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revo1974

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I'm looking to buy/build a PC to play the new Star Wars Battlefront game. I was hoping to spend around $1100-1200. Will spend a little more if necessary, but no more than $1400.
 
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revo1974

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Looking to buy one I suppose.
 
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James Mason

James Mason

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This won't have any problems running SWB on high settings at good FPS:


Intel Z170 Core i5 Configurator
http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Intel-Z170-Core-i5-Configurator/W/276907
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Case 1 x ARC 647 Gaming Case-Black
Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i5-6600K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/6MB L3 Cache)
Motherboard 1 x ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming -- 3x PCIe x16, 2x USB 3.1, 4x USB 3.0, 1x M.2, DDR4 Memory
Memory 1 x 8 GB [4 GB x2] DDR4-2400 Memory Module-Corsair or Major Brand - *Free Upgrade to DDR4-2800 ADATA XPG
Video Card 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 4GB - ASUS TURBO-Single card
Case Lighting None
Power Supply 1 x 650 Watt - EVGA SuperNOVA NEX650G - 80 PLUS Gold-Free Upgrade to 750W EVGA Power Supply - 80 PLUS Gold
Processor Cooling 1 x Asetek 510LC Liquid CPU Cooling System [SOCKET-1150]-Free Upgrade to Asetek 550LC (Standard 120mm Fan)
Primary Hard Drive 1 x 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s-[FREE] 256GB SanDisk SSD + 2TB Hard Drive
Data Hard Drive None
2nd Optical Drive None
Optical Drive 1 x LG 14x Blu-ray Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive-Black
Sound Card 1 x 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Speaker System None
Network Card 1 x Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Monitor None
Keyboard 1 x iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard
Mouse 1 x iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse
Operating System 1 x Windows 10 Home + Office 365 Trial [Free 30-Day !!!]-(64-bit) *Newest Microsoft Windows*
Warranty 1 x 3 Year Standard Warranty Service
Rush Service 1 x No Rush Service (Usually Ships in 10-15 Business Days)
Meter Display None
Media Card Reader / Writer None
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction None
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion None
iBUYPOWER PowerDrive None
USB Expansion Card None
Intel Smart Response Technology None
Case Engraving Service None
LED Fan Lighting None
PCI-E SSD Card None
SLI Bridge None
Subtotal $1,223.00
 
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revo1974

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Thanks for the response James. My friend purchased the following PC for $1,400 and change just a couple of weeks ago and it's not mid $1,200's. Is this a better PC than the one you suggested?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9796135&SRCCODE=WEBLET03SHIP&MobileOptOut=1

 
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James Mason

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It's technically more powerful, but for gaming, it isn't. It has an i7, which is more expensive, but games won' make use of it, but video editing programs can. It has more ram, but games don't need that much, video editing programs can. It has less SSD space than mine, and they both have the same video card.

So in the end, they'd both perform virtually the same, he might get like 1-5 more FPS than you, but that's already at 90+ fps.
 
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