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RaLakedaimon
United States1564 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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pandazzz
United States2 Posts
On September 21 2011 14:04 skyR wrote: Here's a configuration that totals to $456 to get you started, capable of playing Starcraft II on medium at 1080p: I'm not a hosting expert so I'm not sure if you need a quad or if a dual is suitable for hosting whatever you plan on hosting. Intel Core i5 2400 & PNY 2x4GB 1333MHz @ $221 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.723828 Radeon HD5670 @ $70 ($55 after mail in rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102930 Asrock H61M-VS @ $55 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157241 Xigmatek Asgard II @ $30 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815005 Hitachi 500GB @ $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299 Antec Neo Eco 400C @ $30 ($20) <-- This is a shellshocker deal that won't last much longer. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371029 + Show Spoiler + If you don't catch it than this: Antec Earthwatts 380D @ $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 DVD Burner @ $17 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136238 Thanks for the help! I made some modifications to add some more HD space and get a slightly better graphics card (I'm willing to pay $35 for "double the performance"). Does the following build look ok? (30) Xigmatek ASGARD II B/S CPC-T45UD-U01 Black / Silver 0.8 mm SECC / Aluminum and Aluminum Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815005 (55) Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697 (55) ASRock H61M-VS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157241 (90) SAPPHIRE 100338L Radeon HD 6770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102941 (221) Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400 + 1x PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 ... http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.723828 (40) Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044 This is on sale right now and seems to be the same price as the one below for a better product. Is this correct? (40) Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 (17) LG CD/DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136238 I'm also looking for a keyboard and mouse, mainly optimizing for typing. Is something like (21) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823204034 worth the extra $10 over a standard keyboard? I am a bit picky about key feedback as well as the look of the keyboard, and this was the cheapest one I could find that isn't strangely rounded or something. For reference, I would buy (http://www.amazon.com/IBM-Integrated-Point-Device-40K5372/dp/B000F1YJ92/ref=pd_cp_e_1) if it weren't so expensive. Thanks! | ||
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RaLakedaimon
United States1564 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On September 22 2011 12:19 pandazzz wrote:+ Show Spoiler + On September 21 2011 14:04 skyR wrote: Here's a configuration that totals to $456 to get you started, capable of playing Starcraft II on medium at 1080p: I'm not a hosting expert so I'm not sure if you need a quad or if a dual is suitable for hosting whatever you plan on hosting. Intel Core i5 2400 & PNY 2x4GB 1333MHz @ $221 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.723828 Radeon HD5670 @ $70 ($55 after mail in rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102930 Asrock H61M-VS @ $55 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157241 Xigmatek Asgard II @ $30 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815005 Hitachi 500GB @ $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299 Antec Neo Eco 400C @ $30 ($20) <-- This is a shellshocker deal that won't last much longer. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371029 + Show Spoiler + If you don't catch it than this: Antec Earthwatts 380D @ $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 DVD Burner @ $17 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136238 Thanks for the help! I made some modifications to add some more HD space and get a slightly better graphics card (I'm willing to pay $35 for "double the performance"). Does the following build look ok? (30) Xigmatek ASGARD II B/S CPC-T45UD-U01 Black / Silver 0.8 mm SECC / Aluminum and Aluminum Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815005 (55) Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697 (55) ASRock H61M-VS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157241 (90) SAPPHIRE 100338L Radeon HD 6770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102941 (221) Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400 + 1x PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 ... http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.723828 (40) Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044 This is on sale right now and seems to be the same price as the one below for a better product. Is this correct? (40) Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 (17) LG CD/DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136238 I'm also looking for a keyboard and mouse, mainly optimizing for typing. Is something like (21) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823204034 worth the extra $10 over a standard keyboard? I am a bit picky about key feedback as well as the look of the keyboard, and this was the cheapest one I could find that isn't strangely rounded or something. For reference, I would buy (http://www.amazon.com/IBM-Integrated-Point-Device-40K5372/dp/B000F1YJ92/ref=pd_cp_e_1) if it weren't so expensive. Thanks! It looks good. If you want to deal with mail in rebates than the 650 variant is fine. On September 22 2011 12:29 RaLakedaimon wrote:+ Show Spoiler + It's just the CPU and its like a tube thing connected to a fan at the back that connects to this housing over the CPU. Thanks again man I had a list that was around 1200$ since I thought I'd need a motherboard,cpu,gpu, new liquid cooling kit to fit and then a better power supply. I knew my list was shit and I needed less, glad I came here, love how you guys in this thread are always so reliable with information. Even if you wanted an entirely new platform, you can re-use a lot of old components. Your processor is on socket LGA1156 which has identical mounting holes as the newer processors on LGA1155 so you don't need a new liquid cooling kit. It would be best to just wait until Battlefield 3 actually comes out and go from there because if you just want low settings, I think a Radeon HD5770 is more than enough for comfortable play. | ||
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jacosajh
2919 Posts
And it's Crossfire/SLI ready without the need of an adapter for a 2x 6-pin requirement graphics card. It just doesn't come with a power cord, so keep that in mind if you don't have one. You can get one for like ~$2 though. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On September 22 2011 13:17 jacosajh wrote: Earthwatts 650 is great at that price. I bought mine at the top price of ~$100. And it's Crossfire/SLI ready without the need of an adapter for a 2x 6-pin requirement graphics card. It just doesn't come with a power cord, so keep that in mind if you don't have one. You can get one for like ~$2 though. Wait what, it has 4x 6-pin PCIe connectors? | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On September 22 2011 14:07 Myrmidon wrote: Wait what, it has 4x 6-pin PCIe connectors? it doesnt ! | ||
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Peanutbuttah
Canada68 Posts
Here's what I have so far, any suggestions on improving this setup while still keeping the total price of it less than 850$? ("Get a NVIDIA Graphics Card, AMD sucks!" "Less QQ, Moar Pew Pew!" Etc.) I'm not overclocking or anything, so I probably don't need a ridiculous 700W+ Power Supply All prices are in Canadian Dollars. CPU Intel Core i3 2100 Dual Core Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.1GHZ Sandy Bridge 3MB $133 GPU Powercolor Radeon HD 6770 850MHZ 1GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI VGA PCI-E Video Card $94 Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 7200.12 1TB SATA 32MB Cache 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive $53 Motherboard ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM H61 DDR3 LGA1155 mATX PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 PCI VGA DVI B3 $71 RAM Crucial CT2KIT25664BA1339 4GB 2X2GB PC3-10600 DDR3-1333 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit $30 Case Coolermaster Haf 912 Black Mid Tower ATX Case 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT $55 Power Supply Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-500CXV2 500W ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan $70 Monitor Acer 20IN Widescreen LCD Monitor 1600X900 5ms 50000:1 $90 OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT $110 Keyboard Razer Lycosa Gaming Ultrapolling Keyboard $83 Total: $789 Total without OS, Monitor and Keyboard: $506 | ||
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jacosajh
2919 Posts
On September 22 2011 14:07 Myrmidon wrote: Wait what, it has 4x 6-pin PCIe connectors? Oops... I mixed up my words. It's Crossfire/SLI ready and doesn't need an adapter for 2x 6-pin requirement graphics card. It has 2x 6-pin so you can run 1 card requiring 2x 6-pin without adapters or Crossfire/SLI with adapters. I knew you knew that lol. Just clarifying for everyone else. | ||
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jacosajh
2919 Posts
On September 22 2011 14:45 Peanutbuttah wrote: I'm currently looking to purchase a budget gaming computer with the following specs. Here's what I have so far, any suggestions on improving this setup while still keeping the total price of it less than 850$? ("Get a NVIDIA Graphics Card, AMD sucks!" "Less QQ, Moar Pew Pew!" Etc.) I'm not overclocking or anything, so I probably don't need a ridiculous 700W+ Power Supply All prices are in Canadian Dollars. CPU Intel Core i3 2100 Dual Core Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.1GHZ Sandy Bridge 3MB $133 GPU Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 800MHZ 1GB 4.0GHZ GDDR5 PCI-E DVI-I DisplayPort HDMI Video Card $94 Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 7200.12 1TB SATA 32MB Cache 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive $53 Motherboard ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM H61 DDR3 LGA1155 mATX PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 PCI VGA DVI B3 $71 RAM Crucial CT2KIT25664BA1339 4GB 2X2GB PC3-10600 DDR3-1333 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit $30 Case Coolermaster Haf 912 Black Mid Tower ATX Case 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT $55 Power Supply Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-500CXV2 500W ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan $70 Monitor Acer 20IN Widescreen LCD Monitor 1600X900 5ms 50000:1 $90 OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT $110 Keyboard Razer Lycosa Gaming Ultrapolling Keyboard $83 Total: $789 Total without OS, Monitor and Keyboard: $506 Can you stretch your budget a little bit for a better graphics card? Maybe a GTS 450 or HD 5770 for Ultra on SC2 at that monitor's resolution (1600x900). You can get a Corsair CX430 V2 instead to re-allocate some $$$ if you absolutely can't go higher in cost. The big difference between the Corsair CX430 and CX500 is the CX500 has 2x 6-pin. For cards requiring 2x 6-pin, you'll need an adapter (which usually comes with the card). You don't even need the 6-pin for the HD 6670; the GTS 450/HD5770 require 1x 6-pin, so if you get a CX430 V2 and GTS 450/HD5770, it's a pretty good change. If you play other games besides SC2, it might worth it to get an HD 5850 or GTX 460 if your budget allows. There is no Windows 7 @ student pricing for Canada? If so, look into it as that bring your cost significantly. EDIT: Wtf am I seeing. I thought at first I say you put HD 6670, not HD 6770. In any case, the HD 6770 only uses 1x 6-pin. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
@Peanutbuttah Some of those prices don't look that good, like the CPU, power supply, and RAM. Canadian retailers like NCIX allow price matching, and they often have better deals than that themselves, so I'd expect you could save there some. Except the graphics card looks like a great deal, unless you're counting the mail in rebate. | ||
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Peanutbuttah
Canada68 Posts
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On September 22 2011 14:45 Peanutbuttah wrote: I'm currently looking to purchase a budget gaming computer with the following specs. Here's what I have so far, any suggestions on improving this setup while still keeping the total price of it less than 850$? ("Get a NVIDIA Graphics Card, AMD sucks!" "Less QQ, Moar Pew Pew!" Etc.) I'm not overclocking or anything, so I probably don't need a ridiculous 700W+ Power Supply All prices are in Canadian Dollars. CPU Intel Core i3 2100 Dual Core Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.1GHZ Sandy Bridge 3MB $133 GPU Powercolor Radeon HD 6770 850MHZ 1GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI VGA PCI-E Video Card $94 Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 7200.12 1TB SATA 32MB Cache 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive $53 Motherboard ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM H61 DDR3 LGA1155 mATX PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 PCI VGA DVI B3 $71 RAM Crucial CT2KIT25664BA1339 4GB 2X2GB PC3-10600 DDR3-1333 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit $30 Case Coolermaster Haf 912 Black Mid Tower ATX Case 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT $55 Power Supply Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-500CXV2 500W ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan $70 Monitor Acer 20IN Widescreen LCD Monitor 1600X900 5ms 50000:1 $90 OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT $110 Keyboard Razer Lycosa Gaming Ultrapolling Keyboard $83 Total: $789 Total without OS, Monitor and Keyboard: $506 That keyboard is shit, replace it with a standard 8 dollar keyboard, both are just as good. With the saved 75 dollars and the room in your budget you can even go for like, an i5 2300 and 6870. With those you'll be much better off and will max out on your screen. Also, I'd get a 1080p monitor and 30$ seems to be too much for ram, you can probably get something similiar for 20ish. Replace HDD with Samsung Spinpoint F3, should cost about the same but its faster. | ||
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Snaxy
Norway8 Posts
My friend wants to build a computer, the games he wish to play is: Battlefield 3, Skyrim and Red orchestra 2 on high/max. His resolution is 1920x1080 and his budget is around 800 euros. He is going to use the computer for gaming and is planning to build it within the next couple of days. OS i not needed and he is not going to SLI/Crossfire. Edit: And he wishes to overclock. I was thinking about ordering from this site: "www.hardwareversand.de" Its pretty cheap compared to other sites in Norway. Thanks :p Thank you very much | ||
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jambajoe
27 Posts
I need a new graphics card, but a really cheap one. so I was thinking about this one: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5450 Lite retail I have absolutely no clue about hardware, so I was wondering if sc2 (at lowest settings) is gonna run smoothly with this card? I have a Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU @ 2.8 Ghz and 4 GB ram if you need this information. sorry about the link being in german, but I really couldnt find the exact same card at an english site, I hope you get which card is meant. | ||
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modipeluri
Finland17 Posts
900€ for the computer, 200€ the screen What is your resolution? 1920x1080px What are you using it for? Playing SC II and D3. I work as a web designer so running photoshop smooth is important. What is your upgrade cycle? I'd say around 4 years, or when the computer can't handle modern software anymore When do you plan on building it? This week Do you plan on overclocking? Yes, I haven't done it before but I'd like to give it a try. Do you need an Operating System? No need for OS. Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? No, unless I happen to get lucky and win a new card from the upcoming LAN event in my hometown Where are you buying your parts from? I'm based in Finland but I'll be ordering from http://www.mindfactory.de since it's quite a bit cheaper than finnish e-shops. I've been stalking this thread for a long time and here's what I've come up with. It's mostly what you guys have been recommending to other people but since were talking about such large amounts of money here I wanted to be absolute certain before purchasing. CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 4x 3.30GHz So.1155 BOX € 179,45* HD 1000GB Samsung EcoGreen F3 HD105SI 32MB 3.5" (8.9cm) SATA 3Gb/s € 49,56* GPU 1024MB EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB Aktiv PCIe 2.0 x16 (Retail) € 198,11* SSD 128GB Crucial m4 SSD CT128M4SSD2 2.5" (6.4cm) SATA 6Gb/s MLC synchron € 157,35* RAM 8GB TeamGroup Elite DDR3-1333 DIMM CL9 Dual Kit € 32,90* PSU 550W XFX PRO550W Core Edition ATX € 58,36* MOBO Asus P8P67 P67 Sockel 1155 ATX Rev3 € 104,95* DVD Samsung DVDRW SATA 22x SH-222AB bare / black € 15,21* Case ATX Antec Gamer Case Three Hundred Midi Tower o.NT Schwarz € 47,90* Cooling Xigmatek Gaia AMD und Intel 754, 939, 940, AM2, AM2+, AM3, 775, 1156, 1366 € 26,12* Screen http://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/product/46573/dbdnt/Asus-24-VE247H-Full-HD-LED-naytto What do you guys think about this? I use a lot of photoshop. Would a GTX 560 with 2gb of memory benefit me greatly over the 1gb version? Also, The GTX 560 cards vary from 160€ to 260€, how do I know which one I should get? I'd be interested looking into overclocking so I'm guessing I should take a non-OC'd version? Thank you! | ||
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MaieVShadowsonG
United Kingdom43 Posts
Core i5-2500 AsRock H61M/U3S3 Asus HD 6870 DirectCU Corsair 2 x 4GB DDR3 RAM Super Flower Amazon 450W thanks a lot :D | ||
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mrloiter
Australia18 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB WD6000HLHX $289 Intel Core i7 990X $1079 Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB 7200RPM 64MB ST33000651AS $269 OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 PCI-Express SSD 480GB $1949 Enermax MaxRevo 1500W $399 Swiftech H20-220 Edge Liquid Cooling Kit $299 Corsair Hydro Series H100 CPU Cooler $169 Samsung MD230X3 Multi-Display 3x23inch cPVA Panels $1795 Thermaltake Level 10 Case $799 Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. 9 Gaming Mouse $179 ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer $639 Corsair Vengeance CML16GX3M4A1600C9B 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 $156 ASUS GeForce GTX 590 3GB x2 $939 x2 Hauppauge HD PVR Video Encoder $235 Razer Dragon Age 2 Black Widow Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard $165 Logitech Z906 THX 5.1 Speaker System $449 Total $10748 I would have spent a little bit more but the shipping was $460. All feedback will be helpful. | ||
Womwomwom
5930 Posts
On September 22 2011 19:41 MaieVShadowsonG wrote: hello and thanks for all ur help guys. i hope i am not a pain in ur butt. my techical specifications of my pc and i would like some help on buying a new monitor/tv. my budget is maximum 500 euro and i buy from hardwareversand.de. the monitor/tv could be around 22 26 inches or something. now i have a 22 inches. hd or 1080p or full hd or something (cant distinguish the difference) preferably with 2 hdmi ports cause i want to connect my ps3 too. The monitor actually doesn't need 2x HDMI ports. If the DVI port has HCDP through DVI, the PS3 can connect to the monitor with a DVI <-> HDMI adapter and audio can be connected to the speakers with composite or optical out. You could try your old monitor and see how it goes. | ||
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