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title says it all, i want a graphics card that can run pretty much any game and max out call of duty gaming. Also will 450w be enough ?

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radeon hd 7850 is what i'd go with
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My budig will be around $200
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XFX Double D FX-785A-ZDF4 Radeon HD 7850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
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I think im going to go with this graphics card and for my other question, will the 450w power supply be enough to power everything ?
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Work a 7870 and a Rosewill HIVE 550 in. Ditch the silly RAM and give up overclocking support if you're not going to get an aftermarket cooler.

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Like so. If it's just CoD, you can easily spend MUCH less by going with an i3-3220, 7850, VP-450, Fractal Core 1000, and the RAM + motherboard combo in the screen-capped build.
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r00t wrote Work a 7870 and a Rosewill HIVE 550 in. Ditch the silly RAM and give up overclocking support if you're not going to get an aftermarket cooler.

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Like so. If it's just CoD, you can easily spend MUCH less by going with an i3-3220, 7850, VP-450, Fractal Core 1000, and the RAM + motherboard combo in the screen-capped build.
i dont know who to belive becuase a Diamond EggXpert told me this

"I don't think any of those upgrades are necessary except the video card, and for that you would want a the 1GB version. Double memory cards are only worthwhile for dual GPU setups.

The i3 is still a very capable gaming CPU, 450W is more than enough, and there's no performance reason to buy an aftermarket cooler for a 77W CPU if you're not allowed to overclock."
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r00t wrote Work a 7870 and a Rosewill HIVE 550 in. Ditch the silly RAM and give up overclocking support if you're not going to get an aftermarket cooler.

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Like so. If it's just CoD, you can easily spend MUCH less by going with an i3-3220, 7850, VP-450, Fractal Core 1000, and the RAM + motherboard combo in the screen-capped build.
i dont know who to belive becuase a Diamond EggXpert told me this

"I don't think any of those upgrades are necessary except the video card, and for that you would want a the 1GB version. Double memory cards are only worthwhile for dual GPU setups.

The i3 is still a very capable gaming CPU, 450W is more than enough, and there's no performance reason to buy an aftermarket cooler for a 77W CPU if you're not allowed to overclock."
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I was under the impression that you were buying a completely new system with the specs you listed. My suggestions were just based on the assumption that you had $200 left to work with in your budget after adding everything else to your cart.

But I see what you mean now and yes, I would have recommended the exact same thing as he did. A 1GB 7850 is perfect for what you need and the VP-450 is more than capable of running what you have here. You can just add the card to what you have.
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then should i go with the i2500K ? Also btw im going to be over clocking becuase im new to pc gaming and not really into all that yet.
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I noticed that you are getting H77 mobo, but at the same time getting a 3570k. So you have a motherboard that cant over clock with an unlocked cpu. I would change the cpu to a cheaper one and spend the extra money on a good graphics card. On the other hand if you want to overclock you will need a Z77 motherboard.
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Ok im still trying to figure out what will be best for me. I have 2 thoughts in mind, either i can stick with the i3-3220 that i already have and get a $400 graphics card or i was going to upgrade to the i5-3570 and get Radeon HD 7850 1GB. so somebody help me out on this final decision. But like i said im a gun game person so i just want my build to max out call of duty games and pretty much be able to play any game without lag, and also i decided to go with a Rosewill 600W PSU

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