James Orami :
I'm looking for some help for a first time pc build. The goal is a consistent 200+ fps on medium settings CS:GO. I have right around 700$ for parts and not much of an idea on what to do. I was wondering if this
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HKnZrH would be decent or if there is something better. Thanks.
It will run great, it's a very well balanced build and should run properly with decent temperatures. The I5-4490 is a great gaming CPU and the r9 280 is also a great GPU. I'm not sure if you can get over 200 FPS on CSGO but especially on medium I think you will, it's hard to get into the hundresd for most games, but CSGO is low-end. I would say yes, you have to have a 200HZ monitor to take advantage of 200FPS though.