Help me build a PC

Discussion in 'Computers and Technology' started by Charlie, Jan 5, 2012.

  1. Charlie

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    I'm thinking around $1300 USD

    Spec me out one for GAMING.



    I'd prefer Intel processors and NVIDIA cards over AMD

    I'm thinking i7 with a GTX570
     
    #1 Charlie, Jan 5, 2012
  2. Junior

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    I come from a land down under! (Maaaate!)
    I assume $1300 will get you something good over there? Because over here you'd get fuck all for that price... :(

    I'm saving as we speak. Looking at $3,500 for what I want... :( (thanks to lightning!)
     
    #2 Junior, Jan 5, 2012
  3. Charlie

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    a GTX570 is about $350 over here if you want to reference that to anything.
     
    #3 Charlie, Jan 5, 2012
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    Psst, Junior, I might have a better solution for you that will cost maybe $1000+ less.

    Check out the new Intel Core i7-3930K (3.20GHz). It has destroyed on the benchmarks, and it is one of the first commercial CPUs to utilize quad-channel memory. And you'll have more to spend on the GPUs.


    EDIT: Oh and Charlie, I'll get you set up with a whole build over the weekend (every single part).
     
    #4 Lightning, Jan 7, 2012
  5. Charlie

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    Hmm the new HD7970 comes out in 2 days... My budget may increase if necessary
     
    #5 Charlie, Jan 7, 2012
  6. Lightning

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    I thought you preferred NVidia...
     
    #6 Lightning, Jan 8, 2012
  7. Charlie

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    I still do but apparently the NVIDIA Kepler card is taking too long. Still I would be content with a GTX570
     
    #7 Charlie, Jan 8, 2012
  8. Charlie

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    Bump to remind Lightning, also if you go up to 1400 thats alright and this is for the RIG only. I still have to purchase monitors, Keyboards, Windows 7, and all that stuffs.
     
    #8 Charlie, Jan 9, 2012
  9. Lightning

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    Processor
    Name: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000
    Quantity: 1

    Cheapest Found: link - ~$300


    Don't worry about the integrated graphics, you can use another one.



    Motherboard
    Name: GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
    Quantity: 1

    Cheapest Found: link - ~$125



    Memory
    Name: (2 x 4GB) Memory Sticks
    Quantity: 2

    Example: link - ~$70

    16GB should be more than enough. 1600MHz in my example, you can upgrade/downgrade as you please.



    Power Supply
    Name: Modular Supply (80 PLUS ratings are better efficiency)
    Quantity: 1



    Video Cards
    Name: GTX 590 (Fermi) 3GB
    Quantity: 1

    Cheapest Found: link - ~$575

    The GTX 590 actually has better performance than the HD7970 due to the 590's dual GPUs. Or you could wait for some GTX 600 dual cores and/or dual core HD7000 series.


    Storage: it is really up to you what you want. Some people arrange so that their boot drive is an SSD (30GB) and their files go into a HDD (500-1000GB). Or you could invest in a large SSD if you feel it is the best option although they are quite expensive. Finally, if you want to spend less, you could buy a high-end HDD with a RAID controller. Since I don't find the need for an SSD as much, a fast HDD would be good enough for me + RAID.


    Final Price: approximately $1070

    Here was my basic build. Of course I didn't include monitors, keyboards, OS, a case, and storage. You could swap many things as you see fit like the motherboard if you need more/less slots. Also, look for cheaper prices - I didn't do all of the research there.
     
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  10. Charlie

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    Many thanks!

    +Rep :D
     
    #10 Charlie, Jan 10, 2012
  11. BobaFett

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    If I may, why did you go with a micro-atx mobo?
     
    #11 BobaFett, Jan 10, 2012
  12. Lightning

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    Well I didn't really 'choose' the micro-ATX - it just had what he needed. Of course, Charlie, if you want more expand-ability (especially PCI slots), definitely go with a standard ATX.
     
    #12 Lightning, Jan 11, 2012