I'm trying to build a PC and I'm looking for some help
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iboycott
December 20, 2013 9:35:51 PM
iboycott
December 20, 2013 9:46:38 PM
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($385.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($110.80 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1015.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($385.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($110.80 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1015.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 00:50 EST-0500)
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iboycott
December 20, 2013 9:52:34 PM
SimonGranstrom said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / BenchmarksCPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($385.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($110.80 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1015.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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is that good of a video card actually necessary for the gaming i'm doing?
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iboycott said:
SimonGranstrom said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / BenchmarksCPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($385.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($110.80 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1015.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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is that good of a video card actually necessary for the gaming i'm doing?
Well this rig will last for a couple of years.
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Entire case and OS, at your budget. Assumes you have mouse/keyboard and monitor.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1001.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1001.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 00:56 EST-0500)
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iboycott
December 20, 2013 9:57:46 PM
SimonGranstrom said:
iboycott said:
SimonGranstrom said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / BenchmarksCPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($385.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($110.80 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1015.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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is that good of a video card actually necessary for the gaming i'm doing?
Well this rig will last for a couple of years.
It's also 1100 dollars with an OS.
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Swordkd said:
SimonGranstrom said:
iboycott said:
SimonGranstrom said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / BenchmarksCPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($385.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($110.80 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1015.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 00:50 EST-0500)
is that good of a video card actually necessary for the gaming i'm doing?
Well this rig will last for a couple of years.
It's also 1100 dollars with an OS.
I do not promote pirating, but he could lend a CD from a friend.
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iboycott
December 20, 2013 10:11:11 PM
You could go the Amd route, and save quite a bit actually. And you are right, neither WoW or LoL require an expensive video card. But for a thousand dollars, OS included you can get what I listed, and if you can get a copy of Windows cheap, get what SimonGranstrom listed(i'd swap a few things on his build though).
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iboycott
December 20, 2013 10:14:51 PM
Cheaper, could still shave some money too, but this is pretty cheap and good performance for those games.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($160.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $810.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($160.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $810.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 01:16 EST-0500)
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iboycott
December 20, 2013 10:21:04 PM
iboycott
December 20, 2013 10:24:36 PM
Swordkd said:
I'd get a better case, and spend less on the Psu but still get a good one. I'm putting 137 towards those two items, and he's putting 150. Overall, I think my parts are better than his for those two items.I'm sorry if some parts are expensive, but i live in sweden and we don't use dollars here.
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Well, if you want the Intel Cpu, gotta get a motherboard to match it. Could save money on that too, honestly. Get a non-"k" Cpu, then get an H series chipset motherboard like 4470 Cpu and H87 motherboard. Would save 40 or 50 dollars or so.
Deal on the Cpu ends the 20th, but you get the idea.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $263.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Deal on the Cpu ends the 20th, but you get the idea.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $263.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 01:39 EST-0500)
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iboycott
December 20, 2013 11:27:48 PM
carrera911
December 21, 2013 8:25:18 AM
Honestly I just built my first computer a month ago and for less than 7 or 800 dollars I got a FX 6300 (fast as any i5), asus 5450 HD silent 1GB( I know its not very good but it works fine for me on battlefield 4, world of tanks, Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Sniper Elite V2 which are the only games I play), a 60GB SanDisk SSD for OS, WD Blue 1TB Hard Drive, 8GB of Kingston RAM and Coolmax 700 watt PSU. I have Avast antivirus which is the best free antivirus out there and I got windows 7 64 bit for free (there is no need to pay for an OS and I could have got Windows 8 but don't like it). Also in that budget I have a H80i in the mail. You will hear intel people saying that this isn't a fast setup, but believe me it is and really the only thing that needs upgrading is a graphics card but this one is fine for your needs. If you feel it is necessary you can get a better graphics card for another 100 dollars. Also with the h80i I expect to comfortably get 4.1 GHZ base and a 4.5 GHZ turbo. This is one reason why I like AMD is unlike intel they try to help out the consumer and not change things like sockets and all of AMD FX series is unlocked unlike intel who already charges twice as much for the same product and then charges more for an unlocked one. I'm sure an expert will try to argue almost everything I typed but honestly this is what I have and this is the best bang for your buck. This is the link to the upgraded graphics card http://www.amazon.com/GDDR5-technology-Graphics-Cards-H...
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Well, the fx6300 isn't as fast as the i5. There isn't any arguing that. It is however a much better value and does provide respectable performance for the price. Also, if you overclock the Cpu, you won't have a boost speed. You'll be running at your overclocked frequency 100% of the time.
How did you get a free MS OS without pirating?
How did you get a free MS OS without pirating?
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Swordkd said:
Well, the fx6300 isn't as fast as the i5. There isn't any arguing that. It is however a much better value and does provide respectable performance for the price. Also, if you overclock the Cpu, you won't have a boost speed. You'll be running at your overclocked frequency 100% of the time. How did you get a free MS OS without pirating?
Don't feed the troll.
No seriously, windows OS is too expensive in my opinion but that is no reason to pirate it.
And please don't mention Intel and AMD in the same answer, you will just start a war.
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You can find download only copies of Win8.1 for 60 dollars or so. I wouldn't have paid 200 dollars for a copy, but 60 isn't too bad.
I understand the issue between Amd and Intel, and I've always recommended what I felt was best for each build or question. They both have their merits for different applications or budgets.
I understand the issue between Amd and Intel, and I've always recommended what I felt was best for each build or question. They both have their merits for different applications or budgets.
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