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Shelke14
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On November 10 2013 15:19 BlackPaladin wrote: I'm looking into building a new computer. What would be considered a good rig in your opinions to play most games nowadays on fairly high settings? (I mainly play SC2, LoL, minecraft (uses a lot of ram), project zomboid, and a bunch of other steam games atm, but obviously that changes often) Just want to see your opinion on things and consider some of my options. What is budget? and where are you from (if fry's or micro center is near you) | ||
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BlackPaladin
United States9316 Posts
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HazMat
United States17077 Posts
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BlackPaladin
United States9316 Posts
On November 10 2013 15:29 HazMat wrote: I built mine for like $700 2 years ago and I can run everything perfectly + record with fraps. Should be even cheaper today. Specs? ;o | ||
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caelym
United States6429 Posts
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HazMat
United States17077 Posts
i7 2600 3.4ghz ASRock Z68 Pro3 | ||
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Tooplark
United States3977 Posts
On November 10 2013 15:55 caelym wrote: started playing FTL. those alien buggers who board your ship are really hard to deal with. pretty much always upgrade doors early, and vent the air out of the rooms they invade. even if you don't straight up kill 'em, they'll be severely weakened by asphyxiation. otherwise just keep rotating people from fight to medbay. | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On November 10 2013 15:29 BlackPaladin wrote: Yeah I was thinking the $1k range to be my budget. My laptop is just so fucked up at this point I really just need a new machine. I already have a friend who is willing to help build it with me and will set me up. I just was looking for opinions on what some people thought would be better (ram-wise, memory, graphic card, etc) as he doesn't play the games we do lol (console gamer) 2x4gb 1600 ddr3 ram should be good enough. for 1k system, could afford small ssd. Uhm, new gen of AMD gpu's came out, so price drops for 7000 series should be incoming. uhhh, haven't kept up with cpu's, but amd cpus are great power/price performance. | ||
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caelym
United States6429 Posts
On November 10 2013 16:12 Tooplark wrote: pretty much always upgrade doors early, and vent the air out of the rooms they invade. even if you don't straight up kill 'em, they'll be severely weakened by asphyxiation. otherwise just keep rotating people from fight to medbay. didn't know you could do that... | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On November 10 2013 15:29 BlackPaladin wrote: Yeah I was thinking the $1k range to be my budget. My laptop is just so fucked up at this point I really just need a new machine. I already have a friend who is willing to help build it with me and will set me up. I just was looking for opinions on what some people thought would be better (ram-wise, memory, graphic card, etc) as he doesn't play the games we do lol (console gamer) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($122.67 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($74.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($303.98 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter) Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg) Total: $798.57 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-10 02:36 EST-0500) Various things that could be changed/added. 1. additional harddrive is probably necessary. 1tb is pretty cheap now, probably only 80 bucks? 2. has room to switch to intel equivalent motherboard + cpu, instead of amd. 3. nvidia's pricepoint equivalent of 7970 is the 770 gtx, so check that out too, if you're a nvidia fanboi. 4. this does not include monitor/keyboard/mouse. Depending on where you live, you can easily craigslist a 1920x1080 monitor for 100 bucks or less (i just got a dell ips panel 1920 x 1080, for 75 bucks a couple weeks ago). 5. if you want to oc, i highly suggest switching out the cpu fan I selected with corsair h100. (also, I find ocing intel cpu's easier than amd, if you do want to oc, make sure motherboard supports it). | ||
Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21245 Posts
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On November 10 2013 16:45 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: pretty sure that PSU isnt enough if ur gonna oc which i assume you would with that processor 500w should be plenty with just single gpu, and a10. Should be easily rated for that amount. If you are worried about wattage though. Corsair does offer cx600m, for around the same price. | ||
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BlackPaladin
United States9316 Posts
On November 10 2013 16:40 wei2coolman wrote: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($122.67 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($74.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($303.98 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter) Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg) Total: $798.57 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-10 02:36 EST-0500) Various things that could be changed/added. 1. additional harddrive is probably necessary. 1tb is pretty cheap now, probably only 80 bucks? 2. has room to switch to intel equivalent motherboard + cpu, instead of amd. 3. nvidia's pricepoint equivalent of 7970 is the 770 gtx, so check that out too, if you're a nvidia fanboi. 4. this does not include monitor/keyboard/mouse. Depending on where you live, you can easily craigslist a 1920x1080 monitor for 100 bucks or less (i just got a dell ips panel 1920 x 1080, for 75 bucks a couple weeks ago). 5. if you want to oc, i highly suggest switching out the cpu fan I selected with corsair h100. (also, I find ocing intel cpu's easier than amd, if you do want to oc, make sure motherboard supports it). Thanks! Yeah I'm probably going to go with more storage space than what you suggested. I have my own monitor, mouse, and keyboard already. I've always had Intel CPU's, although I know people who use AMD and find it fine. Depends on how big of a price difference I'm able to get it for. | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
Also, this build should easily let you run any AAA title at near max setting for everything at 1920x1080 resolution. Also, also, if you can get the 280x, over the 7970, do it. They're essentially the same card, but the 280x is the newer gen release, so you're better off getting it. The price is the same, the problem is 280x has limited quantities due to new release. | ||
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Lylat
France8575 Posts
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ReketSomething
United States6012 Posts
Also, just went to blizzcon and got 99 pokemon streetpasses. How spiffy  | ||
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iCanada
Canada10660 Posts
But god damned Nexus Wars is fun. | ||
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
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Duvon
Sweden2360 Posts
On November 10 2013 20:49 obesechicken13 wrote: I'm having such a hard time getting any work done. Keep going on youtube and stuff. And I have so much schoolwork ahead. Halp me TL! Try convincing yourself that it's not chores to be done,but that it's something you really really want to do, for the sake of the outcome. | ||
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