will this play at 1440 p, without a problem, non over clocked at medium / high settings no aa

[raknarius]

Ill be adding a another stick of 8gb memory in two months for a total of 16gb. will this cpu hold up though, and the gpu. also im using stock cpu cooler and an old dvd / hard drive from my last system

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qHL7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qHL7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qHL7/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.67 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 180GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($557.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $1551.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-26 22:36 EST-0500)

 

[raknarius]

bump

 

[iceclock]

you cannot bump a thread here, and id get this instead.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rbjG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rbjG/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rbjG/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.95 @ B&H)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 180GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($318.99 @ J&R)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($46.99 @ J&R)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Tough Power 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($557.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $1547.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 17:38 EST-0500)

 

[bob hays]

Why a 750w PSU? Anything abover 600 is massive overkill, and 500 is reasonable.

 

[raknarius]

ok I may get a lower psu, but will this system play 1440p high res

 

[bob hays]

yes you shouldn't have any problem

 

[iceclock]

because for the price its a steal