Need Help With Building My First Gaming PC!

gizmo770

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May 26, 2013
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Hey guys, could you help me with picking out parts I can get with my current state of trying to plan for this? I need something that can run games like "League of Legends," "Team Fortress 2," "Battlefield 4," and other somewhat graphics heavy games around 2013-early to mid 2014 era. I'm also planning to do some gameplay recording videos on it, so that may push an important factor in building this. I'm looking around the $500-$700 mark, so any similar or cheaper, but same power part recommendations are well appreciated! :)
Ram- I need around 6-8 gigabytes.
GPU - I'm currently looking at a Gigabyte Geforce GTX 760, but it looks to be a little bit expensive.
Hard Drive - I'm looking at the WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM.
Optical Drive - I'm not really wanting to put an optical drive in.
Case - I'm looking at the Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid Tower at around $50. Can I use any old PC cases I have around the house for this build?
I need a good (As always, still cost efficient) CPU and Motherboard to compliment this whole build, and I also still need a power supply.

Any and all comments are needed and appreciated! Thanks for the help. :)
 
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This would be the best bang for your buck at around the $500 mark. You can use some of the rebates to bring the cost down more (I haven't included rebates in my pricing). The R9 280 is actually a slightly better performer all-round than the GTX 760. This HDD is almost identical to the WD one so I went with the cheapest. The PSU is an absolute bargain; a fantastic model for such a good price (though they are temporarily out of stock). If you can't wait for the PSU to come back into stock then swap it for the EVGA 600B, though it's nowhere near the quality!

As for cases, it's up to you. Check the graphics card fits as it's fairly long and make sure there's enough height for a CPU cooler and the ventilation is good as some older cases...

plywrlw

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This would be the best bang for your buck at around the $500 mark. You can use some of the rebates to bring the cost down more (I haven't included rebates in my pricing). The R9 280 is actually a slightly better performer all-round than the GTX 760. This HDD is almost identical to the WD one so I went with the cheapest. The PSU is an absolute bargain; a fantastic model for such a good price (though they are temporarily out of stock). If you can't wait for the PSU to come back into stock then swap it for the EVGA 600B, though it's nowhere near the quality!

As for cases, it's up to you. Check the graphics card fits as it's fairly long and make sure there's enough height for a CPU cooler and the ventilation is good as some older cases I've seen have dreadful airflow.

You haven't said whether you want Windows in this build so I didn't include it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $562.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 17:00 EST-0500

At the upper end of your budget I'd go for something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($282.99 @ Directron)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $740.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 17:03 EST-0500

It's more than you need for the games you mention but it will allow you to play not just older games at maximum settings but new ones too. If the $40 over budget is too much, swap out the R9 290 for an R9 280X, it's not as good but still a decent card.
 
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gizmo770

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May 26, 2013
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Thanks for responding, but the graphics card you have recommended to me has seemed to have disappeared (The royalking), will it come back because it is currently out of stock, or can you recommend another similar powered, yet same price video card? Thanks in advance!