[QUOTE=BigJoeyLemons;48906176]Is it okay to get a $80-90 ATX motherboard with an i5-4690? I honestly still don't really know what to look for in a mobo, but most at Micro Center are at least $100. As long as it has decent reviews and the right ports, there's not much else to consider, right? I'm still a noob with this stuff.[/QUOTE]
You should be fine as long as your board supports the right chipset, and yea if you're not overclocking then picking out a high end board isn't really that important. Since you seem to have a 4690 (I'm assuming non-k), you should pick up a H97 board to save some money.
Guys I ordered an r9 270 at B&H last week and it still tells me that it is a drop ship order and submitted to vendor. I dont know how long I have to wait... Any ideas?
Moving mid next month and my poweredge won't fit the situation well as a router. Need to build a new one. Any improvement over this that anyone can think of? Needs next to no CPU power, 2gb RAM minimum, dual gigabit nics or a pciex1 slot with full length slot on the case, and a drive with quick access time. The smaller the better too.
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[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdrc032gg26]Sandisk ReadyCache 32GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($31.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rc110kkn2]Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case[/url] ($37.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssp300st]SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($30.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Other:[/b] 4gb DDR3 SODIMM (Purchased For $0.00)
[b]Other:[/b] Celeron J1800 board ($35.00)
[b]Other:[/b] Intel Pro X3959 Dual Nic (Purchased For $0.00)
[b]Total:[/b] $135.96
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[QUOTE=Tea Guy;48904738]Hey guys I'm not really good with the whole building a pc yourself stuff (and I'm not looking to atm), could any of you recommend good prebuilts around $1000?
I just want to get something that will let me enjoy most next gen games on high settings, but I'm willing to shell out a little more for a 970.[/QUOTE]
The answer to these requests usually is build your own first system, then you won't find it as scary any more.
If you're not trying to cable manage like a beast it'll only take a couple of hours.
[QUOTE=eurocracy;48916977]The answer to these requests usually is build your own first system, then you won't find it as scary any more.
If you're not trying to cable manage like a beast it'll only take a couple of hours.[/QUOTE]
The daunting part isn't assembly, it's picking the parts and translating tech jargon into how it's gonna fit your needs
Building a PC is like a slightly cheaper version of LEGO.
It's been a few months, and upgrading my PC got delayed since I quit the job that was getting me lods emone. I'm looking for some recommendations for parts
Price Range - $0 - $400.
All I really need to do is replace my motherboard, CPU, and GPU which are all massively outdated. Everything else is good to be reused.
The parts I have picked out right now are:
Motherboard: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157564"]ASRock H97[/URL]
CPU: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372"]Intel i5-4690k[/URL]
GPU: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127878"]MSI R9 380 4GB[/URL]
total price = $550 USD.
I'm looking to lower the price range from what I currently have picked out without sacrificing TOO much power. I'd be willing to go with a less powerful GPU, since I'll be gaming at 1080p, as long as it can run most modern games on high at 60 fps I am good. And since putting that list together I've decided NOT to go with overclocking, but I don't really know which model of non-overclocking i5 to get.
Drop down to the 4590, 4460 if it's considerably cheaper. Looks really solid with that change.
The 4460 was only ten bucks cheaper so I went with the 4590. I also found a slightly cheaper R9 [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127879"]here[/URL] is it still a good choice?
Would waiting for black friday be worth it when I already know what I want to order?
I dont know if newegg throws their prices up and then "sales" them on black friday.
[QUOTE=PyromanDan;48920028]Would waiting for black friday be worth it when I already know what I want to order?
I dont know if newegg throws their prices up and then "sales" them on black friday.[/QUOTE]
I seem to remember them having Black Friday sales last year, or at least some the monday after (whatever that's called)
[QUOTE=Schmaaa;48920008]The 4460 was only ten bucks cheaper so I went with the 4590. I also found a slightly cheaper R9 [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127879"]here[/URL] is it still a good choice?[/QUOTE]
The LE ones are generally just not binned. At least for the lightning line that is. It's more of a gamble for overclocking, but it's still a perfectly good card.
[editline]16th October 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=PyromanDan;48920028]Would waiting for black friday be worth it when I already know what I want to order?
I dont know if newegg throws their prices up and then "sales" them on black friday.[/QUOTE]
Last black friday was absolute shit, and the one before that wasn't much better.
[QUOTE=Levelog;48920467]The LE ones are generally just not binned. At least for the lightning line that is. It's more of a gamble for overclocking, but it's still a perfectly good card.
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So I should be fine if I'm not planning on overclocking?
[QUOTE=Schmaaa;48920543]So I should be fine if I'm not planning on overclocking?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, and you should be fine for overclocking regardless, you may just not get as far (or may get further). I highly do suggest overclocking graphics cards though. The benefits of GPU overclocking are far greater than CPU overclocking.
I'm mostly just nervous about burning out a $200 piece of hardware because I fucked up :v:
Hey, I'm new here and wanted to share a new PC I should be completing by February.
8GB RAM, Intel Core-i5 4590, NVIDIA GTX 960. 1TB HDD.
I've never built a computer before, so it'll be a cool experience. I'm also excited to be getting into PC gaming as I've always had a craptop and an xbox 360.
[QUOTE=smartersocks;48923132]Hey, I'm new here and wanted to share a new PC I should be completing by February.
8GB RAM, Intel Core-i5 4590, NVIDIA GTX 960. 1TB HDD.
I've never built a computer before, so it'll be a cool experience. I'm also excited to be getting into PC gaming as I've always had a craptop and an xbox 360.[/QUOTE]
No SSD?
What's a decent mid tower case that'll fit a 760 and a Corsair heatsink with usb 2.0 front panel ports? Not really looking to spending a whole lot. Maybe $100 USD max. Something that doesn't weigh a ton either.
[QUOTE=TDocter;48923821]No SSD?[/QUOTE]
If he's never used an SSD and doesn't need one no real use getting one IMO. Dump that money in to more RAM or a 970 instead
How much would I have to spend to get a decent gaming computer? Assuming I'm building it myself and all that jazz
With an I5 3570k, a gtx 770 and 8 gb of RAM. Is there anything worth upgrading? I feel like i'm missing out on some games like Dayz and ARMA III when ultra bogs down my frames, and Streaming kills my frames as well. I have 2 SSD's too. Any suggestions?
[QUOTE=Liem;48926652]How much would I have to spend to get a decent gaming computer? Assuming I'm building it myself and all that jazz[/QUOTE]
around 1300$ CAD could get you a pretty damn nice one
[editline]17th October 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Liem;48926652]How much would I have to spend to get a decent gaming computer? Assuming I'm building it myself and all that jazz[/QUOTE]
here ya go
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460]Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($227.33 @ Vuugo)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97sslikraitedition]MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($156.24 @ Newegg Canada)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9]Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($59.97 @ NCIX)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($118.77 @ Amazon Canada)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($58.33 @ Vuugo)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn960g1gaming4gd]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card[/url] ($299.41 @ DirectCanada)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r]Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($79.75 @ Vuugo)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm]SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($119.60 @ Amazon Canada)
[b]Total:[/b] $1119.40
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[editline]17th October 2015[/editline]
The dollar in your godless land is worth more than I thought it was
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;48926733]if you're streaming you're really better off going to an i7, other then that sort out your streaming settings
also dayz runs like trash regardless
and arma 3 is bad too[/QUOTE]
worth upgrading to a 970?
[QUOTE=Terragen;48926830]worth upgrading to a 970?[/QUOTE]
Unless you're planning on gaming at anything above 1080 nah not really -- might want to look in to something like that when the series after the 900s comes out though
Since you're streaming you should dump that cash in to a better CPU or more RAM
Why do you insist 970 is bad for 1080? It's perfect for 1080, maxing out at 60fps. Not many other cards can do that, especially with games that are coming out in the near future.
Yeah, 970 is pretty much perfect performance for 1080p
What would be a better upgrade then the GPU or the CPU? I am looking into doing some upgrading.
what if he used shadowplay, wouldn't that take the load off the cpu anyway?
Hey guys, planning on doing some upgrading and wanted some opinions.
I recently upgraded to a GTX 980 (loving it), but I'm pretty much certain my CPU is bottlenecking it. I'm currently on an AMD FX-6350 six-core overclocked to 4.2GHz, and it runs things well but my friend tells me it does bottleneck the 980, not to mention I'm noticing I can't really STAY at 60fps in most games at 1080p.
My plan in the end is to, at some point in the future, pick up another 980 and SLI it with my current one. So, I [I]know[/I] my current CPU won't be able to keep up with that. Apparently, AMD CPUs kinda suck and I should go with Intel. This is what everyone tells me and what seems to be the general consensus.
What I'm looking for:
1. A high-end Intel CPU that should be able to (at least mostly) keep up with 2 GTX 980s. I've been looking at [URL=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559]these[/URL] [URL=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117402]two[/URL] at the recommendation of a friend but I'm unsure which is better or why.
2. A nice Mobo to fit that CPU, hopefully future proofed so I don't need to buy yet another one the next time I upgrade.
I'm not going to set a budget limit but I obviously don't want to spend [URL=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117404] $1,000 on a CPU[/URL]. I'm willing to save up though.
Thoughts?
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;48927626]What's your case like? Cause if you're going to get a second 980 down the line you may as well get the 6700K which doesn't come with a cooler at all(they expect you to over clock it) and you might as well spend the extra to go Skylake.
[editline]18th October 2015[/editline]
If you can't fit a 240MM rad then that's fine
[editline]18th October 2015[/editline]
-builds-
if you don't plan to over clock that's honestly fine you can still shave off money and get [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700"]this[/URL] and dump the noctua cooler(if you don't like using the stock cooler get [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2"]this[/URL])[/QUOTE]
So you would say the Skylake is the better option?
My case is a [URL=http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/haf-922/]HAF 922[/URL]. I haven't dabbled with water cooling before, but I was thinking this might be a good time to try it. That said, I've already been using the big-ass Cooler Master CPU heatsink+fan you linked to for a solid 4-5 years, think that'll continue being good enough? I will probably overclock it a bit, but overclocking generally makes me kind of nervous so I wouldn't push it very far.
My biggest worry about cooling is keeping the two 980s at a decent temp, but I figure that's something I can worry about later on down the line. Like I said, I kind of figure this is going to require a water cooling setup - if you think I should go that route I can go do some research. If I'm going to do water cooling for the GPUs I might as well start with the CPU.
Other than that I'm liking the motherboard, though I'll need to confirm whether my current 8gb of RAM are the right type for it (pretty sure they are but I can't find the box and don't feel like pulling them out to look).
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