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09-01-2011, 10:16 PM
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I whipped this list together tonight. https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...px?ID=13491054
I am 14 and built my first computer at the age of 10 at a summer camp. At the camp they had the parts pre-chosen so I am still new to the whole "compatibility" thing. I would like a computer both good for gaming and video recording/editing. I would really only like to spend, at maximum, $750. I don't care about aesthetics, just functionality. I would like a computer that will be able to run popular games today on medium-high settings as well as games that will come out months from now. I am in no way an expert and that is why I am here. Please excuse me if my request is naive. Basically, can anyone here tell me if my list is good or tweak it? I'm also open to a brand new list. Thanks in advance. |
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09-01-2011, 10:35 PM
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Sorry, that wishlist link is not public, it brings up a login page. Would you please copy and paste the links to each component? Right click to copy, don't just drag the mouse.
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09-03-2011, 01:02 PM
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Would look for a better quaility PSU like Corsair or Antec.
Would look to different ram makers like Corsair/Kingston/Adata. Gskill has had issues with their ram. The HD you picked would be OK for data storage drive but not the OS drive. You want a 7200 RPM drive, look to the WD Black.
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09-03-2011, 01:03 PM
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Newegg.com - EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Newegg.com - Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan The above are fine. 816.00 is the lowest I can come up with for quality. Your power supply wouldn't work because it does not produce 38A on the 12V rail. You forgot the burner and OS as well. Add 99.00 for OS Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burne http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118039 Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX 750GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136794 Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371048 CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233186 BIOSTAR TZ68A+ LGA 1155 Intel Z68 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138319 Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115078 You can always add a 40 or 64 GB SSD for ssd caching, and matching ram for future upgrade. 8 GB will be enough for now. Last edited by jdeb; 09-03-2011 at 01:17 PM. |
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09-03-2011, 01:17 PM
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I have an OS and optical drive. I also have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. Also what I picked out is a little over my budget. Is there a slightly cheaper graphics card or something?
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09-03-2011, 01:24 PM
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You can get within budget with this card, which is excellent as well. SAPPHIRE FleX 100312FLEX Radeon HD 6950 2GB Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE FleX 100312FLEX Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity |
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09-03-2011, 01:25 PM
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Thanks! My friends told me to get a 750w power supply in case I plan to upgrade. I do in fact plan to upgrade so would this be a wise investment?
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09-03-2011, 01:29 PM
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Upgrade for what? If you plan on adding an additional video card for sli or crossfire, than I would recommend a different motherboard. |
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09-03-2011, 01:30 PM
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Dual SLI/Crossfire Is something I plan on doing, I just can't afford two cards right now.
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09-03-2011, 01:35 PM
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If you really want a 750 watt PSU:
Newegg.com - Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply |
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09-03-2011, 01:36 PM
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09-03-2011, 01:39 PM
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SLI sounds cool but Is it really nessecary?
I play games like RIFT, Minecraft, BF3, MW3, and various steam games. I also use Sony Vegas to edit/render videos and I use FRAPS to record gameplay. What would be an affordable Nvidia card to do just that? |
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Another excellent 650 watt PSU is the Corsair 650 TX. |
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09-03-2011, 01:51 PM
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This is what I have:
Newegg.com - Once You Know, You Newegg |
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09-03-2011, 02:01 PM
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With that budget figure, I would upgrade the motherboard to the Asus P8Z68-V LE, the video card to the EVGA Superclocked 560 Ti "AR" series, and downgrade the CPU to the i5-2500K.
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09-03-2011, 02:02 PM
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I have to make my budget a little smaller more like 600-650 max now ):
Also will this be better than my friends computer? Amazon.com: ASUS G73SW-A1 Republic of Gamers 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop (Black): Computers & Accessories |
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09-03-2011, 02:35 PM
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Thank you, I will order it in December. Newegg.com - Once You Know, You Newegg
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09-03-2011, 05:09 PM
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DECEMBER???????
The market will be COMPLETELY different by then! Bring this thread back up no more than 2 weeks before you can order it, and give us an updated budget figure. Your wish list STILL has incompatible components, by the way. You can't put an AMD processor in an Intel motherboard. |
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09-03-2011, 09:30 PM
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Are all of these parts compatible/Is this a good build?
Newegg.com - Once You Know, You Newegg It's about $700 after all mail-in rebates. Last edited by kinglime; 09-03-2011 at 09:36 PM. |
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09-03-2011, 10:46 PM
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09-04-2011, 12:20 AM
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Thanks! Last question: will it require any additional cooling and or more watts?
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09-04-2011, 12:56 AM
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Is it worth it to spend a little extra money on the 560 Ti, rather than the 560? Can the 560 play any game on the market on ultra settings?
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09-04-2011, 01:50 AM
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The 560 (withouth Ti) is basically the same as the GTX 460 (not SE) in terms of cores but is a little faster because it's clocked higher (you can find overclocked GTX 460 that are very close performance wise). Before I upgraded to my single HD6870 to Crossfire, I was getting around 20-30fps (sometimes higher, but depending) at ultra on games such as Metro 2033 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (both are DX11 games), other games such as WoW and Minecraft were running in the 100s of frames per second at ultra settings. A HD6870 is about the same speed 560 (not Ti). The 560 Ti has more cores than the normal 560 and is usually clocked a little higher so you can expect somewhere around 10%-15% performance increase. Depending on how much money you have, if you have about $30 extra to spare compared to the 560 GTX normal, i'd go for it.
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09-04-2011, 01:58 AM
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Again, the market is going to be COMPLETELY DIFFERENT by December. Planning this build out exactly now is a complete waste of time.
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09-05-2011, 03:26 PM
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I'm actually going to buy it in a few weeks (birthday). I'd like to upgrade to this PSU Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply and was wondering if it was compatible.
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09-05-2011, 07:05 PM
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yes, it is. Good power supply.
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