I want to get a desktop to use for work at home and to play a few older games on. Let me know if I can cut costs anywhere. Here is the parts breakdown:
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i5-4460
ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card
Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
My main question is about the cpu and gpu. I mainly play the total war series (empire and napoleon) and would like to play them at the highest settings. I know, they are old games and a new walmart computer could play them, but I am intrigued to learn more about computers and would like to try building one. I would also be able to easily upgrade or eventually build a new one if I start playing new games. The i5-4460 from what I read is a solid choice for gaming and will still be usable for new games. Would the GTX 750 ti 2gb be worthwhile for what I need? Also, is the h97 motherboard not necessary? I've seen notifications about updating the h81 motherboards for the newer intel cpus.
Approximate Purchase Date: Looking to build next month
Budget Range: I'd like to spend less than $800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Microsoft office, Empire/Napoleon Total War, Hearts of Iron, netflix
Monitor: ASUS VS Series VS247H-P Black 23.6" 2ms
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236174&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
OS: Windows 8.1
Overclocking: No-don't see a need to
SLI or Crossfire: No-don't see a need to
Link w/prices
i5-4460
ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card
Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
My main question is about the cpu and gpu. I mainly play the total war series (empire and napoleon) and would like to play them at the highest settings. I know, they are old games and a new walmart computer could play them, but I am intrigued to learn more about computers and would like to try building one. I would also be able to easily upgrade or eventually build a new one if I start playing new games. The i5-4460 from what I read is a solid choice for gaming and will still be usable for new games. Would the GTX 750 ti 2gb be worthwhile for what I need? Also, is the h97 motherboard not necessary? I've seen notifications about updating the h81 motherboards for the newer intel cpus.
Approximate Purchase Date: Looking to build next month
Budget Range: I'd like to spend less than $800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Microsoft office, Empire/Napoleon Total War, Hearts of Iron, netflix
Monitor: ASUS VS Series VS247H-P Black 23.6" 2ms
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236174&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
OS: Windows 8.1
Overclocking: No-don't see a need to
SLI or Crossfire: No-don't see a need to
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