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re: rate my proposed gaming pc build
Posted on 8/17/12 at 5:11 pm to brucevilanch
Posted on 8/17/12 at 5:11 pm to brucevilanch
My build was $1100 with one monitor and I can play all games on ultra at 1920x1260 (or whatever that is) at an average of 50-60fps
Here's my build:
i5 2500k
Asrock z77 pro4
Gskill 8gb 1600 Ram
Sapphire radeon HD 7850 OC edition
1tb HDD
128gb Ssd
600w psu
Antec 300 case
Asus vh236h 23" monitor
Random cheap optical drive
Here's my build:
i5 2500k
Asrock z77 pro4
Gskill 8gb 1600 Ram
Sapphire radeon HD 7850 OC edition
1tb HDD
128gb Ssd
600w psu
Antec 300 case
Asus vh236h 23" monitor
Random cheap optical drive
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Posted on 8/17/12 at 5:16 pm to bluebarracuda
Check back on my edited post where I finished the lists.
That's not bad at all.
I like the GPU. Not a bad price at all. I'm a complete noob at this and have zero experience with hardware. I found that stuff just off of reviews and whatnot.
That's not bad at all.
I like the GPU. Not a bad price at all. I'm a complete noob at this and have zero experience with hardware. I found that stuff just off of reviews and whatnot.
This post was edited on 8/17/12 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 8/17/12 at 5:16 pm to bluebarracuda
blue has a pretty solid setup there.
btw ordered my CPU, heatsink, OS, HDD today. Just waiting to see about coyote's card to complete my newegg order and get this show on the road. BTW newegg is running a promo on nvidia cards that started yesterday where you get a free copy of borderlands 2 with gpu. pretty sweet deal if you plan on playing borderlands 2
btw ordered my CPU, heatsink, OS, HDD today. Just waiting to see about coyote's card to complete my newegg order and get this show on the road. BTW newegg is running a promo on nvidia cards that started yesterday where you get a free copy of borderlands 2 with gpu. pretty sweet deal if you plan on playing borderlands 2
Posted on 8/17/12 at 5:19 pm to puffulufogous
quote:
BTW newegg is running a promo on nvidia cards that started yesterday where you get a free copy of borderlands 2 with gpu.
Yeah, I just saw that. Pretty awesome.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 5:27 pm to brucevilanch
DO NOT get the 6770. It's a pretty outdated and below par card. The 6850 is a better choice, but its not as "future proof" as the 6950 and 7850.
Do you plan on over clocking? If not font get the k series intel, since it's used for OC'ing. Get the 2400 instead if you aren't.
Do you plan on over clocking? If not font get the k series intel, since it's used for OC'ing. Get the 2400 instead if you aren't.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 5:40 pm to bluebarracuda
yeah, I plan on OCing it. Thanks for the advice though. GPUs are really my concern. I don't really even know where to begin. There just seems to be so many.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 5:58 pm to brucevilanch
For gpus, the newer models on the amd line are x850 and up to x970. The better nvidia gpus are 560s and up.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 6:30 pm to brucevilanch
quote:
GPUs are really my concern. I don't really even know where to begin. There just seems to be so many.
This is what I bought the other day
LINK
Posted on 8/17/12 at 6:41 pm to stout
Damn I just build my first computer and it runs things great but you all make me want to upgrade even more.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 6:50 pm to DoUrden
I had that same 560Ti as you...remember?
I couldn't SLI cause of my MOBO so I just upgraded the card and switched to AMD because I can crossfire not that I will need to anytime soon.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 6:56 pm to stout
I just got my SSD so I will hold off for a while. It's like an addiction, I can play everything I have but I want to get better stuff stuff that I don't really need.
This post was edited on 8/17/12 at 6:57 pm
Posted on 8/17/12 at 7:02 pm to DoUrden
quote:
I can play everything I have but I want to get better stuff stuff that I don't really need.
Same here
Posted on 8/17/12 at 7:55 pm to brucevilanch
Bruce, here is a GREAT deal on a whole bundle of parts.
LINK All you now need is a hard drive and a video card and you're golden
LINK All you now need is a hard drive and a video card and you're golden
Posted on 8/17/12 at 10:32 pm to bluebarracuda
damn that is a great deal. the processor alone would cost half of that whole bundle.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 10:41 pm to puffulufogous
Yea, pcpartpicker has it coming out to $550ish but that's with microcenters in store pricing, so it's probably closer to $600
Posted on 8/17/12 at 11:41 pm to DoUrden
quote:
I just got my SSD so I will hold off for a while. It's like an addiction, I can play everything I have but I want to get better stuff stuff that I don't really need.
They are like adult Legos.
I love going overkill.
This post was edited on 8/17/12 at 11:46 pm
Posted on 8/17/12 at 11:49 pm to LSU Coyote
quote:
brucevilanch
For your AMD build, I would recommend the AMD FX-4100 over that Athlon. Still better cheap and it is a cool running chip that is easily overclocked.
Currently have it running in my home server.
Posted on 8/18/12 at 9:50 am to LSU Coyote
nice. I think I'm pretty much set on going with an intel build. thanks though.
that is an awesome deal. I hope it's still up in a couple of weeks when I order.
quote:
blue
that is an awesome deal. I hope it's still up in a couple of weeks when I order.
Posted on 8/18/12 at 11:45 am to brucevilanch
ordered all the rest of my parts yesterday. Some from amazon, some from ncix, and most from newegg. Will be interesting to see what each seller is like for future reference. Can't wait to fire up some civ v.
Posted on 8/18/12 at 11:54 am to puffulufogous
I never had any problems with my parts, but I RMA'd a video card that I had bought but didn't want and the RMA process with ncix is easy
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