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hi all new to the forum and new to the pc gaming world. been looking around for what i am looking at doing but nothing really stands out to me. i usually play on the ps3 but recently started playing war z on my laptop (recommended by a friend) am like the game so far even in though its only alfa and looks like its a very good game in the making.anyone im playing it on my laptop ( samsung rv511) and it pretty much lags when on all low settings and only hit around 7-9 fps and gets very hot while playing.i would like to build a pc to be able to play this game on ultra settings connected to a 50" 1080p tv. so finally my question is what are your recommendations for building a gaming pc for what i want mobo gpu psu ram ect? i have a mouse keyboard and as mentioned tv to use.i will also look to play other games like bf3 mw3 but mainly warz for now

The system requirements for The War Z are:
Recommended:
OS: Windows Vista / Windows 7 (enhanced for 64-bit OS)
Processor: 2.4 GHz quad core or better
Memory: 4 GB system RAM
Hard Disk Space: 3 GB
Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible with 768 MB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 5850)
Sound: Windows compatible sound card

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CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($36.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($176.97 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($91.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $646.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

That's probably all you'll need. We can bring the price down if you need.
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if these can anyone give me advise on this set up please

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Generation-i5-3570K-3-40G...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-4xDDR3-Crossfire-USB3-0-Mot...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Ripjaws-Sandybridge-Pla...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST31000524AS-Barracuda-...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Powercool-Modular-750W-Dual-Eff...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-GeForce-DirectCU-Express-D...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-RC-430-KWN1-Elite...

That power supply is of poor quality.

Do you really want to overclock? You would need a CPU fan to cool the processor. If not, you can get a different motherboard to save some money.

The P67 motherboard would not go well with the i5-3570K. If you want to overclock, get a a Z77. If not, get a H77 motherboard an a i5-3470.

That graphics card is quite weak.

Here's how I would build it. You can purchase all of these parts from Amazon.

For some reason, I can only get it to display in this manner.

http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/lYhO

thanks mate dont really want to overclock just looking to get THE WAR Z running on as high as possible for around £500 with the option to upgrade later if i get more into the pc gaming world.apparently the game is not the most demanding game for system specs

If you want the 3570K, you will need a CPU cooler, because it is an overclocking based processor.

If you don't plan on overclocking, go for the ASRock H77.

A good Z77 is the ASRock Extreme4.
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