OH MANG DEM PRICES
I would just say to bump up to 8GB G Skill, it's like 20 more and it will increase gaming FPS by a bit and overall have more efficiency if you are doing more than one or two tasks.
For optical drive, I'd go with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
$1 more and has a burner, more energy efficiency, etc.
And if you want monitors you should look at 2 or 3 ms 20" +, that will be in the ballpark of 100-150. And then your mouse and keyboard and mousepad.
Basic ones will suffice, but if you want to spend a little more you can pick up a mechanical keyboard and a gaming mouse =o
I would just say to bump up to 8GB G Skill, it's like 20 more and it will increase gaming FPS by a bit and overall have more efficiency if you are doing more than one or two tasks.
For optical drive, I'd go with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
$1 more and has a burner, more energy efficiency, etc.
And if you want monitors you should look at 2 or 3 ms 20" +, that will be in the ballpark of 100-150. And then your mouse and keyboard and mousepad.
Basic ones will suffice, but if you want to spend a little more you can pick up a mechanical keyboard and a gaming mouse =o
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wRAthoFVuLK wrote:
OH MANG DEM PRICES
I would just say to bump up to 8GB G Skill, it's like 20 more and it will increase gaming FPS by a bit and overall have more efficiency if you are doing more than one or two tasks.
For optical drive, I'd go with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
$1 more and has a burner, more energy efficiency, etc.
And if you want monitors you should look at 2 or 3 ms 20" +, that will be in the ballpark of 100-150. And then your mouse and keyboard and mousepad.
Basic ones will suffice, but if you want to spend a little more you can pick up a mechanical keyboard and a gaming mouse =o
I posted a burner too o_o doesn't have to say "burner" to burn :P.
but yeah, that one looks like a good option too.
Also, don't really need a 2ms monitor. It's going to raise the price for something not truly necessary especially on a budget build; if you don't already have a monitor, I'd recommend something like this ACER 21.5" 1080p monitor ($130).
Or this Dell monitor which is 2ms at $140, but it doesn't have an HDMI port; just a DVI-HDMI adapter. Depends on your needs.
edit: also wadafa Josh more ram =/= more FPS ;_;
NOPE I saw a thing and it compared fps of same games with various RAM.
you get a few FPS increase from 4 to 8, and then after 8 it very slightly drops off.
Not sure why, but ya.
But for $20 def. do 8 gigs...I have 4 gigs on my laptop that I used to game on before I built my PC, and I used to run out of RAM with various things, especially photoshop, and stuff was slow and it was annoying. Totally worth the $20, 8 gigs is really nice.
you get a few FPS increase from 4 to 8, and then after 8 it very slightly drops off.
Not sure why, but ya.
But for $20 def. do 8 gigs...I have 4 gigs on my laptop that I used to game on before I built my PC, and I used to run out of RAM with various things, especially photoshop, and stuff was slow and it was annoying. Totally worth the $20, 8 gigs is really nice.
Thanks to TRUeLM, Plastictree, Scrax, Xiaowiriamu, foggy12, JahGFX, jhoijhoi, msrobinson, JEFFY40HANDS, Nyoike, MissMaw, and me :) for the sigs!
wRAthoFVuLK wrote:
For GPU, you can go GTX 650 -- really good performance for it's price, $120. And it's small, meaning you can build an mATX if you wanted to. No need to get AMD when you can get NVIDIAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
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You're such a fanboy --.--
(being a fanboy is BAD)
That card is actually ****. AMD has way better cards in that pricerange.. HD7770 has roughly 25% better performance at the same price and HD7750 has 1% worse performance at 15$ less.
wRAthoFVuLK wrote:
you get a few FPS increase from 4GB to 8GB, and then after 8GB it very slightly drops off.
Not sure why, but ya.
Not sure why, but ya.
It's because of latency.
Phil Collins wrote:
Oh okay, thanks for the help you two. I suppose I'll just pull more money out of my back account for a PC since the budget is too low.
You should. The quality and performance of components increase significantly just by bumping total price up 200$ or so.
Phil Collins wrote:
Written down, will go to the nearest electronics store to build it.
Wait, you're buying online, but then going to an electronics store to build it?
Are you gonna buy them at Newegg?
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Phil Collins wrote:
I didn't say I was going to buy them online. I mean I could, but I just don't trust in buying stuff off the internet anymore.
Buying online isn't really a problem. If you're gonna buy them in a store the prices will be considerably higher.
Yea, and they might not have it.
A store like BestBuy or something doesn't carry separate computer components, only speciality stores like microcenter do. Better off just ordering it online, and newegg has free 2 day shipping if you sign up for that shoprunner trial.
Make sure you watch all teh videos, even the 2nd one twice, before you build! It will help, trust me. And have it up on another computer to reference to when you are building in case you forget something.
A store like BestBuy or something doesn't carry separate computer components, only speciality stores like microcenter do. Better off just ordering it online, and newegg has free 2 day shipping if you sign up for that shoprunner trial.
Make sure you watch all teh videos, even the 2nd one twice, before you build! It will help, trust me. And have it up on another computer to reference to when you are building in case you forget something.
Thanks to TRUeLM, Plastictree, Scrax, Xiaowiriamu, foggy12, JahGFX, jhoijhoi, msrobinson, JEFFY40HANDS, Nyoike, MissMaw, and me :) for the sigs!
Zhaso wrote:
CPU: i5-3450 - $195
OR i3-3220 - $130 if you don't need a quad-core processor for rendering or whatever. Dual-core is enough for gaming.
RAM: G.Skill 4GB - $18
Or, add ~$20 to get 8GB RAM. Helps with running browsers and stuff while you game.
Motherboard: ASRock H77 - $70 (on sale from 75)
HDD: Depends on how much storage you need.. 500 GB Caviar Blue - $70 or 1 TB Samsung F3 - $85.
GPU: MSI GTX 650 1GB - $120 after $10 rebate
^ you can get the EVGA GTX 650 for $110 after rebate which is 10 less. It doesn't have a review, but it's a very trustworthy brand.
PSU: Corsair 500W, 80+ - $40 after rebate, promo code brings it to $30 I think
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 - $30 after rebate
Oh, man. Hardware is much cheaper in the US than in Sweden :(
How does one go about getting those rebates?
Some notes for Phil:
Overall pretty good products I'd say.
But GTX650 is garbage at that price. HD7770 has 25% better performance. So I'd recommend getting the HD7770.
PSUs with 80+GOLD are to prefer over 80+normal. 80+ is ~80% efficiency while 80+GOLD is ~88%, saving you about 10% electricity.
8GB RAM is probably the best choice right now.
That motherboard seems like good value, but overclocking and extra features seem sparse. Just something to keep in mind.
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OR i3-3220 - $130 if you don't need a quad-core processor for rendering or whatever. Dual-core is enough for gaming.
RAM: G.Skill 4GB - $18
Or, add ~$20 to get 8GB RAM. Helps with running browsers and stuff while you game.
Motherboard: ASRock H77 - $70 (on sale from 75)
HDD: Depends on how much storage you need.. 500 GB Caviar Blue - $70 or 1 TB Samsung F3 - $85.
GPU: MSI GTX 650 1GB - $120 after $10 rebate
^ you can get the EVGA GTX 650 for $110 after rebate which is 10 less. It doesn't have a review, but it's a very trustworthy brand.
PSU: Corsair 500W, 80+ - $40 after rebate, promo code brings it to $30 I think
DVD Drive: Sony DVD Drive - $19
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 - $30 after rebate
Total comes to $552 with the quad core i5 and 500GB HDD and EVGA GPU. Doesn't include taxes or shipping, but you can sign up for the trial for ShopRunner and get free 2-day shipping. You can also find some better prices on some of these parts on Amazon (the 500GB HDD is $10 cheaper on Amazon).
Good luck! :D hope I didn't forget any parts.
EDIT: Windows is like $100.. but yeah you can get that.............. by other means if necessary.