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    need help on building a gaming pc!!

    Budget: 1500
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Games / Settings Desired: blade and soul, wow and bf4 on max setting(if possible)or close to max
    Country: Canada
    Parts that can be reused: hard drive, Monitor, gaming mouse and gaming keyboard
    Do you need an OS? No

    I did some research and came up with a list,
    cpu: i7-4770k
    motherboard: asus z87-plus
    video card: gtx 770
    ram: kingston 16g
    cooling:?? dont really know which one i should get
    power supply: looking for a 750w one

    this is my first self build pc and im not good at computers, any advice would be appreciated!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by preciousx View Post
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Games / Settings Desired: blade and soul, wow and bf4 on max setting(if possible)or close to max
    Get a 280X instead, BF4 requires more than 2GB VRAM.

    Back down to 8GB ram, gaming requires no more.

    Why a 750W? Going SLI or CFX?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Toffie View Post
    Get a 280X instead, BF4 requires more than 2GB VRAM.

    Back down to 8GB ram, gaming requires no more.

    Why a 750W? Going SLI or CFX?
    thank you for ur advice, 750w was my mistake, i meant 850w since i might get another card later in Feb, dont know thats enough tho.
    for the video card, i checked online and it seems 770 is slightly better than 280x according to gpuboss. Or is 280x better than 770 on only
    bf4 since it have more vram?

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    i´d go with this, still wait for other opinions before making up ur mind.


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    Quote Originally Posted by preciousx View Post
    thank you for ur advice, 750w was my mistake, i meant 850w since i might get another card later in Feb, dont know thats enough tho.
    for the video card, i checked online and it seems 770 is slightly better than 280x according to gpuboss. Or is 280x better than 770 on only
    bf4 since it have more vram?
    I would read reviews instead, gpuboss doesn't tell you how gaming performance is. And yes, I suggested the card because of the 3GB VRAM.
    Above build is great.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Toffie View Post
    Get a 280X instead, BF4 requires more than 2GB VRAM.
    BF4 doesn't require more than 2 GB VRAM. I have a 2 1/2 year old 6950 HD (2gb vram) and I played BF4 for 6 hours last weekend on ultra settings with no lag issues.

    Is it better to get it? Probably so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ComeAndSee View Post
    BF4 doesn't require more than 2 GB VRAM. I have a 2 1/2 year old 6950 HD (2gb vram) and I played BF4 for 6 hours last weekend on ultra settings with no lag issues.

    Is it better to get it? Probably so.
    BF4 uses more than 2GB VRAM at 1080p, I also doubt your card even comes close to running the game at "max" settings over 20 fps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Toffie View Post
    BF4 uses more than 2GB VRAM at 1080p, I also doubt your card even comes close to running the game at "max" settings over 20 fps.
    How much you want to wager on that? The game even auto configured my game to max settings. I haven't had to buy a new video card in 2 1/2 years because there hasn't been any new games that have even remotely stressed by current one. I'm going to ride this puppy until she croaks.

    I remember before my 6950 I had to buy a new video card yearly just to keep up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ComeAndSee View Post
    How much you want to wager on that? The game even auto configured my game to max settings. I haven't had to buy a new video card in 2 1/2 years because there hasn't been any new games that have even remotely stressed by current one. I'm going to ride this puppy until she croaks.

    I remember before my 6950 I had to buy a new video card yearly just to keep up.
    well a 6950 is capable of a min framerate of 22 in bf4 and max ~28 fps and thats without msaa @ 1080p . i dont see this fps as a playable framerate as u will have framelaggs under 30 fps. even a 660 is way better for those settings as its atleast capable of a min framerate of 30 without msaa. setting texture to ultra and all the other settings to mid/high to maintain decent fps doesnt mean ur playing on ultra. and yes u can play the game without 3 gb of vram but still, its highly recommended for bf4.

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