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03-15-2010, 03:54 PM
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first time need some advice
ok so i was extremly close to buying a refurb asus laptop but didnt doit.
but i think i have decided to buy some componets and build my own desktop. i will be doing some heavy gaming on this thing. iv always wanted to play crysis and max settings and mw2. but it will mostly be running wow and other mmos. ok so what i need is an OS but i dont need any key board or monitors im gonna use my hdmi t.v for the time being. i dont really care amd or intel or nvidia ati. i just want the best possible bang for my buck..my budget is 800 After tax i live in california so its pretty expensive. if someone can list me some parts it would help me out a lot thanks. |
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03-15-2010, 04:50 PM
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If you want to play Crysis on max settings, you don't have enough money. Considering you have to buy an OS and you live in California you are looking at more like a $650 parts budget. An OS is about $100, and most online vendors are in California so you will have to pay sales tax. That's going to make you cut too many corners, Crysis needs a pretty strong system, especially the video card.
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03-15-2010, 06:20 PM
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oo ok then,
can i do something that can run the game not at all max but decent settings and have room for improvments in the future? thats the main thing that i am looking for in my computer is upgradablity it doesnt have to be the best but as long as it has the potential il be happy haha |
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03-15-2010, 10:50 PM
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Yes. For now, you will have to use a dual core processor.
Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129024 ASUS P7P55 LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131604 Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale 2.93GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Model BX80616I3530 - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115222 A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model HY63I1B16K - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211364 Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320 LG 22X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model GH22LS50 LightScribe Support - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136168 POWERCOLOR AX5750 512MD5-H Radeon HD 5750 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131331 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116754 That's exactly 800 bucks shipped. Can you afford the sales tax on top of that? |
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03-15-2010, 10:50 PM
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ok after reading threw the forums for a bit i have gathered these parts for my build..tell me if there all compatible and are good quality
dvd burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135204 case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147144 hard drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320 Gpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127484 psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139003 ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231277 this cpu/mobo combo. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.353366 OS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116754 puts me at 826 after tax. picked parts from other peoples post and deals tell me if it all goes together plan on purchasing this week |
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03-15-2010, 10:51 PM
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haha glc we posted at the same time
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03-15-2010, 10:57 PM
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well its like 66 bucks for tax which is insane but seems like a nice build
but with that build will i beable to put in a quad core later? say an i7? |
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03-16-2010, 01:42 AM
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ok so i have to write a term paper tonight and this is helpin me procrastinate haha
ok so my buddy was just over who has built a cumputer before i use the one he built to play battlefield bad company two.. and he gave me a list of parts.. he basically did a amd build and it was write on the money haha here it is tell me if everything is quality parts and can work together he also made this the way it is because the mobo has crossfire capabilities which means i can up grade. also a dual core phenom 2 he says he can help me over clock it and make it a quad. so tell me what you think im really pump should be buying tommorow http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136168 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147144 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148395 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131331 that is what will be xfired in the future http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139008 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211409 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.349613 he said this should be fine on most games and have decent multitask abulity after the cpu has been overclocked tell me what you think this puts me at 780 bucks ship and after tax |
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03-16-2010, 11:10 AM
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1. I'm not going to comment on AMD processors and motherboards because I don't use them. I wouldn't want to mislead you.
2. Corsairs are excellent power supplies, but if you are even thinking about Crossfire you need to up the power considerably. Even with only one 5750 card, ATI recommends 450 watts minimum. 3. I don't trust Seagate hard drives these days. To answer your question, yes, the Intel system I recommended can be upgraded to an i5 or i7 quad core. |
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03-16-2010, 07:27 PM
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ok then il switch the hard drive to western digital black 500gb
i like the intel build alot its just putting me 67 bucks over my limite and thats not to appealing to me haha can someone suggest a amd build that will compare to the intel build glc made? but will be cheaper? |
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03-16-2010, 09:07 PM
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Really worried about that 67 bucks????? Gotta pay for quality and can't really expect a whole heck of a lot for 800 bones. Save your money for a few months and pool it together with the TAX Money everone NEEDS to spend as soon as they get it. Surley you can come up with little more to spend that way and you would have more to put into a better system. If 67 dollars is really that big a deal, Buy a cheap asus to play WOW on. Being it dont take much of a computer to do that. Crysis will be there when you graduate school into the job market and dont have to rely on your parents money. Then ,with any luck, you can afford a computer tha will run it
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03-16-2010, 09:31 PM
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actually i have had the money for a very long time loaned it to my parents when my dad lost his job and since then i have made another 400 and getting 400 back from them today.. just looking for something to start on that can be upgraded in the future..and i dont want to take computer building advice from someone that looks like they did there first build February of this year..
anyways still looking for advice on a amd build |
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