looking into a new gaming setup.
- Dick_McSlick
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looking into a new gaming setup.
Hey everyone, Im really considering a new setup because the one I have now is quite old and it seems really unreliable. Since im terrible with computers and monitors and such, I found some awesome looking setups I would love to have.
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Xtreme_2000
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_Special_I
These are my 2 favorite (you can change things around, but keep it under 1000, Im not looking for anything to clear out my bank account )
Thanks for the help,
Mason :3
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Xtreme_2000
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_Special_I
These are my 2 favorite (you can change things around, but keep it under 1000, Im not looking for anything to clear out my bank account )
Thanks for the help,
Mason :3
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Re: looking into a new gaming setup.
Not going to take the time to build you a PC, but don't just look at what it "looks" like. Learn what parts are good and such. I'll attach a few videos below on guides to building a Beginner, Medium, and High end PC's.
Budget Machine:
Mid-Range:
Budget Machine:
Mid-Range:
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Re: looking into a new gaming setup.
it helped alot, gonna customize the back to school like he did, try to learn some more, maybe scoop some more money toghether and have a beautiful, well built, dream setup. thanks lunchesDutchKitty wrote:Not going to take the time to build you a PC, but don't just look at what it "looks" like. Learn what parts are good and such. I'll attach a few videos below on guides to building a Beginner, Medium, and High end PC's.
Budget Machine:
Mid-Range:
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Re: looking into a new gaming setup.
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Re: looking into a new gaming setup.
This looks like a promising start, might take more time and expand, maybe get a phenom II, thanks for the help soul.soulharvester wrote:http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HhLr
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Re: looking into a new gaming setup.
The i5 3570k blows the phenom II out of the water, for a like $100 less.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
the parts I linked are everything you need for a good gaming build. (minus peripherals, mouse/keyboard/headphones/mic/etc)
Also Bulldozer does seem like a promising choice, but they don't handle games as well as the i5's chipset, and intel goes with a performance and efficiency kind of mindset with everything they do, their cpus run at a MUCH lower wattage than amd's counterparts, The i5 can also overclock very well.
where as amd likes to just shove as many cores as they can fit into the chip as possible, which absolutely sucks straight through a large portion of your power supply's output, and they don't overclock as well. They also had a huge blow to their credibility when they didn't have like 40% of the transistors that they believed they did.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
the parts I linked are everything you need for a good gaming build. (minus peripherals, mouse/keyboard/headphones/mic/etc)
Also Bulldozer does seem like a promising choice, but they don't handle games as well as the i5's chipset, and intel goes with a performance and efficiency kind of mindset with everything they do, their cpus run at a MUCH lower wattage than amd's counterparts, The i5 can also overclock very well.
where as amd likes to just shove as many cores as they can fit into the chip as possible, which absolutely sucks straight through a large portion of your power supply's output, and they don't overclock as well. They also had a huge blow to their credibility when they didn't have like 40% of the transistors that they believed they did.
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Re: looking into a new gaming setup.
soulharvester wrote:The i5 3570k blows the phenom II out of the water, for a like $100 less.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
the parts I linked are everything you need for a good gaming build. (minus peripherals, mouse/keyboard/headphones/mic/etc)
Also Bulldozer does seem like a promising choice, but they don't handle games as well as the i5's chipset, and intel goes with a performance and efficiency kind of mindset with everything they do, their cpus run at a MUCH lower wattage than amd's counterparts, The i5 can also overclock very well.
where as amd likes to just shove as many cores as they can fit into the chip as possible, which absolutely sucks straight through a large portion of your power supply's output, and they don't overclock as well. They also had a huge blow to their credibility when they didn't have like 40% of the transistors that they believed they did.
Awesome, i might get a NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card, do you have an opinion on NVIDA or should i go with something else?
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Re: looking into a new gaming setup.
amd as well as nvidia are good. Go with AMD if you want something cheaper
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Re: looking into a new gaming setup.
Nvidia's fine if you stay within the good manufacturing brands like MSI, gigabyte, and a few others.Dick_McSlick wrote:Awesome, i might get a NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card, do you have an opinion on NVIDA or should i go with something else?
Same goes with AMD's GPUs too,
However the 610 is trash, who recommended this?
The GTX 660 TI and GTX 670 are alright cards, but they're both significantly more expensive.
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Wow I'm derping on the GPUs today, thanks for bringing them up, here's a few with their prices, in order of power from highest to lowest.
GTX 660 TI, dual dvi, 2gb, $280 (Recommended nvidia card)
GTX 570, dual dvi, 1.3gb, $270
7870 single dvi, 2gb, $240 (after rebate)
7850 dual dvi, 2gb $200 (after rebate) (recommended AMD card)
7850 singe dvi, 1gb, $170
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Re: looking into a new gaming setup.
MD Radeon HD 7750 1GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card is my next for my price range, its better, but is it good enough?soulharvester wrote:Nvidia's fine if you stay within the good manufacturing brands like MSI, gigabyte, and a few others.Dick_McSlick wrote:Awesome, i might get a NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card, do you have an opinion on NVIDA or should i go with something else?
Same goes with AMD's GPUs too,
However the 610 is trash, who recommended this?
The GTX 660 TI and GTX 670 are alright cards, but they're both significantly more expensive.
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