LF Economic Gaming Desktop Build to run max settings of a few games i.e: League of Legends, The Crew (more inside thread)

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Hello, I'm sure something similar has been asked here a million times, but since my desire is kind of specific I want to make sure to get it right so here it goes.

If you are interested in a bit of an intro to have more context of what I ask read below otherwise feel free to skip to the bottom.

So I have a friend who recently told me he knows how to build computers, which is convenient because I am years away from being able to afford a normal already-built computer but I remembered I once stumbled upon this page and saw users suggesting computer builds for very affordable prices, at the time I didn't think I would risk setting it up on my own but now I may have the opportunity with this friend helping out.

After long days of work my favorite activity to unwind is a nice gaming session. A while ago I could play my favorite game, League of Legends, on my current laptop but since this is also my work laptop, eventually it's performance decreased to the point that I can barely play 1 game in lowest settings, no sound and 15-20 or so FPS, which is kind of a nightmare.

The other games I'm interested on, I was fortunate enough to get to play them at a friend's house a while ago and I instantly knew they would be a part of my collection some day, I'm kind of picky with games so the ones I'll mention here are pretty much the only games I've seen that meet my criteria of enjoyable gaming. So I assume I'd only be using this computer to play the specific games I'll mention.

So what I'm asking for is this:

A Desktop Computer that can run on Max Settings with Good FPS (so perfectly smooth gameplay) the following games:


and very optional if you'd like to offer a maybe-different build that includes these:


(all games mentioned, except League because it has LoLReplay, preferably being capable of playing them while recording with software such as OBS)

Also, and if you are feeling generous with your time, feel free to post 1 build for achieving the desired performance only on League of Legends, and another build that includes the whole collection as described above.

Thanks so much!
 
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Well how much money do you have to spend?

No matter the case, this is the ideal gaming build, it will run all those games at basically max settings 1080p 60fps.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($68.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.60 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($103.06 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.78 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX...
Well how much money do you have to spend?

No matter the case, this is the ideal gaming build, it will run all those games at basically max settings 1080p 60fps.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($68.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.60 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($103.06 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.78 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($91.69 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.93 @ B&H)
Total: $1293.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-08 13:52 EDT-0400


That being said, this is more budget oriented build, that can stil like max LoL, but won't be able to 100% max things like The Crew and ArcheAge.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.89 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.40 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($91.69 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $792.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-08 13:55 EDT-0400

If you want controller support, just get some XBOX1 controllers and plug them in the computer and you'll be fine.
 
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