Building a Computer for Christmas - Need Opinions on build!
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These are my current choices of parts for a PC that I would like to build up from scratch:
[URL="http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=59617&vpn=P1750SNLB9&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1033"]XFX 750W PRO750W Core Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 62A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze PSU[/URL]
[IMG]http://img.ncix.com/gif/59617.jpg[/IMG]
[URL="http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=27024&vpn=RZ03-00180100-R3U1&manufacture=Razer&promoid=1033"]Razer Lycosa Gaming Ultrapolling Keyboard Black USB Programmable Blue Backlight NON-SLIP Keys [/URL]
[IMG]http://img.ncix.com/gif/27024.jpg[/IMG]
[URL="http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76367&vpn=GTX660-DC2O-2GD5&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1033"]ASUS GeForce GTX 660 OC DirectCU 1020MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card[/URL]
[IMG]http://img.ncix.com/gif/76367.jpg[/IMG]
[URL="http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=70459&vpn=CC-9011018-WW&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1033"]Corsair Vengeance Series C70 High Airflow Mid-Tower Case ATX 3X5.25 6X3.5INT 2XUSB3.0 No PS Green[/URL]
[IMG]http://img.ncix.com/gif/70459.jpg[/IMG]
[URL="http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=71588&vpn=Z77A-GD65%20%26%203570K&manufacture=Bundle%20Deals&promoid=1033"]NCIX Gaming Bundle Deal Intel Core i5 3570K Unlocked CPU & MSI Z77A-GD65 DDR3 SLI Motherboard [/URL]
[IMG]http://img.ncix.com/gif/71588.jpg[/IMG]
[URL="http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=66010&vpn=ST2000DM001&manufacture=Seagate&promoid=1033"]Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA3 64MB Cache 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive[/URL]
[IMG]http://img.ncix.com/gif/66010.jpg[/IMG]
[URL="http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76774&promoid=1033"]Patriot Viper 3 8GB 2X4GB PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 9-9-9-27 1.5V Dual Channel Memory Kit - Venom Red[/URL]
[IMG]http://img.ncix.com/gif/76774.jpg[/IMG]
[URL="http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Monitors_Flat_Panel_Widescreen/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=cadhs1&sku=225-3894&~ck=baynoteSearch&baynote_bnrank=0&baynote_irrank=0"]Dell S2740L 27" Monitor with LED[/URL]
[IMG]http://i.dell.com/resize.aspx/dell-s2740l-hero/295[/IMG]
I'm wondering if I have everything that is needed for building a PC since it's my first time.
My sister's boyfriend has been helping me pick out items for this build.
I've spent over 5 hours researching the brands and have been price matching on websites and it seems that NCIX is the cheapest.
I wish to run games from the current year on high and get decent FPS.
[B]Feedback is much appreciated and Merry Christmas![/B]
What kind of budget are you working with?
What you have there looks like a pretty beast build.
With that you can run any game within the next 5 years with high fps
Personally I would a buy cheaper keyboard and/or PSU and use the saved money to get a GTX 670 instead.
[QUOTE=steven20;38975352]What kind of budget are you working with?[/QUOTE]
I don't have a specific number. This build is valued at $1000.
[QUOTE=RudeMcRude;38975603]What you have there looks like a pretty beast build.
With that you can run any game within the next 5 years with high fps[/QUOTE]
Awesome, other than the mouse i'm not really missing anything?
[QUOTE=borisvdb;38975617]Personally I would a buy cheaper keyboard and/or PSU and use the saved money to get a GTX 670 instead.[/QUOTE]
I love the keyboard since the keys aren't bulky. I'm playing on an i-7 laptop at the moment and my sisters boyfriend, Mark, said I shouldn't really have to spend more than $200 dollars on a Graphics card.
The one you suggested is roughly $200 dollars more than the one that's currently in the build.
I'm reading over this and i'm not sure what the table's rows are really valued at.
I'm comparing it to the one you suggested and it's "1200 points" higher.
[URL="http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_660_directcu_ii_top_review,26.html"]Review of Comparisions for GTX 600 Series[/URL]
Get a mechanical keyboard.
If you don't want a loud one avoid one with "blue" switches
[QUOTE=brandonj4;38975724]I love the keyboard since the keys aren't bulky. I'm playing on an i-7 laptop at the moment and my sisters boyfriend, Mark, said I shouldn't really have to spend more than $200 dollars on a Graphics card.
The one you suggested is roughly $200 dollars more than the one that's currently in the build.
I'm reading over this and i'm not sure what the table's rows are really valued at.
I'm comparing it to the one you suggested and it's "1200 points" higher.
[URL="http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_660_directcu_ii_top_review,26.html"]Review of Comparisions for GTX 600 Series[/URL][/QUOTE]
Well, I suppose if your on a budget the 660's value can't be beat.
The reason for my suggestion is because the 670 can be overclocked to 680 speeds.
[QUOTE=borisvdb;38975897]Well, I suppose if your on a budget the 660's value can't be beat.
The reason for my suggestion is because the 670 can be overclocked to 680 speeds.[/QUOTE]
But the AMD equivalent outperforms them.
[QUOTE=borisvdb;38975897]Well, I suppose if your on a budget the 660's value can't be beat.
The reason for my suggestion is because the 670 can be overclocked to 680 speeds.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I saw that, but I don't think it's worth the 200 dollars, i'm not going to be running games on max settings and recording them so I didn't see a point but thanks for the input.
[QUOTE=meppers;38975877]Get a mechanical keyboard.
If you don't want a loud one avoid one with "blue" switches[/QUOTE]
I prefer a flat key type keyboard and it seems that the keyboard I have put down is a flat key type and it doesn't have any recent issues and comparing it to other I couldn't find a decent one I liked as much as this one.
Watch your brands. While MSI's reliability across the board has been going up every since NViDia's 600 line / Intel's Ivy chipset came out they still peddle snake oil. Customer service was and still is awful compared to honorable ASUS and even compared to the slightly cheaper clone ASRock and slightly-better Gigabyte. I say save yourself hair-pulling later and get a [url=http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16813157293] ASRock Z77E4[/url] mobo.
XFX I can't complain, though Seagate and Corsair are great alternatives if you're looking to save a buck or two on that 750W.
Also if budget's not a [b]huge[/b] deal you should throw in a 120GB boot/backup SSD, preferably an Agility.
[QUOTE=Whalen207;38975993]Watch your brands. While MSI's reliability across the board has been going up every since NViDia's 600 line / Intel's Ivy chipset came out they still peddle snake oil. Customer service was and still is awful compared to honorable ASUS and even compared to the slightly cheaper clone ASRock and slightly-better Gigabyte. I say save yourself hair-pulling later and get a [url=http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16813157293] ASRock Z77E4[/url] mobo.
XFX I can't complain, though Seagate and Corsair are great alternatives if you're looking to save a buck or two on that 750W.
Also if budget's not a [b]huge[/b] deal you should throw in a 120GB boot/backup SSD, preferably an Agility.[/QUOTE]
I think i'll stick with the MSI, it seems to have good reviews and not many problems with it. Thanks for the advice though.
[QUOTE=brandonj4;38975724]I don't have a specific number. This build is valued at $1000.[/QUOTE]
Beware that answers similar to this have provoked [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1197912]shitstorms in the past[/url]. Should we just assume a relative maximum of $1K?
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;38976593]Beware that answers similar to this have provoked [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1197912]shitstorms in the past[/url]. Should we just assume a relative maximum of $1K?[/QUOTE]
I want to get a good deal on the products i'm buying and it seems great with what I have selected for the purpose that I intend to use it for which is mostly gaming, I definitely would not want to spend more than $1000-1200, that just seems ridiculous for a custom built computer.
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