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Building first Gaming PC

B1GL3G3NDB1GL3G3ND Member Posts: 2
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Im on a strict budget of $1200-$1400 Including Monitor,Keyboard,Mouse and OP (windows8).
Im using amazon since im a prime member so they offer me a free shipping on all computer components.
I want my PC to be decent and good for 5+ years. This are the games im planning to play so far on 60+ FPS on high settings:
1- World of Warcraft (this one is not hard to get ultra settings)
2- H1Z1 (i read and heard on internet from people that I follow that it has some high end computers have some problems running high FPS)
3- Grand Theft Auto 5
4-Skyrim with mods or any new game from Bethesda.
Etc. Etc.

This is what i have so far:

CPU
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KPRWAX8/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_15jkvb0ZZFBRA

MotherBoard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K23BZTA/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_n-jkvb0ZHE7RQ

GPU (this one is because im tight on budget, planning to upgrade it in the future)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SC6HAS4/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_2.jkvb0DDDF4Y

Ram
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004JM1ZG8/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_Nbkkvb1FKNS2P

PSU
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ALK3KEM/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_Qdkkvb0S2T1YX

Disc Drive
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_cfkkvb1QFHCG9

Case
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I6BJATW/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_agkkvb0W7QDWF

Those are my specs, i want to know if its a good and stable PC for the budget, with possibilities of expanding it in the future 5+ years, if i would be able to run ultra graphics on the game a mentioned above, not overclocking right now, maybe on the future. Thanks in advance for the fast response, any other questions feel free to ask, thank you !

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  • B1GL3G3NDB1GL3G3ND Member Posts: 2
    Sorry for the wall of text, im using cellphone to post here because i have no computer now.
  • syntax42syntax42 Member UncommonPosts: 1,385
    Originally posted by B1GL3G3ND
    Im on a strict budget of $1200-$1400 Including Monitor,Keyboard,Mouse and OP (windows8). Im using amazon since im a prime member so they offer me a free shipping on all computer components. I want my PC to be decent and good for 5+ years. This are the games im planning to play so far on 60+ FPS on high settings: 1- World of Warcraft (this one is not hard to get ultra settings) 2- H1Z1 (i read and heard on internet from people that I follow that it has some high end computers have some problems running high FPS) 3- Grand Theft Auto 5 4-Skyrim with mods or any new game from Bethesda. Etc. Etc. This is what i have so far:
    CPU http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KPRWAX8/
    MotherBoard http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K23BZTA/
    GPU (this one is because im tight on budget, planning to upgrade it in the future) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SC6HAS4/
    Ram http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004JM1ZG8/
    PSU https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ALK3KEM/
    Disc Drive http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/
    Case https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I6BJATW/
    Those are my specs, i want to know if its a good and stable PC for the budget, with possibilities of expanding it in the future 5+ years, if i would be able to run ultra graphics on the game a mentioned above, not overclocking right now, maybe on the future. Thanks in advance for the fast response, any other questions feel free to ask, thank you !

    Fixed some formatting to make it easier for others to read.  If you could add carriage returns, it would make things a lot easier to read.  If you can find a computer to post from, that would also be nice, but I understand if you don't have access to one.

  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,531

    The CPU is nice, but whether it fits your budget is questionable.

    That's way too much to spend for a motherboard on your budget.  You can go a few notches down and still get something that will do everything you care about and do it just as well:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130775

    You could go cheaper than that, even.

    That's too much to pay for that memory.  For example:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231468

    That's also way too much to pay for a not very good power supply.  You can get something a lot better for much cheaper:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0722KD7835

    You can also get a significantly faster video card for cheaper:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125679

    There are a lot of components that you didn't list.  Make sure you get a good SSD, as any computer without an SSD is slow, no matter what else it has.  SSDs don't have to cost a lot anymore.  For example:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226679

  • syntax42syntax42 Member UncommonPosts: 1,385

    That looks like a decent case for the price.  I am only concerned with the ability for it to fit long GPUs.  It looks like the metal piece  might be removable or it might not even be in the way.  More research is needed to confirm.

    The Core i7 might be overkill for your gaming needs.  A Core i5 is fine.  That can save you $100 that you can put into the video card instead, or save for a rainy day.

    http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-Processor-BX80646I54690K/dp/B00KPRWB9G/

     

    The components you listed add up to about $930.  I don't see a storage drive on there, so I'm assuming you forgot that.  A ~500GB SSD is about $200.

    http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX200-500GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B00RQA6E20/

     

    The total then is $1130.  Switching to the i5 brings that down to $1030.

     

    Nobody can know the future.  Some amazing technology may be discovered in the next few years that revolutionizes computing, or we may not make many advances at all.  The latter is more likely, and there isn't anything on the horizon for revolutionizing computers.  It is safe to say that if you buy a good system by today's standards, your system will probably be decent well into the next 5 years.

  • rpmcmurphyrpmcmurphy Member EpicPosts: 3,502
    With an i5 covering most people's needs is there any point in buying an unlocked i7. Why not get a 4C/8T Xeon?
  • RidelynnRidelynn Member EpicPosts: 7,383

    Originally posted by rpmcmurphy
    With an i5 covering most people's needs is there any point in buying an unlocked i7. Why not get a 4C/8T Xeon?

    A few niche cases will benefit from an i7 (rendering or transcoding, for example). For gaming, and everyday use, you won't notice much difference at all. Which is why most people recommend going with the i5 unless you just have money to burn.

    I don't work with Xeon CPUs myself, so I'm not terribly familiar with them. But just a quick glance at Newegg doesn't really show that the Xeon 4C/8T are any cheaper than a i7 4790K - it looks like the same chip, without integrated GPU, lower base frequencies, and for slightly more money. But I may not know exactly what I'm looking for there. Regardless, that would be Xeon versus an i7 --- either of those compared to an i5 is a entirely different discussion.

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