Building a Gaming PC
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Louie_XIII
October 15, 2014 12:32:27 PM
Hey guys, I'm new here and I'm not really that well educated when it comes to customizing a gaming PC but I've always wanted one. I'm planning on building it around my Sapphire Dual-X r9 280x. I also have a Antec 550 PSU which, I know, needs to be upgraded to at least 750 watts.
I was wondering what kind of components, from PSU to CPU and everything in between, should I need that not only will benefit me from current high-end games but will also put up a fight for future games? The budget would roughly be around $750 or less since I already have a GPU.
I was wondering what kind of components, from PSU to CPU and everything in between, should I need that not only will benefit me from current high-end games but will also put up a fight for future games? The budget would roughly be around $750 or less since I already have a GPU.
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October 15, 2014 12:42:25 PM
Brunostako
October 15, 2014 12:45:47 PM
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Gracodana
October 15, 2014 1:00:43 PM
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WLYwCJ
This is a little bit more but the 970 is a better card though if you really want the 280x then go with Brunostako's build, also if you want to cut the budget a bit you could drop down to an i3 but I would much highly recommend the i5 over doing this.
This is a little bit more but the 970 is a better card though if you really want the 280x then go with Brunostako's build, also if you want to cut the budget a bit you could drop down to an i3 but I would much highly recommend the i5 over doing this.
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Louie_XIII
October 15, 2014 1:15:25 PM
So much to choose from but as I was comparing the 970 & 280x, 970 is obviously better but at the same time, a little more expensive than I would like. In addition, I've got the 280x on a bargain price which is why I want to build around it. As for the CPU, I'm already thinking about going with the i5-4690 since I'm not really planning on overclocking at all.
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Brunostako
October 15, 2014 1:22:09 PM
Louie_XIII said:
So much to choose from but as I was comparing the 970 & 280x, 970 is obviously better but at the same time, a little more expensive than I would like. In addition, I've got the 280x on a bargain price which is why I want to build around it. As for the CPU, I'm already thinking about going with the i5-4690 since I'm not really planning on overclocking at all.Yeah, don't bother with OC.
You won't notice the difference between the 4690 and 4460.
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HertzKnight
October 15, 2014 1:26:04 PM
Here is a quick build I came up with.
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Louie_XIII
October 15, 2014 1:28:49 PM
Brunostako said:
Louie_XIII said:
So much to choose from but as I was comparing the 970 & 280x, 970 is obviously better but at the same time, a little more expensive than I would like. In addition, I've got the 280x on a bargain price which is why I want to build around it. As for the CPU, I'm already thinking about going with the i5-4690 since I'm not really planning on overclocking at all.Yeah, don't bother with OC.
You won't notice the difference between the 4690 and 4460.
Understood. Thanks. But as for the video card, I realized that 970 is superior over the 280x but wouldn't the 280x do just as fine in regards to gaming on high settings?
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Brunostako
October 15, 2014 1:37:37 PM
Louie_XIII
October 15, 2014 2:52:49 PM
Gracodana
October 16, 2014 12:02:43 AM
no the other parts of the build are perfectly fine and you dont need a 750w psu. Jaytwocents had an overclocked 3770k and two 680's running on a 650w psu so 600w is perfect for your build as it leaves a good bit of leg room for upgrades. The 280x is a great card and if you dont want to spend that much on the gpu then get it and put an ssd in there also with the 750 budget does that need to include the price of the gpu?
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Louie_XIII
October 16, 2014 9:28:35 AM
Gracodana said:
no the other parts of the build are perfectly fine and you dont need a 750w psu. Jaytwocents had an overclocked 3770k and two 680's running on a 650w psu so 600w is perfect for your build as it leaves a good bit of leg room for upgrades. The 280x is a great card and if you dont want to spend that much on the gpu then get it and put an ssd in there also with the 750 budget does that need to include the price of the gpu?I'm kind of reluctant but I'd say yes that the 750 budget does include the GPU. I've spent $135 to get the 280x which I think is a good deal which is why I'm having second thoughts of returning it and getting the 970 in its full price.
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Gracodana
October 16, 2014 10:03:05 AM
Louie_XIII
October 16, 2014 11:14:14 AM
Hey everyone,
So I made a custom build based on what you guys have proposed and I have came up with this. Please let me know if this works for a starter.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q8LqwP
So I made a custom build based on what you guys have proposed and I have came up with this. Please let me know if this works for a starter.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q8LqwP
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Brunostako
October 16, 2014 11:25:35 AM
Gracodana
October 16, 2014 11:30:18 AM
Louie_XIII
October 16, 2014 11:36:42 AM
Gracodana said:
did you want to cut down the price because I really would step up to an i5 if you can but everything else seems pretty good.No, I was just comparing the 4460 that Brunostako used to the fx-6300 and based on what I've read, the 6300 is superior a tad bit. I guess I don't know much how powerful the I5 is compare to any other processor.
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Brunostako
October 16, 2014 11:43:25 AM
Gracodana
October 16, 2014 11:52:40 AM
Best solution
Brunostako
October 16, 2014 12:03:51 PM
Louie_XIII
October 16, 2014 1:59:29 PM
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