Hello people, I'm thinking of building a new computer for the holiday season, which will be able to play most (or every) game on ultra settings(and high fps). I have never built a computer in the past, however for the past month I have been doing lot's of research and I have learnt a lot. I now have an idea of what my build will be, however I'd greatly appreciate your expert advice!
Here is all the information you would need to help me:
Approximate Purchase Date: Very close to Christmas. (same week as Xmas or during boxing day at the latest)
Budget Range: 1600 before tax is my max, unless I have a very good reason to pay more.
System Usage: I will mainly be using my system for Gaming. Examples of games would be BF3, Crysis 2, the witcher 2, batman arkham city etc. I really want to be able to play these games on ultra settings and at very high fps. Ex, at least 50fps for BF3.
I will also be using my computer for mechanical engineering design. (Programs such as Catia and Solidworks)
Parts Not Required: Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers, Optical drive.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.CA and amazon.ca.
I am willing to buy a part from their .com websites if I am saving a lot of money. (ex 40$)
Country Canada
Overclocking: Yes, however at the moment I barely know anything about Oc. (I will be doing a lot of research in the future)
SLI : Most probably. whether I do it now, or down the road is another question.
Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080.
For the moment, Here is the build I am thinking of:
CASE: Cooler Master Haf 932. 150$
CPU: Intel i5 2500k. 230$
CPU COOLER : COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus. 40$
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)
75$
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
215$ (with shipping)
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series 850W (will 850W be enough?)
135$ (with shipping)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB. 230$
GPU: Now here is where I have trouble deciding. I am not an amd or Nvidia fan, however I'm strongly leaning towards with Nvidia. There are many options considering the release of the 560ti 448 cores, and the release of newer GPU's around February, however I don't have enough experience to know which is the best choice. I have no idea how much better these new GPU's will be, or how much they will cost.
Here are the choices I'm thinking of.
1) Get a gtx 560ti 384 cores now, and get a second one at lower price, when new GPU's come out (something like kepler I beleive??)
Or when kepler comes out, I could try and sell my 560ti and get a new GPU (kepler)
2) Get two gtx560ti's 448 cores RIGHT NOW and run them is SLI. I'm precising right now because I believe they will only be in sale for 1-2 months.
3) Get one GTX 570 right now, and get the second one when kepler comes out.
Down the road, the big max I am willing to spend for my Gpu's is 600$ (b4 tax)
However, if possible i'd really want to keep it under 500$.
Ps. I'm not getting an SSD for now. I beleive getting a second GPU is a better idea than getting an SSD.
Wireless adaptor I am a complete newbie in this department., and don't know what I should get.
Can usb wi-fi adaptors give the same speed as all other types of adaptors such as this one?
ASUS PCE-N15 Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI Express 300/300Mbps Transfer/Receive Rate 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, WPS support ?
Price: 30-50$
Without the GPU's, the TOTAL PRICE of this build is about 1100$
Anyways that's what I have for now. What do you think? Any suggestion or advice would really be appreciated! I hope I put all the information that you guys need. If needed, I can also provide links to every component I spoke about. The issue I need most help on right now is the choice of GPU's.
Once again, I am a newby at building PC's, and I will be very grateful to anyone who helps me.
Here is all the information you would need to help me:
Approximate Purchase Date: Very close to Christmas. (same week as Xmas or during boxing day at the latest)
Budget Range: 1600 before tax is my max, unless I have a very good reason to pay more.
System Usage: I will mainly be using my system for Gaming. Examples of games would be BF3, Crysis 2, the witcher 2, batman arkham city etc. I really want to be able to play these games on ultra settings and at very high fps. Ex, at least 50fps for BF3.
I will also be using my computer for mechanical engineering design. (Programs such as Catia and Solidworks)
Parts Not Required: Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers, Optical drive.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.CA and amazon.ca.
I am willing to buy a part from their .com websites if I am saving a lot of money. (ex 40$)
Country Canada
Overclocking: Yes, however at the moment I barely know anything about Oc. (I will be doing a lot of research in the future)
SLI : Most probably. whether I do it now, or down the road is another question.
Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080.
For the moment, Here is the build I am thinking of:
CASE: Cooler Master Haf 932. 150$
CPU: Intel i5 2500k. 230$
CPU COOLER : COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus. 40$
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)
75$
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
215$ (with shipping)
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series 850W (will 850W be enough?)
135$ (with shipping)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB. 230$
GPU: Now here is where I have trouble deciding. I am not an amd or Nvidia fan, however I'm strongly leaning towards with Nvidia. There are many options considering the release of the 560ti 448 cores, and the release of newer GPU's around February, however I don't have enough experience to know which is the best choice. I have no idea how much better these new GPU's will be, or how much they will cost.
Here are the choices I'm thinking of.
1) Get a gtx 560ti 384 cores now, and get a second one at lower price, when new GPU's come out (something like kepler I beleive??)
Or when kepler comes out, I could try and sell my 560ti and get a new GPU (kepler)
2) Get two gtx560ti's 448 cores RIGHT NOW and run them is SLI. I'm precising right now because I believe they will only be in sale for 1-2 months.
3) Get one GTX 570 right now, and get the second one when kepler comes out.
Down the road, the big max I am willing to spend for my Gpu's is 600$ (b4 tax)
However, if possible i'd really want to keep it under 500$.
Ps. I'm not getting an SSD for now. I beleive getting a second GPU is a better idea than getting an SSD.
Wireless adaptor I am a complete newbie in this department., and don't know what I should get.
Can usb wi-fi adaptors give the same speed as all other types of adaptors such as this one?
ASUS PCE-N15 Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI Express 300/300Mbps Transfer/Receive Rate 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, WPS support ?
Price: 30-50$
Without the GPU's, the TOTAL PRICE of this build is about 1100$
Anyways that's what I have for now. What do you think? Any suggestion or advice would really be appreciated! I hope I put all the information that you guys need. If needed, I can also provide links to every component I spoke about. The issue I need most help on right now is the choice of GPU's.
Once again, I am a newby at building PC's, and I will be very grateful to anyone who helps me.
Good luck with the build btw.
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