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$650 - $700 New System Parts Advice

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I'm looking to upgrade my PC for GTA V, Battlefield 3, Skyrim, and various other modern video games
My budget is about $650, but I can go over a little bit.

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Approximate Purchase Date: December 2012

Budget Range: $650 - $700 Before Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, school work

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com / TigerDirect.com

Location: City, State/Region, Country: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I would prefer an Intel CPU, but if there's an AMD performance equivalent with a lower price, then that would be great.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1440 x 900 (I know it's a low resolution, but I can't afford a new monitor)

Additional Comments: Would like to play games at high quality or better (keep in mind this is at 1440 x 900)

Why I Am Upgrading: My computer is seven years old and can't play anything modern.

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Here are the parts I have picked out so far:

Intel Core i3-3220 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 55W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 PSU - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case - $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM Internal HDD - $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

HIS IceQ X H687QN1G2M Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Graphics Card - $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Any advice on different parts or setups?

Thanks,
Nicholas




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The build you picked out is pretty good, but there are a few places where you could get better. Check this out.



PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jbMF

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jbMF/by_merchant/


CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.57 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($212.55 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Apollo Black NP ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($27.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $686.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

There is $30 of discounts worked in there so it is $718 before rebates. If you are dead set on you budget, you can drop the case down to a Rosewill Challenger- U3, which is $50 on NewEgg. That will save you $28 and get you under $700

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jbVz
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jbVz/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jbVz/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock B75 PRO3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($82.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.57 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($244.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ CompUSA)
Total: $650.04
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Just need a case. But if you dont plan to upgrade your monitor you might as well save some money on a gfx card and go for an i5.

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Just need a case. But if you dont plan to upgrade your monitor you might as well save some money on a gfx card and go for an i5.


Please explain your logic please. If he doesn't have a GPU, how will he game, and what will an i5 do that an i3 can't in games?
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I meant save some money and buy a least expensive one like in op. Battlefield was one of the games he listed and an i5 would benefit over an i3 and a 6870 at the res would probably do just fine.

The 6870 would bottleneck before the i3 would. You would maybe see 1-2 FPS difference between an i3 and an i5 with a 6870 in BF3. The GPU should almost always cost twice as much, if not more than the CPU.
He is better of to go with a lower end CPU and a high end GPU. If he upgrades the CPU to an i5, the bottleneck will be passed on to the GPU. At which point he could crossfire.
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