Building a gaming desktop

[Chiuy]

Hi guys!
I'm a total newb and I haven't build my first computer yet. Yeah... I'm ashamed.
I have around maybe $700 to spend (could probably spend more if needed, I just want more bang for my bucks)

I really have no idea what I'm doing and was hoping that you can guide me through.
I was looking at processors such as like AMD FX-8150 and GTX-480 Graphic cards, then it struck me... I don't know what motherboard to get, how much my power supply needs, etc.

So, got any ideas on what parts I should buy if you have around $700?
Or givemme ideas/tips/help, etc.?

 

[Spicy_benie]

Need an os and monitor?

 

[Chiuy]

No need, I have spare OS and Monitors.

 

[idroid]

good! check out my signature builds.

 

[Smeg45]

- i5 3470
- Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
- Gigabyte H77M-D3H
- 8GB DDR3 kit 1600MHz
- Gigabyte Windforce 7950
- CM Storm Enforcer
- Corsair TX 650 v2
- 1TB HDD and standard burner

~$850 or so depending on what country you are in, solid and will last for a long time.

 

[Spicy_benie]

^ it says above his budget is 700

 

[Chiuy]

What the difference between AMD FX 8150 to the Intel i5 Quad 3450 Ivy?
I'm looking at like CPU Benchmark and it says AMD has the better benchmark and for a cheaper price.

Or the HIS Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card to the GTX-480? The GTX has the higher score but it's cheaper.
Mind clearing this up for me?

 

[Smeg45]

What the difference between AMD FX 8150 to the Intel i5 Quad 3450 Ivy?
I'm looking at like CPU Benchmark and it says AMD has the better benchmark and for a cheaper price.

Or the HIS Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card to the GTX-480? The GTX has the higher score but it's cheaper.
Mind clearing this up for me?

FX is rubbish for gaming, its single threaded and IPC performance is very poor. There is no point in getting a hot and loud 480 when a 7870 is vastly better. I also recommend you be flexible with your build. An extra $100 today will be worth it three years on.

 

[idroid]

What the difference between AMD FX 8150 to the Intel i5 Quad 3450 Ivy?
I'm looking at like CPU Benchmark and it says AMD has the better benchmark and for a cheaper price.

Where the F... did you read that????

when the FX-8150 beats the 3450(extremely threaded apps) is by a slight margin but when the 3450 beats the FX-8150 the difference is huge.

Even the "soon to be 2 years old" 2500k beats the FX-8150, remember that you must add a 6% performance gain to simulate the performance of a 3450 (clock per clock) btw.... you can overclock the 3450 a LITTLE (400Mhz at most)

look: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=434 note how the 2500k rapes the FX8150 in games.

Or the HIS Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card to the GTX-480? The GTX has the higher score but it's cheaper.
Mind clearing this up for me?

Where are you getting that information from?? http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/548?vs=518 i couldn't find a direct compassion between the 7870 and the GTX480 but the GTX570 is barely 3% slower than the GTX480 (look: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/309?vs=306 )

 

[idroid]

I'm just looking at these sites: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

They are the first results on top of Google if you type in, "Video Card benchmark" and "CPU Benchmark"

i am speechless

i am just gonna say this... DO NOT....EVER use those pages.

 

[Chiuy]

I'm just looking at these sites: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

They are the first results on top of Google if you type in, "Video Card benchmark" and "CPU Benchmark"

 

[Chiuy]

I did say I was a noob.

 

[idroid]

I did say I was a noob.

its ok!!!

 

[maui67]

Here's a build for you:

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
$19.99

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$54.99

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$69.99

XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ...
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$259.99

CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$69.99

Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00
$40.99

ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$79.99

Intel Core i3-3220 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 55W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ...

$129.99
Subtotal: $725.92

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Grand Total: $704.77 (plus $30 in rebates. Does not include shipping)

 

[maui67]

Where the F... did you read that????

when the FX-8150 beats the 3450(extremely threaded apps) is by a slight margin but when the 3450 beats the FX-8150 the difference is huge.

Even the "soon to be 2 years old" 2500k beats the FX-8150, remember that you must add a 6% performance gain to simulate the performance of a 3450 (clock per clock) btw.... you can overclock the 3450 a LITTLE (400Mhz at most)

look: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=434 note how the 2500k rapes the FX8150 in games.



Where are you getting that information from?? http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/548?vs=518 i couldn't find a direct compassion between the 7870 and the GTX480 but the GTX570 is barely 3% slower than the GTX480 (look: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/309?vs=306 )

The FX8150 is not as bad in games as most are led to believe. Yes, some games that are CPU-intensive the Intels fair better than the FX but I wouldn't use the word "rapes". i love the hyperbole used on these forums.

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1914/13/

http://www.techspot.com/review/452-amd-bulldozer-fx-cpus/page10.html