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First Build No Experience Guidence Needed

BigBlak

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I know nothing about computer builds so im hoping to find guidance on suggested parts to make this a successful experience. The main reason for this build is to have it connected to my 40" TV and use it as a full time monitor while also a TV. Ive been doing research and im going to post some links of parts ive been eyeing to purchase. Before I post those links I want to explain what I want this setup to do, which is pretty much quick start up smooth web browsing and a option to pretty much game on high settings for the most part. So with that said im no programmer or editor so I don't need over the top equipment so here are the links.

Mid Tower Case :

http://www.amazon.com/GAMMA-Classic-Interior-Chassis-Black/dp/B002UDK9U6/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1378590447&sr=1-7&keywords=mid+tower+case

Mobo Processor Ram Combo + Additional 4gb RAM:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8277557&Sku=M69-7202
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8033817&CatId=4534

PsU :

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-GX-Bronze-RS750-ACAAD3-US/dp/B0035WTD2Q/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1378554579&sr=8-9&keywords=power+supply+650w

Hard Drive:

http://www.amazon.com/WD-Green-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B008YAHW6I/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1378557993&sr=8-14&keywords=hard+drive

BD/DVD/CD Drive :

http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Electronics-Internal-Burner-BDR-208DBK/dp/B00A4ZXE40/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1378557874&sr=8-2&keywords=blu+ray+drive

Im missing a video card but thats where i dont know whats compatible and what one would do what i would like it to do so feel free to suggest parts. Im sure im missing parts so please tell me .Are all these parts compatible ? Is this stuff overkill for what I want it to do? Should I wait for deals or is not really a big difference ( trying to stay under a 1k budget ). So there you have it hope you guys can steer me in the right direction thanks in advance.
 
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I would grab a 7790 for the $100 range, and a 7870 instead of the 650 ti Boost

7790 + a free game of your choice ($120): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161434

7870 + 2 free games ($180): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161404

Edit: Check benchmarks here: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_7870_Devil/26.html

notice the 7870 is at the top of its price range, going against the 660, which cost slightly more. The 7790 is on par with the gtx 650 ti, but the 650 ti cost more, so the 7790 is an obvious choice. Also, the 650 ti boost is a really bad buy right now, it cant even touch the 7870 in performance.
Well first of all, your processor has integrated intel HD4000 so actually its not mandatory that you buy one. However integrated graphics are awful so if you plan to game then you definitely need dedicated, and because you will be running it through a 40" tv (HD) I presume, your resolution will be 1980x1080 which then says to me, get a good GPU,
I personally am a huge fan of the;
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7876676&CatId=7387
it can run all modern games well 35+fps usually on high-ultra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0kofzX7DTI - Battlefield 3 test ultra 100% playable

This model is a few down but still in the 650 range, not as good but if your on a $100 budget?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4501123&Sku=E145-0650

and a one thats v good, abit more expensive but will handle just about anything :
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8078201&CatId=7387

and if you would like to find your own one, just make sure it has a PCIE 3/2.0 connection, so you can connect it to your motherboard,

P.S I also noticed you have chosen a CPU able to overclock, make sure you get a watercooling system etc before you overclock it, i could be wrong and you might not NEED one, might need to get a 2nd opinion but Im pretty sure you do

:)
 
I would grab a 7790 for the $100 range, and a 7870 instead of the 650 ti Boost

7790 + a free game of your choice ($120): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161434

7870 + 2 free games ($180): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161404

Edit: Check benchmarks here: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_7870_Devil/26.html

notice the 7870 is at the top of its price range, going against the 660, which cost slightly more. The 7790 is on par with the gtx 650 ti, but the 650 ti cost more, so the 7790 is an obvious choice. Also, the 650 ti boost is a really bad buy right now, it cant even touch the 7870 in performance.
 
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Which ever way you go BigBlak, stay away from 128bit graphics cards if you plan on gaming. Think of the bit as a highway. 128bit is 2 lane highway. 256bit is a four lane highway and so forth. The bit is the highway of bandwidth your graphics card transfers your information. I have a 7770 1GB 128bit graphics card and i get high fps for BF3, but someone with say a graphics card with 256bit or 384 is getting about 30-80 fps more then me on the same graphics settings.
 


Thats a completely irrelevant, and illogical answer. It's all about your memory bandwith when it comes to gaming. I can have a 256-bit card with low speed on the memory chips, and a 128-bit with high speed on the memory chips, and they will both perform the same. If his statement was true, then why would a stock clocked 7790 (128-bit), be on par with a 6950 (256-bit) in BF3? Its more about the architecture, amount of cores, and the drivers. The 6950 does have more cores then a 7790, but it is from AMD's previous generation of gpus. There are many things to factor in while buying a gpu, and you should not look a specs, you should look at benchmarks.

Benchmark source: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/HD_7790_DirectCU_II_OC/9.html