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    What do you guys think about this build

    Building a new PC since mine is out of date atm. This is what i got so far trying to stay in between $600 to $650 range.

    case: www newegg com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121120
    mobo: www newegg com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157258
    video card: www newegg com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134137
    power supply: www newegg com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121084
    CPU: www newegg com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103945
    hard drive: www newegg com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226236 (may just use a HDD)
    RAM: www newegg com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

    Mainly play WoW but maybe going to pick up SWTOR soon want to be able to run at max settings and FPS above 50. I do 25man raidings now and getting about 4 to 14 FPS atm on some fights. Let me know what you guys think.
    sorry cant post links

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    Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
    Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.86 @ Newegg)
    Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
    Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.61 @ Compuvest)
    Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
    Case: NZXT Source 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.98 @ Newegg)
    Power Supply: XFX 450W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
    Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
    Total: $650.39
    (Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
    (Generated 2012-02-03 17:19 EST-0500)

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    That build will not run SWTOR on max settings above 50 FPS, in fact, it probably won't even run WoW on max settings above 50 FPS.

    1. Almost none of us recommend AMD CPUs, they may be cheap, but you pay the price performance wise... If I were you, I'd go with the i3 2100 instead. That is the budget Intel chip, and as you can see from this comparison, it blows the AMD 631 away pretty handily. If you switch the CPU, you'll also have to switch the MoBo.

    2. The 560 non-Ti is not a very good card. You almost have to either go with the 560 Ti. A good alternative is the AMD 6870, it actually outperforms the 560 Ti in a lot of tests, but costs less.

    3. I've never heard of the brand "KINGWIN" before. A lot of people make the mistake of buying cheap, off-brand PSUs and end up regretting it later on. You don't want to skimp on a power supply, it is the lifeblood of your system.

    4. You'll never get away with just using a 120GB SSD unless you only play 1-2 games and don't put anything else on your system. You either need to get a larger SSD (which are much more expensive), or a traditional mechanical drive. You seem to be on a pretty tight budget, so going with the mechanical drive is the better option.

    I'd suggest something like this instead:
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    CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
    Motherboard: ASRock H67M (B3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
    Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($27.99 @ Newegg)
    Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
    Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card ($137.55 @ Newegg)
    Case: HEC 63R3BB ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
    Power Supply: Enermax 450W ATX12V Power Supply ($50.98 @ Newegg)
    Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS224-06 DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Newegg)
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
    Total: $653.01
    (Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
    (Generated 2012-02-03 17:28 EST-0500)

    Edit: Fuzzykins beat me to it, but our builds are almost identical.

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    He didn't include an OS so I didn't. :3 Otherwise, my build should edge Noteworthy's out (Not saying his is bad). Better GPU, solid PSU, more RAM, and a better motherboard. ^.^

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    Thanks for the help guys look like i might go with the CPU and RAM from fuzzykins and the others from noteworthynerd. How do you think the performance will be in SWTOR? Yes i didnt say anything about the OS but might as well go to the 64 bit since I'm upgrading.

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