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Krachaos

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Hello I am new to the gaming PC community and I would like help finding a good PC that would be primarily used for gaming. My first question is how much would I have to spend to be able to get a gaming desktop that is already built and able to run any or atleast most games such as skyrim or anything of the sort at max visuals without overheating or making to much noise? I am looking for something that does not cost to much but something I won't have to replace before 3 years is over. I would also need to know where to find and buy the computer if possible. Thanks for your time.
 

d4v0

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here is the full spec from cyberpowerpc.com and see if you can see it here http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/cart/showcart.aspx?url=%2fsystem%2fV-DAY_Mega_Deal_Z87-I5&ref=add

CAS: CyberPowerPC X-Titan 100 MID-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Window Panel (Black Color)
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive [-25] (BLACK COLOR)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K 3.40 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 (All Venom OC Certified)
FAN: Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
FREEBIE_VC1: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Game Coupon [+0]
HDD: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200 RPM HDD [-18] (Single Drive)
HDD2: 120GB Samsung 840 EVO Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 540MB/s Read & 410MB/s Write [+126] (Single Drive)
IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
KEYBOARD: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ 5 customizable macro keys [+137]
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory (G.SKILL Ripjaws X [+38])
MONITOR: 24" Widescreen 1920x1080 BenQ GW2450 Glossy 4ms (GTG) LED Backlight D-Sub, DVI, LCD Monitor [+169]
MOTHERBOARD: * GIGABYTE Z87X-HD3 ATX w/ On/Off Charge 2, Realtek GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16 (1 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI [+13]
MOUSE: Razer Deathadder 6400dpi 2013 Essential Ergonomic Gaming Mouse [+64]
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft® Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition) + Office 365 FREE 30 Days Trial
POWERSUPPLY: 650 Watts - Corsair CSM Series CS650M 80 Plus Gold Certified Modular Ultra Quiet Power Supply [+64]
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB GDDR5 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+475] (EVGA FTW Edition w/ EVGA ACX Cooler [+0])
PRICE: (+1972)
 

d4v0

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thats totally up to you it basically recognizes and automatically stores your most frequently used applications and data into the ssd while giving you full access to the large storage capacity of the hdd. it is usually done with small capacity and low cost SSDs to be used in conjunction with a high capacity hdd. the ssd basically functions as a cache for the hdd.
 

d4v0

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With 120gb I would say don't but if you want to change it to 60gb with the 1tb yes sure go ahead...120gb will be waste of money and storage for SRT