- Feb 14, 2014
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Hello,
Time to upgrade from my crappy old laptop to a nice budget gaming/general rig.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within next 2 weeks-ish.
Budget Range: $1200-1500 AUD (try and keep it to the lower end of the budget, but can go upto 1500 if really needed)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing Web, Programming(Java), word docs and adobe photoshop/dreamweaver
Are you buying a monitor: Mabee. If I can get a decent monitor and stick to the budget than yes. Otherwise I'll make do with my gf's spare one.
Parts to Upgrade: None. I am starting from scratch.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes. Windows 7 - 64 Bit(For Memory reason).
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Does not matter, Aslong as its trust worthy.
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Parts Preferences: CPU: Must be intel(don't ask why... I just want intel) (also, don't need an i7, a decent i5 will do me I think?)
And Mabee, Where I can go with ASUS because I've always liked them(other than there bloatware)
Overclocking: No. If I change my mind down the road I can buy another CPU if the one I choose doesn't allow for it so please don't worry to much about factoring it in.
SLI or Crossfire: Huge No. Heard terrible things and just plain head aches to setup. Please don't try and tell me I should etc etc I really just want 1 video card.
Your Monitor Resolution: I really don't know here. 1920x1080p? right? Just want a decent screen, with decent resolution, without busting the budget. And a HDD of some sort, size doesn't matter anything more than 500gb at 7200 is fine.
Storage Preferences: Please include a 120gb ssd for windows to run off. I like samsungs ssd's but you can choose other stuff if you like.
Additional Comments: Wouldn't mind a decent look system, atleast partially color coded.
I play a variety of games, from css to farcry 3 and even some older games like apb reloaded or GTA SA etc. I am not that fussy about ULTRA high graphics but they are welcome if it stays within budget. Just really want a strong rig that can run anything I need, even if it means turning down the setting a little bit. Not into video editing so no need for anything more than 8gb ram(would preffer 2x4gb) as I can update it to 16gb later.
Kinda want a case with a window, must have good airflow and run quiet on idle. perhaps an option to turn any leds in it off for when I wanna watch movies kinda thing.
GPU Preferences: Not much of an idea, was think gtx 760 or gtx 660 ti. Not into modding skyrims graphic type stuff so don't need the 3/4gb versions of these cards. For AMD the r9 270X seems ok.. But you tell me
Open to any GPU that can run my kinda games.However, I like the video cards with the fans on them, rather than rear exhausts.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Simply, Its time to upgrade from my first gen i7 laptop with intergrated graphics. I want to be able to atleast run games... coz this laptop can't even run alot of them above 20fps on low settings low res.
Thanks for your time. Please feel free to post questions.
-Luke
Time to upgrade from my crappy old laptop to a nice budget gaming/general rig.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within next 2 weeks-ish.
Budget Range: $1200-1500 AUD (try and keep it to the lower end of the budget, but can go upto 1500 if really needed)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing Web, Programming(Java), word docs and adobe photoshop/dreamweaver
Are you buying a monitor: Mabee. If I can get a decent monitor and stick to the budget than yes. Otherwise I'll make do with my gf's spare one.
Parts to Upgrade: None. I am starting from scratch.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes. Windows 7 - 64 Bit(For Memory reason).
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Does not matter, Aslong as its trust worthy.
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Parts Preferences: CPU: Must be intel(don't ask why... I just want intel) (also, don't need an i7, a decent i5 will do me I think?)
And Mabee, Where I can go with ASUS because I've always liked them(other than there bloatware)
Overclocking: No. If I change my mind down the road I can buy another CPU if the one I choose doesn't allow for it so please don't worry to much about factoring it in.
SLI or Crossfire: Huge No. Heard terrible things and just plain head aches to setup. Please don't try and tell me I should etc etc I really just want 1 video card.
Your Monitor Resolution: I really don't know here. 1920x1080p? right? Just want a decent screen, with decent resolution, without busting the budget. And a HDD of some sort, size doesn't matter anything more than 500gb at 7200 is fine.
Storage Preferences: Please include a 120gb ssd for windows to run off. I like samsungs ssd's but you can choose other stuff if you like.
Additional Comments: Wouldn't mind a decent look system, atleast partially color coded.
I play a variety of games, from css to farcry 3 and even some older games like apb reloaded or GTA SA etc. I am not that fussy about ULTRA high graphics but they are welcome if it stays within budget. Just really want a strong rig that can run anything I need, even if it means turning down the setting a little bit. Not into video editing so no need for anything more than 8gb ram(would preffer 2x4gb) as I can update it to 16gb later.
Kinda want a case with a window, must have good airflow and run quiet on idle. perhaps an option to turn any leds in it off for when I wanna watch movies kinda thing.
GPU Preferences: Not much of an idea, was think gtx 760 or gtx 660 ti. Not into modding skyrims graphic type stuff so don't need the 3/4gb versions of these cards. For AMD the r9 270X seems ok.. But you tell me
Open to any GPU that can run my kinda games.However, I like the video cards with the fans on them, rather than rear exhausts.And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Simply, Its time to upgrade from my first gen i7 laptop with intergrated graphics. I want to be able to atleast run games... coz this laptop can't even run alot of them above 20fps on low settings low res.
Thanks for your time. Please feel free to post questions.
-Luke
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