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Swapping out pc parts
Specs are here: http://www.mediafire.com/view/4m7bwb0kl ... PM-945.png
I am thinking of selling parts in my current computer and buying a new parts for cheaper so I can have some more money.
I think my current one is a bit overpriced so I thought swapping some stuff out would be cheaper.
I need help with the parts I am going to put on it, I tried myself I dunno if it's good or not: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v88NYJ
Feel free to help with suggestions or make one for me that is compatible and easy to build.
Thanks
What is this computer going to be used for?
General stuff, web browser, editing, gaming pretty much everything
What is your budget?
Anything good for a reasonable price New Zealand dollars, preferably less than 1000.
Where do you live? If in the US, do you have a nearby Microcenter?
New Zealand. I don't know what micro centre is
What is included in the budget?
Just the tower. I have the rest
Will you be overclocking?
No, unless you think it is a good idea to.
Will you be reusing any parts?
If I should, I have 8gb ram, i7-4770k, nivida quadro k600 I can also reuse other components if you have a way of finding that out. But I am selling my current build, it would be better with all the parts in it
What OS do you want?
I have a copy of windows 8
Any specific case preferences?
Easy to build in, have all the space I need
Any other special features that you want in the build?
Not really, just a great all around PC for cheap!
I am thinking of selling parts in my current computer and buying a new parts for cheaper so I can have some more money.
I think my current one is a bit overpriced so I thought swapping some stuff out would be cheaper.
I need help with the parts I am going to put on it, I tried myself I dunno if it's good or not: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v88NYJ
Feel free to help with suggestions or make one for me that is compatible and easy to build.
Thanks
What is this computer going to be used for?
General stuff, web browser, editing, gaming pretty much everything
What is your budget?
Anything good for a reasonable price New Zealand dollars, preferably less than 1000.
Where do you live? If in the US, do you have a nearby Microcenter?
New Zealand. I don't know what micro centre is
What is included in the budget?
Just the tower. I have the rest
Will you be overclocking?
No, unless you think it is a good idea to.
Will you be reusing any parts?
If I should, I have 8gb ram, i7-4770k, nivida quadro k600 I can also reuse other components if you have a way of finding that out. But I am selling my current build, it would be better with all the parts in it
What OS do you want?
I have a copy of windows 8
Any specific case preferences?
Easy to build in, have all the space I need
Any other special features that you want in the build?
Not really, just a great all around PC for cheap!
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This is the same case except it doesn't have usb 3.0 on the front.
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I would prefer 3.0 it's nice to have a few fast ports
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The 770 costs 100$ more than the r9 280x but they have similar performance so definitely get the 280x. I don't really think the r9 290 will be worth the extra 200$ to you. This is all you really need honestly.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($401.35 @ PB Technologies)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.38 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Other: HP 8GB RAM CAS 11 (Purchased)
Other: HP DVDRAM GT80N (Purchased)
Other: HP 1905 Motherboard (Purchased)
Total: $591.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-30 00:27 NZST+1200
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($401.35 @ PB Technologies)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.38 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Other: HP 8GB RAM CAS 11 (Purchased)
Other: HP DVDRAM GT80N (Purchased)
Other: HP 1905 Motherboard (Purchased)
Total: $591.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-30 00:27 NZST+1200
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Case and power supply look good If they fit all my components and That is enough power. If you think the Sapphire 100363L R9 280X Is a good choice I may go with that but I don't know much about graphics card (especially amd ones) And I don't want to spend too much If you think it's a good card I may get it but I'll have to research a bit Thanks! Btw it says the case is no longer avalable on the store it links to :/
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you should buy a SSD harddisk, not SD, but SSD, its about 10 times faster than the old harddisks, and ram is also good too get more of but, dont change the core, if you are going too change it, just sell the complete pc, and buy one with better core.
swapping it isnt worth it moneywice.
swapping it isnt worth it moneywice.
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SSDs aren't worth it right now. A 64GB SSD right now costs as much as a 1TB HDD. So, SSDs are used only for high budget builds. And his ISN'T a high budget build. 8GB of RAM right now is enough for gaming. You need to get 16GB of RAM ONLY when you want to make a workstation PC (rendering, photo/video editing etc) or when you want to host servers. IDK what you mean with "change the core", I've never seen a PC where you can change the cores. I think you mean processor. If you do, then you are completely wrong. The 4th gen Core i7 is one of the best CPUs out there. It's overclockable, it has hyper-threading and it comes clocked @ 3.40GHz. That CPU will do well in workstations and pretty good in gaming.
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Yep ssd's are too expensive. I do a little bit of video and photo editing but nothing major, I think 8 is still enough. Thanks
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You can easily reuse your CPU, RAM, motherboard, hard drive, and optical drive. However, you will want to upgrade your graphics card, PSU and case.
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Ok cool, can you link some good ones that would be compatible? Or do you need to know what case I use? I think it's the Z230 workstation.
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Could you give us a semi-detailed description of what you use the computer for? The reason I'm asking is because there are two large sets of GPUs - Workstation GPUs and Gaming/Performance GPUs. Workstation GPUs have the benefit of having many drivers optimized and certified specifically for professional use, but they suffer in gaming because since they are usually built for reliability (especially if used 24/7), they often have lower clock speeds and higher power consumption, which hurt game performance. Gaming and Performance GPUs have higher clock speeds, lower power consumption, and have drivers optimized more towards everyday usage and gaming rather than professional graphics design or modeling. If you do graphic design or modeling for a living, your best bet is to go with a newer Quadro or Firepro card. However, if you only do occasional modeling or graphic design and mainly use the computer for gaming purposes, I would recommend getting a higher-end AMD or nVidia card, as they still have OpenCL and CUDA capability, they just aren't necessarily as optimized for OpenCL and CUDA as workstation GPUs.
While I don't personally know about it, judging by the fact that Apple, and increasingly more and more Pre-built manufacturers, are designing their products with weird screws and other things meant to stop them from being disassembled easily, you may want to make sure your motherboard's standoffs (the things that mount them into the case itself) will fit into a case you get.
Anyways, I put together a build you could get with an AMD gaming GPU, which doesn't have CUDA but has OpenCL. I also put together one with an nVidia GPU that is a step down from the AMD one (keep in mind, however, it is more expensive for worse performance). I also threw in an SSD, because with a general high-performance rig, especially one with a high end CPU and GPU, having the extra speed the SSD provides is a great benefit.
Good luck with your build!
While I don't personally know about it, judging by the fact that Apple, and increasingly more and more Pre-built manufacturers, are designing their products with weird screws and other things meant to stop them from being disassembled easily, you may want to make sure your motherboard's standoffs (the things that mount them into the case itself) will fit into a case you get.
Anyways, I put together a build you could get with an AMD gaming GPU, which doesn't have CUDA but has OpenCL. I also put together one with an nVidia GPU that is a step down from the AMD one (keep in mind, however, it is more expensive for worse performance). I also threw in an SSD, because with a general high-performance rig, especially one with a high end CPU and GPU, having the extra speed the SSD provides is a great benefit.
AMD Build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($599.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($152.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Other: HP 8GB RAM CAS 11 (Purchased)
Other: HP DVDRAM GT80N (Purchased)
Other: HP 1905 Motherboard (Purchased)
Total: $1026.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 04:02 NZST+1200
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($599.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($152.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Other: HP 8GB RAM CAS 11 (Purchased)
Other: HP DVDRAM GT80N (Purchased)
Other: HP 1905 Motherboard (Purchased)
Total: $1026.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 04:02 NZST+1200
nVidia Build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.00 @ PC Force)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($152.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Other: HP 8GB RAM CAS 11 (Purchased)
Other: HP DVDRAM GT80N (Purchased)
Other: HP 1905 Motherboard (Purchased)
Total: $925.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 04:03 NZST+1200
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.00 @ PC Force)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($152.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Other: HP 8GB RAM CAS 11 (Purchased)
Other: HP DVDRAM GT80N (Purchased)
Other: HP 1905 Motherboard (Purchased)
Total: $925.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 04:03 NZST+1200
Good luck with your build!
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My computer is not for anything in particular it is for my family as well not just me so there is a lot of variety, I don't want a card just for gaming although a boost would be nice. I would prefer nvidia because I already have some drivers and stuff installed with the card. The 770 looks good and for a reasonable price but I don't know if it a good choice or not, I don't know a whole lot about graphics cards. As for the ssd I don't know if I really need it I know it helps with boot up times but I just don't want to spend too much.Thanks for your help
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minecraft-maniac1053MP3RF1minecraft-maniac10
Yeah I think I may keep a few parts then and sell the parts I swap out. I do quite like the quadro though, it's not just a gaming pc :/ it was pre build yeah I should have looked more into the graphics :/ anyway thanks I will try and find out the rest of my specs
If you use the Quadro for its CUDA cores, AMD uses OpenCL, which does everything CUDA can do, pretty much. However, if you do need the CUDA cores for something CUDA-specific (though this would be hard to do because OpenCL does what CUDA does), we can recommend nVidia cards that will do fairly well.
Speccy is like one of those box stickers in a program - it should tell you exactly what you have. If you install it and use a program such as Gyazo, Prntscrn, or Puush, you can link us that window. You could also use the Printscreen key on your keyboard and paste it into Paint, then upload the picture to Imgur. From there, we can help you figure out what's worth keeping and what isn't.
Ok I got it: http://www.mediafire.com/view/4m7bwb0kl ... PM-945.png
Tell me how to get to other things if you need more
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53MP3RF1minecraft-maniac10
Yeah I think I may keep a few parts then and sell the parts I swap out. I do quite like the quadro though, it's not just a gaming pc :/ it was pre build yeah I should have looked more into the graphics :/ anyway thanks I will try and find out the rest of my specs
If you use the Quadro for its CUDA cores, AMD uses OpenCL, which does everything CUDA can do, pretty much. However, if you do need the CUDA cores for something CUDA-specific (though this would be hard to do because OpenCL does what CUDA does), we can recommend nVidia cards that will do fairly well.
Speccy is like one of those box stickers in a program - it should tell you exactly what you have. If you install it and use a program such as Gyazo, Prntscrn, or Puush, you can link us that window. You could also use the Printscreen key on your keyboard and paste it into Paint, then upload the picture to Imgur. From there, we can help you figure out what's worth keeping and what isn't.
Sorry I can't pay 20 bucks just to look at what's in my computer :/ is there a free download?
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Randomness3333
Woody, where did you hear that an i7 is worse than an i5 for gaming because that is completely incorrect.
I've heard it multiple times from multiple (supposedly) credible sources. Most of them are the experts on computers on the tomshardware forum. They say that the i7's hyper threading either hinders or doesn't affect gaming performance. They say the only main difference between the 4770k and the 4670k is that the 4770k has hyperthreading, and has a slightly (barely noticeable) better performance than the 4670k, and that they're not worth it for gaming, unless a person is going to run a lot of applications at the same time, or if they're going to be editing a lot of 1080p videos.
(Also, my apologies for the non-available parts in the build, and for the non-goodness of it. It was 1AM when I posted it, and I was on my phone so I didn't realize that the currency/location settings were set to US. )
EDIT: I realized that you said a lot of the parts are overpriced in NZ. (Didn't notice you said that). *there was originally a question asking why your build was better than mine. I put up a strong explanation on why I thought mine was better. Then I saw that you said the parts are overpriced, and realized that I was going to look stupid(er) if the question was still there*
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minecraft-maniac10
Yeah I think I may keep a few parts then and sell the parts I swap out. I do quite like the quadro though, it's not just a gaming pc :/ it was pre build yeah I should have looked more into the graphics :/ anyway thanks I will try and find out the rest of my specs
If you use the Quadro for its CUDA cores, AMD uses OpenCL, which does everything CUDA can do, pretty much. However, if you do need the CUDA cores for something CUDA-specific (though this would be hard to do because OpenCL does what CUDA does), we can recommend nVidia cards that will do fairly well.
Speccy is like one of those box stickers in a program - it should tell you exactly what you have. If you install it and use a program such as Gyazo, Prntscrn, or Puush, you can link us that window. You could also use the Printscreen key on your keyboard and paste it into Paint, then upload the picture to Imgur. From there, we can help you figure out what's worth keeping and what isn't.
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53MP3RF1Randomness3333
However, I would honestly keep your current PC and just upgrade that. Can you download and run speccy? That would show us what some of the other parts in your PC are.The 4770k is as good for gaming(if not better) than an i5 and will be better than the if in multi-threaded applications. You have 8GBs of RAM and should be able to reuse your HDD and possibly motherboard and case as well.
I'm with Randomness here. Upgrading your PC isn't too hard, and if you can hold on to all of it, the only thing you should need is a new GPU and (possibly) PSU. However, if you can't hold on to anything besides the CPU, then I made a quick build that fits your budget well and will be able to do all of your needs.BuildPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($62.69 @ Ascent Technology)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($175.75 @ PC Force)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.00 @ PC Force)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($401.35 @ PB Technologies)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.38 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($26.39 @ PB Technologies)
Total: $936.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 06:12 NZST+1200
Now, if you can keep the motherboard and HDD, you could up the 280x to a 290, and get better performance in terms of graphics, but keep your end price around the same. The case, however, I say you should probably scrap - if the computer is a pre-built, which it kind of sounds like it is (?) because of the very strong CPU and mediocre to lower-tier GPU (one of the classic "let's sell this customer a pre-built" moves, because everyone knows i7s are the best of the best that Intel has to offer, and not enough people care about graphics cards yet), your case may have poor airflow and may not have space to put in an aftermarket CPU cooler if you want to overclock.
Good luck with your build!
Yeah I think I may keep a few parts then and sell the parts I swap out. I do quite like the quadro though, it's not just a gaming pc :/ it was pre build yeah I should have looked more into the graphics :/ anyway thanks I will try and find out the rest of my specs
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Randomness3333
However, I would honestly keep your current PC and just upgrade that. Can you download and run speccy? That would show us what some of the other parts in your PC are.The 4770k is as good for gaming(if not better) than an i5 and will be better than the if in multi-threaded applications. You have 8GBs of RAM and should be able to reuse your HDD and possibly motherboard and case as well.
I'm with Randomness here. Upgrading your PC isn't too hard, and if you can hold on to all of it, the only thing you should need is a new GPU and (possibly) PSU. However, if you can't hold on to anything besides the CPU, then I made a quick build that fits your budget well and will be able to do all of your needs.
Build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($62.69 @ Ascent Technology)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($175.75 @ PC Force)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.00 @ PC Force)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($401.35 @ PB Technologies)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.38 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($26.39 @ PB Technologies)
Total: $936.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 06:12 NZST+1200
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($62.69 @ Ascent Technology)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($175.75 @ PC Force)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.00 @ PC Force)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($401.35 @ PB Technologies)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.38 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($26.39 @ PB Technologies)
Total: $936.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 06:12 NZST+1200
Now, if you can keep the motherboard and HDD, you could up the 280x to a 290, and get better performance in terms of graphics, but keep your end price around the same. The case, however, I say you should probably scrap - if the computer is a pre-built, which it kind of sounds like it is (?) because of the very strong CPU and mediocre to lower-tier GPU (one of the classic "let's sell this customer a pre-built" moves, because everyone knows i7s are the best of the best that Intel has to offer, and not enough people care about graphics cards yet), your case may have poor airflow and may not have space to put in an aftermarket CPU cooler if you want to overclock.
Good luck with your build!
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No, do not get that. Woody's buiuld isn't good and a lot of those parts are either unavailable in NZ or very overpriced in NZ. Assuming that you sell your everything in your old, this would be good for gaming.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.00 @ PC Force)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Memory: Transcend JetRam 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($97.41 @ Aquila Technology)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.00 @ PC Force)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($401.35 @ PB Technologies)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.38 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Total: $1161.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 05:06 NZST+1200
However, I would honestly keep your current PC and just upgrade that. Can you download and run speccy? That would show us what some of the other parts in your PC are.The 4770k is as good for gaming(if not better) than an i5 and will be better than the if in multi-threaded applications. You have 8GBs of RAM and should be able to reuse your HDD and possibly motherboard and case as well.
Woody, where did you hear that an i7 is worse than an i5 for gaming because that is completely incorrect.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.00 @ PC Force)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Memory: Transcend JetRam 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($97.41 @ Aquila Technology)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.00 @ PC Force)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($401.35 @ PB Technologies)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.38 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Total: $1161.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 05:06 NZST+1200
However, I would honestly keep your current PC and just upgrade that. Can you download and run speccy? That would show us what some of the other parts in your PC are.The 4770k is as good for gaming(if not better) than an i5 and will be better than the if in multi-threaded applications. You have 8GBs of RAM and should be able to reuse your HDD and possibly motherboard and case as well.
Woody, where did you hear that an i7 is worse than an i5 for gaming because that is completely incorrect.
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I got specky: http://www.mediafire.com/view/4m7bwb0kl ... PM-945.png
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Yep that looks good too although it is a good idea to sell some parts and make it better! Thanks ill get specy if I can
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This build is the way to go.
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So, your maximum budget is 1000 NZD, right?
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Yep but I can go slightly over if its in my currency
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Woody239I noticed that you said you're trying to keep it under $1000. That is a whole new story. You can get a 770 with that budget. Also, you can get a slightly better CPU too.
As for the "reusing parts", I personally wouldn't. If you're selling the PC, then nobody would want to buy it if they had to get a separate part as well. If they wanted to get parts individually, they'd just build one. Anyway, I've heard that the i7s aren't as good as i5s for gaming. So you'd get the best bang for your buck if you just sold the PC as a whole, and bought all the parts to a new PC.
Anyway, since I was a lot lower than your budget, I re-picked a few parts, in sliding the CPU (upgraded the 4590 to the 4690), the GPU (a 280 to a 770), the case (to fit a large GPU/motherboard), and the PSU (430W to 500W).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $962.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 02:46 EDT-0400
EDIT:(I also noticed that you said that you already have the OS. That'll save you about $90. So this list is actually only like $870-ish for you)
Quite a bit better! I will go with something literaly the exact same as this it looks great!
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(This build is on the higher side of your budget, but it is significantly better than the previous build)
I noticed that you said you're trying to keep it under $1000. That is a whole new story. You can get a 770 with that budget. Also, you can get a slightly better CPU too.
As for the "reusing parts", I personally wouldn't. If you're selling the PC, then nobody would want to buy it if they had to get a separate part as well. If they wanted to get parts individually, they'd just build one. Anyway, I've heard that the i7s aren't as good as i5s for gaming. So you'd get the best bang for your buck if you just sold the PC as a whole, and bought all the parts to a new PC.
Anyway, since I was a lot lower than your budget, I re-picked a few parts, in sliding the CPU (upgraded the 4590 to the 4690), the GPU (a 280 to a 770), the case (to fit a large GPU/motherboard), and the PSU (430W to 500W).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $962.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 02:46 EDT-0400
EDIT:(I also noticed that you said that you already have the OS. That'll save you about $90. So this list is actually only like $870-ish for you)
**If you're still trying to save as much money as possible, I'd suggest going with this build, but use the processor from the first build. The performance will be generally the same for most games, but the performance in CPU intensive games (Minecraft, and a few other games) will be slightly worse. But you will still be getting a pretty high frame rate.)
The 770 GPU in the second build should be able to run just about any game you throw at it. With your budget, I highly recommend getting it.
I noticed that you said you're trying to keep it under $1000. That is a whole new story. You can get a 770 with that budget. Also, you can get a slightly better CPU too.
As for the "reusing parts", I personally wouldn't. If you're selling the PC, then nobody would want to buy it if they had to get a separate part as well. If they wanted to get parts individually, they'd just build one. Anyway, I've heard that the i7s aren't as good as i5s for gaming. So you'd get the best bang for your buck if you just sold the PC as a whole, and bought all the parts to a new PC.
Anyway, since I was a lot lower than your budget, I re-picked a few parts, in sliding the CPU (upgraded the 4590 to the 4690), the GPU (a 280 to a 770), the case (to fit a large GPU/motherboard), and the PSU (430W to 500W).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $962.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 02:46 EDT-0400
EDIT:(I also noticed that you said that you already have the OS. That'll save you about $90. So this list is actually only like $870-ish for you)
**If you're still trying to save as much money as possible, I'd suggest going with this build, but use the processor from the first build. The performance will be generally the same for most games, but the performance in CPU intensive games (Minecraft, and a few other games) will be slightly worse. But you will still be getting a pretty high frame rate.)
The 770 GPU in the second build should be able to run just about any game you throw at it. With your budget, I highly recommend getting it.
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Assuming your budget is $800 (cause that's the closest number to your original build), and also assuming you're not going to overclock, I put this together for you. Its much better, and should last much longer than the original build you put together. The most money you were wasting on it was part of the case and the power supply. The case already came with one, so you were buying two power supplies. And a 600W power supply isn't needed for your build. It was a bit overkill, which also brought up the price. In total, just from the case/power supply, I saved you about $70, which I put towards a higher end Video Card. You were also paying $50 extra for your OS, so that saved money went towards the high-end CPU. With a budget of over $500-$600, you should never get an i3. I also noticed that you didn't have an optical drive. I threw a cheap one in there for you. It should work fine.
The motherboard, on the other hand, I honestly don't know if you're overpaying for. To be honest, I don't know what makes a motherboard good/bad. So I just left it in the build. You might be able to save a bit of money on it, but I honestly don't know.
Anyway, here's your build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.46 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $765.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 01:39 EDT-0400
The motherboard, on the other hand, I honestly don't know if you're overpaying for. To be honest, I don't know what makes a motherboard good/bad. So I just left it in the build. You might be able to save a bit of money on it, but I honestly don't know.
Anyway, here's your build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.46 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $765.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 01:39 EDT-0400
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Thanks! I don't know much about motherboards either so I just chose a random one that had the right ports :\ I am grateful you pointed out the power supply was included in the case and chose a better one I still don't know about the graphics card though I might keep the 750 ti or find a better one, most games need a better gpu than cpu and you should spend more money on your graphics card than processor. But that's just what I've heard the majority of your build I will keep, thanks for the heads up about money saving
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No. Nonononononononono. You're wasting a lot of money in that build . I'll make you a slightly better part list in a few mins. Id still recommend waiting for one of the PC pros to come on and make you one, though, because I'm only very recently kinda good at making lists. (I'll post more info to this reply in a sec. I'm on my phone atm, and I have to copy/paste something from another thread here)
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Fill this out, please. It helps us to get you the best suited build for you.
What is this computer going to be used for?
List what you will be doing with your computer.
What is your budget?
Include amount and currency.
Where do you live? If in the US, do you have a nearby Microcenter?
Your country lets us know what sites you can order from. If you have a nearby Microcenter they have some great in-store only deals that you can take advantage of.
What is included in the budget?
Things like the tower, the OS, peripherals and monitors.
Will you be overclocking?
Overclocking will require different hardware than a non-overclocking build so we need to know this.
Will you be reusing any parts?
If you are reusing parts list them here.
What OS do you want?
Say which OS you want or say if you already have a copy of one.
Any specific case preferences?
Size, color, etc.
Any other special features that you want in the build?
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