Hello,
I am trying to make a custom desktop build as I have finally saved up about $1000-1,250. I've been waiting for awhile to save up some money so I can finally build my first custom desktop build.
So, since this will be my first time looking into desktop parts and what not (Before I was always looking at laptop stuff), I would like some assistance.
I have been looking at builds other people have made and I found some that I thought were decent, please let me know on what you all think about these two: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/JRHNnQ
http://pcpartpicker.com/b/NsWXsY
But, in order for anyone to be of some help to me, I need to let you all know what I want. I want a gaming desktop. The most resource demanding game I currently have are skyrim and borderlands 2, also I play a lot of LoL. I usually wait a few years until the price drops to about $5-$15 before I buy any games. So, I never play the latest and newest games, I am usually back a few generation in games.
In my opinion, the only part I am set on is Nvidia GTX 970 due to the performance per dollar. The rest, I really do not know much on. I am finding the other parts to be quite trivial, especially when it comes to performance per dollar. I also think for my purposes that 8gb of ddr3 RAM would be sufficient, does anyone else agree? And, I think a large (~1TB) HDD in addition to a 120gb SSD would be sufficient.
So, what I would like help on are picking the best parts for the best budget (Mine being about $1000). Also, I have never wired/built a desktop before, so if someone could kind of explain that process to me, I would appreciate it.
Then, I would like to know how and when to buy parts. I am great at finding deals on games, but finding deals on parts seems to be a more trivial thing. Is there a certain website that is great for price tracking/deal notifications? Personally, I use slickdeals for a general deal website, but, I am sure there are some for higher end desktop parts.
Also, any other advice would greatly be appreciated! Thank you all for your time and consideration!
B
I am trying to make a custom desktop build as I have finally saved up about $1000-1,250. I've been waiting for awhile to save up some money so I can finally build my first custom desktop build.
So, since this will be my first time looking into desktop parts and what not (Before I was always looking at laptop stuff), I would like some assistance.
I have been looking at builds other people have made and I found some that I thought were decent, please let me know on what you all think about these two: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/JRHNnQ
http://pcpartpicker.com/b/NsWXsY
But, in order for anyone to be of some help to me, I need to let you all know what I want. I want a gaming desktop. The most resource demanding game I currently have are skyrim and borderlands 2, also I play a lot of LoL. I usually wait a few years until the price drops to about $5-$15 before I buy any games. So, I never play the latest and newest games, I am usually back a few generation in games.
In my opinion, the only part I am set on is Nvidia GTX 970 due to the performance per dollar. The rest, I really do not know much on. I am finding the other parts to be quite trivial, especially when it comes to performance per dollar. I also think for my purposes that 8gb of ddr3 RAM would be sufficient, does anyone else agree? And, I think a large (~1TB) HDD in addition to a 120gb SSD would be sufficient.
So, what I would like help on are picking the best parts for the best budget (Mine being about $1000). Also, I have never wired/built a desktop before, so if someone could kind of explain that process to me, I would appreciate it.
Then, I would like to know how and when to buy parts. I am great at finding deals on games, but finding deals on parts seems to be a more trivial thing. Is there a certain website that is great for price tracking/deal notifications? Personally, I use slickdeals for a general deal website, but, I am sure there are some for higher end desktop parts.
Also, any other advice would greatly be appreciated! Thank you all for your time and consideration!
B
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