Hi everyone,
I'm 22 and have been gaming for my whole life. For the last 4ish years I've been using a Mac laptop to game (boooooooo!). After struggling to get GW2 running properly on my Mac last night, I decided I've had enough and I want to invest in a PC desktop that I hope to have for a while. I don't know much about computers or their specs, and I was really intimidated when I was faced with all the customizable options available.
My goal: To get a PC that can run any high-end game (GW2, D3, etc.) at high performance with high FPS (I'm currently getting 10 fps on GW2) for the cheapest price possible.
I did some initial research and was drawn to the CyberPower Black Pearl. I called the sales rep and he really wasn't helpful, he just confused me more. Thus, I read some blogs about gaming specs and this is what I came up with.
I would really appreciate if someone could take a look at the specs and let me know if there's anything else I need to put in here OR if I've chosen something super expensive that I don't actually need. Keep in mind that I will probably have to connect to the internet wirelessly (I already have a router).
Thanks!
EDIT: I formatted the post to make it a little easier to read. Sorry for the huge wall of text initially.
Black Pearl
*BASE_PRICE: [+1220]
CAS: Apevia X-Dreamer4 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window, USB 3.0 & Temperature Display [-58] (Black Color with Blue LED)
COOLANT: Standard Coolant
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Quad-Core 3.60 GHz 10MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011 (All Venom OC Certified)
FA_HDD: Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System [+21] (1 x System)
FAN: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-23] (Single Drive)
HDD2: 128GB ADATA SP900 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 550 MB/s Read & 520 MB/s Write [+126] (Single Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Quad Channel Memory [-58] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MONITOR: 24" Widescreen 1920x1080 Hanns-G HL249DPB LED Backlight LCD (Viewable 23.6") Monitor w/ Built-in Speakers [+159]
MOTHERBOARD: (SLI/CrossFireX Support) MSI X79A-GD45 Plus Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Winki 3, OC Genie II, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3 Gen3 PCIe X16 & 4 PCIe X1
NETWORK: Intel Pro Gigabit 10/100/1000 Network Card [+34]
OS: Microsoft® Windows 8 (64-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY: 850 Watts - Thermaltake Smart Series SP-850M 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply [+65]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 3GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+249] (EVGA Superclocked)
WNC: 802.11b/g/n 300Mbps PCI Wireless Adapter Network Card [+26]
FINAL PRICE: (+1839)
I'm 22 and have been gaming for my whole life. For the last 4ish years I've been using a Mac laptop to game (boooooooo!). After struggling to get GW2 running properly on my Mac last night, I decided I've had enough and I want to invest in a PC desktop that I hope to have for a while. I don't know much about computers or their specs, and I was really intimidated when I was faced with all the customizable options available.
My goal: To get a PC that can run any high-end game (GW2, D3, etc.) at high performance with high FPS (I'm currently getting 10 fps on GW2) for the cheapest price possible.
I did some initial research and was drawn to the CyberPower Black Pearl. I called the sales rep and he really wasn't helpful, he just confused me more. Thus, I read some blogs about gaming specs and this is what I came up with.
I would really appreciate if someone could take a look at the specs and let me know if there's anything else I need to put in here OR if I've chosen something super expensive that I don't actually need. Keep in mind that I will probably have to connect to the internet wirelessly (I already have a router).
Thanks!
EDIT: I formatted the post to make it a little easier to read. Sorry for the huge wall of text initially.
Black Pearl
*BASE_PRICE: [+1220]
CAS: Apevia X-Dreamer4 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window, USB 3.0 & Temperature Display [-58] (Black Color with Blue LED)
COOLANT: Standard Coolant
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Quad-Core 3.60 GHz 10MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011 (All Venom OC Certified)
FA_HDD: Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System [+21] (1 x System)
FAN: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-23] (Single Drive)
HDD2: 128GB ADATA SP900 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 550 MB/s Read & 520 MB/s Write [+126] (Single Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Quad Channel Memory [-58] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MONITOR: 24" Widescreen 1920x1080 Hanns-G HL249DPB LED Backlight LCD (Viewable 23.6") Monitor w/ Built-in Speakers [+159]
MOTHERBOARD: (SLI/CrossFireX Support) MSI X79A-GD45 Plus Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Winki 3, OC Genie II, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3 Gen3 PCIe X16 & 4 PCIe X1
NETWORK: Intel Pro Gigabit 10/100/1000 Network Card [+34]
OS: Microsoft® Windows 8 (64-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY: 850 Watts - Thermaltake Smart Series SP-850M 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply [+65]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 3GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+249] (EVGA Superclocked)
WNC: 802.11b/g/n 300Mbps PCI Wireless Adapter Network Card [+26]
FINAL PRICE: (+1839)