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Some PC Builds for Gaming
Are there any improvements that you could make to these PC builds? If there are any improvements I'm on a tight budget so nothing over $20. If these would be good for gaming and if there are cheaper, better or equal alternatives to the parts I have selected that would be great. Refer to them as
Build 1: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mQ76K8
Build 2: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xdCMyc
Build 3: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hJxVLk
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October 13, 2014 11:15:57 PM

If your ambient temperature is below 70C then you will not need the Cooler Master CPU cooler. The CPU comes with a factory CPU cooler that will make the job.
October 13, 2014 11:04:34 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PC2 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter ($15.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $685.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 02:04 EDT-0400


Your configuration is very well at all. But I'll choose a better graphic card for the price. You will be able to play every single game on High or Ultra setting with this card.

If you are not going to overclock you will not need the K series of Intel processor. The 4590 is pretty fast and stable.

On the memory side, well, I never ever have seen difference between memory brands. I just choose the cheapest that can go to 1600Mghz.

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