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    Building a new gaming PC- About 2k budget.

    Hello guys,

    I'm moving to a new place and finally i'll have enough space to get a desktop to play my games. I'm mostly a WoW player, i often play all other Blizzard games (D3, Hearthstone, Heroes), i also play Wildstar and some Steam Games.. I'm looking for a pc that can run those games with all settings on ultra and also try some new games like battlefield, titanfall and stuff like that. I also would like to have a SSD (not too big) to run the OS and a separate one for all the rest (games etc).

    Right now i'm in San Francisco (just moved here from other country) and i don't have much idea of where to get all the parts (physical store or online) so some advice on that matter would be very helpful too.

    Thanks Ealyssa... Let's go fill the holes :P

    Budget, 2k USD
    Resolution, 2 monitors @ 1920 x 1080
    Games / Settings Desired Blizzard games (all of them) + Wildstar / Settings on Ultra (if possible, if not, highest possible)
    Any other intensive software or special things you do Programming (Visual Studio asp.net)
    Country - US, California, San Francisco
    Parts that can be reused - None, need everything.
    Do you need an OS? Yes, i think windows is still the best for my needs (games & visual studio), so i'd like to stick to windows 8 (don't throw me into a fire, please)
    Do you need peripherals: Yes, all of them, i'll get a mechanical keyboard (probably Razer) and probably a Razer mouse (that's the brand i know, other than microsoft), i don't really use sound a lot only my headphones for everything (music, skype, games etc) but would be nice to have a 'ok' sound card that wouldn't need my cpu to take care of that part, and like i said above i'd like 2 monitors (23 or 24 inches) running at 1920 x 1080, I'll use my Orbweaver for gaming, also a USB 3.0 external drive, no speakers needed

    Thank you very much
    Last edited by Znarkharka; 2014-07-13 at 03:39 AM.

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    There are several places you can but parts, Newegg, Tigerdirect, Mwave, or you can have one built at sites like CyberpowerPC or Ibuypower.

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    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
    CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($60.99 @ Amazon)
    Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($143.99 @ Amazon)
    Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
    Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg)
    Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
    Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
    Monitor: Dell P2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
    Monitor: Dell P2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
    Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
    Total: $1833.85
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

    Don't know much about mouse / keyboard, so /shrug.
    Alternative GPU would be: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-vi...tx780dc2oc3gd5
    but it is a $70 more.
    Last edited by Remilia; 2014-07-13 at 06:38 AM.

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    I would go with an nvidia card. I have had nothing but problems with blizzard games using radeons That is my personal experience though.

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