Gaming PC Assistance

[Immiddu]

Hello, I have been trying to build a new PC and could use some advice.


1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.

I will primarily use the computer for gaming (Dragon age : Inquisition's recommended req's being the main goal) and for watching movies.

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread

~$700

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.

USA

5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.

I have no brand prefenence.

6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.

I will not be using any current parts.

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.

No plans for overclocking.

8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?

1680 x 1050

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.

I will be building sometime within the next few weeks.

10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?

I will need a copy of Windows.

Here is what I have so far :

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GbxkBm

 

[guidinggod]

This will be about $67 over your ~$700 budget but quite a lot of performance diff in my opinion. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kQnhcf

 

[Cerb]

Here's what I could do, staying under:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($196.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H230 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $683.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 22:03 EDT-0400

Alternative case: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r

Either of those cases will be nicer to work with than that Thermaltake.

If you want a Radeon, instead: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9380gaming2g

The R9 270X at that price is not a good a value, and both the 960 and 380 can do much better in terms of minimum FPS.

Faster CPU than the FX, hands-down, even though you can't overclock it (performance improvement over a 4150 is minimal, but so is the price increase).

A little bit better PSU, semi-modular even (modular PSUs have gotten the kinks worked out of them, no worries these days), for about the same price

TBH, the best time in the next few weeks to buy will likely be this (long) weekend.

 

[RaistlinZ]

This will be about $67 over your ~$700 budget but quite a lot of performance diff in my opinion. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kQnhcf

I like this choice. For a gaming rig you'll want a quad-core CPU and a strong GPU.

You can omit the 1TB HDD if he's only going to be playing one game. That'll bring it down to $717.76.

 

[DigDog]

Windows 7 .. Windows 7 .. WINDOWS SEVEN !!

 

[Immiddu]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, will be ordering the parts soon.