If you're not planning to overclock the CPU, get a Xeon E3-1230v3. You should also get at least 8GB RAM. There really isn't a reason to get any less especially since the newer games seem to require about 8GB.
You might also want to consider an SSD.
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What about the motherboard? o.O
Anyways, I was also thinking of building a PC recently and considering the prices right now I was thinking of going for AMD, either the FX-6300 or the FX-8350 seemed like great cpus compared to the equivalent (in price) Intel cpus
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128GB is pretty good amount. The smaller ones will get full very quickly since Win 7 uses about 30GB.
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Yes and no. SSD is a lot faster than an HDD, but won't have as much space without the price going through the roof. It's good to have both. HDD for storage and SSD for the OS and perhaps some games you're currently playing.
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I assume PSU= Power Supply Unit. In which case- I'm looking right now. I don't really know how one could be better than the other, so I'm just trying to find the cheapest one that doesn't seem like total crap. I mean, $100 for a freaking Power supply?
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PSU is the part that you shouldn't save money on. Getting a good PSU is a must. 80+ bronze is minimum. Cheaper PSUs will not have consistent voltage and whatnot (don't remember what exactly now), which isn't a good thing.
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good PSU is VERY important. Don't look just on power numbers, but go for more expensive but safer solutions! The last thing you want is for your most expensive parts of your PC to fry, just because you bough cheap no-name PSU that was incapable of keeping stable voltage!
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Just a fyi Rosewill Capstone PSU's are realtively inexpensive for 80 cert Gold <~high 80s - 90s% efficiency.
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If you're not going to OC your CPU, then you don't need super expensive cooler, but I'd still stay away from cheap ones even if they're bit better than shitty stock cooler. Noctua makes fine products, they're damn ugly but they are quality stuff. If OCing the CPU (not recommended for computer newbies, hardware failure is possible) then pre-filled liquid cooling from Corsair H100i will do the job nicely.
120GB SSD for OS and applications. Probably better to get 2TB HDD for games and stuff, 1TB runs out of space quickly.
600W 80Plus Gold PSU will do the job just fine, you could make it with 500/550W but better safe than sorry. One failure from the PSU and everything is fried.
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Definitely get a SSD. I suggest AT LEAST 128GB. You'll probably have to manage it fairly often as well. I ended up getting a 512GB model because I didn't want to worry about trying to manage the space on it. With random programs, OS, and games installed, it's already at about 128GB.
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I have a 120 GB SSD and with the OS installed (win7), Drivers, photoshop, Antivirus, Corel Painter, cinema 4d, and a few other little shit programs that install to C: without asking like ubisoft game launcher, I have 45.6 GB remaining.
This is after using it for 5 months.
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Change Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro, other than that it's not bad, even thou I prefer AMD over Intel.
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If he already got OEM Windows 7 then the upgrade is cheaper, if he uses pirated copy of Windows, why bother buying it?
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I recommend the Asrock B75 Pro3, its quite affordable and really useful, i utilize the same cpu as you and my pc runs really good, even with the mini version of the MOBO.
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Looks like a solid build.
I don't see the motherboard: make sure to pick one with decent overclock capabilities. Since you picked a "k" CPU, I'm assuming you want to OC it.
I personally use a 240GB SSD, so I'm able to easily accomodate O.S. + programs + games. If you are VERY tidy with games, you could be able to make it with 128GB only. The regular HDD would be for media and backup only.
Side note: they started making monitors with 21:9 ratio, which is particularly nice for games and movies. If you have some cash to "burn", don't rule out the possibility, check them out. :)
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like the specs , but maybe i would change the SDD for the samsung 840 Pro and the PSU for a corsair. Anyways you can search for good configs on Toms Hardware System Builder Q3 2013
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Corsair H100i, or H80 if you're not doing OCing, pre-filled liquid cooling doesn't require knowledge about setting up custom loop. Just put the block on the CPU, screw the radiator somewhere, attach fans and you're good to go. Noctua NH-D14 is much harder to put in place. That motherfucker is big as fuck, and weights a ton, but that tends to be the case with high end air cooling.
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Looks pretty good.
Personally i would change the 3570 with a 4570 cause of the socket. 1150 it will be most likely to be upgraded in the future than the 1155 which is a dead socket.
The RAM with the G.Skill Ripjaws and PSU with Corsair or SeaSonic.
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Difference between 3570k and 4570 will be about 5-10fps but in price they are almost the same so 4570 is better choice. For PSU I would choose Corsair or OCZ but for RAM something from Corsair (Corsair Vengeance Black or Corsair Dominator). For SSD I would choose Corsair Force GS 128GB because it has better reading/writing speeds.
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Mine is:
i7 4770k 3.5Ghz (boost 3.9)
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
Corsair h100i WC
Cooler Master COSMOS II
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4x4)
Corsair AX1200i Digital Modular 1200W Platinum
2x SLI EVGA GTX 780SC w/ ACX Cooler
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They have hyperthreading which is what i5 processors don't have, but games aren't optimized for that technology yet, games barely utilize more than 2 cores now. Maybe in the future they'll be useful for games, but I doubt it, quad cores will get the job done just as well.
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Yeah that's true. All games will run fine on i5 4570. i7 is more useful in video rendering and that kind of stuff that need as much cores as you can get. In future there will be more use for i7 in games too but becuase there are still lot of people with older CPU's (Dual cores, older Athlons from AMD) then they will slowly make hyperthreading used in games. No point adding stuff most people won't be able to use anyway.
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This is my gaming hardware, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlIfJo-NS3I
let me know what you think
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Again, are you going to overclock the CPU? If you aren't, you should get the Intel Xeon E3-1230v3 I mentioned before. It's basically i7-4770 without the GPU and you can get a cheaper motherboard with H87 chipset.
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So I'm putting together the build for a computer I'd want in the future, for the sake of satisfaction even though I'll probably never afford it. Either way, here's what I would get. I would want it to last a long time without having to upgrade it, and I'd like it to perform mid-high end games. Anyways, here it is-
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