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Posted: 12/9/2014 11:17:50 AM EDT
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That is a really good price. Only thing that worries me is what the power supply is like. The power supply IMO is the most important component as it feeds everything. Usually when they go out they take everything with them. For just a bit more I'd go with the build below. The plus is in the video card. It comes with Star Citizen! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks DocBach. I'm still trying to decide what to do. How about this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220798 for my son? For just a bit more I'd go with the build below. The plus is in the video card. It comes with Star Citizen! PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YP2cmG
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Micro Center) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($205.91 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $786.78 4690k on an H97? You may as well go Xeon. |
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Posted: 12/9/2014 5:51:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/10/2014 1:49:30 PM EDT
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I went a bit overboard
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nvYxt6 CPU Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core -Edit Price Motherboard MSI Z97M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1150 -Edit Price Memory Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 -Edit Price Storage Samsung XP941 Series 256GB M.2-2280 SSD -Edit Price Video Card Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II -Edit Price Case Thermaltake Urban SD1 MicroATX Mini Tower -Edit Price Power Supply Thermaltake 500W ATX12V Came out to a little over 1200 |
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Posted: 12/14/2014 8:44:26 PM EDT
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This thread is (still) relevant to my interests.
I've been looking to upgrayedd for a while, but I'm real lazy. 
How about a build between $1200-1400 with an Nvidia GPU? Lots of these builds seem to use Radeon cards, I guess this is because they offer good performance/cost? Last couple of cards I've had have been Radeon, wanna go the other way this time. |
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Posted: 12/14/2014 9:07:39 PM EDT
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I just finished ordering the parts for this one. Found the storage drives on sale on black friday, which sparked interest in a new build and luckily my fiance said I can build one for her.
CPU: *AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: *Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg) Memory: *Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($170.98 @ Newegg) Storage: *Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($121.98 @ Newegg) Storage: *Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: *XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($363.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1230.89 Didn't quite spend that much, with black Friday I got the 8350 for $140, Mobo for $108, SSD for $110. I've already got windows, and am donating one of my 3 monitors for awhile until I can convince her to let me buy a couple 27"s lol. |
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Posted: 12/14/2014 9:52:56 PM EDT
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This thread is (still) relevant to my interests. I've been looking to upgrayedd for a while, but I'm real lazy.
How about a build between $1200-1400 with an Nvidia GPU? Lots of these builds seem to use Radeon cards, I guess this is because they offer good performance/cost? Last couple of cards I've had have been Radeon, wanna go the other way this time. In general, yes -- AMD stuff is cheaper. It says your location is Great Britain, not exactly sure on which distributors offer parts for what prices. |
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Posted: 12/14/2014 10:47:06 PM EDT
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In the process of putting my new rig together. Not really a budget build but neither was my last one and it's still going strong 5+ years later. Wanted something with some oomph that will support 4k displays once prices come down a bit
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K Motherboard: EVGA X99 Classified CPU Cooler: Corsiar H100i Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB DDR4-3000 Storage: 2x Intel 730 Series 480GB SSDs in RAID0 Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 PSU: EVGA SuperNova 1000P2 Case: Cooler Master HAF X Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Thermal Compound: IC Diamond Planning on throwing a couple 4TB storage drives in RAID1 for mass storage/backups and maybe another SSD for application installs. Still waiting on the case to arrive but I set it up over the weekend to make sure I didn't have any issues/DoAs and got a stable OC of 4.4Ghz just with very mild tinkering. With the 730 drives in RAID0, the box goes from POST to desktop in under 15 seconds. 
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Posted: 12/15/2014 8:58:44 AM EDT
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It says your location is Great Britain, not exactly sure on which distributors offer parts for what prices. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/
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Posted: 12/15/2014 9:52:40 AM EDT
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It says your location is Great Britain, not exactly sure on which distributors offer parts for what prices. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/ PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£162.18 @ Aria PC) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.94 @ Aria PC) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.32 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£78.30 @ Scan.co.uk) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£269.98 @ Amazon UK) Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£27.59 @ Aria PC) Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.09 @ Aria PC) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC) Total: £752.80 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 13:50 GMT+0000 Something like this comes under your budget, and uses intel/nvidia components which are better on power consumption. If you plan on overclocking, I'd recommend a Z97 motherboard and a K version of the CPU. If you don't plan on overclocking but want a bit more CPU power without the OC, upgrade to an i7 4790 CPU. If you plan on SLI later on, I'd recommend at least a 750w PSU from the get and a full sized Z97 board. |
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Posted: 12/15/2014 1:50:39 PM EDT
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.50 @ Amazon UK) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.78 @ CCL Computers) Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.39 @ Aria PC) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£130.45 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.94 @ Aria PC) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.50 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£269.98 @ Amazon UK) Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£82.99 @ Amazon UK) Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.59 @ Aria PC) Total: £1055.12 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 20:24 GMT+0000 Changed some stuff around but yeah, still escalated. Seems the cooler and ram will fit ok. Thoughts? |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 12:00:45 AM EDT
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My old PC is well past its prime and I've always been interested in building my own. Maybe an odd question, but let's say I want to buy some parts now and buy the rest later to ease the sticker shock, maybe around $1k total when it's all said and done, say six months down the road. The obvious downside is I have to wait six months, but any other forseeable issues assuming I had a decent plan in place to make sure everything was compatible?
I'd buy the CPU and graphics cards last since, those are most quick to be outdated. I figure items like cases, cooler, drives, and power supplies are pretty much unchanged over six months. Not sure about memory and motherboards though. Is this a bad idea? Second question, what should I look for in a new monitor these days, say a separate budget of around $200-300? |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 1:03:23 AM EDT
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2-300 will get you an awesome monitor
and yeah, a lot of the supporting components like PSU and the like don't get refreshed as often as GPU's and CPU's (though we're pretty fresh on a new generation right now) |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 2:42:14 AM EDT
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Here's my current PC
Of course, it was a lot more expensive when I built it earlier this year. I like having the WiFi mPCI I also run triple screen monitors in NVIDIA Surround. My CPU is delided, hence the use of Cool Laboratory Ultra thermal paste. Comes in a little syringe and it looks like mercury   |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 2:51:53 AM EDT
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I would like some thoughts on this. I pretty much just through this together. I don't know much about this stuff. It will mostly be used for playing WoW and surfing the Web. I don't really know what's good and what isnt.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WHNk8d |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 3:05:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I would like some thoughts on this. I pretty much just through this together. I don't know much about this stuff. It will mostly be used for playing WoW and surfing the Web. I don't really know what's good and what isnt. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WHNk8d Should be fine for WoW. Personally the only thing I would consider is an SSD for boot and HDD for storage. However, that depends on how much you intend to spend and if you even care about boot speed. And I would personally get Windows 8.1 over 7. Do you plan on watching Blue Ray DVDs? If not, a regular CD/DVD drive would be just fine and about half the price. Check out some of the Fractal cases too. |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 11:12:17 AM EDT
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Check out some of the Fractal cases too. seriously -- quality, and sleek looking as all hell. |
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Posted: 12/18/2014 4:28:24 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2014 3:14:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2014 4:18:28 PM EDT
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Never heard of monoprice - looking them up it looks like they specialize in making cases for cell phones.
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Posted: 12/18/2014 4:28:53 PM EDT
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Never heard of monoprice - looking them up it looks like they specialize in making cases for cell phones. Monoprice is the Harbor Freight of A/V and "tech"... in fact I think I saw a MP TV mount at the local HF. Generally good stuff, I have several TV mounts and HDMI & USB cables from them, cables were all better than the no-name ones at MicroCenter. I cannot comment on their PC cases. |
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Posted: 12/19/2014 6:19:29 PM EDT
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Monoprice is the Harbor Freight of A/V and "tech"... in fact I think I saw a MP TV mount at the local HF. Generally good stuff, I have several TV mounts and HDMI & USB cables from them, cables were all better than the no-name ones at MicroCenter. I cannot comment on their PC cases. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Never heard of monoprice - looking them up it looks like they specialize in making cases for cell phones. Monoprice is the Harbor Freight of A/V and "tech"... in fact I think I saw a MP TV mount at the local HF. Generally good stuff, I have several TV mounts and HDMI & USB cables from them, cables were all better than the no-name ones at MicroCenter. I cannot comment on their PC cases. A couple of vloggers I watch (and who I suspect are members here) have reviewed merch from Monoprice. They seem legit (as a seller). |
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Posted: 12/19/2014 10:05:09 PM EDT
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I'm currently contemplating between a Corsair AIR 540 or the 900D case for my rebuild
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Posted: 12/19/2014 10:10:41 PM EDT
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I'm currently contemplating between a Corsair AIR 540 or the 900D case for my rebuild I want the C70... |
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Posted: 12/20/2014 12:05:32 AM EDT
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I'm currently contemplating between a Corsair AIR 540 or the 900D case for my rebuild I want the C70... Reckon the C70 is worth it? Looks pretty nice but then I look at some of the Fractal cases that cost half as much and still look decent. |
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Posted: 12/20/2014 7:12:14 AM EDT
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Reckon the C70 is worth it? Looks pretty nice but then I look at some of the Fractal cases that cost half as much and still look decent. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm currently contemplating between a Corsair AIR 540 or the 900D case for my rebuild I want the C70... Reckon the C70 is worth it? Looks pretty nice but then I look at some of the Fractal cases that cost half as much and still look decent. No, otherwise I would have it now. It's still cool as hell, but I'm happy with my Enermax Ostrog for $39.99 Space for 7 fans if I needed them and tool less drive bays. |
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Posted: 12/20/2014 7:29:15 AM EDT
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Reckon the C70 is worth it? Looks pretty nice but then I look at some of the Fractal cases that cost half as much and still look decent. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm currently contemplating between a Corsair AIR 540 or the 900D case for my rebuild I want the C70... Reckon the C70 is worth it? Looks pretty nice but then I look at some of the Fractal cases that cost half as much and still look decent. I love how the C70 looks, but in my opinion, when it comes to a budget build, I'll generally use my budget towards components that provide an objective performance boost rather than aesthetics. Fractal and Bit Fenix consistently put out great budget cases, IMO. |
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Posted: 12/20/2014 4:31:51 PM EDT
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgICPSE-zYQ
I can't decide if the "military" theme C70 is cool or gay. The reset button is awesome though. |
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Posted: 12/20/2014 7:30:19 PM EDT
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I use the olive drab C70 case, personally. I love it.
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Posted: 12/23/2014 1:09:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I would like some thoughts on this. I pretty much just through this together. I don't know much about this stuff. It will mostly be used for playing WoW and surfing the Web. I don't really know what's good and what isnt. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WHNk8d Quote HistoryQuoted: I would like some thoughts on this. I pretty much just through this together. I don't know much about this stuff. It will mostly be used for playing WoW and surfing the Web. I don't really know what's good and what isnt. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WHNk8d For that amount of change you can have a PC that is 3x as powerful in the graphics department, a good cooler, a SSD and Intel. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gVRFpg CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($61.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Core 1500 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.89 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($34.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($23.56 @ Amazon) Total: $969.32 |
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Posted: 1/4/2015 11:08:02 AM EDT
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BTT.
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Posted: 1/8/2015 6:28:39 PM EDT
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Rough draft of what I'm thinking for my first build. I'm pretty flexible and a lot of this is open for change based on what's on sale when I actually start buying components. Looking for honest critique.
I realize I'm probably wasting a bit of money on the case, but the C70 looks sharp to me. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.98 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($151.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($123.87 @ OutletPC) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair C70 Military Green (Green) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($55.98 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $1375.46 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-08 17:29 EST-0500 |
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Posted: 1/8/2015 6:40:01 PM EDT
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Thoughts on either of these two cards?
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Posted: 1/8/2015 6:50:32 PM EDT
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Throw in 20 or so more dollars for a r7 260 or gtx 750/750 ti
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Posted: 1/10/2015 11:19:32 AM EDT
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Posting from the system below atm, pretty happy with how it turned out. This is the first computer I've put together in a few years and I was alarmed when I saw how big the Noctua cooler was.
The case is really nice, very quiet. Gonna start looking at monitors now, Asus seem to make some nice ones. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.94 @ Aria PC) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.78 @ CCL Computers) Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.39 @ Aria PC) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£133.64 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.94 @ Aria PC) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.98 @ Scan.co.uk) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£275.99 @ Aria PC) Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.99 @ Ebuyer) Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.59 @ Aria PC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK) Sound Card: Asus Xonar DG 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card (£23.51 @ Aria PC) Total: £1153.35 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-10 15:16 GMT+0000 |
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Posted: 1/11/2015 4:31:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looking for honest critique. Quote HistoryQuoted: Looking for honest critique. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H6qk7P Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H6qk7P/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($123.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Directron) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair C70 Military Green (Green) ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz) Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($53.99 @ Directron) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.00 @ B&H) Total: $1444.88 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-11 03:32 EST-0500 |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 7:37:07 PM EDT
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So, is it worth it to spend $1200ish and try and future proof a new build or go with a less expencive build and just spend another $500-$600 down the road? I got out of PC gaming when I got my last job, being a truck driver means almost no home time so it wasn't worth it to spend a bunch on hardware.
Here are the system requirements for the Beta of Everquest Landmark I just got into.mwhat say you all? Recommended System Requirements: OS – Windows 7 64 bit* Processor – Intel i5 Quad Core or higher / AMD Phenom II X6 or higher Memory – 8GB RAM Hard Drive – 20GB Free Video Memory – 1,024 MB RAM Video Card – nVidia GeForce GTX 560 series or higher / AMD HD 6870 or higher Sound Card – DirectX compatible Internet – Broadband (10Mbit/sec or higher) Thanks. |
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Posted: 1/22/2015 8:44:15 AM EDT
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I might of missed it and my search fu sucks... so I beg forgiveness.
But is there a laptop build in this thread? I would like to do a desktop but I see several trips in my future and I still have a need for mobility with school/work. |
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Posted: 1/22/2015 10:50:39 AM EDT
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For the most part, laptops are built for you to your specifications rather than components you build yourself. Give me a budget and I'll recommend a setup for you.
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Posted: 1/22/2015 7:49:10 PM EDT
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I don't know the budget to be honest. But if I had to put a number I'd like to stay under $600
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Posted: 1/22/2015 8:53:58 PM EDT
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$600 will get you a decent porn/facebook machine, but you aren't going to really be able to play any games. There's pretty much nothing out there with a dedicated GPU that can be had around $600 in laptop form, unfortunately.
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Posted: 1/23/2015 11:22:13 AM EDT
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$600 will get you a decent porn/facebook machine, but you aren't going to really be able to play any games. There's pretty much nothing out there with a dedicated GPU that can be had around $600 in laptop form, unfortunately. I don't really know what to spend to get a decent machine to be honest. I was looking at Alienware's stuff but I figured I'd come look here first and see if building it would work. |
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Posted: 1/23/2015 12:24:03 PM EDT
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Check the Sagers out at xoticpc.com... If the question is which gaming laptop, Sager is the answer. Your looking at least a grand, the np7358 should be your minimum. A general rule is a gaming laptop is about twice as expensive and half as fast as a desktop for gaming.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 5:43:08 PM EDT
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Would someone be so kind to critique these two gaming build options. Really it is just for some semi-basic indie game off of steam that my MBP can't handle but I'd like the option to play BF4 if I get talked into it. What will these builds handle and how long will they last before needing to be upgraded again?
Feel free to offer suggestions. Thank you. Option 1: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.88 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.98 @ OutletPC) Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.40 @ Amazon) Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($239.70 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 330R Titanium Edition ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US) Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.93 @ Amazon) Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($6.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $893.85 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 16:37 EST-0500 Option 2: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.98 @ OutletPC) Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.40 @ Amazon) Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($239.70 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 330R Titanium Edition ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.93 @ Amazon) Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($6.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $848.96 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 16:38 EST-0500 |
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