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need to know your budget, resolution, expectancy
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Budget info would be great, but absent any information, the best bang for buck would be the i5-2500k. Hyper Threading is not worth an extra $100 in most people's eyes.
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On March 19 2012 23:45 ensign_lee wrote:Budget info would be great, but absent any information, the best bang for buck would be the i5-2500k. Hyper Threading is not worth an extra $100 in most people's eyes.
budget for overall build would be around 800-1100 max, sorry forgot T_T
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I would suggest a 2500k for "a bit" of video editing. And something like the recently released 7870 for a GPU. Depends on how much you end up wanting to spend. These should easily fall within budget with the rest of the build.
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On March 20 2012 00:58 Medrea wrote: I would suggest a 2500k for "a bit" of video editing. And something like the recently released 7870 for a GPU. Depends on how much you end up wanting to spend. These should easily fall within budget with the rest of the build. so you reckon paying extra $134 for a 2700K from a 2500K isnt worth it? Just slightly uninformed about how big of a gap in performance it is between them two.
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On March 19 2012 18:07 LonelyStar wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Sorry I only told you about the mushkin 120gb for 130 at newegg because it was rated high on PassMark Software. The Mushkin Enhanced was rated higher than crucial m4 so I kinda doubt you guys. http://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/high_end_drives.html. I only got one question is this PassMark Software site a whole lie like even the cpu and gpu information too? It cause I base all my information on this site. Can you guys tell me if it a lie or not. Thanks again I guess im goin with Capstone 550 and Cruical m4 thanks again please also answer the question
There's like a billion things wrong with Passmark, it's one of the worse available benchmarks yet so many people still use such shit to make purchase decisions. How the hell is a Corsair Force near the top.... wtf?
And you don't understand the benchmark either. I don't see the Mushkin Callisto Deluxe at $140 beating a Crucial M4. The Mushkin is rated at 1639 while the Crucial is at 2074.... The Mushkin at the top is a Chrono Deluxe. If you want to spend $200 on a high-end SSD, you might as well just get an Intel 520 which has exclusive firmware and a five year warranty. Like, why even consider the other Sandforce SSDs?
On March 19 2012 19:55 hkese wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On March 19 2012 19:51 Rannasha wrote:Show nested quote +On March 19 2012 19:46 hkese wrote: If I want to build a i5, should i wait a big longer for ivy bridge to come out? Depends on how quickly you want to build your new rig. There are indications that Ivy Bridge won't be out until june (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c3c3c2b6-602f-11e1-8de4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1nZUj8n4G), which is still quite a wait. With the performance differences being relatively minimal, I would probably just go for Sandy Bridge myself. With computers there's always the next best thing for one of the components coming out very soon, so you'll never actually get to build one if you keep waiting on these things. I heard it'll be out by the end of next month. I'm not sure if the performance difference will be minimal, but since I intend to use the computer for 3-4 years, is it a wise idea to wait for the next gen processor
Look at preview and decide for yourself: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5626/
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On March 20 2012 01:13 SirHyoon wrote:Show nested quote +On March 20 2012 00:58 Medrea wrote: I would suggest a 2500k for "a bit" of video editing. And something like the recently released 7870 for a GPU. Depends on how much you end up wanting to spend. These should easily fall within budget with the rest of the build. so you reckon paying extra $134 for a 2700K from a 2500K isnt worth it? Just slightly uninformed about how big of a gap in performance it is between them two. Best-case scenario it's about 25% on certain operations, but for most tasks in general you should expect closer to 0%. i7-2600k and i7-2700k are the same except the latter by default coming at 100MHz higher and maybe overclocking very slightly better on average.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-2600k-990x_9.html#sect2 http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-2600k-990x_11.html#sect0
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I just had a OCZ vertex 2 fail on me, would a crucial m4 ssd be a good replacement for reliability?
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On March 20 2012 01:13 SirHyoon wrote:Show nested quote +On March 20 2012 00:58 Medrea wrote: I would suggest a 2500k for "a bit" of video editing. And something like the recently released 7870 for a GPU. Depends on how much you end up wanting to spend. These should easily fall within budget with the rest of the build. so you reckon paying extra $134 for a 2700K from a 2500K isnt worth it? Just slightly uninformed about how big of a gap in performance it is between them two.
0% increase in performance in most gaming at same clock speeds for more money.
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The guaranteed clock rate is not worth the cost. For that money you might as well get the Intel overclock insurance for $20 and OC harder on the 2500k. It takes 2d applications like rendering and streaming to get any performance off of that money.
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On March 20 2012 01:20 Marodox wrote:+ Show Spoiler +I just had a OCZ vertex 2 fail on me, would a crucial m4 ssd be a good replacement for reliability?
Yes.
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On March 20 2012 01:22 Medrea wrote:Show nested quote +On March 20 2012 01:13 SirHyoon wrote:On March 20 2012 00:58 Medrea wrote: I would suggest a 2500k for "a bit" of video editing. And something like the recently released 7870 for a GPU. Depends on how much you end up wanting to spend. These should easily fall within budget with the rest of the build. so you reckon paying extra $134 for a 2700K from a 2500K isnt worth it? Just slightly uninformed about how big of a gap in performance it is between them two. 0% increase in performance in most gaming at same clock speeds for more money. Nope.jpg The guaranteed clock rate is not worth the cost. For that money you might as well get the Intel overclock insurance for $20 and OC harder on the 2500k. It takes 2d applications like rendering and streaming to get any performance off of that money. Alright then its settled that i'l get the 2500K thank you very much!
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Hi again Thanks for the feedback. I have been working on this build for a while and think I am about done, I would love if you could take a look and see if i missed anything. If you have corrections or improvements can you please explain in one sentence why thank you!
this is what i have come up with til now + Show Spoiler +
What i am looking for: + Show Spoiler + What is your budget? 2000 usd max, though i like my current price range.
What is your resolution? I will be using 2 monitors, the primary is 1920x1080
What are you using it for? I will be using it mainly for StarCraft 2 and hd (1080p) streaming with web cam and mic. I am looking for a pc that can handle even tough (like team games) situations with the graphics maxed.
What is your upgrade cycle? I have a relatively slow upgrade cycle, not quite sure as of right now but i would like to keep it running a couple of years and with upgrades along the way (Ram, SLI, OC)
When do you plan on building it? I plan on ordering and building it in April
Do you plan on overclocking? Yes, but not that much (have never done it before, advice needed)
Do you need an Operating System? I am going to get MW 7
Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? No but I will upgrade when needed (if i have understood my mobo can hold 2 graphics cards)
Where are you buying your parts from? PixMania.com, If any one has better sites that ship to Denmark please let me know. This site seems cheap and has decent reviews
Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!
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ASUS P8Z68-V LE is not capable of SLI.
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I wouldn't bother building with a SLI upgrade path as an option, but if you want, Gigabyte Z68X-UD3 would do that at the same price.
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If you're in the market for a new gaming computer these guys are a good place to buy custom ones from. You can select a prelayouted out machine right away or customize the parts to your liking. I live in the US (East Coast), and they have nice shipping rates and doesn't take long to ship. If you're not a computer building kind of guy they can also put it all together for you.
http://www.magicmicro.com/
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They default to logisys PSU's though
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On March 20 2012 03:50 BlazeTSR wrote:If you're in the market for a new gaming computer these guys are a good place to buy custom ones from. You can select a prelayouted out machine right away or customize the parts to your liking. I live in the US (East Coast), and they have nice shipping rates and doesn't take long to ship. If you're not a computer building kind of guy they can also put it all together for you. http://www.magicmicro.com/
Do you happen to work for them, or know someone who does? Those builds are terrible.
$800 for an i5 2300, 8GB RAM, and a 6870 with a 500GB HDD. I'd put them at slightly better than cyberpower, but still horrendous.
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You can adjust the builds with the drop downs. The punishment for customizing is pretty bad but not god awful.
Still the idea of someone running around with a 2600k and an nVidia 210 blows my mind.
http://www.magicmicro.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=4245
"Gamer"
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lol damn you need to pay like $70 more to get an Antec Earthwatts, as the cheapest reasonable option.
edit: maybe in some twisted way we can conclude that the value of the default Logisys is negative, which sounds about right.
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