My friend is building me a pc.

[Pandragon]

My friend wants to build me a pc. I don't really know much about building Pc's myself, and sometimes I think he believes he knows more then he really does.

I'm currently using the alienware M14x. I can't really find anything on it to show what's inside of it, so hopefully one of you knows or knows where to look.

This is what he sent me on what PC he wants to build me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p56ncLTCJGc

I do a lot of gaming, the only games I really play is WoW, LoL, and D3. In WoW I have 70-90 fps, and LoL/D3 I sit at a steady 60 fps no matter what on MEdium settings. I don't really care for playing on High settings in say WoW, other then the water quality, texture resolution, view distance and particle effects. Nothing on ultra. How does the PC he wants to build me compare to what I'm currently using?

[Helieos]

Well if he builds it to the exact specifications of that video, the processor would end up being a upgrade but the graphics card would be a downgrade. But the more important question here is, why is he wanting to build you a computer? Are you unhappy with the laptop? You say you are fine with the settings you are at and your getting 60 fps already. Im just questioning if its worth going from a $1.5k laptop to a low-mid end desktop.

[Pandragon]

Well if he builds it to the exact specifications of that video, the processor would end up being a upgrade but the graphics card would be a downgrade. But the more important question here is, why is he wanting to build you a computer? Are you unhappy with the laptop? You say you are fine with the settings you are at and your getting 60 fps already. Im just questioning if its worth going from a $1.5k laptop to a low-mid end desktop.

The laptop isn't actually mine. I'm paying monthly for it from another friend(not a close friend) who got himself a new computer. If the one my (close friend) wants to build me is close to the one I'm currently using then I have no problem switching. He wants to build me this pc cause he is getting a decent amount of money soon, and doesn't want to see me paying for this laptop for a while cause money is tight for me.

[Helieos]

The laptop isn't actually mine. I'm paying monthly for it from another friend(not a close friend) who got himself a new computer. If the one my (close friend) wants to build me is close to the one I'm currently using then I have no problem switching. He wants to build me this pc cause he is getting a decent amount of money soon, and doesn't want to see me paying for this laptop for a while cause money is tight for me.

I see, well its close spec wise. The graphics are a bit weaker but besides that is more or less the same if he opts for the 6800k CPU. I would try to up the graphics card to a 270x or somewhere around that if he will go for it.

[Fluorescent0]

This should be definitely better than the one you linked.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.47 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($204.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $585.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-20 10:00 EST-0500)

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If you need a monitor included in the budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.47 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($114.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($124.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $600.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-20 10:10 EST-0500)

[Pandragon]

Now he is looking at this build

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboB...=Combo.1455203

[Fluorescent0]

If he's going for ~800 USD, this would be definitely better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($204.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $797.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-22 10:25 EST-0500)