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Hello everyone,

So instead of asking for a build here I decided to make a build for myself then get your opinions on it on what I should change and what not. I would like to run games such as Assassin's Creed Unity, Shadow of Mordor, Titanfall, Battlefield 4, League of Legends and GTA IV on high settings whilst getting 60fps. No, I will not be overclocking this so I do not need a CPU Cooler. So here is my build.

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

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $1050.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 16:43 EST-0500

All opinions appreciated.
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The Corsair RAM is fine, just make sure you aren't overpaying for it. The ASRock H97 is a good motherboard and is an upgrade over the B85 in my build.
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This would be SO much better for almost the same price

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $1051.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 17:03 EST-0500
 
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It would be over $1100, well with my preferred merchants (NCIX, Amazon, Newegg) I only would buy from them. Um how about downgrading my GPU? Something that the CPU wouldn't bottleneck. Would a 760 work? Would also cost me less money :)
 
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A GTX760 is too much of a drop


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/f8WtHx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/f8WtHx/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($93.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $979.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 17:17 EST-0500
 
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Hmm.. That looks great, but this is what I have done, dropped the CPU, upgraded to the 8320, dropped the GPU downgraded to the GTX770, for almost the same price. Not sure if that will do, what do you think? If not then your build would be good then. Thanks.
 
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Any i5 is better than every FX. They are old and I just cannot recommend them anymore, ESPECIALLY if you aren't going to overclock.
The R9 290 is way stronger than GTX770 and they are in the same price range. Those changes just don't make sense considering what you COULD get.
 
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Thanks for the input, I am not an expert so without your help I wouldn't know, Thanks! Would I be able to upgrade the 290 to the 970 in the future without the CPU bottlenecking?
 
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I see. Thanks for all the help, I changed the Memory to the Corsair Vengeance, would that make any difference (make it worse)? I wanted to make my build blue-ish. Also, the motherboard to ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard. Thanks again.
 
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I see thanks for all the help. I will be buying the build soon.
 
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