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  • DominicNguyen
    Junior Member
    • Dec 2013
    • 4

    #1

    Question about buying new PC

    Hi i am a newbie here. I want to buy a PC for gaming purpose. I have about $700
    Please give me some advises.
    Can this PC able to play Skyrim, Dota 2, Borderland 2... full settings.
    Thank you in advance.
  • David (PassMark)
    Administrator
    • Jan 2003
    • 11099

    #2
    You didn't mention what country you are in, and if the price includes a monitor or not. But here are some suggestions to get you started.


    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4770 or
    Intel Core i5-4570


    Video
    Radeon R9 270 or
    GeForce GTX 660


    RAM
    8G DDR3


    Hard Drive
    Samsung SSD 840
    + an additional traditional HDD.


    PSU
    Quality 550W unit.

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    • DominicNguyen
      Junior Member
      • Dec 2013
      • 4

      #3
      thank you for reply. I live in Vietnam-a country from South East Asia. I didn't think it was matter though. Can you give me more detail about those part's names and prices too. Thank you very much.

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      • David (PassMark)
        Administrator
        • Jan 2003
        • 11099

        #4
        Originally posted by DominicNguyen
        I didn't think it was matter though
        $700 Australian dollars isn't the same as $700 USD. So yes it does matter.

        Originally posted by DominicNguyen
        Can you give me more detail about those part's names and prices too. Thank you very much.
        I think you are going to be in a better position to look up prices in Vietnam than I would be. I wouldn't know where to start.

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        • DominicNguyen
          Junior Member
          • Dec 2013
          • 4

          #5
          Actually, this is $700 USD, u can give me the price in USD if can or in Aus is oke too.
          The price in Vietnam and in Amazon...are same same.
          I just want detail names. I understand your suggest above
          You can set price in Aus if you want, i will try to figure it out later.
          I just need advise to build an oke case for gaming with this money.
          And i was wonder according to this :http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/
          gtx 650, 650 TI, 660,660 TI,760 have so many types in many prices.
          Which one is better in my case? And what CPU it go with ?
          sorry for asking so many questions. I just want to know more about PC . Hope you don't mind. How about this build ?
          CPU: CORE I5 3330
          MAIN: MSI B75G43
          RAM: GSKILL BUS 1600 4GB*2
          HHD: SEAGATE 1TB
          VGA: ZOTAC NVDIA GTX 660
          Cooler Master Thunder 550W
          CASE: COOLMATER K28
          Last edited by DominicNguyen; Dec-25-2013, 01:39 PM.

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          • David (PassMark)
            Administrator
            • Jan 2003
            • 11099

            #6
            Build is OK, but would be better with slightly faster & newer CPU. Also would be better with a SSD if you can afford it.

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            • DominicNguyen
              Junior Member
              • Dec 2013
              • 4

              #7
              i though this CPU was oke. What CPU should i use then ?
              i was thinking about this build : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2pBkg
              is it oke ?
              Last edited by DominicNguyen; Dec-26-2013, 04:26 AM.

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              • David (PassMark)
                Administrator
                • Jan 2003
                • 11099

                #8
                As already suggested above I think the Intel Core i7-4770 or Intel Core i5-4570 would be better for gaming, if you can make it fit in the budget. But you are right, getting a good CPU and a SSD in a $700 budget isn't realistic. Something needs to be sacrificed.

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