[HELP] Gaming Desktop Built [HELP]

vennev

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Hi, well ive never built computers before, but my landlord said he can help me out n all.

Ive been on pcpart site and selecting my parts. Im tight on my budget, i was trying to restrain myself within $600 with shipping but i might have gone a little over.

I just wanna know what are your thoughts on these parts, how well they will work together and what should i replace for long life and best performance.
This desktop would be purely for games but no high end games so im not in need for a super beast gfx card.

My selected parts: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/zMKe

Any input would be appreciated, im waiting my money to get xfered to my paypal which is on Jan29, so i hope i can get a lotta input within that time frame.


Thank you! :bounce:
 

vennev

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uhh resolution doesnt matter a whole lot to me.
I was more about performance rather than the visuals, perhaps @ 1024 x 768.

@spank, woops so that is a laptop hdd :O Ill switch that one up.

Also initially i had i3 3220 selected before i5 3470.
U think there is a huge difference for gaming cuz i also wanna save as much money as possible. Its a $70 difference between the two cpus.


Thanks for the replies!
 
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Was asking about resolution because if you play at a lower resolution you will be able to turn up the graphics more because your computer isn't rendering as many pixels. 1024x768 will make it easy on your GPU/CPU so would be a good choice for a semi-budget computer system. I would downgrading your CPU to a lower i5-3330 and then upgrade your GPU to a 560 ti, that would give better gaming performance for not much of a cost increase. How much is a amd 7850 in canada? That would be a good card but might be out of your budget. Are you planning to overclock any of your parts?
 

vennev

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Yes i think the most i will use is 1024.
Im changing the CPU to i3 3220 and no i will not be overclocking, id rather stay on the safe side. Plus i dont think i3 3220 is over clockable.

7850 is a great lot difference ($200+ price), and the 550ti that i found is on sale for $85, and i think its getting discontinued soon.

I changed my cpu to i3 3220 and changed my hdd. This is how it looks and it is pretty cheap ($504). How does it look?

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/zNsl
 
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vennev

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haha that is way too expensive for me lol.

I need to save money for living costs n all :D still a student and gotta pay back my loans.
For the graphics card, id go with 120 max

I dont wanna downgrade from the i3 3220, another friend told me it wud be pretty good for gaming.
 
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TwoDolllar50ty

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Hey evryone, i've been doing research about custom built PC's and good parts and all that, just wondering if this would run Minecraft fine? By the way @vennev would the tower have a HDMI port?

P.S. If you could, please send me the updated list of your specs, Thanks :)

As you can probably tell this is my first time actually getting something that isn't pre-built.
 
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The PC I helped vennev with will run Minecraft very easily, Minecraft is not a demanding game. Just make sure you have a 64 bit OS so you can set render distance to far. Why did you resurrect this thread by the way? You probably should have started a new one..
 
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Sounds good, look forward to hearing how it goes :)
Remember to close the thread when you are done with it though so it doesn't get revived again, admins don't really like it when it gets revived I think ;)
 

vennev

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haha i know what u mean, i run my own forum too :lol:

Ok i have the money now, i was gonna order the parts but i saw computer today while browsing around.
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=7_124&item_id=053592

It looks almost what im trynna build, same graphics altho i know sapphire is more reliable.
Diff CPU but its pretty much on par with i3-3220, case is cheap, hdd isnt a problem. I can buy a 250gb hdd if i want to later on, and even replace the case.

The benefits are that the link above would cost me $100 cheaper overall, includes windows 7 OS, and would be prebuilt :O

What do u guys think i should go with?
Gotta decide by today ):
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These are the parts ive picked:

NCIX:
Intel i3-3220
Crucible Balistix 1x8gb ram
WD Caviar 500gb 7200rps hdd
Cooler Master HAF 912 case
Gigabyte radeon HD 7770 ($99 after $20 rebate which is why i didnt go with the sapphire one)

Canada Computers:
Asus optical drive
MSI H77MA-g43 motherboard
550w Power supply

Total after shipping and everything: ~$680
 

vennev

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fx 6100 is also around $110, which us the same price i was gonna get i3-3220 for since it was $20 off.

What im worried about is that they might have made errors in specification, and if i get something completely different, like maybe a 7570 graphics card or worse, im gonna be cheeeez'd.

What do u guys think about the power supply, i think 450w might be pushing it. 550 wud be good nuff tho :/



edit.
too late, placed the order :O
Price seems too good to be true, i hope i dont get trolled when it arrives :(
Ill post the results when it arrives. Hopefully it wont take more than a week...