Hi, so I'm going to be building a gaming PC for a friend with a budget of around $900 (he also needs a monitor). From what he told me, he will be playing Call of Duty, and BF3 and BF4 (he doesn't care about max settings, as long as its playable on at least high if possible).
I checked the Stickied Mid Range System thread, and tried to pick parts from there and I checked this thread [thread=2326744]here[/thread]. I can't decide whether to get a Haswell or IB cpu.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20%
Around $900 (keyboard, mouse, speakers and monitor not included in budget)
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Newegg USA
5. IF YOU have a brand preference.
Intel CPU, no preference on GPU, whichever is better for the price.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Nope, complete new build.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Nope, no OC
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1920x1080, no SLI or Xfire.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
I want to order within the next few days.
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Nope.
CPU - Need help with this though I was looking at this i5-4430
Motherboard - No clue.
RAM - Silicon Power DDR3 1600 8GB $57
GPU - 660, 7950, or 7970? 7970 would be great if I can fit in my budget
Sapphire 7970 3GB $330 after $20 MIR
SSD - Samsung 840 120GB $100
Storage - WD Blue 1TB $70
Optical Drive - Liteon DVD $18
PSU - Rosewill Capstone 650W $80
Case - NZXT Source $40 + $19 Shipping or Carbide 300R $70 after $20 MIR
Thanks again for the help!
I checked the Stickied Mid Range System thread, and tried to pick parts from there and I checked this thread [thread=2326744]here[/thread]. I can't decide whether to get a Haswell or IB cpu.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20%
Around $900 (keyboard, mouse, speakers and monitor not included in budget)
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Newegg USA
5. IF YOU have a brand preference.
Intel CPU, no preference on GPU, whichever is better for the price.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Nope, complete new build.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Nope, no OC
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1920x1080, no SLI or Xfire.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
I want to order within the next few days.
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Nope.
CPU - Need help with this though I was looking at this i5-4430
Motherboard - No clue.
RAM - Silicon Power DDR3 1600 8GB $57
GPU - 660, 7950, or 7970? 7970 would be great if I can fit in my budget
Sapphire 7970 3GB $330 after $20 MIR
SSD - Samsung 840 120GB $100
Storage - WD Blue 1TB $70
Optical Drive - Liteon DVD $18
PSU - Rosewill Capstone 650W $80
Case - NZXT Source $40 + $19 Shipping or Carbide 300R $70 after $20 MIR
Thanks again for the help!