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Help building my first gaming rig
The PC vs Console thread really got me going (although, I've been wanting to do this for some time) I want to build a nice gaming rig that I can use to play some PC exclusives on as well as not having to worry about it being slow as hell compared to my POS laptop.
What I want - 1. Must be able to run graphics at med/high settings. (770 card?) 2. I'd like to have good storage for movies/music (I don't know the advantages/differences of an SSD/HDD. 3. I'd like to have an HDMI port so I can move it into my living room on the big screen. 4. I do need a monitor. Undecided whether or not I want to run a dual/tri monitor setup yet. 5. I still burn CD's and Dvds. Will need a drive that supports both. 6. 8 GB of Ram at least with options to upgrade to 16gb in the future. To sum It up I want a Rig that can do it all with little to no issues speed wise. I have a budget of around $1000, which is pretty flexible. I also like pretty things. So I'm not afraid to spend a little more on a nicer case. Am a big fan of the Cooler Master Stryker case, I love the cases with the windows in the side with LEDS. If anybody would like to help me I would greatly appreciate it. I just want to be apart of the PC master race. EDIT: This is build I am going with, unless I find good deals on better components. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/287w2 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/287w2/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/287w2/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($312.99 @ B&H) Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon) Total: $1268.85 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 20:46 EST-0500) Last edited by Shogun; 11-26-2013 at 07:47 PM.. |
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12-25-2013, 05:43 PM | #181 |
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God damn deals lately. Picked up a money maker at Tiger Direct for a case. Then it all started.
Frys had an i7 3770k for $222 WD Mainstream 2TB $69 Tigerdirect has a Seasonic 660xp2 for $80 pny gtx 770 2gb for $280 after rebates Just need a motherboard and memory and make a go of it. I am leaning towards Asrock because they have the remote turn on from a completely off state. I was thinking ASRock Z77M. Memory.... i have no idea. some 8gb stick. I have an SSD sitting aronud that will handle Win 7 and XBMC.
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12-25-2013, 07:07 PM | #182 | |
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12-25-2013, 08:10 PM | #183 |
Oh yeah..... you like that
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that is an atx form factor? i need micro atx.
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12-25-2013, 08:11 PM | #184 |
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My brother is a software engineer and he built my pc. This sounds like molecular genetics.
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12-25-2013, 09:55 PM | #185 |
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12-26-2013, 07:12 AM | #186 |
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Ok thinking seriously about getting a gaming rig and I can get the following for $625 from Craiglist and need to see if it's worth that and any good....
Specs.... OS- Windows 8 64-bit Case- Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 CPU- AMD FX 6300 3.5 ghz 6 core Motherboard- Gigabyte 970A-UD3 Video card- Gigabyte HD 7850 2GB SC Power supply- Corsair CX500 RAM- corsair vengance 8gb (2x 4gb) HDD- WD 500gb 7200rpm Misc- Tenda Wireless PCI adapter |
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12-26-2013, 08:23 AM | #187 | |
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12-26-2013, 08:42 AM | #188 |
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Slightly used...
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12-26-2013, 11:22 AM | #189 | |
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12-26-2013, 02:35 PM | #190 |
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Forgot to mention that deals includes a 24'' inch Asus monitor...don't really know if that changes opinions or not lol.
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12-26-2013, 02:44 PM | #191 |
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With the monitor its a better deal. I bet if you looked hard you could find an even better one though. Depends on how hot you are on it.
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12-26-2013, 02:46 PM | #192 |
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01-07-2014, 11:15 AM | #193 |
Oh yeah..... you like that
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Got my rig finally going last night. Seriously ground shipping from tigerdirect takes forever. Couple of issues:
--The (Free) Raygo case I got has a rolled metal bar right next to PCIE 3.0 socket. It blocked my HDMI cable from going in all the way... ugh. Had to take pliers to bend it out of the way. --XBMC does not play nice with my GTX 770 when setting to "Match refresh rate to match video" is enabled. IE Watching 24fps video causes stuttering on video when XBMC changes the refresh rate. Yet if I manually change the refresh rate myself in the Geforce Control Panel it plays just fine. A minor annoyance. Playing all content at 24 or 60 plays fine. It is only when the video player tries to change it will it stutter. --Went to register my GPU online at PNY (lifetime warranty), the serial number is only on the video card itself rather than on the box or anything. That is crazy and now I have to take apart my rig tonight to get to it. --I heard a minor coil whine after a while. It was sporadic and not too annoying. A few bumps in the road. Ran the Bio Shock Infinite Benchmark and the slowest segment was 55 fps. Avg was 120 fps. I am happy.
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01-07-2014, 01:09 PM | #194 |
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same reason i havent registered my 780
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01-09-2014, 11:32 AM | #195 |
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Simply for me to brag. I just hope all my rebates come in. Some things I have already. (The SSD was free with a net top PC I built previously) I have 360 Controllers from my two RROD Xboxes. Mouse and keyboard from my previous computer. etc.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $222.00) CPU Cooler: Thermalright TS-120M(BW) 56.2 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $42.90) Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste (Purchased For $7.49) Motherboard: ASRock Z77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (Purchased For $84.99) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $59.99) Storage: A-Data S510 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Western Digital 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $69.00) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $74.99) Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (Purchased For $279.99) Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-80-K 33.2 CFM 80mm Fan (Purchased For $4.99) Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-80-K 33.2 CFM 80mm Fan (Purchased For $4.99) Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $79.99) Other: Raygo Computer Case (Purchased For $0.00) Other: Microsoft 360 Wireless Receiver (Purchased For $16.99) Total: $948.31 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-09 12:31 EST-0500) The other nice thing is all I have to upgrade is the motherboard and I can get some SLI to fit under the Power supply. Not bad.
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