Finally saved up for a gaming PC (help build one guys) 3300$

Need help to build a beast gaming PC for 3300$, that includes monitor and kb/m.

So help me out guys please. I don't want to waste this money because it's the first time I will be building a PC.

dude with that kind of money yto will be sorted for years i was just messing around and built this

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18470

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21108

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=20140

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21248

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18840

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21150

$3,320.00

Got some free time, came up with this

2x Evga GTX 670 Superclocked 939,98$

Asus Sabertooth Z77 Mobo 239,99$

i5-3570k CPU 229,99$

Hyper 212 Evo cooler 36,99$

Seasonic X850 Gold PSU 189,99$

Seagate Momentus 750GB Hybrid drive 127,49$

OCZ Agility 240GB SSD 174,99$

Corsair Vengeance 16GB RAM 85,99$

Thermaltake Chaser MK-I case 149,99$

DVD Burner 19,99$

Dell U2412M IPS Panel 319,99$

Corsair Vengeance K90 mechanical keyboard 109,99$

Razer Deathadder mouse 48,99$

Total: $2,674.36

Then get some nice sound, like if you're going to use headphones get the Audionegine D1 for 169,99$ and a pair of Sennheiser HD598 headphones at 234,99$.

$3000 is way to much for a PC.

Spend $1500 and then another $1500 in upgrades in a few years.

$3000 is way to much for a PC.

Spend $1500 and then another $1500 in upgrades in a few years.

kraken2109

I don't really agree when you think about it, monitors, keyboard, mouse, all adds into the cost. I would have two ssds in raid tbh but yeh

I wouldnt spend any more than 1800$ max, the rest should go towards a nice monitor and decent speakers.

Got some free time, came up with this

2x Evga GTX 670 Superclocked 939,98$

Asus Sabertooth Z77 Mobo 239,99$

i5-3570k CPU 229,99$

Hyper 212 Evo cooler 36,99$

Seasonic X850 Gold PSU 189,99$

Seagate Momentus 750GB Hybrid drive 127,49$

OCZ Agility 240GB SSD 174,99$

Corsair Vengeance 16GB RAM 85,99$

Thermaltake Chaser MK-I case 149,99$

DVD Burner 19,99$

Dell U2412M IPS Panel 319,99$

Corsair Vengeance K90 mechanical keyboard 109,99$

Razer Deathadder mouse 48,99$

Total: $2,674.36

Then get some nice sound, like if you're going to use headphones get the Audionegine D1 for 169,99$ and a pair of Sennheiser HD598 headphones at 234,99$.

spittis

one day it will be useful it's going to be like recommending the e6600 over the q6600 sure the performance difference won't be nearly as big but it'll be thereJigglyWiggly_

3570k to 3770k is NOT as E6600 is to Q6600. We all know that hyperthreading is a nearly useless feature for gaming. It's been around for a long time, and has rarely if ever been a boon for gamers. It doesn't make sense to think that it will change. The Q6600 has 4 actual cores, versus the 2 cores of the E6600. That's a lot different than having 8 virtual cores versus 4 real cores like today's i7 vs i5 debate. There will never be a time when the 3770k is a good gaming chip and the 3570k isn't. The same can be said of the 2600/2700k versus the 2500k. They will all be obsolete at the same time.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]one day it will be useful it's going to be like recommending the e6600 over the q6600 sure the performance difference won't be nearly as big but it'll be therehartsickdiscipl

3570k to 3770k is NOT as E6600 is to Q6600. We all know that hyperthreading is a nearly useless feature for gaming. It's been around for a long time, and has rarely if ever been a boon for gamers. It doesn't make sense to think that it will change. The Q6600 has 4 actual cores, versus the 2 cores of the E6600. That's a lot different than having 8 virtual cores versus 4 real cores like today's i7 vs i5 debate. There will never be a time when the 3770k is a good gaming chip and the 3570k isn't. The same can be said of the 2600/2700k versus the 2500k. They will all be obsolete at the same time.

p4 with HT lot better than P4

w/o ht

even in dem gaimz

here is just an old vidhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is7frW9Z-rw

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]one day it will be useful it's going to be like recommending the e6600 over the q6600 sure the performance difference won't be nearly as big but it'll be thereJigglyWiggly_

3570k to 3770k is NOT as E6600 is to Q6600. We all know that hyperthreading is a nearly useless feature for gaming. It's been around for a long time, and has rarely if ever been a boon for gamers. It doesn't make sense to think that it will change. The Q6600 has 4 actual cores, versus the 2 cores of the E6600. That's a lot different than having 8 virtual cores versus 4 real cores like today's i7 vs i5 debate. There will never be a time when the 3770k is a good gaming chip and the 3570k isn't. The same can be said of the 2600/2700k versus the 2500k. They will all be obsolete at the same time.

p4 with HT lot better than P4

w/o ht

even in dem gaimz

here is just an old vidhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is7frW9Z-rw

Now show me some current games where an i7 w/hyperthreading is significantly faster than an i5 of the same basic architecture. The P4 CPUs that were used in that video are 10 years old now. What happened in those early days is that Intel paid some devs to program in such a way that hyperthreading would be utilized in their games. Then within a few years, devs stopped using it. That's where we are today. It doesn't make sense to think that they will suddenly start programming for it again. You and I both know that this is true, and that this is the current lay of the land. Of course the i7 is faster in some apps due to HT, but not in games.

core l7 2700k is enough

video card, go for a radeon 7970 or a 680 gtx. A single card is enough, id go with the 7970 since its cheaper and pretty much the same performance

ram 8gb is enough

monitor a nice 27 inch with 1440p resolution

3 tb internal hard drive

any case that you like

a nice z77 mobo

a seriously nice speaker setup like the swan mk II, plus a dedicated subwoofer. Headphones are over rated but you can get some decent headphones for $100. Headphones will never sound as good as speakers, they have a limitation.

A decent asus xonar sound card

a nice computer chair,

a nice mouse and keyboard

Total cost should be around $2000 MAX. Spend the rest on some T&A

you are making so much stuff up if you mean the compiler to take advantage of HT? Maybe a bit and wait for future gaimzJigglyWiggly_

I'm not making anything up. List 5 games that have come out in the last 3 years which run more than 5% better on an i7 than they do on a comparably-clocked i5 quad of the same generation. You know full well that HT does nothing for us in current games.

a seriously nice speaker setup like the swan mk II, plus a dedicated subwoofer. Headphones are over rated but you can get some decent headphones for $100. Headphones will never sound as good as speakers, they have a limitationblaznwiipspman1

I gotta agree with the sentiments that spending that much is going to be total overkill, no matter what. You could easily build a system that will completely dominate every game out there right now, and probably every game that will come out in the next year, for little more than half that. If you really want to spend it all, use the rest to get a mess of kick ass accessories. Awesome speakers, badass mouse and keyboard, maybe a multiple monitor setup...

Why do people get upset when someone has a lot of money to spend on a PC?

I certainly wouldn't consider my PC over-kill and it cost close to $3K (and that's not including the speakers).


As long as people spend their money wisely and don't do something stupid like SLI 690s, I don't see an issue.

Why do people get upset when someone has a lot of money to spend on a PC?

I certainly wouldn't consider my PC over-kill and it cost close to $3K (and that's not including the speakers).


As long as people spend their money wisely and don't do something stupid like SLI 690s, I don't see an issue.

C_Rule

You may not consider it overkill, but trust me my friend, you pissed away good money. Besides, spending 3 grand on a gaming PC is just as stupid as buying SLI 690s...

[QUOTE="C_Rule"]

Why do people get upset when someone has a lot of money to spend on a PC?

I certainly wouldn't consider my PC over-kill and it cost close to $3K (and that's not including the speakers).


As long as people spend their money wisely and don't do something stupid like SLI 690s, I don't see an issue.

monco59

You may not consider it overkill, but trust me my friend, you pissed away good money. Besides, spending 3 grand on a gaming PC is just as stupid as buying SLI 690s...

a seriously nice speaker setup like the swan mk II, plus a dedicated subwoofer. Headphones are over rated but you can get some decent headphones for $100. Headphones will never sound as good as speakers, they have a limitation.blaznwiipspman1

[QUOTE="C_Rule"]

Why do people get upset when someone has a lot of money to spend on a PC?

I certainly wouldn't consider my PC over-kill and it cost close to $3K (and that's not including the speakers).


As long as people spend their money wisely and don't do something stupid like SLI 690s, I don't see an issue.

monco59

You may not consider it overkill, but trust me my friend, you pissed away good money. Besides, spending 3 grand on a gaming PC is just as stupid as buying SLI 690s...

i'd also maybe get a phase change cooler, but probably not, too loud and lose portability.

Portable microatx computer with 2x690s? Dat

some random guy's unigine benchmarks

GTX 690: 59.7 FPS
GTX 690 SLI: 114.4 FPS

I'm not really an expert but i think you should invest all your money for a PC setup that will last 3-4 years. You'll have more money by then.

Why do people get upset when someone has a lot of money to spend on a PC?

I certainly wouldn't consider my PC over-kill and it cost close to $3K (and that's not including the speakers).


As long as people spend their money wisely and don't do something stupid like SLI 690s, I don't see an issue.

C_Rule

if I had $3.3k to burn on a gaming desktop I'd get GTX 690s/HD 7990s on SLI/CF and a 3770k, 16 gigs of DRR3-1600mhz ram and nice mouse, simple keyboard, gigantic monitor/HDTV, 256gb M4 crucial SSD and no case whatsoever unless your worried about spilling your soft drinks all over your motherboard. Oh and liquid cooling too cause why not and an appropiate PSU.

if I had $3.3k to burn on a gaming desktop I'd get GTX 690s/HD 7990s on SLI/CF and a 3770k, 16 gigs of DRR3-1600mhz ram and nice mouse, simple keyboard, gigantic monitor/HDTV, 256gb M4 crucial SSD and no case whatsoever unless your worried about spilling your soft drinks all over your motherboard. Oh and liquid cooling too cause why not and an appropiate PSU.

division_9

Good luck getting all that for 3k.

[QUOTE="C_Rule"]

Why do people get upset when someone has a lot of money to spend on a PC?

I certainly wouldn't consider my PC over-kill and it cost close to $3K (and that's not including the speakers).


As long as people spend their money wisely and don't do something stupid like SLI 690s, I don't see an issue.

spittis

I don't think there's as much jealousy at work here as you seem to. I think it's dumb to spend all of the money on a PC because of how fast technology becomes outdated. I think it's just smarter to set some of that money aside for incremental upgrades down the road to keep the computer current.

I don't think there's as much jealousy at work here as you seem to. I think it's dumb to spend all of the money on a PC because of how fast technology becomes outdated. I think it's just smarter to set some of that money aside for incremental upgrades down the road to keep the computer current. hartsickdiscipl

[QUOTE="kraken2109"]

$3000 is way to much for a PC.

Spend $1500 and then another $1500 in upgrades in a few years.

Masenkoe

I don't really agree when you think about it, monitors, keyboard, mouse, all adds into the cost. I would have two ssds in raid tbh but yeh

Even with all that I still only spent just a little over $1,100.

[QUOTE="Masenkoe"]

[QUOTE="kraken2109"]

$3000 is way to much for a PC.

Spend $1500 and then another $1500 in upgrades in a few years.

BT-445

I don't really agree when you think about it, monitors, keyboard, mouse, all adds into the cost. I would have two ssds in raid tbh but yeh

Even with all that I still only spent just a little over $1,100.

[QUOTE="BT-445"]

[QUOTE="Masenkoe"]

I don't really agree when you think about it, monitors, keyboard, mouse, all adds into the cost. I would have two ssds in raid tbh but yeh

kraken2109

Even with all that I still only spent just a little over $1,100.

Obviously one can build a state of the art PC with this kind of budget, even with the speed of advances in tech hardware, a system built with this kind of cash would certainly last for quite some time.

I do think building a new rig with a sizable budget like this, that the sweet spot would be around $1500, give or take $100 or so. That would enable one to build a high end system that would do just about anything one wanted it to and still be good down the road for the next few years......

I certainly would like to be faced with this kind of delima.

*+

[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="BT-445"]

Even with all that I still only spent just a little over $1,100.

DieselCat18

Obviously one can build a state of the art PC with this kind of budget, even with the speed of advances in tech hardware, a system built with this kind of cash would certainly last for quite some time.

I do think building a new rig with a sizable budget like this, that the sweet spot would be around $1500, give or take $100 or so. That would enable one to build a high end system that would do just about anything one wanted it to and still be good down the road for the next few years......

I certainly would like to be faced with this kind of delima.

*+

[QUOTE="DieselCat18"]

[QUOTE="kraken2109"] You can have a top of the line PC with an SSD and a nice monitor for $1500 easy.JigglyWiggly_

Obviously one can build a state of the art PC with this kind of budget, even with the speed of advances in tech hardware, a system built with this kind of cash would certainly last for quite some time.

I do think building a new rig with a sizable budget like this, that the sweet spot would be around $1500, give or take $100 or so. That would enable one to build a high end system that would do just about anything one wanted it to and still be good down the road for the next few years......

I certainly would like to be faced with this kind of delima.

*+

^^ I think you mis-understood me. I didn't mean one could build a $3000+ system for $1500. Your right, of course not. What I meant was if I had that kind of budget to work with, I would spend approximately $1500 of that and still be able to build a high end PC that will perform on a very high level. No, I realize it won't have 3 or 4 HDD's or multiple SSD's & GPU's, if that's what some one wants, then yeah, they better be prepared to drop some more cash. But it will have all the bases covered with quality high end components from the case to MB and everything in between. I think $1500 is that price/performance sweet spot where most can get that bang for your buck pop.

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After all of your guys suggestions (Which I am very thankfull to all of you), I still haven't build my PC, started but not finished yet.

I am looking for something that can top this:

i7-3770k @ 4.8GHz | ASUS Maximus V | GeForce GTX 680 SLI | G.Skill RipjawsX 16GB(4x4GB) | 2x Samsung 830 RAID 0

^^That's my friends PC and I want to top him. Can you guys make a build that destroys that please!Once again thank you for the participation!

After all of your guys suggestions (Which I am very thankfull to all of you), I still haven't build my PC, started but not finished yet.

I am looking for something that can top this:

i7-3770k @ 4.8GHz | ASUS Maximus V | GeForce GTX 680 SLI | G.Skill RipjawsX 16GB(4x4GB) | 2x Samsung 830 RAID 0

^^That's my friends PC and I want to top him. Can you guys make a build that destroys that please!Once again thank you for the participation!

ksko

Two of these MSI 680 cards and some ridiculous RAM like the Dominator, Gold certified 1250W Seasonic PSU and a few pairs of SSD in Raid 0 and you should be set.

[QUOTE="kraken2109"]

$3000 is way to much for a PC.

Spend $1500 and then another $1500 in upgrades in a few years.

Masenkoe

I don't really agree when you think about it, monitors, keyboard, mouse, all adds into the cost. I would have two ssds in raid tbh but yeh

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="DieselCat18"]

Obviously one can build a state of the art PC with this kind of budget, even with the speed of advances in tech hardware, a system built with this kind of cash would certainly last for quite some time.

I do think building a new rig with a sizable budget like this, that the sweet spot would be around $1500, give or take $100 or so. That would enable one to build a high end system that would do just about anything one wanted it to and still be good down the road for the next few years......

I certainly would like to be faced with this kind of delima.

*+

kraken2109

More like 99% of people out there.. Most of the people who get set ups like that don't even need them.. Just burning money for no reason what so ever if their goal is just to have a gaming pc..

After all of your guys suggestions (Which I am very thankfull to all of you), I still haven't build my PC, started but not finished yet.

I am looking for something that can top this:

i7-3770k @ 4.8GHz | ASUS Maximus V | GeForce GTX 680 SLI | G.Skill RipjawsX 16GB(4x4GB) | 2x Samsung 830 RAID 0

^^That's my friends PC and I want to top him. Can you guys make a build that destroys that please!Once again thank you for the participation!

ksko

u could but no real point. Only real improvements you could make is getting a hex core i7 3930k which will cost you $600 itself.