Server Hosting and/or Gaming PC

[Nucious]

I need to find a cheap deck for something like 650/700 - 1,000.

I really wanna aim towards, CHEAP. Not like lousy hardware, but a decent bang.


For? -
Hosting a C# Game, using MySQL, hosting web services, with a good processor to do so.

If I decide I wanna trash the PC I'm using now for the server I wanna be able to play games with it, ones that are be able to handle java hoarding apps, and BF3 in high...

Aiming for Intel, nVidia/Radeons..etc.

[Nucious]

Heres what I have thrown up...
Case - Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

HDD - Newegg.com - Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

MOBO - Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Processor - Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-3570 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637i53570

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

Graphics Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130838

Disk Drive - Newegg.com - LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - CD / DVD Burners

RAM - Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9

Total is rougly $840 ( with i5 3575k, without it's like 5 dollars less )

Not sure what I would get out of this, I know the Graphics card is a few months old, maybe more... Everything else is good quality.

glc, would that mobo be good for it? Also, if you know of a cheaper build, please influence me!

I'm going for much cheaper, but I really like the Processor, RAM, and HDD ( Keep those, anything else is OKAY to change ).

The graphics card should be good, but not the best... lookin for a mid one that COULD handle games on high settings.

[Nucious]

I have Windows 7 64-bit install disk, I have a monitor I *COULD* use, and keyboard(s) / mouse(s).

Could use a new monitor, but as of now for this build...not needed.

[glc]

You can cut costs with an i5-3350P and a P8B75-V board.

[birddog_61]

I would do what glc said and bump the graphics up a bit, you can never have to much gpu horsepower with a gaming rig. What resolution do you intend on running bf3 at after you get a new monitor? That will determine how strong of a gpu you actually need, I have the gtx 660 and I can run bf3 on ultra at 1080p and get about 50fps.

[Nucious]

Alright were looking at a $750 build... Good price, maybe doable. Although, I'm not looking for a killer graphics card, just an average to SLIGHTLY above average.. I'm hoping this evga or w.e. will pack that? Otherwise I'm open to suggestions..to make it better and slightly cheaper and/or slightly higher.

[glc]

Best Graphics Cards For The Money: January 2013 : Best Graphics Cards For The Money, January Updates

[Nucious]

Originally Posted by glc Best Graphics Cards For The Money: January 2013 : Best Graphics Cards For The Money, January Updates

That's how I picked the evga.
Hmm, I thought nVidia trademarked their name on it, either way..seems like a great card. Gonna keep it on the build.

[glc]

Nvidia doesn't manufacture cards, just the chips. EVGA and others make the cards.

[Nucious]

Originally Posted by glc Nvidia doesn't manufacture cards, just the chips. EVGA and others make the cards.

Ahh.. I'm still somewhat of a noob in all of this. Would you still recommend that HIS you recommended to me months ago ( August I believe ) ?

This > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161406

[Jbc223456]

That card is still a very good card. I have it's older brother, the 6850. I'm glad to see they've filled the gap they left between the 6xxx and 7xxx card series. Anything stronger than that card (the 7850), and you'll be looking at a card that costs $300+.

[Nucious]

Originally Posted by Jbc223456 That card is still a very good card. I have it's older brother, the 6850. I'm glad to see they've filled the gap they left between the 6xxx and 7xxx card series. Anything stronger than that card (the 7850), and you'll be looking at a card that costs $300+.

The HIS? Sweet.!

[Jbc223456]

Yeah, it's in my signature. HIS Radeon 6850. To be honest, I'm impressed with the quality of the video card. I'm not sure if HIS is still highly recommended around here, but in my opinion it is still very good. I'm not sure what you're looking to do in terms of gaming, but even my 6850 blows some games out of the water. I can play Skyrim, BF3, and others at max or near max settings. All that, without any overclocking.

[Nucious]

Originally Posted by Jbc223456 Yeah, it's in my signature. HIS Radeon 6850. To be honest, I'm impressed with the quality of the video card. I'm not sure if HIS is still highly recommended around here, but in my opinion it is still very good. I'm not sure what you're looking to do in terms of gaming, but even my 6850 blows some games out of the water. I can play Skyrim, BF3, and others at max or near max settings. All that, without any overclocking.

I plan on playing games not rarely but taking large breaks every now and then... It will serve as a casual PC, but when I play games it needs to pack a punch. It MAY be running a server, I will decide that once it's all built.

[birddog_61]

Benchmark Results: Battlefield 3 : GeForce GTX 650 Ti Review: Nvidia's Last Graphics Card For 2012

the 7850 is faster than the 650ti, now to me its not $50 faster but it might be to you. Personally if I was looking in the $190 range I would go with this card.
Newegg.com - ASUS GTX660-DC2O-2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$199 after rebate, its about $4 more than the 7850 but it's quite a bit faster.

BTW one more time what resolution monitor are you going to get? That is the most important question when purchasing a graphics card, right now I am just guessing your going to go 1080p.

[David M]

A GTX 680 is the most you need for a 1920 x 1080 monitor. If you are considering a 2560 x 1600 then a dual GPU processor would not be a waste if you are really into fast gaming and have the money. I know there are those in here that think that any 690 is a waste.

[birddog_61]

Originally Posted by David M A GTX 680 is the most you need for a 1920 x 1080 monitor. If you are considering a 2560 x 1600 then a dual GPU processor would not be a waste if you are really into fast gaming and have the money. I know there are those in here that think that any 690 is a waste.

I agree, the only need for a dual gpu or even sli with the current state of games is if your running triple screen or huge resolutions.
The way I look at the nvidia lineup at 1080p is this
Any game on ultra
680 - 65fps +
670 - 60 fps+
660ti - 50fps+
660 - 45fps+
560ti - 30fps+
560 - 25fps+

To me anything under 40fps is unplayable on pc, now keep in mind this is just the guideline I use for people that like heavy first person shooters such and metro 2033, crysis2, and battlefield 3. The only game that this doesn't apply to is the original crysis that was horribly optimized and no single gpu card will max it out at 60+.

[Nucious]

I plan to order this build very soon as I have a money plan. Sellin stuff. can't wait if I do sell stuff.