My budget is around $500 dollars is could be a little above, I am going to put this together with my brother when I am accepted to University. Here is a link http://pcpartpicker.com/user/BuNNieSklZ/saved/TYHnTW. I want to play games like Assasins Creed: Unity and Battlefield Hardline, Crysis 3 etc on High settings. That you so much!
Is This a Good PC Gaming Build? Please Answer
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DonkeyOatie
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Can you explain your motherboard choice?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.64 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB TurboDuo Video Card ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $502.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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In your build the GPU has no price. Do you already have it?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.64 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB TurboDuo Video Card ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $502.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 12:39 EST-0500
In your build the GPU has no price. Do you already have it?
DonkeyOatie
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It's a very low feature entry-level board which can theoretically be used for overclocking, something your CPU cannot do.
No GPU, no Assassin's creed.
No GPU, no Assassin's creed.
DonkeyOatie
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Okay guys so I changed out the Build a little bit so here it is, this time I wont put a link. Tell me if you guys can lower the price I want to keep the same CPU and GPU but if I can't find a way to lower it down I will accept this price also I need to find a cheap case because my old PC's case is very old and is too dirty (probably has some dead spiders (seriously)).
CPU Intel Core i3-4360 3.7GHz Dual-Core
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing
Motherboard ASRock H81M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation
Power Supply Corsair 430W ATX12V
Also I had a video card already I think it just glitched out.
CPU Intel Core i3-4360 3.7GHz Dual-Core
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing
Motherboard ASRock H81M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation
Power Supply Corsair 430W ATX12V
Also I had a video card already I think it just glitched out.
DonkeyOatie
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This is the sort of thing I think you need.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.68 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $591.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 18:45 EST-0500
Now all I have to do is get the price down. I know you want that CPU, but you save quite a bit dropping 100Mhz. which you are unlikely to notice.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.68 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $591.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 18:45 EST-0500
Now all I have to do is get the price down. I know you want that CPU, but you save quite a bit dropping 100Mhz. which you are unlikely to notice.
Thanks a lot for your time! $591 isn't that bad. Two more questions will this run high settings with 60 fps? Also do you think this will be able to play games in the next for years? Or will these parts still be available in the next 4 years?
DonkeyOatie
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THe 280 is a beast and cheap because it is being replaced by the 285. It can be overclocked,
Read this review and look at the benchmarks there. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/10/14/xfx_r9_280_double_dissipation_3gb_video_card_review/10#.VGk53cmoqSo
1080p no problem. You may have to replace the CPU, but since it's at the lower end, a good i5 should help later if you need to. That motherboard will also take another pair of 4Gb sticks to double your memory.
Ultimately you will slowly have to drop your effects to keep your framerate.
Read this review and look at the benchmarks there. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/10/14/xfx_r9_280_double_dissipation_3gb_video_card_review/10#.VGk53cmoqSo
1080p no problem. You may have to replace the CPU, but since it's at the lower end, a good i5 should help later if you need to. That motherboard will also take another pair of 4Gb sticks to double your memory.
Ultimately you will slowly have to drop your effects to keep your framerate.
DonkeyOatie
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RAM won't help framerate directly, but in four years time, games may work better with more than the 8GB standard of today, just like having only 4Gb today may impact CPU performance of games.
Overclocking requires you to obtain some software which will allow you to increase the clock speed of the GPU (which is why it is called overclocking) and it's memory speed. It will also push your power consumption up, but in a year or two you may be up for trying.
The card I selected is already some what overclocked.
Overclocking requires you to obtain some software which will allow you to increase the clock speed of the GPU (which is why it is called overclocking) and it's memory speed. It will also push your power consumption up, but in a year or two you may be up for trying.
The card I selected is already some what overclocked.
DonkeyOatie
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The CPU will be good for a while, but the i5 is the 'correct' CPU for gaming, the problem is that you cannot afford it at the moment. I expect the CPU will be the first thing you look to replace in the future. The i3 can be later repurposed for an HTPC media computer or office/business/school machine.
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