Noob at building gaming pcs

tehoneguy

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Hi, im a complete noob at building pcs. I am trying to get a nice computer for gaming from ibuypower.com. If anyone can help with this that will help me greatly. I hope you make it so that i can play Minecraft at a very high fps. Budget: 1600$
 
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Edit: Ooo, sorry. I posted this before I saw the sentence about iBuyPower. You can disregard my post.

This is a strong PC. It'll run anything, including Minecraft of course. I haven't included overclocking compatibility, since that would cost extra for no immediate benefit, and it's not advisable for anyone who doesn't know a lot about gaming PCs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($304.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State...
Edit: Ooo, sorry. I posted this before I saw the sentence about iBuyPower. You can disregard my post.

This is a strong PC. It'll run anything, including Minecraft of course. I haven't included overclocking compatibility, since that would cost extra for no immediate benefit, and it's not advisable for anyone who doesn't know a lot about gaming PCs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($304.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($664.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($18.58 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1543.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

However, your budget is more than enough. For Minecraft on ultra settings and fast general use, this would still be excellent.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($18.58 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $761.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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