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Budget Build for Emulators and Role-Playing games.

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October 16, 2014 11:31:21 AM

Hello, I am looking to build a PC in the price-range of $500-$600. I haven't built a PC in more than five years, mostly because I've been gaming off a laptop that plays today's games at low-medium /30fps, and at resolutions between 720p and 1080p. I want a system that can play any new game medium-high at 1080p over 30 frames per second. I am mostly interested in open world Role Playing Games like Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Dragon Age, and The Witcher. I am also very much interested in something that can play Dolphin and PS2 emulators at high resolutions and reasonable frame-rates.

After looking at today's options, I chose a Pentium G3258 cpu, mostly because the higher overclock speeds (4.8 GHZ) would be quite impressive for my emulators that are depending on raw cpu processing power. However, I am worried that the dual-core processor will become outdated when more games are optimized for many cores. Because of that, I chose a motherboard that allows for easy upgrades to i5's or i7's - ASRock Z97M Anniversary. I don't want to upgrade the cpu for at least 2 years, but I like having the option there, and since the Pentium K is so cheap, it is a nice option. From what I read, the best GPU I can get at about the $200 price-range is the XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB. Should I be looking at anything else? I want this GPU to last me at least 4 years, and I am only interested in 1080p gaming on a 22 inch monitor. I do want framerates of over 30 frames-per-second though, and I do want to max older games like Skyrim (with mods.)

Other than that I think all of my secondary components are pretty good.

Here is my build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4xnMyc

So basically my question is whether or not I am missing anything. Is there some other better alternative I am missing, or some added difficulty with my build? Will I be able to achieve all of my goals with these specifications? Thank you!

side-note: I already have an OS, Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor, so I don't need those things when considering my budget.

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October 16, 2014 11:41:43 AM

I believe this is better , Better CPU , Motherboard and PSU also with an ability to upgrade in the future.

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($38.79 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $604.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 14:40 EDT-0400

Feel free to ask any questions.
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October 16, 2014 11:53:56 AM

I like this amd build its great and 4 cores for a little more money. plus you need an after market cooler to OC the build. if you add the cooler to your guild this is not much more. and costs about the same as the i3 build
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HVZqs
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