Posted: 4/3/2013 2:16:36 PM EDT
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My computer is about 6 years old and is ready to be replaced. I’ve never built a computer but I am confident that I can get it done with the help of google and youtube. I use my computer for general home PC use: email, web surfing, pictures, MS Office 2007, and some gaming like World of Tanks.
I could use some help on picking components. My budget is $1000 but it is flexible. The monitor went out this week so I’ll have to replace that as well. My experience is limited to installing cooling fans, video cards, replacing drives, power supplies, etc. |
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Google maximumpc, they have some lists of parts that are the best bang for the buck. I believe they do a "budget", "Mid" and "high-end", they've done the hard work you just have to buy the parts. Oh and yeah, bolting one together is a piece of cake. Budget gaming PC $695.00 http://youtu.be/fAuwrxSOc_Q , leaves plenty for a nice monitor.
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| I also like Maximum PC a lot (though their podcast sucks since they got a new chief editor. Too many people sitting around a table nodding their heads and not enough people talking shit with/about Gordon Ung). Last year I used the Logical Increments PC Buying Guide to help plan my build: http://www.logicalincrements.com/. It's real good. |
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$1000 will get you a very nice mid-range gaming machine, but World of Tanks is not a very demanding game. You can skimp on some parts and add a nice monitor and SSD to make to overall computing experience better.
Do you have a Microcenter near you? They run good deals all the time. I you look around, you can get a nice, economy IPS, ~23" panel monitor for around ~$170. I was eyeing this ASUS monitor, until my plumbing in my house went kaput.  Frys also has this Lenovo for $140, but the response time is slow at 14ms vs ASUS at 5ms.
Get a 120GB or 256GB SSD and run your OS and core programs off of it. Get or reuse a hard drive for storage and other programs. Frys has a WD Black 1TB for $75 or MicroCenter has the Toshiba 1TB for $70. 500 GB drives are a little bit less. I would go for the WD Black as it is a 7200 RPM drive. Your choice of AMD or Intel processors. They both work well for everyday computing and are comparable when it comes to gaming. It doesn't sound like you plan on overclocking, so you can save a little money by not getting unlocked processors. World of Tanks is a DirectX 9 game. Any current generation card should run it well. The best deal at the current moment looks to be the just announced nVidia 650Ti Boost for ~$170. |
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This is my list so far not including the monitor. I'm looking at $1100 including Windows 8 and shipping.
ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX 12V, PSII Size http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108395 Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840 SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095 Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148543 ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293 Intel Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115234 COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible with Intel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227726 XFX Core Edition FX-787A-CNFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150604 |
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Quoted: This is my list so far not including the monitor. I'm looking at $1100 including Windows 8 and shipping. ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX 12V, PSII Size http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108395 Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840 SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095 Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148543 ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293 Intel Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115234 COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible with Intel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227726 XFX Core Edition FX-787A-CNFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150604 windows 8 is a good idea, dont listen to haters. you dont want to be reinstalling your os a year down the road because you didn't pick the newest one today. your build looks pretty much rock solid. all i would do is change the power supply to a gold rated instead of bronze. the only other thing is i would change your SSD brand from OCZ to Samsung 830/840 PRO series drives. Worth every penny over OCZ's crappy quality control. this system should last you 6 years+, it's a quality build and good product choices (especially if you heed my recommendations) Good job! |
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Quoted: No Media Center, designed for Desktops and Tablets, doesn't do either very well. I was a beta tester, IMHO go with Win7 pro 64 bit.windows 8 is a good idea, dont listen to haters. you dont want to be reinstalling your os a year down the road because you didn't pick the newest one today. I agree. Go with what is current' so you get the best performance out of drivers and the hardware. |
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No Media Center, designed for Desktops and Tablets, doesn't do either very well. I was a beta tester, IMHO go with Win7 pro 64 bit.
windows 8 is a good idea, dont listen to haters. you dont want to be reinstalling your os a year down the road because you didn't pick the newest one today.
I agree. Go with what is current' so you get the best performance out of drivers and the hardware. Nope. W8 is faster than W7. Absolutely no point in using an old OS. |
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Just did it and it rocks pretty good:
Cooler Master SGC-1000 Case 79.99 ASRock Z77 Pro3 Motherboard 94.99 Corsair TX650 v2 Power Supply 89.99 Pentium G860 3.0 GHz Processor 69.99 Kingston 8 GB DDR3 1600 RAM 69.99 PowerColor AX7850 2GB Radeon H7850 GPU 184.99 Windows 7 99.99 Samsung DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224BB-OEM 17.99 Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0 GB/s HDD OEM 59.99 Total + $ 767.91 plus a few bucks shipping and tax from Newegg.com. VERY HAPPY. Son is playing World of Warcraft, Bioshock Infinity and Tomb Raider with ZERO problems. He's extremely impressed with how fast and smooth it plays. Bioshock and Tomb Raider were freebies thrown in with the GPU, worth about 100 bucks or more. |
| Not that you will have a problem with the Mobo, but don't throw away the little plastic cover for the CPU socket. If you have to ship it back, it HAS to have the cover on. I built a couple, and saved the cover, nothing happened, so I build another and chucked the cover.........................yup had to send the Mobo back, just sayin. |