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JTBOT65

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    Gaming computer hardware advice
    « on: August 07, 2014, 10:48:13 PM »
    Hey guys, I'm building a gaming computer, and I need some advice on hardware, I have a few things picked but I already have the case. I need to know if the parts I want are compatible and would they play and record minecraft/league of legends and some other games at 60fps +?

    Here is what I was thinking. (Budget is 1500$)

    Power supply: Corsair rm 750w 80+ gold
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139055
    129.98$

    Video card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2gb
    https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42762kr
    262.96$

    CPU: i5 4690k 3.5 GHz
    http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372
    253.99$

    Motherboard: Asus z97-A LGA 1150
    http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118
    154.99$

    RAM: Corsair Vengeance (2x4GB) x2 DDR3
    https://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9
    191.44$

    I need advice! Tell me what you think! :)
     




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    Re: Gaming computer hardware advice
    « Reply #1 on: August 08, 2014, 03:17:34 AM »
    That looks very good!  What are you thinking about in terms of storage?

    The only thing that I can think of is that a 750w PSU is a bit overkill for that system, 600w would be more than enough (even with a higher end video card) so you could potentially save money by getting a slightly cheaper power supply which could be used towards bumping the video card up to a GeForce 770.

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      Re: Gaming computer hardware advice
      « Reply #2 on: August 08, 2014, 08:31:31 AM »
      I'm really not sure how all the memory works, I heard it is best to get an solid state drive of about 125 GB, then. 2 terabyte western digital black hard drive

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      Re: Gaming computer hardware advice
      « Reply #3 on: August 08, 2014, 08:51:04 AM »
      I would go down that route too, get a reasonable size of SSD but get a large hard drive for storing files such as music and video then keep the SSD for your OS and programs.  As far as SSDs go, look at Samsung, Crucial and Plextor.

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        Re: Gaming computer hardware advice
        « Reply #4 on: August 08, 2014, 09:00:43 AM »
        You are very helpful, thank you for the assistance, I'll be sure to check out those brands, 2 quick questions before I head off, is my hardware compatible? And can I access the ssd the same way I would with the hard drive, in the "my computer" ?

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        Re: Gaming computer hardware advice
        « Reply #5 on: August 08, 2014, 09:38:03 AM »
        You are very helpful, thank you for the assistance, I'll be sure to check out those brands, 2 quick questions before I head off, is my hardware compatible? And can I access the ssd the same way I would with the hard drive, in the "my computer" ?

        Yep, all that is compatible

        The SSD would just show up as your C: drive and work just like a hard drive.  If you then added in a hard drive as well the hard drive would get a new letter.

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          Re: Gaming computer hardware advice
          « Reply #6 on: August 08, 2014, 09:49:29 AM »
          Awesome, thank you very much for your assistance, your a big help.  ;D