Looking to build a Gaming computer Midtower case.

[waspman3372]

Looking for idea's. So far the only game I've been playing is Company of Heroes 2 but my HP Laptop gets hot for even that. I like Radeon vid cards. I prefer AMD Processor's. Any idea's and pictures are much appreciated. Thanks. Wasp

p.s. My budget would be about $700

 

[RCoon]

CoH uses the Essence 3.0 engine. It supports DX11, but is largely singledual core processor bound (so a big baller shot caller GPU is wholly unnecessary and will be bottlenecked by the processor). In that line of thought, I'd whole heartedly recommend a G3258 or an i3. They have the solid dual core performance that the engine requires, as quad cores apear to scale erratically on benchmarks. That and the AMD processors currently don't compete very well for single core performance.

I'd still recommend a DX11 compatible GPU to go along with it, but nothing too beefy. The GTX 750ti/R7 265 area would be a suitable starting line.

 

[ThE_MaD_ShOt]

If your interested in a matx build with a dgpu let me know. I built a matx cruncher based around a fx8350 for less then $400 from newegg. I can give you the parts list.

 

[krusha03]

Looking for idea's. So far the only game I've been playing is Company of Heroes 2 but my HP Laptop gets hot for even that. I like Radeon vid cards. I prefer AMD Processor's. Any idea's and pictures are much appreciated. Thanks. Wasp

p.s. My budget would be about $700

Is the budget for the case only or also screen, mouse / keyboard and windows license? If it is for a case only, you can get a pretty good system:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Toshiba Product SeriesT01ACA 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $725.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 10:28 EST-0500

 

[peche]

Is the budget for the case only or also screen, mouse / keyboard and windows license? If it is for a case only, you can get a pretty good system:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Toshiba Product SeriesT01ACA 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $725.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 10:28 EST-0500

i would change SSD for a crucial one...M4 Drives are the sh*t dude!
Regards,