Planning on building a new PC and it's been nearly 10 years since I last built one, so I could use some help.
Your Current Specs: I really only plan on reusing my CD drive.
Budget: Between $700-850.
Main Use: Gaming and emulation.
Monitor Resolution: I plan on playing off my LCD TV (720p) for the time being. Would eventually like to get a monitor that supports 1080p.
List SPECIFIC games or applications that you MUST be able to run well: I'd like to be able to run Skyrim with texture mods, I suppose. 60FPS would be nice, too, but not necessary.
Looking to reuse any parts?: Other than my CD drive, nope.
When will you build?: No hard deadline, would prefer to build in the next few months, but I can be patient to see if prices fall on certain components.
Will you be overclocking?: No.
No Crossfire/SLI
I'm trying to build a machine that is moderately powerful and stable (modest power consumption, runs cool)
Here is my current build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3FkXx
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.89 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($215.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($32.48 @ Newegg)
Total: $844.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 18:08 EDT-0400)
Any further assistance or criticisms/suggestions would be appreciated.
