• the best gaming pc you have made
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Hello. I am going to make a coustom-built gaming desktop soon. i have been trying to find a cost effective major upgrade from my old pc. my price range is $0-$1000 comfortable, $1000-$2000 fine with, 2000-2500 MAXIMUM. these are my old computers specs: Motherboard Manufacturer TOSHIBA Model KSRAA Version PQX32U-02F017B Chipset Vendor Intel Chipset Model PM45 Chipset Revision 07 Southbridge Vendor Intel Southbridge Model 82801IM (ICH9-M) Southbridge Revision 03 BIOS Brand TOSHIBA Version V1.70 Date 11/06/2008 CPU Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P7350 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P7350 Code Name Penryn Package Socket P (478) Technology 45nm Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHz Family 6 Extended Family 6 Model 7 Extended Model 17 Stepping 6 Revision M0 Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T Bus Speed 266.0 MHz Rated Bus Speed 1063.9 MHz Stock Core Speed 2000 MHz Stock Bus Speed 266 MHz Average Temperature 35 °C Caches L1 Data Cache Size 2 x 32 KBytes L1 Instructions Cache Size 2 x 32 KBytes L2 Unified Cache Size 3072 KBytes Core 0 Core Speed 1994.9 MHz Multiplier x 7.5 Bus Speed 266.0 MHz Rated Bus Speed 1063.9 MHz Temperature 35 °C Thread 1 APIC ID 0 Core 1 Core Speed 1994.9 MHz Multiplier x 7.5 Bus Speed 266.0 MHz Rated Bus Speed 1063.9 MHz Temperature 35 °C Thread 1 APIC ID 1 RAM Memory slots Total memory slots 2 Used memory slots 2 Free memory slots 0 Memory Type DDR3 Size 4096 MBytes Channels # Dual DRAM Frequency 532.0 MHz CAS# Latency (CL) 7 clocks RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 7 clocks RAS# Precharge (tRP) 7 clocks Cycle Time (tRAS) 20 clocks SPD Number Of SPD Modules 2 Slot #1 Type DDR3 Size 2048 MBytes Manufacturer Micron Technology Max Bandwidth PC3-8500F (533 MHz) Part Number 16JSF25664HY-1G1D1 Serial Number DB20781D Week/year 28 / 08 SPD Ext. EPP JEDEC #3 Frequency 609.5 MHz CAS# Latency 8.0 RAS# To CAS# 8 RAS# Precharge 8 tRAS 23 tRC 31 Voltage 1.500 V JEDEC #2 Frequency 533.3 MHz CAS# Latency 7.0 RAS# To CAS# 7 RAS# Precharge 7 tRAS 20 tRC 27 Voltage 1.500 V JEDEC #1 Frequency 457.1 MHz CAS# Latency 6.0 RAS# To CAS# 6 RAS# Precharge 6 tRAS 18 tRC 24 Voltage 1.500 V Slot #2 Type DDR3 Size 2048 MBytes Manufacturer Micron Technology Max Bandwidth PC3-8500F (533 MHz) Part Number 16JSF25664HY-1G1D1 Serial Number 0000000000 Week/year 28 / 08 SPD Ext. EPP JEDEC #3 Frequency 609.5 MHz CAS# Latency 8.0 RAS# To CAS# 8 RAS# Precharge 8 tRAS 23 tRC 31 Voltage 1.500 V JEDEC #2 Frequency 533.3 MHz CAS# Latency 7.0 RAS# To CAS# 7 RAS# Precharge 7 tRAS 20 tRC 27 Voltage 1.500 V JEDEC #1 Frequency 457.1 MHz CAS# Latency 6.0 RAS# To CAS# 6 RAS# Precharge 6 tRAS 18 tRC 24 Voltage 1.500 V post any good websites to go to, previously coustom-built designs youve made, or a schematic-style thing. whatever it is it must not supercede $2500 and MUST be good for HARDCORE gaming. thanks in advance, Max
By custom build I hope you mean that we will pick parts for you and you assemble it.
Kind of. Not a full request but a base from someone then I replace a few parts with... Special parts that I have.
Uh... Well, since you're going for UBER L337 H4X0R H4RDCORE GAM1NG, here's what's pretty much top 'o the line right now... ASUS Rampage III Extreme - ~$300 Intel i7 980x - ~$900 i7 930 (Incase a 980x is too much) - ~$300 Nvidia GTX480 - ~$400 Mushkin Redline PC3 16000 (Some of the fastest and most reliable RAM availible, but quantities are scarce. Hell if I know why.) - ~$300 Enermax 1050w - ~ $250
Thanks. I was able to make THIS beast of a thing on a make your own pc shopping thing... It would be like 2800 though. Think it'd be worth it? Case ( Chimera Inferno 2 Gaming Case - Flame ) Case Lighting ( Meteor Light w/ 8 Speed settings - Blue ) iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( None ) iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( [6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth Module ) Processor ( Intel® Core™ i5 760 Processor (4x 2.80GHz/8MB L3 Cache) ) iBUYPOWER PowerDrive ( None ) Processor Cooling ( Liquid CPU Cooling System [SOCKET-1156] - [Free Upgrade] Standard 120mm Fan ) Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR3-1333 Memory Module - ** FREE Upgrade to DDR3-1600 ** Corsair or Major Brand ) Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 1.5GB - EVGA Superclocked - Single Card ) Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by ATI or NVIDIA ) Motherboard ( MSI P55M-SD40 ) Motherboard USB / SATA Interface ( [Free] Internal USB 3.0 PCI-E x1 Expansion Card ) Power Supply ( 1000 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-1000HX ) Primary Hard Drive ( 1.5 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Dual 1.5TB Drives (1.5TB Capacity) - RAID 1 Data Security ) Data Hard Drive ( 640 GB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Dual 640GB Drives (1.28TB Capacity ) - RAID 0 High Performance ) Optical Drive ( [10X Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Blue ) 2nd Optical Drive ( None ) Flash Media Reader/Writer ( None ) Meter Display ( None ) Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard ) Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) ) Operating System ( Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit ) Software/Game ( StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty ) Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard - Black ) Keyboard ( Microsoft Internet Keyboard - Black ) Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse - Black ) Monitor ( 27" Widescreen LCD 1920x1080 Sceptre X270W-1080P ) 2nd Monitor ( None ) Speaker System ( Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Speakers + Subwoofer - Black ) Power Protection ( None ) Headset ( None ) Video Camera ( None )
Overkill. What games will you be playing at and what resolution panda? It's not good to get the top of the line parts; it is better to get mid tier-high tierish parts and slowly upgrading every two years or so. [editline]10:45PM[/editline] Don't get from ibuypower or any prebuilt site. Build it yourself on Newegg.
Oh, and thanks for those parts :D JUST in my price range. Those are all the components needed, right? This will be my first comp to build, but I want to be able to actually USE it, not build one that can play like mine sweeper and MAYBE solitary if the FCC card decides it wants to :P
[url=http://www.fcc.gov/]FCC[/url] card? :tinfoil: [editline]10:50PM[/editline] also, $2800 and you don't even get an i7?
Panda, define hardcore gaming and what is your resolution?
Well, if you're building ground-up, you'll also need a case, optical drive, HDD, CPU cooling...
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;24855905]Panda, define hardcore gaming and what is your resolution?[/QUOTE]
I know about the cooling and the optics, and I DEFINETLY know about the case, What's the hdd? And falco, what do you mean by what's my res? And by hardcore I mean no noticeable framerate loss while playing crysis on max settings on a tank level blowing 3 of them at once with the moar.
Resolution = Pixels of monitor, size, 720p, 1080p etc. It matters because if you have an average monitor you could max Crysis on $900.
K. I haven't bought my monitor but have my eye on a super-hi-def 27 in monitor [editline]11:11PM[/editline] [QUOTE=robmaister12;24855890][url=http://www.fcc.gov/]FCC[/url] card? :tinfoil: [editline]10:50PM[/editline] also, $2800 and you don't even get an i7?[/QUOTE] Lol I meant gfx. autospellcheck on my iPod it retarded [editline]11:15PM[/editline] Ok, update. Now it has the best I7 processor there is and it's just under the 3k mark.
This case [img]http://www.techfresh.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ibuypower-chimera-pc.jpg[/img] are you fucking serious?
Wincase
[QUOTE=Nerdrage;24858690]This case [img]http://www.techfresh.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ibuypower-chimera-pc.jpg[/img] are you fucking serious?[/QUOTE] That is the ugliest case I've ever seen. D:
OP rices too hard
[url]http://www.google.com/m/products/detail?gl=us&source=mog&client=safari&q=computer+case&hl=en&cid=15732532128902584519#[/url] I like it
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;24861664]OP rices too hard[/QUOTE] 'Cause if your friends don't rice and if they don't rice well they ain't no friends of mine!
So.. The system specs that I posted last... Any ideas on how to make it more cost-effective? It's tax alone is 300 >:O any ideas on what is over frivolous on it?
Don't buy from ibuypower and don't get 8gb ram.
[url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html?pd=1&qid=1284658178&a=B003C1ONYS&sr=8-1[/url] Think I could get this and replace the few not-the-best-ever parts with more expensive ones?
So you want to buy the case for $1799.99 and take out the parts and put other parts in? Just build it yourself.
It actually had the majority of parts that I needed... At the time I thought it was for less... I didn't realize that in supcacey's post said OR not AND. [editline]11:47AM[/editline] And where can I find the Mushkin Redline PC3 16000? Can't find it anywhere
ITT: OP has to much money and wants to use it to buy 'SUPAR COMPUTAR DERP'. But seriously: you don't need such computer to play CSS or MW2.
I'm not playing mw2 or CSS. I'm playing stuff like bfbc2, and I have all this money cause I worked really hard for it. I'm going to use this computer far into the future, and hopefully not get out-of-date shit. [editline]01:45PM[/editline] *Order qualifies for free shipping (conditions apply). Make sure you select Free Super Saver Shipping at checkout. *subtotal =*$1,814.33* *1.Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD20EARS *$109.99* *Qty: Delete *Sold by: Amazon.com *Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping *Save for Later *2.HP 2709m 27-Inch Diagonal Full HD LCD Monitor (Black) *$325.00* *Qty: Delete *Sold by: IamDHoward *Save for Later *3.Arctic Cooling F9 Pro PWM 92mm High Peformance Ultra Quiet Fan (700-2000RPM) *$8.39* *Qty: Delete *Sold by: Platinum Micro, Inc. *Save for Later *4.NZXT Vulcan Enthusiast M-ATX Case with Handle VULCAN M-ATX (Black) *$69.99* *Qty: Delete *Sold by: Amazon.com *Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping *Save for Later *5.1050W Revolution 85+ Psu ATX12V Version 2.3 80PLUS Silver *$285.99* *Qty: Delete *Sold by: Amazon.com *Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping * [url]http://www.google.com/m/products/detail?oe=UTF-8&client=safari&q=ASUS+Rampage+III+Extreme&hl=en&source=search&channel=products&cid=18030352270563972325&ptab=c&ei=dYGSTLCcG6KaqQOSw7WdAQ&ved=0CBUQ8wIwAQ[/url] Anything I'm missing?
HDD change to 2x 1tb caviar blacks and put it in raid, change the case, and why don't you have a gfx card
Lol thanks about the gfx card. Forgot to put it in, couldn't find on amazon.
what is it then
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