Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

[Cyros]

Re: Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

Total rookie here. What do you guys think?

CPU: Intel Core i5-2570K 3.40 GHZ 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA 1155
Board: <LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>[CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Ultra Durable 4 Classic, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2x Gen3 PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Memory: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand) </LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Hard Drive 1: 128GB SanDisk SATA III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 490 MB/s Read & 350 MB/s</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Hard Drive 2: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW
</LABEL>

I would say go with the i5-3570k since it's newer

[Phobia]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

Basically it's just how the over current protection works, single rail pools every 12v device into one single monitored stream of current, multi rail will split this into different monitored streams (so your CPU and HDD might be on one stream, your GPU on one or two others, etc). What that boils down to is, in a worst case scenario of a short, how much current will the PSU allow through before shutting down. Multi rail PSUs are safer, but really only marginally so until you approach 1000w, and only important if you go over 1000w.

If I was to buy a PSU right now it would be that OCZ you posted.

Good to know Burns! Thanks!

Here is a question I have for you guys that came to me after seeing dsallupinyaarea's build.

1) Dedicated sound card - Yay or Nay??

I say Yay, I have had way more issues with onboard sound than almost any other mobo issue. It seems like every board I've tried it has been nothing but onboard sound issues.

I currently run a Sound Blaster Audigy 7.1 card. Nothing that is going to break the bank, think I spent $30 on it, but sound quality and lack of issues has always been well worth the money.

Next card I'm looking at getting
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102049

[Cod]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

Total rookie here. What do you guys think?

CPU: Intel Core i5-2570K 3.40 GHZ 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA 1155
Board: <LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>[CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Ultra Durable 4 Classic, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2x Gen3 PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Memory: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand) </LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Hard Drive 1: 128GB SanDisk SATA III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 490 MB/s Read & 350 MB/s</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Hard Drive 2: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW
</LABEL>

Before you spend extra for a K processor, are you planning to overclock?

Also, what do you plan on doing with this computer? And how much do you want to spend?

[dsallupinyaarea]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

Before you spend extra for a K processor, are you planning to overclock?

Also, what do you plan on doing with this computer? And how much do you want to spend?

No on the overclocking. I plan on using it for gaming, but I don't need record breaking, high end graphics. I want to keep it in the $1000 range.

[SuperBowlNachos]

Any tips on overcloking a 7870? I assume just use the Catalyst Control Center. What is a safe percentage to put it at?

[Jonesey]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

So I ran a "can I run it" test on the desktop at my mothers. How much and what do I need to upgrade to be able to run Sim City and make it look better than it does currently on my laptop which will only run it on low?

CPU
Minimum: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better or Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0 GHz or better

You Have: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz

Upgrade Suggested

CPU Speed
CPU Speed
Minimum: Info
You Have: 1.8 GHz

RAM
RAM
Minimum: 2 GB

You Have: 2.1 GB

OS
OS
Minimum: Windows XP/Vista/7

You Have: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 6001), 32-bit


Video Card
Video Card
Minimum: ATI Radeon HD 2x00 or better /nVidia GeForce 7800 or better /Intel Series 4 integrated graphics or better

You Have: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family

Upgrade Suggested
Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Icon Pixel Shader version 3.0 2.0
Icon Vertex Shader version 3.0 0.0
Icon Dedicated Video RAM 256 MB 128 MB


Free Disk Space
Free Disk Space
Minimum: 10 GB
You Have: 243.6 GB

[BunnyHardaway]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

So I decided to nix the G2120 idea and save up for a quad core. AMD or Intel, what are some good ones? Most I'm willing to spend would probably be $100-110.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

You basically need a brand new PC if you want anything higher then low settings for Sim City. For around $400 you can build you a good PC for Sim City and most other games as well.

$500

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Mini ITX one

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lBp540ZZkPs?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

$550

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Just some examples how easy and cheap it is if you take your time and look around.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

So I decided to nix the G2120 idea and save up for a quad core. AMD or Intel, what are some good ones? Most I'm willing to spend would probably be $100-110.

For that price.......

AMD A10 - 5800K - $130

AMD A8 - 3879K - $99

Pretty much you just have AMD for a CPU Quad for under $130. Which is fine for 99% of people.

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

So I ran a "can I run it" test on the desktop at my mothers. How much and what do I need to upgrade to be able to run Sim City and make it look better than it does currently on my laptop which will only run it on low?

What brand of PC is it? I am assuming it just a name brand from a retail store. Not sure there is really room to upgrade much on those. The PSU is probably just powerful enough to run the components that came with it. You would basically be building a brand new PC.

[Burns11]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

Good to know Burns! Thanks!

Here is a question I have for you guys that came to me after seeing dsallupinyaarea's build.

1) Dedicated sound card - Yay or Nay??

I say Yay, I have had way more issues with onboard sound than almost any other mobo issue. It seems like every board I've tried it has been nothing but onboard sound issues.

I currently run a Sound Blaster Audigy 7.1 card. Nothing that is going to break the bank, think I spent $30 on it, but sound quality and lack of issues has always been well worth the money.

Next card I'm looking at getting
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102049

I was running onboard sound and it was perfectly fine with the exception of lacking dolby headphone, so I bought an Asus Xonar for $15 and it never gave me any issues either (and sounds really good). Onboard sound has come a very long way.

As for what you should do, I would ask what are you planning to use with your PC? Headphones? Speakers? Surround system?

Oh, another good resource for PSUs is http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page541.htm
they list oem and that's pretty good to know as it's more important than the company selling it under their name.

[cubsfan203]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

So I decided to nix the G2120 idea and save up for a quad core. AMD or Intel, what are some good ones? Most I'm willing to spend would probably be $100-110.

You could always go with one of the AMD FX Processors. You can get those for <$100, and if you have a Microcenter near you they have bundles that can get you a motherboard for free.

http://microcenter.com/site/products/amd_bundles.aspx

[NikeBlitz]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

Total rookie here. What do you guys think?

CPU: Intel Core i5-2570K 3.40 GHZ 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA 1155
Board: <LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>[CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Ultra Durable 4 Classic, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2x Gen3 PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Memory: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand) </LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Hard Drive 1: 128GB SanDisk SATA III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 490 MB/s Read & 350 MB/s</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Hard Drive 2: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD</LABEL>
<LABEL for=rad_MOTHERBOARD_MB_GAZ77HD3_Z77>Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW
</LABEL>

How much does it cost ? And you don't want the GTX 650 for gaming. You should go with the GTX 660 or ATI 7870.

[Zer0xray]

I think u can pick up the 7870 for 209 with 2 free games from Newegg now. I got the power color one for 215 a few months ago.

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[dsallupinyaarea]

Re: Official &quot;I want to build a New PC!&quot; Thread

How much does it cost ? And you don't want the GTX 650 for gaming. You should go with the GTX 660 or ATI 7870.

With an upgrade to the GTX 660, $1003.