Hey everyone, I'm new to the forum and PC building. I look forward to be part of this community as I learn everything there is to the PC world. I've been planning for months to build my mid-level gaming PC that can handle Starcraft II on High/ULTRA settings. I was very confused... building a PC looked like putting together a space shuttle, so I wanted to buy a pre-assembled PC from ibuypower.com, (Which had PCs that were overall around $580 that can handle Starcraft 2 on ULTRA setting with 60 FPS.. According to their benchmarks.) I was just about to order it until my friends told me that the total price costs more than all the parts together?
Now I want to build it myself as this will be a great start for future upgrades, etc. But I just can't come up with a build... I hope I'm allowed to post a question without my initial build.. =/
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Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: ~$700 (I honestly REALLY dont' want to go over $600, but I know that's not possible to do for what I'm looking for, will go for $750 if needed)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Tigerdirect.
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Anything. (I would like the MOBO to be flexible for RAM upgrades in the future!.)
Overclocking: Maybe.. (In the future)
SLI or Crossfire: Anything
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Not asking for much, Quiet PC!
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I really can't list my builds, since I've been looking at pre-assembled rigs, =/ I had a build but it could only run Starcraft 2 on low settings. I hope I'm allowed to post without an initial build...
If I'm allowed to keep this thread.. Please help me by posting a FULL build! I'm going to an electronic store (FRYS) this weekend and try to get most of the parts retail then whatever I couldn't find I will order online!
Please help me out,
Thanks!
*Newbie question: My previous builds for ULTRA setting on SC2 with at least 60 FPS were only going for 4 GB of RAM, 500 GB Hard drive, and an AMD quad core 3.00 Ghz CPU. Focusing mainly on the video card like the Raden 6850 a high watt PSU to support Does this sound like a good build for ULTRA setting 60FPS Starcraft 2 and many MMORPG games? This is like my initial build but I just can't find the right items with the right price that sums up not more than $700!
Now I want to build it myself as this will be a great start for future upgrades, etc. But I just can't come up with a build... I hope I'm allowed to post a question without my initial build.. =/
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Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: ~$700 (I honestly REALLY dont' want to go over $600, but I know that's not possible to do for what I'm looking for, will go for $750 if needed)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Tigerdirect.
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Anything. (I would like the MOBO to be flexible for RAM upgrades in the future!.)
Overclocking: Maybe.. (In the future)
SLI or Crossfire: Anything
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Not asking for much, Quiet PC!
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I really can't list my builds, since I've been looking at pre-assembled rigs, =/ I had a build but it could only run Starcraft 2 on low settings. I hope I'm allowed to post without an initial build...
If I'm allowed to keep this thread.. Please help me by posting a FULL build! I'm going to an electronic store (FRYS) this weekend and try to get most of the parts retail then whatever I couldn't find I will order online!
Please help me out,
Thanks!
*Newbie question: My previous builds for ULTRA setting on SC2 with at least 60 FPS were only going for 4 GB of RAM, 500 GB Hard drive, and an AMD quad core 3.00 Ghz CPU. Focusing mainly on the video card like the Raden 6850 a high watt PSU to support Does this sound like a good build for ULTRA setting 60FPS Starcraft 2 and many MMORPG games? This is like my initial build but I just can't find the right items with the right price that sums up not more than $700!