Building my first gaming computer need some help!
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zfancy5
February 6, 2014 11:36:16 AM
So I am currently looking to build my first gaming computer and kinda need some feedback from some people who have done it before and know their computer parts. I am in the $700-$800 price range and have heard i can build a pretty stellar machine for that amount. I have a mock up of what I have built so far and it came to $820. This is the link to my build.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Respire T40 68.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($73.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($103.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $794.89
Please take a look at it and let me know what you think and if their is any way I could lower the price or get better hardware for cheaper please let me know. Thanks guys!
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Respire T40 68.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($73.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($103.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $794.89
Please take a look at it and let me know what you think and if their is any way I could lower the price or get better hardware for cheaper please let me know. Thanks guys!
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This will max everything out at 1080p, the 560 Ti isn't very good, especially for that price. Here's what I put together:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.48 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($71.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $797.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 15:04 EST-0500)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.48 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($71.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $797.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 15:04 EST-0500)
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zfancy5
February 6, 2014 12:13:40 PM
HiTechObsessed said:
This will max everything out at 1080p, the 560 Ti isn't very good, especially for that price. Here's what I put together:PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.48 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($71.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $797.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 15:04 EST-0500)
Thanks for the input! So is there a big difference between the i5 and the AMD you suggested? Or is that just a preference thing? Ive heard to stay towards Intel but what I dont know personally. And is it possible to find maybe a cheaper Case? Or will a cheaper one not fit that properly?
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Intel is better in single-thread applications, but for gaming you won't see a difference worth the extra money at budgets like this. And you can find a cheaper case, I just like the Shinobi because it's a good price, and gets you a sleek case with a window as well. Any regular ATX case will work for you though.
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zfancy5
February 6, 2014 12:32:21 PM
HiTechObsessed said:
Intel is better in single-thread applications, but for gaming you won't see a difference worth the extra money at budgets like this. And you can find a cheaper case, I just like the Shinobi because it's a good price, and gets you a sleek case with a window as well. Any regular ATX case will work for you though.Ok Thanks a lot. Just another question I plan on only playing MMO's on it such as DayZ WoW GW2 and Elder Scrolls Online. As well as open world games like Skyrim. Would this set up give me max settings at a constant good fps? And would it be upgradeable in the future if I wanted to without having to replace a part because i replaced something else? Thanks again!
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zfancy5
February 6, 2014 12:47:17 PM
zfancy5
February 6, 2014 4:32:04 PM
HiTechObsessed said:
A good 1080p monitor would be fine. You can get a 22" BenQ (Great grand) for about $100 right now. Depends what you'd be looking to spend on one.Just out of curiosity what if my top end budget was $700 what kind of PC would you build keeping in mind the games i will be playing? Thinking now i want to leave that $100 for a monitor.
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The 270X is just a little less powerful than the 760, but very close. Maybe a 5% difference in performance or so, but in games with Mantle (like BF4), it will perform equivalent if not better. Definitely great for the budget! I included the monitor as well
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($102.59 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($210.19 @ NCIX US)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $791.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 19:39 EST-0500)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($102.59 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($210.19 @ NCIX US)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $791.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 19:39 EST-0500)
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zfancy5
February 6, 2014 4:49:12 PM
HiTechObsessed said:
The 270X is just a little less powerful than the 760, but very close. Maybe a 5% difference in performance or so, but in games with Mantle (like BF4), it will perform equivalent if not better. Definitely great for the budget! I included the monitor as well
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($102.59 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($210.19 @ NCIX US)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $791.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 19:39 EST-0500)
Wow thanks man! How often would I have to upgrade this set up? Like what would need to be upgraded first and how long would it last in the current set up? I'm obviously really new to this whole building a PC so i have no clue. Thanks for the quick answers bro.
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zfancy5
February 9, 2014 5:22:30 PM
HiTechObsessed said:
Maybe the CPU. Good thing about that though, is it would already support the 8320/8350 which would be a nice upgrade in the future, but games are just now starting to use 4 cores, so you should be good for awhile
If you stay at 1080p, the 270x will be a good card for at least a couple/few years.I have a question about the power supply. What if i swap out the XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply for the Corsair 500W ATX12V? It's $20 cheaper but 50 less watts. Will that be ok? Im planning on going with the first build you showed me. All I did was change cases and power supply. And my gf is in college so hoping she can pick up windows 7 for cheap. The one i marked as the solution. Here is my current build off of what you suggested.
CPU AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core $114.48
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing $29.98
Motherboard Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ $64.99
Memory A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $79.99
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $59.66
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB $249.99
Case NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower $33.39
Power Supply Corsair 500W ATX12V $29.99
Optical Drive LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer $15.99
Total: $678.46
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zfancy5
February 14, 2014 1:40:42 PM
HiTechObsessed said:
Don't skimp on the PSU. 500w is plenty of power, but the CX isn't as high of quality. The PSU is the most important part of the PC. The CX500 will do ok, but if you can push the extra $20, I would highly recommend it.Other than that, looks like a great build
will definitely be happy with it!OK! I took your word and ordered the better PSU. Everything has shipped and should be here by the end of next week! Just in time for the weekend to build it! Super excited. Thanks for all the info. Appreciate it. Here is my final build.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TfL9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TfL9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TfL9/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.58 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $900.44
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zfancy5
February 15, 2014 1:27:23 PM
zfancy5
February 21, 2014 9:49:17 PM
HiTechObsessed said:
Awesome! Gonna be an awesome build man. Let me know how it all goes!Hey dude!! Just thought id give you a follow up! Im on my new rig right now and honestly all I can say is holy shit! This thing is beast mode. Running at 53 Celsius when playing gw2 at max settings keeping a constant 60 fps and 30 Celsius when idle. This thing is great and thanks for all your help. I built it in about 3 hours and not one hiccup besides it saying cpu fan error which all I had to do was turn off cpu fan monitoring cause I have the aftermarket in. Loving it. Let me know some programs i should install or whatever. Thanks!
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