Hello! I've been putting a LOT of time recently into researching the best build for my first real gaming pc. I've been playing MineCraft on my dell laptop at 10 fps for too long - I want something that is good enough to not only play minecraft but allow me to run the new high-quality games for years to come.
I have one thing set - the graphics card. The GTX 650 Ti BOOST 2gb is perfect for what I'm looking for in regards to performance/price. I already have an EVGA model picked out and everything. I have it down to two processors in the ~$200 range - the AMD FX-8350 and the Intel i5-3570k. I'd prefer the intel for its per-core performance advantage, but I'd be almost equally happy with the AMD.
I had found this package from Newegg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1271094) that I really liked. I'm sure it could do everything I needed it to do and do it well. The fact that all the parts are picked for me and guaranteed to be work together encourages me, as it is my first time actually building a computer. I also looked at a cheaper but similar package with a better HD and ram (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1271058) but the worse PSU and mobo really made it not worth it for me.
So after talking with some other great THW members, I looked into custom building the whole thing, picking the best parts of both packages. However, there is just too much variety in stuff like mobos, psus, and cases for me to confidently pick with my level of experience. I created a build of my own using my favorite parts from both of the two packages for ~$775 that looked good.
Then, just today, I saw this intel 3570k-based package that really had everything I was looking for. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1271058) The only thing about it is the price. It doesn't include the case, which adds another 40-50 dollars onto the total. The HD is more expensive than the other one I wanted and also doesn't include the combo I was going to use. I also have about $80 in best buy gift cards I can use for some parts or something.
I'd really like to keep this build under $800. Somewhere around $700-750 would really be what I'm shooting for. I also would really like to keep one of those two processors - the intel being preferable. I've gone as far as to consider ditching Windows entirely for Linux to shave off that $60 (I have a $30 amazon giftcard I was going to use to help pay for that). I have $1000 of my personal money I am able to spend, but my mother is making spending it difficult. To be honest, I think she will keep me from getting anything over $800, and something close to the $700 side would be a LOT better.
If it were totally up to me, I'd go ahead and get the intel package and pick up a case from some other place. I just want to know if it is worth it paying the extra money for the deal (I save $55 buying the parts in the intel package together).
So here's the big question: Which one will be best? Will paying the extra money now make the computer last longer and perform better enough to warrant it, or should I be going with something cheaper? If the total price with windows 8 were to be somewhere around $800 or above, I'd probably end up going for linux for the time being, as I don't really play any other games but MineCraft at the moment. I'd really like to keep windows, but I'd gladly sacrifice it for the long-term benefit of the computer.
I have one thing set - the graphics card. The GTX 650 Ti BOOST 2gb is perfect for what I'm looking for in regards to performance/price. I already have an EVGA model picked out and everything. I have it down to two processors in the ~$200 range - the AMD FX-8350 and the Intel i5-3570k. I'd prefer the intel for its per-core performance advantage, but I'd be almost equally happy with the AMD.
I had found this package from Newegg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1271094) that I really liked. I'm sure it could do everything I needed it to do and do it well. The fact that all the parts are picked for me and guaranteed to be work together encourages me, as it is my first time actually building a computer. I also looked at a cheaper but similar package with a better HD and ram (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1271058) but the worse PSU and mobo really made it not worth it for me.
So after talking with some other great THW members, I looked into custom building the whole thing, picking the best parts of both packages. However, there is just too much variety in stuff like mobos, psus, and cases for me to confidently pick with my level of experience. I created a build of my own using my favorite parts from both of the two packages for ~$775 that looked good.
Then, just today, I saw this intel 3570k-based package that really had everything I was looking for. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1271058) The only thing about it is the price. It doesn't include the case, which adds another 40-50 dollars onto the total. The HD is more expensive than the other one I wanted and also doesn't include the combo I was going to use. I also have about $80 in best buy gift cards I can use for some parts or something.
I'd really like to keep this build under $800. Somewhere around $700-750 would really be what I'm shooting for. I also would really like to keep one of those two processors - the intel being preferable. I've gone as far as to consider ditching Windows entirely for Linux to shave off that $60 (I have a $30 amazon giftcard I was going to use to help pay for that). I have $1000 of my personal money I am able to spend, but my mother is making spending it difficult. To be honest, I think she will keep me from getting anything over $800, and something close to the $700 side would be a LOT better.
If it were totally up to me, I'd go ahead and get the intel package and pick up a case from some other place. I just want to know if it is worth it paying the extra money for the deal (I save $55 buying the parts in the intel package together).
So here's the big question: Which one will be best? Will paying the extra money now make the computer last longer and perform better enough to warrant it, or should I be going with something cheaper? If the total price with windows 8 were to be somewhere around $800 or above, I'd probably end up going for linux for the time being, as I don't really play any other games but MineCraft at the moment. I'd really like to keep windows, but I'd gladly sacrifice it for the long-term benefit of the computer.
. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1291151 is the correct link for the intel package). 
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