• PC Building Thread
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Also don't get that crap SSD, for reasons I posted right above you.
Anyone know when those new AMD cards are coming out? I heard they have a ridiculous amount of VRAM. Though, most applications I use don't utilize that much, I was wondering how the price-performance ratio stands up to the 970. I was wondering what a decent 1500$ build would be? That would include speakers and monitor. Thinking of picking up a mechanical keyboard around 70$, but other than that, I'm not too keen on the recent trends with power supply, motherboard, memory, speaker and case brands. - I DO NOT plan on overclocking - OS and startup programs on SSD - Barely fill up my 750GB HDD - I do use DVDs/CDs on occasion [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zTnxK8]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zTnxK8/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690]Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($26.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4]ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz16gx3m2a1600c10r]Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($92.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a120g]Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($52.89 @ OutletPC) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($47.99 @ Best Buy) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card[/url] ($324.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caso530m1]NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case[/url] ($89.99 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600]Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($54.99 @ Micro Center) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe]Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($12.99 @ Newegg) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vg248qe]Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor[/url] ($249.99 @ Amazon) [b]Keyboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgk4000gkcl1us]Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard[/url] ($75.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) [b]Speakers:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-speakers-980000430]Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers[/url] ($65.65 @ NCIX US) [b]Total:[/b] $1391.43 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 02:45 EDT-0400[/i]
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;48069514]:words:[/QUOTE] Hmm, thanks Kiwi. [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J77kK8]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J77kK8/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690]Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($26.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4]ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz16gx3m2a1600c10r]Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($92.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdhp128gg25]Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($49.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($47.99 @ Best Buy) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card[/url] ($324.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caso530m1]NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case[/url] ($89.99 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr]EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($34.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe]Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($12.99 @ Newegg) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vg248qe]Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor[/url] ($249.99 @ Amazon) [b]Keyboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgk4000gkcl1us]Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard[/url] ($75.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) [b]Speakers:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-speakers-980000430]Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers[/url] ($65.65 @ NCIX US) [b]Total:[/b] $1368.53 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 02:55 EDT-0400[/i] Best I can come up with, and slightly cheaper too. I forgot another question about the case, but is there any mid-tower case that can fit everything? I don't fancy full tower cases that much considering how much space they take up (in my experience).
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sNwTTW]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sNwTTW/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690]Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($26.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4]ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz16gx3m2a1600c10r]Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($92.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct128mx100ssd1]Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($73.99 @ B&H) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($47.99 @ Best Buy) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card[/url] ($324.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4bl]Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($89.99 @ Directron) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr]EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($34.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe]Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($12.99 @ Newegg) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vg248qe]Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor[/url] ($249.99 @ Amazon) [b]Keyboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgk4000gkcl1us]Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard[/url] ($75.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) [b]Speakers:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-speakers-980000354]Logitech Z323 30W 2.1ch Speakers[/url] ($47.99 @ Best Buy) [b]Total:[/b] $1374.87 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 03:05 EDT-0400[/i] Last try until next morning. Thanks again for the help.
That power supply is also very bad. Try [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9"]this[/URL] one.
A friend of mine has a Vibox Ultra 11W PC with these basic specs : [quote]3.9GHz AMD A8 6600K Quad Core APU Processor (4.2GHz Turbo Speed) 8GB of DDR3 1600MHz High Performance RAM Memory AMD Radeon 8570D Integrated Graphics Chip 85+ 500W PSU[/quote] He wishes to upgrade his PC to play newer titles like Wolfenstein : The New Order, GTA 5 ... Now, we determined it would be best to get a real GPU, and we settled on the AMD Radeon R9 270X. Is this a wise choice considering the budget is somewhere around 200€ ? If yes, is it better to take the MSI or Sapphire version ? Or an other one ?
So, posting here makes me kind of embarassed, as I know pretty much nothing about computers, but oh well. Next month's going to be my birthday and I'm going to build a PC for the first time. The actual building part seems to be pretty simple but I have literally no idea where to start as for the start picking. I've looked a bit on the internet for builds but it's pretty useless considering I cannot evaluate anything of them outside their price. Another concern of mine, other than selecting the parts, is actually getting them. Most websites and PCPartpicker itself list prices in dollars and refer to websites that use dollar listing. As I live in the EU, should it be a cause of concern or not? About the PC itself: I'm going to use it mainly for gaming. I'm pretty used to low graphic levels but I'd like to move out of "Very very [...] very low" and at least get somewhere around Medium. Price range is 500-600€
Hey y'all, I've recently been able to scratch up some spare cash from selling personal belongings. I was wondering if you'd be willing to help a guy who isn't tech savvy build a $700 pc. this is [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/K3MJWZ"]my current build[/URL] but i'm open to hear changes or completely different builds. if it helps inform your choices I really loving working in sfm so something that could run that better then this laptop would be nice. I don't care too much about high graphics but it would be able to run stuff like payday2 and kf2 on something besides bare bone low
Can someone suggest me a new case please? I can't easily fit any more HDs into this one, and the cable routing is balls. (Plus having a giant hole in the top is just asking for trouble, I've already had one near miss. I'd prefer one with positive case pressure/air filters and side accessible HD bays. Needs to fit a full sized ATX, a 970 and 4+ disks. Thanks
[QUOTE=Lexic;48073541]Can someone suggest me a new case please? I can't easily fit any more HDs into this one, and the cable routing is balls. (Plus having a giant hole in the top is just asking for trouble, I've already had one near miss. I'd prefer one with positive case pressure/air filters and side accessible HD bays. Needs to fit a full sized ATX, a 970 and 4+ disks. Thanks[/QUOTE] 4+ dvd disk drives or hard disk?
[QUOTE=redBadger;48073627]4+ dvd disk drives or hard disk?[/QUOTE] HDs. I have the standard number of DVD drives: One.
I am planning on getting a GTX 960 for my current PC, but my PC's processor is an i3-4150 (3.5 GHz of speed). What should I do? Stay with it or upgrade? My Specs [quote]Operating System Windows 8.1 64-bit CPU Intel Core i3 4130 @ 3.40GHz Haswell 22nm Technology RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28) Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H81M-D2V (SOCKET 0) Graphics 22EA63 (1920x1080@60Hz) 2048MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 200 Series (ATI AIB) Storage 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-60ZF5A0 (SATA)[/quote]
A 960 will do well with that i3
One of my friends reckons it will let down the GPU though as it's an i3, not allowing it to perform as good. I am planning on playing Batman: Arkham Knight soon, and apparently my current graphics card (R7 260x) won't perform as well on higher settings. I've owned this rig for about a year and a half and have yet to clean it for the first time tommorow (I know, stupid of me as it causes my fans to make more noise and risks overheating and stuff).
[QUOTE=Lexic;48073919]HDs. I have the standard number of DVD drives: One.[/QUOTE] the case i'm using is a corsair 500r. It has a rear case fan and one large one on the side and two smalls on the front. 6 HDD bays that support SSD, and it has a nice cable management space on the opposite side of the case. Not sure if 6 is enough but I figured i'd recommend what I'm using. [url]http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Series-Computer-CC-9011012-WW/dp/B005E983JW[/url] The trays are nice too. Quality of the case feels good all around.
[QUOTE=Hugo Strange;48074000]One of my friends reckons it will let down the GPU though as it's an i3, not allowing it to perform as good. I am planning on playing Batman: Arkham Knight soon, and apparently my current graphics card (R7 260x) won't perform as well on higher settings. I've owned this rig for about a year and a half and have yet to clean it for the first time tommorow (I know, stupid of me as it causes my fans to make more noise and risks overheating and stuff).[/QUOTE] No it will be fine. You should still be GPU bottlenecked
[QUOTE=Levelog;48074627]No it will be fine. You should still be GPU bottlenecked[/QUOTE] What will be fine?
[QUOTE=FlandersNed;48062577]Is this a good $2000 build? I'm using it for gaming mostly at 1080p fully maxed-out, also for recording/video editing. [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/m8MRXL]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/m8MRXL/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75820k]Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor[/url] ($525.00 @ PCCaseGear) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($59.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-x99extreme4]ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard[/url] ($349.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct4k4g4dfs8213]Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory[/url] ($238.00 @ Umart) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a240g]Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($119.00 @ Centre Com) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001]Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($98.00 @ Centre Com) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003618gvxsr]Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8GB Vapor-X Video Card[/url] ($525.00) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011038ww]Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($99.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m]Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($115.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Total:[/b] $2127.00 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-27 16:36 AEST+1000[/i] I got the OC'd 8gb r9 290x because it's the same as the r9 390x, not sure if it's worth getting that instead of an OC'd GTX 970 though.[/QUOTE] OK, this is my last modification to this build: [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/HY9q23]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/HY9q23/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75820k]Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor[/url] ($525.00 @ PCCaseGear) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h55]Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] ($82.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-x99extreme4]ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard[/url] ($349.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct4k4g4dfs8213]Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory[/url] ($238.00 @ Umart) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mzn5e250bw]Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive[/url] ($159.00 @ IJK) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001]Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($128.00 @ Centre Com) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card[/url] ($501.00 @ IJK) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011038ww]Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($99.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m]Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($104.00 @ IJK) [b]Total:[/b] $2185.00 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 17:17 AEST+1000[/i] Is this good? I'm planning on buying the components as soon as I can (although the EOFY in Australia is tomorrow.)
[QUOTE=redBadger;48074600]the case i'm using is a corsair 500r. It has a rear case fan and one large one on the side and two smalls on the front. 6 HDD bays that support SSD, and it has a nice cable management space on the opposite side of the case. Not sure if 6 is enough but I figured i'd recommend what I'm using. [url]http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Series-Computer-CC-9011012-WW/dp/B005E983JW[/url] The trays are nice too. Quality of the case feels good all around.[/QUOTE] That looks a little lacking in the air filters department. I've got quite a dusty room what with carpets etc.
[QUOTE=Hugo Strange;48077740]What will be fine?[/QUOTE] The performance with an i3 [editline]29th June 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;48078631]Define R4 > every other case Google Define R4 and you'll get a shit ton of highly scored reviews [url]http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/07/20/fractal-design-define-r4-review/1[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352020[/url][/QUOTE] Nah, there are better cases...
H440, Phanteks Enthoo, Air 540, 750D chassis are all cases that do what he wants with the same quality but are better in certain ways depending on what he wants to do. [sp]CaseLabs[/sp]
[url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/XtWn4D]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/XtWn4D/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590]Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($265.00 @ Centre Com) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($59.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h97plus]Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($145.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10fbk28]Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($78.00 @ Umart) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct250mx200ssd1]Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($155.00 @ Mwave Australia) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($69.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($69.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($69.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-400r]Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($125.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr]EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($139.00 @ Umart) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-pb278q]Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor[/url] ($579.00 @ PCCaseGear) [b]Total:[/b] $1752.00 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 22:37 AEST+1000[/i] I'm most likely going to buy this tomorrow, just wanting to doublecheck whether I've missed anything important or picked any dodgy parts. I ended up deciding to go with the IPS monitor over the 144Hz monitor because I use my computer for a lot more than gaming.
Can someone help me with decent-ish specs for a decent-ish gaming laptop. Looking to play games like WoW, Skyrim, GTA 5 etc... on it, but also Photoshop, Illustrator etc... (before anybody says "GET A TOWER OMG NOOB" i have one, i just want something portable aswell for when i go to peoples houses or on holday etc..) Budget is like £1200 ($1800) ish.... Preferably on finance (paid monthly but no stupidly high interest rate) I'd be very grateful.
[QUOTE=FlandersNed;48077861]OK, this is my last modification to this build: [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/HY9q23]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/HY9q23/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75820k]Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor[/url] ($525.00 @ PCCaseGear) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h55]Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] ($82.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-x99extreme4]ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard[/url] ($349.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct4k4g4dfs8213]Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory[/url] ($238.00 @ Umart) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mzn5e250bw]Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive[/url] ($159.00 @ IJK) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001]Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($128.00 @ Centre Com) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card[/url] ($501.00 @ IJK) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011038ww]Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($99.00 @ CPL Online) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m]Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($104.00 @ IJK) [b]Total:[/b] $2185.00 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 17:17 AEST+1000[/i] Is this good? I'm planning on buying the components as soon as I can (although the EOFY in Australia is tomorrow.)[/QUOTE] Could I get an answer to this please?
[QUOTE=FlandersNed;48079137]Could I get an answer to this please?[/QUOTE] I wouldn't call myself an expert in any sense of the word, but I have seen a lot of stuff saying that Seagate aren't the best HDDs around. Other than that you'll need to wait for someone else's suggestions.
My Seagate corrupted. Got it repaired with their warrenty, corrupted again. Got it replaced. Corrupted again. Trashed it. Replaced with Western Digital. Hasn't broke since.
[QUOTE=FlandersNed;48079137]Could I get an answer to this please?[/QUOTE] Looks good, but the cooler is really subpar. It's not going to handle any overclocking at all.
[QUOTE=Levelog;48078786]The performance with an i3 [editline]29th June 2015[/editline] Nah, there are better cases...[/QUOTE] Yeah but people are saying it will take away performance. Since the 960 is around £200, is it neccessary to upgrade my CPU too? I have the money.
Some very CPU heavy games, like Total War games or large MMO's, would probably benefit from the i5. Take a look at this video, as you can see in general the frames are pretty much even, pointing to the GPU being the lowest performing part. [video=youtube;wSM8b0cYY2I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSM8b0cYY2I[/video]
Hey I'm back. Here's my finalized list, looks like some prices went up. Has GSkill been a decent memory brand recently? [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yFGBpg]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yFGBpg/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690]Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($26.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4]ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl10d16gbxl]G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($87.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct128mx100ssd1]Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($73.99 @ B&H) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($47.99 @ Newegg) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card[/url] ($336.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4bl]Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($89.99 @ Directron) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe]Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($14.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vg248qe]Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor[/url] ($249.99 @ Amazon) [b]Keyboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-keyboard-rk9000br]Rosewill RK-9000BR Wired Standard Keyboard[/url] ($96.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) [b]Speakers:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-speakers-980000354]Logitech Z323 30W 2.1ch Speakers[/url] ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Total:[/b] $1434.86 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 14:28 EDT-0400[/i]
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