Gaming PC compenents

[Knight165]

I hate to start another one of these "build me a gaming pc" threads...but things change so quickly on this topic, most of those older threads just don't apply any longer.

Here is the deal.
I want to build myself a new desktop PC for gaming.
I'd like to spend around(slightly above or below) $1000.00
If any of you guys have some experience with this could you recommend a full compliment of components for such a task?
I'm not sure where to begin.

Thanks.

M.K.
Knight165

[Crimsontide27]

Re: Gaming PC compenents

Everyone has their own favorites, but I would personally visit this site to get my information.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-31-322.html

It has a subforum for about every budget build that someone would do. From low end to high end, from AMD to intel, etc etc..

Everyones opinion will be different and I looked into building one and researching for 5 months on what parts I wanted...what was the best etc..

At the end of the day, I have a budget computer that I built for around $1000 and I have a high end rig that I built for about $3000. The difference is not night and day and to the untrained eye...probably nothing noticable.

You can put together a heck of a system for $1000 wether you go with intel or AMD....AMD usually being the cheaper and better bang for your buck system.

[fistofrage]

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January 2010, I built a great computer from New Egg for $1500....

Intel i7 920 which was very easy to overclock to 3.7
Coolermaster case
5850 graphic card
v8 cooling system
blu ray player
dual hard drives
Corsair 850 Power supply

It was very easy to put together, still runs everything I want it to run silky smooth and I bet you could build that for $1000 with some upgrades. Not even had to think about upgrading it yet. I play mainly Total War games with it, but I have the graphics maxed with 1,000s of soldiers on the screen at once with no lag.

[mikenoob]

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Take a look at the right side for a price you'd like to spend. Also, if you're gonna be using this pc for mostly gaming and not other cpu intensive programs, you could buy a cheaper cpu and buy an even better gpu. I believe these prices are taken from newegg, you may be able to find them cheaper from different locations, but generally newegg has the cheapest prices.

[Matt10]

Re: Gaming PC compenents

^right click...save image.

Win.

(thanks for the post!)

[mikenoob]

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^right click...save image.

Win.

(thanks for the post!)

Also, don't forget to buy an optical drive and/or Operating System

[Knight165]

Re: Gaming PC compenents

Thanks for the links and the guide....!!

It's much appreciated. If anyone still has any input, I'm just doing the research and putting together the component list now and will probably buy it in couple of weeks.

Thanks guys.

M.K.
Knight165

[Knight165]

Re: Gaming PC compenents

What do you guys think of this setup?
I can bring it in for about $1200.00

Case: CoolerMaster HAF 912 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Adjustable HDD Cage (Black Color)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2600K 3.40 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155
Cooling Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
Motherboard: * [CrossFireX] GigaByte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 Dolby Home Theater Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 3 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI
Memory: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB 16X PCIe Video Card
Power Supply Upgrade: 800 Watts - XtremeGear Gaming Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready
Hard Drive: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive
Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
Flash Media Reader/Writer: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer
Internal USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)


Thanks!

M.K.
Knight165

[mikenoob]

Re: Gaming PC compenents

What do you guys think of this setup?
I can bring it in for about $1200.00

Case: CoolerMaster HAF 912 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Adjustable HDD Cage (Black Color)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2600K 3.40 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155
Cooling Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
Motherboard: * [CrossFireX] GigaByte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 Dolby Home Theater Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 3 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI
Memory: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB 16X PCIe Video Card
Power Supply Upgrade: 800 Watts - XtremeGear Gaming Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready
Hard Drive: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive
Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
Flash Media Reader/Writer: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer
Internal USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)


Thanks!

M.K.
Knight165

Just to save you some cash.. Swap out the i7-2600k for the i5-2500k. The i7 doesn't differ much compared to the i5 in gaming performance at all, unless you plan on doing photo editing, rendering videos, and the likes of that. Also, if you aren't planning on overclocking at all just get an i5-2400. The 2500k is not much faster stock than the 2400.

Also, I don't know how reliable Xtremegear is for the PSU, if that goes bad that could possibly damage your other components. I would spend a little more just to get a more reliable brand like Antec, Corsair, and some others. If you do decide to bump down the cpu a 650w psu should be sufficient for the i5-2500k. You might need a 750w if you plan on overclocking.

[Knight165]

Re: Gaming PC compenents

Just to save you some cash.. Swap out the i7-2600k for the i5-2500k. The i7 doesn't differ much compared to the i5 in gaming performance at all, unless you plan on doing photo editing, rendering videos, and the likes of that. Also, if you aren't planning on overclocking at all just get an i5-2400. The 2500k is not much faster stock than the 2400.

Also, I don't know how reliable Xtremegear is for the PSU, if that goes bad that could possibly damage your other components. I would spend a little more just to get a more reliable brand like Antec, Corsair, and some others. If you do decide to bump down the cpu a 650w psu should be sufficient for the i5-2500k. You might need a 750w if you plan on overclocking.

Thanks....I think that's good advice on the i5 over the i7.
I could probably drop to the i5 and bump up a bit on the graphics card.
Got any advice on that?!
Will do on the PSU. I'll try to find a 750 or 800w Antec.

I'll be ordering the parts tonight!

M.K.
Knight165

[Section_25]

Re: Gaming PC compenents

I know they are pricey and will probably put you over your budget, but if at all possible install a solid state drive in it for your O/S. I have two 30 gig running in a raid 0 config and the speeds are truly incredible....

[Knight165]

Re: Gaming PC compenents

I know they are pricey and will probably put you over your budget, but if at all possible install a solid state drive in it for your O/S. I have two 30 gig running in a raid 0 config and the speeds are truly incredible....

Would a single SSD(30GB) and a 1TB(or 2TB) 7200 HD be worth it?
I was intrigued by the SSD for my O/S and have heard that the startup times are insane.

M.K.
Knight165

[Section_25]

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Would a single SSD(30GB) and a 1TB(or 2TB) 7200 HD be worth it?
I was intrigued by the SSD for my O/S and have heard that the startup times are insane.

M.K.
Knight165

Yes, I'm sure if you got a single SSD for your O/S you would be happy with it. You can find a 30 gig relatively cheap, and might even find one with a rebate as well. Look around on Newegg. I have 2 OCZ Vertex drives and they have been running almost 24/7 for a year without issue.

[mikenoob]

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The ones above the 570 are slightly better, but not worth the price. I'd say stick with the video card as they have much better driver support than ATI.

[Knight165]

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Thank you for the advice guys.
I appreciate it.

M.K.
Knight165