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ATripleJ026

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Hi guys this is my first time building a gaming pc, and my budget is $800. I want my build to run the games that I play to High - Ultra settings at 40-60 fps (SWTOR, GW2, WoW, mostly some of the latest MMO games). Any advice is appreciated, thank you.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RZvrf7
 
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sadams04
That is a fine AMD build, but at that budget level you should be considering an Intel build. The AMD build would need to be overclocked to get close to the performance of the non-overclocked i5-4460. The 990 chipset motherboard is also a bit expensive for the performance levels it provides. All said and done, the build below has a stronger CPU and GPU...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB...
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That is a fine AMD build, but at that budget level you should be considering an Intel build. The AMD build would need to be overclocked to get close to the performance of the non-overclocked i5-4460. The 990 chipset motherboard is also a bit expensive for the performance levels it provides. All said and done, the build below has a stronger CPU and GPU...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.64 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $806.44
 
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