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Building a computer (HELP)
Hey, i need help building a new computer, i would like to stay in the lower price range but still keep a good computer.
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Replace the italicized text with your answers.
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?
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Will you be reusing any parts?
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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?
Stuff like an SSD, large hard drive, RAID, and wifi
Replace the italicized text with your answers.
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?
Stuff like an SSD, large hard drive, RAID, and wifi
What's a micro center?
Store
Well it depends on what your using the PC for. And when you get all your things needed, you should probably get it built somewhere if you don't know how to build it yourself.
Computer is going to be used for gaming and recording.
Budget: dont have one, only thinking on this right now, would like it on the cheaper side though.
I live in the US with no microcenter nearby
I would like everything included for the desktop itself, no keyboard, mouse, or moniter
Dont know exactly what overclocking is so ill say no to that.
I wont be re-using any parts.
Os: Windows 7
No specific case preferences.
Large hard drive, lots of ram, wifi, and ssd
Budget: dont have one, only thinking on this right now, would like it on the cheaper side though.
I live in the US with no microcenter nearby
I would like everything included for the desktop itself, no keyboard, mouse, or moniter
Dont know exactly what overclocking is so ill say no to that.
I wont be re-using any parts.
Os: Windows 7
No specific case preferences.
Large hard drive, lots of ram, wifi, and ssd
You want lots of ram, ssd, and a large hard drive for a budget on "the cheaper side".. Good luck.
I only said i would prefer.
Well an ssd adds another 200+, more than 1TB is another 100 or so, more ram than 8 which counts as a lot is another 100 or so, so yeah x3
cmondinger
lots of ram
You may want to define 'lots'. If we're talking 16GB or more here, it's going to be totally useless for what the use of this computer is that you mentioned; gaming and recording. 8 should be fine.
Sorry thought I'd butt in here, I can't help you :p I'll leave that to Crazyeagle.
Kaevcmondinger
lots of ram
You may want to define 'lots'. If we're talking 16GB or more here, it's going to be totally useless for what the use of this computer is that you mentioned; gaming and recording. 8 should be fine.
Sorry thought I'd butt in here, I can't help you :p I'll leave that to Crazyeagle.
I dont know much about making one, i know alot about computers in general, but yeah, thanks
No ssd then
Dude if you going to have a good computer you need good cables. All of my monitors are hooked up with these: http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamon ... roduct_top
Its hard to help if we dont have at least some kind of idea of what price range you would be considering. Also, what games will you be playing.
Lets go for a price range of about 800$-1500$
As for games Minecraft, some FPS, Ghost Recon Phantoms, And others.
As for games Minecraft, some FPS, Ghost Recon Phantoms, And others.
Thats not exactly cheap, lol
A build like this on the lower end of your budget would easily be able to max out pretty much every game.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.14 @ Amazon)
Total: $903.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 22:15 EDT-0400)
A build like this on the lower end of your budget would easily be able to max out pretty much every game.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.14 @ Amazon)
Total: $903.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 22:15 EDT-0400)
Well that's not very "cheap" but here is what I can give you.
Option A: This will max out every game. Every, game.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1247.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 18:23 EDT-0400)
Option B: Huge bang for your buck. If you want to max out every game. Not future proof, but still will be really nice for about 2-5 years and want to save some $$ then this is for you.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($151.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($346.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $867.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 18:25 EDT-0400)
Option A: This will max out every game. Every, game.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1247.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 18:23 EDT-0400)
Option B: Huge bang for your buck. If you want to max out every game. Not future proof, but still will be really nice for about 2-5 years and want to save some $$ then this is for you.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($151.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($346.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $867.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 18:25 EDT-0400)
That's a pretty ranged price range...
What resolution will you be gaming at?
What resolution will you be gaming at?
Here is an alt to crazyeagle's setup a little deeper into the price range.
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB OC Video Card ($671.90 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.14 @ Amazon)
Total: $1430.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 22:22 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB OC Video Card ($671.90 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.14 @ Amazon)
Total: $1430.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 22:22 EDT-0400)
I recommend changing the current motherboard in the two posts above mine. Get one that supports SLI, because you would be getting a NVIDIA card.
Just because your getting a Nvidia card,it does not mean you need sli support.Also a SSD(120gb) is not 200 dollars,if you find the right one from Kingston or Samsung you'll get good price for performance.I would never go into the 1k range without a SSD.
He only needs that if he plans to add another card later
