WEll, After seeing the price of the Computers today, they are not bad, but I would like to get the most bang for my buck here.. I dont game alot, but want all quality parts in there, So am looking for suggestions , or even a complete build list.. $1000 is a nice round #, $700-$1300 is fine.. Looking for at least 8 Gb RAM, ( more than likely 16 ) , 2GB Video, descent 5.1 audio, HD is not so Important as I have a few TB drives, So maybe a 1 TB 7200 for internal..?? Motherboard, and all other things Im gonna leave to you guys , as I basically know nothing about building computers ;) I think what confused me is that some components, are not compatible with certain Motherboards eetc.. So If you guys could throw a few options my way , that would be great... Also , how much is liquid cooling, lighting etc? And where are some good sites to look for when ordering, Thanks again
Just for comparison, this is what I was looking at , But just upgrading the GPU and adding cooling.. http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_Special_II/
[QUOTE="duey307"]Just for comparison, this is what I was looking at , But just upgrading the GPU and adding cooling.. http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_Special_II/ Don't get that,it's crap
[QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="duey307"]Just for comparison, this is what I was looking at , But just upgrading the GPU and adding cooling.. http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_Special_II/ Don't get that,it's crap Really? Also what is the differency in the memory 4x4, 8x2 etc. Is having 2 better for certain things, and visa versa?
also for the drive , could I use 2 of these so I could watch and Burn Blu Rays? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-wh14ns40 And what would you suggest for a sound card, and 16 GB of RAM
[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]Yes. Don't really need a sound card,unless you got some fancy speakers I do :) Home theater is pretty big for me, No Idea why, but Im a dork.. ;) Also wont I need a wireless card?
[QUOTE="duey307"][QUOTE="MonsieurX"]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RKYh 995$ :D Did you just put that together quick? If so, thank you yeah that's a good build
[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="duey307"][QUOTE="MonsieurX"]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RKYh 995$ :D Did you just put that together quick? If so, thank you yeah that's a good build So this build , posted above, but I would like 16 GB of RAM and a wireless card...
Just to have plenty for gaming, photoshop, editing etc.. Always doing multiple things, and to me is worth just future proofing a bit and going with 16 right off the bat
I'm Intel+AMD and I run fine. Listen to monsieurX. He knows what he's talking about.
MonsieurX
I'm da boss.I think that you actually helped me with my build a few months ago when I was checking on compatibility. Computer hasn't keeled over yet :P
I'm Intel+AMD and I run fine. Listen to monsieurX. He knows what he's talking about.
MonsieurX
I'm da boss. Thanks man ;) I heard that the Z77 MOBO you linked me requires a Bios Update or something cuz it will crash windows? Hibernation issue or something.. I really didnt understand it
Just built myself something for 875 CAN$ Gigabyte Sniper.M3 Intel i5-3570k 8gb Corsair low-profile RAM Corsair 750W modular power supply (wanted 600W, this was on special at same price) EVGA GTX 660 Superclocked Only thing I didn't buy was the tower itself as I had an old ATX one lying around. Will eventually change it for a small tower/micro-ATX that looks better. With a tower it should put you around your 1000$ depending on what you choose. Very happy with it so far.
[QUOTE="duey307"][QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="soolkiki"] I'm da boss. Thanks man ;) I heard that the Z77 MOBO you linked me requires a Bios Update or something cuz it will crash windows? Hibernation issue or something.. I really didnt understand it Thanks everyone!!.. Just wanted to bump this quote to see if I could get an answer to this quoted question.. I was told that win8 will crash when hibernating, as was told the MOBO was not as good as most of the reviews and ppl in here say it is.... Why I asked WHY, this is what he said
Overclocking options sucked and ASRock offered no explanation as to when they will resolve the BIOS issue with Windows 8 causing it not to hibernate properly. EVGA still has not resolved it but I have confirmation from them there engineers are working on it. That and that particular ASRock Motherboard is considered a low to midtier Motherboard, the Extreme 9/11 series are your high end ASRock motherboards, but still not as good as ASUS Rampage IV Extreme/Maximus Extreme or EVGA Z77 FTW Motherboards. The EVGA offered so many more options compared to the board you have selected if you can get it at the price I did. Not to mention if by chance something happens to the primary BIOS you have 2 others you can switch to as backups.
[QUOTE="Krigen89"]Just built myself something for 875 CAN$ Gigabyte Sniper.M3 Intel i5-3570k 8gb Corsair low-profile RAM Corsair 750W modular power supply (wanted 600W, this was on special at same price) EVGA GTX 660 Superclocked Only thing I didn't buy was the tower itself as I had an old ATX one lying around. Will eventually change it for a small tower/micro-ATX that looks better. With a tower it should put you around your 1000$ depending on what you choose. Very happy with it so far. The 7950 is way better than the GTX 660. And no point in getting a 30$ more expensive MOBO...the Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 or 6 is just fine.
[QUOTE="Krigen89"]Just built myself something for 875 CAN$ Gigabyte Sniper.M3 Intel i5-3570k 8gb Corsair low-profile RAM Corsair 750W modular power supply (wanted 600W, this was on special at same price) EVGA GTX 660 Superclocked Only thing I didn't buy was the tower itself as I had an old ATX one lying around. Will eventually change it for a small tower/micro-ATX that looks better. With a tower it should put you around your 1000$ depending on what you choose. Very happy with it so far.homeboylizard
The 7950 is way better than the GTX 660. And no point in getting a 30$ more expensive MOBO...the Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 or 6 is just fine.I've always been an AMD/ATI guy before (skipped PC gaming for a few years, budget issues) and always had these little nagging issues... decided to go Nvidia this time. That, and I wanted PhysX support. Also, I know the motherboard was slightly overpriced, but I wanted the higher-end sound chip and in my experience/everything I've read and heard: Gigabyte >> Asrock.
EDIT and the 7950 is much more expensive than the 660 SC, here in Canada anyways
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