Home built system for playing online.

Olav Alberts

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Hey guys, I wonder if anyone could help me setting up a rug for online gaming.

I am looking to play games such as : Bless, Tera but most of all games like Arche Age and maybe something like Elder scrolls online?
Ah well, I think you get the idea of what brand of games I'm into.

I have a very "stressful life", 17 years old, working up to 45+ hours a week, aspiring bodybuilder, following different educations and I live together with my girlfriend.

So as some you might already have guessed.. I'm working with a budget (as most of my money goes to bills and food), I'd like to keep the price range around 800-1000 euro's

After work, gym and preparing meals it's so relaxing to just play a video game, my girl really likes it as well.
Also cutting, as in losing weight is so much easier since I don't really care about being hungry while gaming.

I'm on a like 10 years old pc as of this moment, and only have a xbox 360, so my girl and I both agree that it is time for an upgrade.

I'm really technical and I love building pcs but since I have been soo busy the last year, I haven't really been keeping myself up to date on the newest cpu's ssd's etc.
That's why I thought it'd be cool if you guys would give me some help.

I also design with photoshop things like that, mostly sites and 2d designs.
So if you could keep that a little in mind, that would be great.
I do nothing like autocad and things like that, so it's not that heavy.

For the guys that are willing to help me out, I am certainly willing to give something back, as in terms of maybe a design (forum signature maybe?) or maybe some people looking for some advice on training and dieting.
Give me a pm and I'll help you out :)

Thanks in advance!!!11oneone!

edit: one of the things I'd like is an SSD and reduction in noise.
 

tenaciousk

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Hi i would be happy to help you out. A couple things i would like to know first.

-are you planning on doing any overclocking?

-Do you need to purchase a operrating system?

-Do you need peripherals? Monitor...Keyboard...mouse?
 

Olav Alberts

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Hey, thanks a lot.

I'd like to overclock yes, but if it's going to cost me more, then let it be the way it is :)
-also one of the reasons I looked into water cooling (which is surprisingly cheaper then I thought.)

No I do not have to purchase an operating system.

No my screen keyboard and mouse will live for another year or so.

Again Thanks!
 

tenaciousk

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.97 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£16.27 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£103.46 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£36.23 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£58.56 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£104.02 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£294.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£47.93 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £889.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-24 16:33 GMT+0000)
 

Olav Alberts

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Woa. those benchmarks are sick. Thanks a lot man!
Finally a general idea and set up.

And this will play all the online games I've listed?
On highest settings or medium?
 

tenaciousk

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refresh your page, because i actually re-edited it... there is nothing wrong with this build, but in the edited one i added a SSd and took out the blue ray

 

tenaciousk

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I recommend it because its the one i personally use, so its the one i know the best. I dont believe there is much difference between the 830 and the 840, the 840 pro is faster, but i dont think the difference is much noticeable. Mine has been very reliable and very fast. but i definitely encourage you to do a little research before purchasing the ssd if you are weary.