Is this a good $700 gaming pc?

DEATHREAPER363 · Apr 10, 2015

Is this a good gaming pc? I would mainly be playing Minecraft, WoW, Hearthstone, Borderlands 1, CS:GO and some other small steam games and maybe Evolve. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W96c7P

ztrexx · Apr 10, 2015

its a good non oc build for gaming.

DEATHREAPER363 · Apr 10, 2015

ztrexx :

I'm a noob to pc stuff....what does oc mean xD sorry

Brunostako · Apr 10, 2015

It's good, but it could be better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($239.70 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 700W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Memorex 98240 DVD/CD Writer ($14.29 @ Amazon)
Total: $693.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 19:12 EDT-0400

Bencenum · Apr 10, 2015

These memory kits are rated at 1866 and cost the same after rebate in Newegg. There are always same rebates on memory, so I recommend buying 1866+ RAM. For $3-5 more you can get a 2133 kit.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbsr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbxl

Asrock H97M Anniversary is $4 cheaper and you won't see any difference between it and his bigger brother. There will be more airflow, so even it can be a possitive effect.

Gigabyte has a cheaper and more OCed GTX 960.

Finally, I think every +$600 system should have a SSD, even a cheap 64GB one for just Windows and some programs like Office. It increase the responsiveness drastically, you will never go back to HDDs for the OS if you try one.

Overall it's a good system, but you should never buy the copy of someone system, as rebates and prices fluctuate too much, you can base your decision on it, but check for the better prices.

Bencenum · Apr 10, 2015

DEATHREAPER363 :

OC means overclocking, increasing the frequency of the CPU/GPU to increase performance, at your own risk of frying them if you do it without care.

DEATHREAPER363 · Apr 10, 2015

Brunostako :

It's good, but it could be better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($239.70 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 700W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Memorex 98240 DVD/CD Writer ($14.29 @ Amazon)
Total: $693.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 19:12 EDT-0400

But will mine work for the games I need it to?

Brunostako · Apr 10, 2015

Yes, it will.

I was just suggesting something better.

DEATHREAPER363 · Apr 26, 2015

Keep in mind I'm on a budget..... *cough* brunostako

Brunostako · Apr 26, 2015

Mmm... It's in the 700 budget, isn't it?

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