$1300 Config Help (Noobie)Post Date: 2013-10-09 |
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muffin_man 
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 Topic: $1300 Config Help (Noobie)Posted: 09 Oct 2013 at 7:33pm |
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Critique mine, or give me an entirely new config. Any advice is helpful.
Budget: 1300, Can't go much more Expectations: Play next-gen (console) games on high or max. Saved Ticket #: 879080 Specifications: Chassis Customization Chassis Model:Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair Carbide 300R (With Window) More Info Exterior Finish:- Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents:- Standard Factory Finish Core Components Processor:Intel Core i5 4570 3.20 GHz (Quad Core) More Info Motherboard:ASUS ASUS H81M-E (Intel H81 Chipset) (MATX) More Info System Memory:8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) More Info Power Supply:750W Corsair CX More Info Storage / Connectivity Expansion Bay:- No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1:1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps) More Info Set 1 Raid Options:- No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2:1x (1TB Seagate (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) More Info Hard Drive Set 3:- No Thanks Optical Drive 1:DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) More Info Optical Drive 2:- No Thanks Internet Access:High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) More Info Graphics / Multimedia Video Card(s):!CLEARANCE: 1x AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB More Info Add-on Card:- No Thanks Sound Card:Integrated Motherboard Audio More Info Digital Storm Engineering Lab Extreme Cooling:Standard Factory Heat-sink and Fan More Info H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow:Standard Factory Chassis Fans More Info Internal Lighting:- No Thanks Enhancements:- No Thanks Chassis Mod's:- No Thanks Noise Reduction:- No Thanks LaserMark:- No Thanks Digital Storm TwisterBoost Technology CPU Boost:Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz More Info Video Boost:- No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost:- No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost:- No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Software Windows OS:Microsoft Windows 8 (64-Bit Edition) More Info Recovery Tools:Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) More Info |
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fstcvc
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Posted: 09 Oct 2013 at 10:30pm |
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I think for your budget that's about the best you're gonna get custom built. You could also consider the Vanquish Level 3 (prebuilt so no hardware upgrades) and add your own SSD ($130) and come under budget. Even if you really want Win8, upgrading should't be anymore than $100 more (total of 1289 vs 1337). This way you'd get a better CPU cooler, lighting and a nice OC.
Samsung 128GB 840PRO Windows 8 The GTX 760 and the Radeon 7950 are pretty much identical in performance so no gain/loss there. Good Luck!! 
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fstcvc
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Posted: 09 Oct 2013 at 10:53pm |
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danjw1
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Posted: 10 Oct 2013 at 11:43am |
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I agree with fstcvc, a Vanquish Level 3 with a couple of tweeks gets you a better system. Though, no hurry to upgrade to Windows 8, many still strongly prefer the interface of Windows 7.
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