• 2 Builds 1 choice
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Well, I'm looking to get a new gaming capable computer in the near future. I made up a 600$ (700 if you include tax) build. I'm looking to play source games as well as the stalker series and the odd next gen game (really, I need a computer that will play what I currently have, and games coming out in the future) and I have 2 builds to choose from, one being fairly cheaper then the latter, and being sold from a shop near were I live. Prices are in Canadian Dollars. 1 is prebuilt and one is a custom one I will build myself 1st is the custom one I will build (715$ after taxes and shipping) [U]Motherboard: MSI 760GM-E51[/U] [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130254[/url] [U]Video Card: Radeon HD 4850 1GB[/U] [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150351[/url] [U]Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition @ 3.2Ghz[/U] [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808[/url] [U]RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 clocked @ 1333[/U] [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253[/url] [U]HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive[/U] [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073[/url] [U]Case and PSU: APEVIA Case and 500Wat PSU[/U] [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144140[/url] Second build is a prebuilt Quad core Intel (500$) [url]http://www.mikescomputershop.com/intel-quad-core-q8300-system-p-15030.html[/url] I am aware that the build above doesn't come with a Video Card as far as I know, but the money I save from this build will alow me to buy one. so, which one is better / worth the money? thankyou for helping me in advance. also to add, I have a 19 inch 4:3 LCD monitor, and a 19 inch component 16:9 HD TV, so a monitor is not a problem, I also have a reliable MS mouse from our families first computer that works just fine, and a logitech keyboard I bough last year.
Well an obvious problem with the one from the computer shop is that there is no specific information on parts thus no information on build quality etc. I would go with the custom build its a nice quad core with DDR3 rather then ddr2 his HDD could be a slow piece of sh*t although i think you should get this for the HDD: [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&Tpk=samsung%20spinpoint%20f3%20500gb[/url] Have a 1TB in my build its fast, quiet been working solid for only 1 month but not a single glitch or problem. One quick note you did not mention an operating system in your post no os needed or did you forget?
Do not get that case and shitty shitty Powersupply. [editline]02:19PM[/editline] Use this. [url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=12207951[/url] If you want to you can swap out the 945 for a 955, and maybe get a case like the HAF 922 or Cooler Master 690 II Advanced.
Go with the post above me.
[QUOTE=ghostofme;24462354]Do not get that case and shitty shitty Powersupply. [editline]02:19PM[/editline] Use this. [url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=12207951[/url] If you want to you can swap out the 945 for a 955, and maybe get a case like the HAF 922 or Cooler Master 690 II Advanced.[/QUOTE] that build is in USD thus too expensive, thanks for reading the OP. also I can go into the computer shop and get the exact specs if I want, I'll do that sometime.
In that case, I'd go with the custom build, though I'd get a bigger HDD, like 1 TB
[QUOTE=Soviet Russia;24471954]that build is in USD thus too expensive, thanks for reading the OP. also I can go into the computer shop and get the exact specs if I want, I'll do that sometime.[/QUOTE] [url]http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=12207951[/url] [editline]06:50PM[/editline] Change the CPU in there to a AMD 635 and it will be in your price range.
Save up a little more and go with Ghostofme's suggestion.
gonna get a different build without a GPU, but the Mobo has a good onboard card for it's price, so I'll just deal with it till christmas.
[QUOTE=Soviet Russia;24518268]gonna get a different build without a GPU, but the Mobo has a good onboard card for it's price, so I'll just deal with it till christmas.[/QUOTE] Post it.
Processor [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871[/url] Mobo [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130254[/url] RAM [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253[/url] HDD [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181[/url] PSU [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182038[/url] Case [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811164093[/url] I'm getting the part recomendations from my friend, I'm just coming here for a second opinion, and he tells me I should get a ATI Radeon HD 5770 [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127490&cm_re=hd_5770-_-14-127-490-_-Product[/url] and after tax and all it's about the same price as my original custom build (706$), only I gotta wait a little while for the vid card. also, will the video card work because it's a PCI E 2.1 x16 and the Mobo only supports PCI E 2.0 x16
This GPU [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161269[/url] And this PSU: [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171042[/url] Case: [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023[/url]
why does the case matter if it fits everything? and a diff friend recomended the GTX 460 over the previous card I posted [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334[/url]
[QUOTE=Soviet Russia;24533522]why does the case matter if it fits everything? and a diff friend recomended the GTX 460 over the previous card I posted [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334[/url][/QUOTE] Because you need a case with good airflow to get all that heated air mainly from your CPU and GPU out of the case. The Rosewill Blackbone does that very nicely, and it has an all black interior, which is awesome, and it has a nice design to it. [editline]03:20AM[/editline] Cases do not just hold parts.
mine have always just held parts and none of my builds have ever suffered from serious overheat problems (any they have suffered from have been solved by cleaning out dust)
Here, get this. Its the build I made earlier but with a few differences, and its in your price range. [url]http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=12207951[/url] [editline]03:25AM[/editline] [QUOTE=NeoDement;24533848]mine have always just held parts and none of my builds have ever suffered from serious overheat problems (any they have suffered from have been solved by cleaning out dust)[/QUOTE] You'll know what I mean once you own a quality case. [editline]03:25AM[/editline] And have you ever looked at the temps if your PC?
700$ after tax and shipping, this is 800...
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