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

[Gotmadskillzson]

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So I'm finally getting around to building my pc..do you guys have any Video card recommendations? Anything under $300 is fine

GTX 760 - $256

R9 280X - $290

Both on Amazon.

[J4son]

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

So I'm finally getting around to building my pc..do you guys have any Video card recommendations? Anything under $300 is fine

GTX 760 - $256

R9 280X - $290

Both on Amazon.

If you dont mind buying used. R9 290 and 290x are going for $200-300 on ebay

[Gotmadskillzson]

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

If you dont mind buying used. R9 290 and 290x are going for $200-300 on ebay

Those cards were most likely used to mine Bitcoins 24/7 and pretty much worn out now.

[Novicain13]

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Thanks guys, i am going with the R9 280x from amazon.

[Sandman42]

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Just ordered a GTX 770. Came bundled with Watch Dogs so that swayed me from the 280x since they're the same price so I'll be saving $60.

My 560TI was starting to feel outdated once I tried to play Titanfall and was getting FPS in the 20s and 30s. Maybe I'll give that a shot again since it shouldn't run like crap anymore although it sounds like the PC base has pretty much abandoned that game.

[CaptainZombie]

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Just ordered a GTX 770. Came bundled with Watch Dogs so that swayed me from the 280x since they're the same price so I'll be saving $60.

My 560TI was starting to feel outdated once I tried to play Titanfall and was getting FPS in the 20s and 30s. Maybe I'll give that a shot again since it shouldn't run like crap anymore although it sounds like the PC base has pretty much abandoned that game.

You'll like the 770, it's a definite upgrade from the 560Ti which is the card I had before the 770.

[Cyros]

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[cwash020]

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I am strongly considering saving up over the next few months to build a mid-range gaming PC. Something in the 600-800 range. I don't need it to run Watch Dogs or BF4 on Ultra settings. (I think I am going to stick with console for the AAA titles since they seem to be optimized for console). But I am looking for something that can run games like NBA 2k14, Day Z, State of Decay without hiccups. But I also want it to be scalable, so I could swap out a video card or motherboard fairly easily in the future. Would someone be willing to suggest components, or send me a link for a buildout?

Greatly appreciated!

[trobinson97]

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Is that budget just for the tower+components or do you also need a monitor?

[cwash020]

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Is that budget just for the tower+components or do you also need a monitor?

Just tower/components

[trobinson97]

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Sorry I've taken so long. Got busy yesterday and outside of that I've actually been working on my own new build. Here's a couple of samples I came up with real quick, based on current deals.

Intel system:

i5-4690, GIGABYTE GA-Z97X, G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB(2x4GB) - $389.99

Powercooler R9 270X - $179.99 ($149 after rebate)

Thermaltake 550W PSU - $49.99 ($39.99 after rebate)

Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid Tower - $49.99

Toshiba 1TB 5400RPM HDD - $69.99(EDIT: Seagate 1Tb 7200RPM HDD - $54.99 with code EMCYTZG388)

Total $739.95(699.95 after rebates($724.95-$684.95 with EDIT).

AMD system:

FX-8350, GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3, HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB(2x4GB) - $349.99

Powercooler R9 270X - $179.99 ($149 after rebate)

Thermaltake 550W PSU - $49.99 ($39.99 after rebate)

Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid Tower - $49.99

Toshiba 1TB 5400RPM HDD - $69.99 (EDIT: Seagate 1Tb 7200RPM HDD - $54.99 with code EMCYTZG388)


Total $699.95($659.95 after rebates($684.95-644.95 with EDIT))

This doesn't factor OS or dvd-rom (up to you on whether you need that, but they're cheap these days) costs. You can go cheaper if you do more research, I just did a quick search to see what I could come up with really quick in your budget.

Either will play any game you want on high settings at 1080p. The Intel system will perform better in most games, and you'll have the option to upgrade to the Broadwell architecture released later this year or so. You can't OC the Intel CPU but you enable turbo boost to 3.9GHz. The 8350 can be OC'd but it will still be outperformed by the Intel in most games today. Chances are that you would probably not notice the difference in that performance though, so it may be worth it to you to save a few bucks. You could use it to grab a cheap SSD, or put it towards your OS, or some case fans, or an aftermarket CPU cooler (which you will need if you plan on overclocking), etc. Up to you.

Don't take either at face value though. Do your own homework before you commit to anything. These are just quick examples.

[The JareBear]

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Ok, I was afraid to venture into this thread as I don't really know my stuff and might sound like an idiot, but I do have a tech question and figured someone here can help me.

I have a mid-range gaming PC and I was going to wait another year or so to upgrade to a more "high end rig," but I was shopping around a bit and I came across a good deal on a rig that is a considerable step up from my current one, except for the video card, RAM, and hard drives which I intentionally downgraded as I can easily transfer from my old/current rig and install into it on my own once the new one arrives.

Then, this morning, I got the email from newegg saying those nice Samsung 1tb SSDs are going for 450 right now and I had to get one.

Right now I have a 250g SSD as my boot drive with windows on it and thats it, I use a 500gig 7200 HD as my other drive with all my games, movies, etc on it.

I want to replace that 500gig drive with the new 1tb SSD. Is this easy to do? Do I literally just plug in the new SSD and "copy and paste" the entire contents from one drive to the other, or is there a program/process for this kind of thing I need to look up?

[Solidice]

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

Ok, I was afraid to venture into this thread as I don't really know my stuff and might sound like an idiot, but I do have a tech question and figured someone here can help me.

I have a mid-range gaming PC and I was going to wait another year or so to upgrade to a more "high end rig," but I was shopping around a bit and I came across a good deal on a rig that is a considerable step up from my current one, except for the video card, RAM, and hard drives which I intentionally downgraded as I can easily transfer from my old/current rig and install into it on my own once the new one arrives.

Then, this morning, I got the email from newegg saying those nice Samsung 1tb SSDs are going for 450 right now and I had to get one.

Right now I have a 250g SSD as my boot drive with windows on it and thats it, I use a 500gig 7200 HD as my other drive with all my games, movies, etc on it.

I want to replace that 500gig drive with the new 1tb SSD. Is this easy to do? Do I literally just plug in the new SSD and "copy and paste" the entire contents from one drive to the other, or is there a program/process for this kind of thing I need to look up?

when I got my Samsung SSD, it came with software that made it pretty easy to clone the hard drive. you could use something similar. Usually cloning from a smaller sizer to larger size is no problem. although the opposite is possible as well. I went from a 1 TB HDD to a 250GB SSD for my OS drive by cloning it with the software it came with.


I just went out and upgraded my last parts on my build that needed an upgrade(well not really needed, but they were the oldest components).

picked up an i7 4770K and an Asus Maximus VII Hero motherboard from Microcenter. CPU was $100 off, motherboard was cheaper than listed prices as well. $199 from the $229 it shows.
CPU http://www.microcenter.com/product/4...oxed_Processor
motherboard http://www.microcenter.com/product/4...el_Motherboard


So I'll be rebuilding my rig and re-installing Windows(wanted to do a refresh at some point anyway). should go nice with the AMD R9 290 I bought a few months back.

[The JareBear]

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ok thank you very much for your feedback. I am an amateur at best when it comes to this stuff but I do have some basic knowledge. Hopefully I don't somehow fry my whole system during this process lol.

Thanks again

[cwash020]

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

Sorry I've taken so long. Got busy yesterday and outside of that I've actually been working on my own new build. Here's a couple of samples I came up with real quick, based on current deals.

Intel system:

i5-4690, GIGABYTE GA-Z97X, G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB(2x4GB) - $389.99

Powercooler R9 270X - $179.99 ($149 after rebate)

Thermaltake 550W PSU - $49.99 ($39.99 after rebate)

Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid Tower - $49.99

Toshiba 1TB 5400RPM HDD - $69.99(EDIT: Seagate 1Tb 7200RPM HDD - $54.99 with code EMCYTZG388)

Total $739.95(699.95 after rebates($724.95-$684.95 with EDIT).

AMD system:

FX-8350, GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3, HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB(2x4GB) - $349.99

Powercooler R9 270X - $179.99 ($149 after rebate)

Thermaltake 550W PSU - $49.99 ($39.99 after rebate)

Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid Tower - $49.99

Toshiba 1TB 5400RPM HDD - $69.99 (EDIT: Seagate 1Tb 7200RPM HDD - $54.99 with code EMCYTZG388)


Total $699.95($659.95 after rebates($684.95-644.95 with EDIT))

This doesn't factor OS or dvd-rom (up to you on whether you need that, but they're cheap these days) costs. You can go cheaper if you do more research, I just did a quick search to see what I could come up with really quick in your budget.

Either will play any game you want on high settings at 1080p. The Intel system will perform better in most games, and you'll have the option to upgrade to the Broadwell architecture released later this year or so. You can't OC the Intel CPU but you enable turbo boost to 3.9GHz. The 8350 can be OC'd but it will still be outperformed by the Intel in most games today. Chances are that you would probably not notice the difference in that performance though, so it may be worth it to you to save a few bucks. You could use it to grab a cheap SSD, or put it towards your OS, or some case fans, or an aftermarket CPU cooler (which you will need if you plan on overclocking), etc. Up to you.

Don't take either at face value though. Do your own homework before you commit to anything. These are just quick examples.

No need to apologize. I appreciate the help. I will continue to research but this is a great starting point!

Thanks!