won "Case of the Year Award and Computex 2014 .... black is $16 cheaper
-Case and PSU are sized to will handle a 2nd GFX card later on down the road ...say 18 months from now when puter starts to feel slow
-Included 144 Hz 1ms Monitor for crisp images, no ghosting and 3D play
 
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Finnythepoopoo

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I need a monitor :p cause i am on a laptop right now haha. I am not going to overclock so i chose the cpu's without the K and i already removed the cooling system. These are my two new builds:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rCvNBm

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CnFHnQ

What do you think? Also would i be able to play bf4 on ultra settings with i5 rig with High FPS? and is 8gb enough for just gaming and some streaming?

 
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