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hello this is my build i was hoping for $1000 but with the operating system and monitor theres just no way so i was wondering if this is good bang for my buck or is there a better system? im looking to play Battlefield 4, Arma 3 on 1080p round 50-60fps on at least high graphics setting if not ultra as well as newer games coming out e.g. eternal crusade. Cheers!

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/KgwmRB
 
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You can't compare AMD and Intel CPUs. Their clock speeds can only be compared within that company. Here is a quick article why:
http://www.howtogeek.com/177790/why-you-cant-use-cpu-clock-speed-to-compare-computer-performance/

Please read it. It's very informative

As for the cores, games only use 1-4 cores right now so having a 817372818 core processor would be useless. In SOME games. Very very few, use 6. VERY few. And the ones that do are online.
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I highly suggest that you drop the SSD and put that money straight towards your GPU. You will not get ultra settings with that CPU and GPU combo. If you want to play BF4 on ultra and games in the future all the same, then I suggest choosing the Intel CPU path.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($249.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ IJK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor ($149.00 @ IJK)
Total: $1195.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-25 17:19 EST+1100


Faster CPU, GPU, and faster memory. The memory I chose is also far more reliable and has heat spreaders. So theoretically the modules should last longer. Oh and all for $1 more. I also didn't forget about aesthetics either.. Feel free to ask any questions :)
 
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Can you buy this,
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($96.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($369.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master K280 USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1272.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-25 18:40 EST+1100
 
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Or this,
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($96.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($319.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Cooler Master K280 USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1222.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-25 18:42 EST+1100
 
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hey actually a question i've been meaning to ask is why if the AMD CPU has more cores e.g. 6 to the quad process of lets say the I.5 series and the clock speed is 3.5ghz while the intel one you have suggested is 3.2ghz is seen as inferior for gaming. isn't that the two main things to look at or am i not seeing some optimisation? im quite new to this and haven't even built my first pc (trying to save up and research properly)

 
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You can't compare AMD and Intel CPUs. Their clock speeds can only be compared within that company. Here is a quick article why:
http://www.howtogeek.com/177790/why-you-cant-use-cpu-clock-speed-to-compare-computer-performance/

Please read it. It's very informative

As for the cores, games only use 1-4 cores right now so having a 817372818 core processor would be useless. In SOME games. Very very few, use 6. VERY few. And the ones that do are online.
 
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