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DiehardTooth9

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I have a gaming build mostly put together and I am just looking for input as to if this is a good build to go with or not. I'm really trying to keep the total cost (monitor included) at 1500 CAD or lower. For games I am mostly playing older titles such as Skyrim, BF4, AoE, some military Sims.
I'd like to be gaming at 1080p 60+FPS on high or ultra settings if possible. I don't know if this reasonable with my current build. Any input would be much appreciated!


[PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($184.98 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.75 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($65.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.01 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($416.50 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.01 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($122.00 @ shopRBC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($336.99 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1428.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Outlander_04

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I would ditch the cooler and the arctic silver and replace them with a Hyper 212 and the stock TIM which works as well as arctic silver anyway .

The 144 Hz monitor is questionable too . At 1080p and good image settings on modern games the GTX 970 can not produce frame rates high enough for that to be a requirement . All day and every day i'd spend the same amount on a bigger or better 60Hz model
 
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-970-maxwell,3941-8.html
BF4 Ultra , 1080p 72 fps max
Thief , 1080p , 69fps
ARMA3, 1080p , 70 fps

Yes you could get to 144 fps but only by turning down image details .
Better at 60 Hz , and a bigger more immersive monitor
 
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DiehardTooth9

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this is another option. should I just pay the extra cash and get this build? There is no monitor included in this list.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($301.01 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.01 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.01 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($614.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($122.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1568.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-15 20:55 EST-0500
 
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