• ~$800-$1000 Gaming PC
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I asked for a similar build a while ago in this section and you guys helped me put together a pretty decent one although my plans fell through and I wasn't able to purchase it. Here's the previous build if it means anything although it's probably outdated by now: [t]http://i.imgur.com/94nNj.png[/t] I can definitely get a new build now though. I need a fairly high end gaming PC in the $800-$1000 price range. I'd like this to last me around 4-5 years, with minor upgrades over time. I can get this build as soon as possible, but if there are any noteworthy parts coming out within a couple months or so I could wait a bit if it makes a big difference. Now for the specifics. I live in America. I think it'd be easier for me to say what I [B]don't[/B] need: -Mouse (could probably use a new keyboard though) -Monitor -Speakers -Operating System And that's about it. In terms of storage, I have two fairly large external hard drives so I'm open to the idea of a SSD.
CPU+Mobo: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.989833[/url] $331 Heatsink: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065[/url] $30 GPU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130620[/url] $270 Memory: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428[/url] $47 PSU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018[/url] $90 HDD: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185[/url] $110 Case: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147107[/url] $90 Total: $973 w/o taxes+shipping If you also need a disk drive you can cut out the Rosewill case and get an Antec 300+drive.
Might I suggest this Ivy Bridge CPU+Mobo combo instead: [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.985159[/URL] ($328)
[QUOTE=IpHa;36587064]Might I suggest this Ivy Bridge CPU+Mobo combo instead: [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.985159[/URL] ($328)[/QUOTE] This is a lot better as it doesn't have a bioshit board and is even cheaper while having current gen stuff
Also get the MSI GTX 570, cheaper and a better cooler. [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127682[/url] [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] Also get a seasonic instead [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095[/url]' And seagate now owns samsungs HDD's so they are now considered meh [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533[/url]
[QUOTE=Zerokateo;36587267]And seagate now owns samsungs HDD's so they are now considered meh [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533[/url][/QUOTE] uh no they're not they're still spinpoint F3s and there's nothing wrong with seagate
[QUOTE=reapaninja;36590107]uh no they're not they're still spinpoint F3s and there's nothing wrong with seagate[/QUOTE] Maybe it's a variant, same drives but under different brands. This was confusing.
[QUOTE=reapaninja;36590107]uh no they're not they're still spinpoint F3s and there's nothing wrong with seagate[/QUOTE] So theres absolutely NOTHING wrong with seagate now? If thats so I'll go buy one now so I can save some freakin money.
[QUOTE=Zerokateo;36590321]So theres absolutely NOTHING wrong with seagate now? If thats so I'll go buy one now so I can save some freakin money.[/QUOTE] they got a bad name from a couple of models, IIRC the higher capacities of 7200.11s I haven't heard of any issues with newer drives I highly doubt they're the best drives but there's nothing wrong with them
[QUOTE=HolyCrapAWalrus;36587129]This is a lot better as it doesn't have a bioshit board and is even cheaper while having current gen stuff[/QUOTE] Really? Okay, maybe if it was 2005 you could call Biostar shit, but they are rock solid motherboards today. My server computer has one and it ran 24/7/365 for 3 years until I had to scrap it due to upgrades.
Biostar unfortunately happens the under dog compared to MSI, Asus and Gigabyte in the custom pc market (or at least from where i work - microcenter). They are indeed decent motherboards and sometimes come with cool add-ons (i remember one of those Z68 comes with its own full size remote control and tons of accessories for a bare price of $80 - or $29.99 if bundled with the $189 i5 2500k). I realize it's the cheapo attractive box design and a bit lack of overclocking capability that becomes the drawback for some older biostar motherboards (one guy told me he doesn't think biostar is reliable because the box looks like some third world company in china, kinda ridiculous really). Anyway, the new Z77 lineup has a very good one for overclocking. Now for gaming build in the $900 range you can take a look at this [URL="http://www.custompcguide.net/800-900-dollars-pure-custom-gaming-pc-build/"]$800 / $900 Custom Gaming PC Build[/URL]. With that guideline, you can pay a visit to a nearby microcenter store and get one of the combos (availability depends on local store) : * $170 i5 2500k + $70 [URL="http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0378096"]P8Z68-V/GEN3 LGA 1155 Z68[/URL] (sku #041483) =[B] $240[/B] (OR if you can find an OPEN BOX one and stress it at the cashier to get qualified for the $50 bundle, it should be around $45, shave off an extra $30 =[B] $210 total[/B]). If you are lucky enough you can even get the top end [URL="http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0366668"]ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE LGA 1155 Z68[/URL] for an additional $10 more. * $190 i5 3570k + $90 ASRock Z77 Extreme4 =[B] $280[/B]
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