Hello,
I've been gaming for the past 6ish months on a laptop. The Asus G73jh, and while it runs games fine there are so many quirks that I cannot work out on my own like I did with desktops. As such I have become disenchanted with the laptop and want a desktop.
I work in IT so I know what I'm doing when it comes to building the PC and setting it up, but I've been out of the PC building scene for a while and haven't read enough benchmarks to get a read on the current gen hardware. So basically my build can be about 1500$ that is a loose figure I can probably justify another 200$ but if you save me 200$ I won't be mad either.
This is what I have so far:
(Don't need windows)
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/YaGiF.png[/IMG]
I'm not sure how that will hold up to newer games, so critique is welcome.
your gonna need a z68 mobo if you wanna use ssd aching
Just use the SSD properly, smart response isn't that great
Looks good to go.
You're spending rather a lot on the motherboard though. I would cut that down by $100 and get a 570.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352015[/url] the H2 is shit, the Fractal Define R3 is so much better for not much more
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315[/url] get two 4GB sticks, not four 2GB sticks, and you can get 8GB for much less
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441[/url] better SSD for less
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256059[/url] fully modular, cheaper, still great
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131729[/url] will most likely suit your purposes exactly the same for much less
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130593[/url] you could use the savings to bump up to a 6970 or 570
and get a 212+ to overclock the 2500k
This is what it looks like Now:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/YaGiF.png[/img]
I updated the OP
I just got an NZXT H2 classic case and it's pretty sick, (also $85 at TigerDirect)
Really nice build, the only thing i would change is the RAM.
Something to keep in mind is that 4x2 gig is faster then 2x4 gig.
[QUOTE=BabyEater;33021767]Really nice build, the only thing i would change is the RAM.
Something to keep in mind is that 4x2 gig is faster then 2x4 gig.[/QUOTE]
What is there faster?
4x2GB just takes more room and usually costs more than 2x4GB sticks...
[QUOTE=tratzzz;33021903]What is there faster?
4x2GB just takes more room and usually costs more than 2x4GB sticks...[/QUOTE]
Honestly I've explained it to 100 people and everytime they just say "nuh uh" then i tell them to google why it's faster and they stop replying. Just bare in mind it is more expensive for a reason.
That is such a little amount faster. Maybe 0.5FPS, you will not need it lol.
Also, link to it, please? Where is that proof.
[QUOTE=BabyEater;33022075]Honestly I've explained it to 100 people and everytime they just say "nuh uh" then i tell them to google why it's faster and they stop replying. Just bare in mind it is more expensive for a reason.[/QUOTE]
Technically it's faster because it's optimised for dual-channel.
BUT that increase is negated by the increased strain on the memory controller.
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