Hi, I'm a new builder looking to make a gaming system capable of ultra settings with an eye towards Oculus. This will be my second build, did my first about 5-6 years ago, and I've researched a good bit but my knowledge about specs is still lacking.
I have a budget of around $800 and I will be using some parts from my current system. I have some wiggle room if anyone has any better recommendations as well as saving the windows 8.1 upgrade until later if my windows 7 (64-bit) will suffice. Here is the build I've set up so far.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($217.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.30 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $835.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Not looking for SLI, maybe overclocking later. Compatibility looks good, I'm just looking for advice to my build and how well it may run ultra (Skyrim, Dragon Age 3, etc.) and possibly DK2
I will be using the fans, optical drive, 100gb and 500gb drives from my current system as well as my PSU.
I am slightly concerned about my PSU as it is a CX-500 Bronze. The calculators I've used have me running under 400w. I do plan to upgrade it later will it work with this build until then?
I have a budget of around $800 and I will be using some parts from my current system. I have some wiggle room if anyone has any better recommendations as well as saving the windows 8.1 upgrade until later if my windows 7 (64-bit) will suffice. Here is the build I've set up so far.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($217.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.30 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $835.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2
Not looking for SLI, maybe overclocking later. Compatibility looks good, I'm just looking for advice to my build and how well it may run ultra (Skyrim, Dragon Age 3, etc.) and possibly DK2
I will be using the fans, optical drive, 100gb and 500gb drives from my current system as well as my PSU.
I am slightly concerned about my PSU as it is a CX-500 Bronze. The calculators I've used have me running under 400w. I do plan to upgrade it later will it work with this build until then?
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