Recent content by Seeking Solace

Sniper was for low profile to hide under the cpu cooler, cpu cooler was as more for the bestial look then price/performance.

I'm mostly posting this to see it get picked apart by experienced forum posters, I'm also interested to see what solution you finally find. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center) CPU Cooler: Noctua...

This is in no way the best build ever, I put it together mostly with aesthetics in mind and I'm pretty much just happy to have landed so close to $1500 with what I put in so I thought I'd share. Makes me wish I was building a computer now. Have fun blowing your friend's mind with whatever you...

This should link you to a PCPartpicker list showing you the compatible processors for your motherboard for you to check out. You can use this site to find parts, prices and gauge compatibility. I wouldn't know what to pick out of that list to be "on par" with an Intel processor, AMD and Intel...

I think, but don't quote me on it, that mmo's are generally harsher on the cpu, which those lists have the current high end gaming cpu. If you want to get an idea for what your system can handle, google the recommended system requirements for your titles and also benchmarks for those games on...

You can use PCPartPicker to help find parts, prices and compatibility for a new build. There is a guide to posting here on the forum that gives you a template which I think not only helps us figure what you are looking for in a machine but helps you figure it out yourself. It can seem like and...

I couldn't tell you about Windows 7, I've been to lazy to check the norms for Windows support, I stuck 7 in there because MOST are afraid of change. Personally I went with 8. The case, go check it out on Newegg to be sure, they have an unboxing review and you can see inside the case. iirc...

Just some ides, but maybe not best parts for your money... GTX 760: Used extra funds on an SSD. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center) Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($127.98 @...

After finding this thread, I went on to this article which should help you. That's all I got for you really, other than that looks like you've done your research and made your decision.

Games can take up a lot of space, could fill up your SSD quickly. Depending what you want to play and what sizes future games might be, you might consider dropping to a 120GB SSD and picking up a hard drive. Also that is very expensive RAM, I couldn't tell you for certain, but would you notice...

I'm sure there are better options, so definitely, definitely wait for others to post suggestions, here is what I came up with though. Feel free to look into components and see if you like anything or maybe get some ideas for your build. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant...

PCPartpicker helps you check compatibility even if it doesn't have your area for price checking... If you get a decent PSU it will leave you more open to future upgrading, though for now your planned system should use much less. Generally, RAM is RAM, Kingston and GSkill offer affordable...

Not sure I know enough to inform you on upgrading a factory built computer... This should be the link for your computer information (has info on what processors it will accept. PCPartpicker should help you discern availability. Seems to me you are fairly limited in your options. Sorry I'm not...

PCPartpicker offers links to all available retailers for items, you can see it on the first link, but for convenience, here