Need(ed) help choosing a gaming PC
by
steven5703
February 16, 2016 at 8:02 PM UTC
Not saying that prebuilt is better or anything, but I would much rather buy a prebuilt machine instead of building one myself. Of course if theres a really good build then I'll try it
The games I will play are going to just be Fallout 4 and Minecraft mostly, but I'm going to buy more games in the future. I think Fallout 4 with High settings and 40 FPS would be a good benchmark.
Here are my current specs if you're interested: Processor: Intel Core i7-2600S CPU @ 2.80GHz RAM: 8gb Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6570 (1gb) Currently I can run FO4 on high settings with 10-15 FPS.
My budget is around 1000$ but I can go higher if need be. thank
I'm actually not going to say anything because I'm shit when it comes to pre-built. I have a couple of recommendations but all of them are WAYY over your budget.
If you could build it though, I'd be skipping so much of excitement the I would explode. PLEASE, PLEASE build it. I'm 12 and picked some of the most confusing parts and it took me 5 hours with an extremely complicated video. I can send you 1 good video and you can do it. Trust me, you will get MUCH better performance if you build it.
Lmao, I thought he had a laptop too. Anyways I would still build it and I have a couple of questions before I get a build for you.
What type of games are you going to play in the future?
Where do you live? Country will do. Do you live near a Microcenter?
Do you need a monitor, keyboard, mouse or headset \headphones? If so, do you want high quality or just normal, and will the cost be seprate from the 1000$ budget you have or included?
Do you want a specific color scheme? If so, what color would you prefer?
Are you going to record and render a lot? If so, would you like to have ShadowPlay? Take note, Shadowplay is less good quality than other recording softwares such as OBS, but will make no difference in performance when recording. Take note, this will probably mean your overall performance might suffer.
Do you want a side window? And what kind of case would you like? (simple, gamer-y, a mix, etc) Would you like LEDs if you wish to have a side window?
Do you need a DVD drive?
Are you planning on doing some over clocking? Do some research on that if you want. It's basically increasing performance in trade of a little of your PC's life and some thermal performance.
Lmao, I thought he had a laptop too. Anyways I would still build it and I have a couple of questions before I get a build for you.
What type of games are you going to play in the future?
Where do you live? Country will do. Do you live near a Microcenter?
Do you need a monitor, keyboard, mouse or headset \headphones? If so, do you want high quality or just normal, and will the cost be seprate from the 1000$ budget you have or included?
Do you want a specific color scheme? If so, what color would you prefer?
Are you going to record and render a lot? If so, would you like to have ShadowPlay? Take note, Shadowplay is less good quality than other recording softwares such as OBS, but will make no difference in performance when recording. Take note, this will probably mean your overall performance might suffer.
Do you want a side window? And what kind of case would you like? (simple, gamer-y, a mix, etc) Would you like LEDs if you wish to have a side window?
Do you need a DVD drive?
Are you planning on doing some over clocking? Do some research on that if you want. It's basically increasing performance in trade of a little of your PC's life and some thermal performance.
Not sure. I've pretty much moved on from minecraft and onto FPS games. Games with high quality graphics.
USA, and I have no idea whta a microcenter is.
Nope
Black and maybe a bit of red.
Not really, maybe occasionally. I'd much rather use OBS as its free and I'm familiar with it.
Basically went with a good i5 (4690k). A 390 as well, as it's better than the 970 in every way and because you don't need ShadowPlay. Went with a Hyper 212 for at least a little room for over clocking as well as stock coolers are shit if you have a K CPU. Also a 1 TB WD HDD and a Samsung SSD with 250 GB on it. Went with the S340 case because it's beautiful and simple and really easy to work with for 70$, and also because it covers the PSU, which is semi modular 750 watts, which is overkill but it fit in the budget so yeah, and it will also make your cable management better. At the end it went 30$ over budget, which is fine I'm guessing.
If any of you would like to make changes tell me so I can make them, and explain why. I know I can give unbalanced builds sometimes so I would like to learn.
Not sure. I've pretty much moved on from minecraft and onto FPS games. Games with high quality graphics.
USA, and I have no idea whta a microcenter is.
Nope
Black and maybe a bit of red.
Not really, maybe occasionally. I'd much rather use OBS as its free and I'm familiar with it.
Whatever is less expensive.
Yes
No
I still personally feel it's a little wasteful of your cash. You have 8gb of good RAM sitting there. You probably have a decent case that you can either use or salvage fans from. If you're wanting it only gaming i would maybe get a new CPU as yours is a pretty old model.
I have a prebuilt with upgrades Graphics and power supply, cost me around 1450, if you buy right you can def make 1k. Il send you it if you're interested in minimal building.
I was going to go with that CPU but it was difficult to do it with the 1k budget. The case is pretty bad but I can't argue on cases. It's just going to be harder to build, but whatever. I would change the GPU to a 390/390x because it's better than the 970 in every way, unless you changed your mind about ShadowPlay. Honestly it's a good build. I went almost exactly with that while choosing your parts at first (except for a different case and GPU) and then adjusted to your budget. Honestly if your okay with the budget go for it. I would still go with a better Case though by saving a bit on the motherboard, get some CableMod red and black cables for your Modular PSU and maybe some LED strips and you have a ballon looking PC.
I was going to go with that CPU but it was difficult to do it with the 1k budget. The case is pretty bad but I can't argue on cases. It's just going to be harder to build, but whatever. I would change the GPU to a 390/390x because it's better than the 970 in every way, unless you changed your mind about ShadowPlay. Honestly it's a good build. I went almost exactly with that while choosing your parts at first (except for a different case and GPU) and then adjusted to your budget. Honestly if your okay with the budget go for it. I would still go with a better Case though by saving a bit on the motherboard, get some CableMod red and black cables for your Modular PSU and maybe some LED strips and you have a ballon looking PC.
The refunds of the 950 and psu will cover that I think, and I did tell him to get another case. The gpu wasn't my choice either.
I was going to go with that CPU but it was difficult to do it with the 1k budget. The case is pretty bad but I can't argue on cases. It's just going to be harder to build, but whatever. I would change the GPU to a 390/390x because it's better than the 970 in every way, unless you changed your mind about ShadowPlay. Honestly it's a good build. I went almost exactly with that while choosing your parts at first (except for a different case and GPU) and then adjusted to your budget. Honestly if your okay with the budget go for it. I would still go with a better Case though by saving a bit on the motherboard, get some CableMod red and black cables for your Modular PSU and maybe some LED strips and you have a ballon looking PC.
Changed the case to the one alien recommended (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210e001) Also, the power supply I bought was actually 600w (I thought it was 400w), so I guess I'll use that instead of buying a new one.
Changed the case to the one alien recommended (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210e001) Also, the power supply I bought was actually 600w (I thought it was 400w), so I guess I'll use that instead of buying a new one.
Here is the build updated a bit: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XjmMBm Yes, I know its wayyy over my budget, but I guess its ok since, well, my dad upgraded it (except for the led strips and fans to make it look nice :) ) Btw we plan on only buying from Newegg and Amazon We need a motherboard that supports DDR4 RAM, a 1151 socket, and high reviews.
Other than the motherboard we're pretty much set on our parts and we will be ordering soon.
STEVEN: here is a pc that will run any game at 4k NO PROBLEM: MAX OUT ALL GAMES I7 5960X OCTA CORE SLI 980TI 8GB VRAM 128 GM OF CORSIAR VENGENCE ASUS X99-E WS n-Win S Frame Midi-Tower USB 3.0 - Black Intel 750 Serires 1.2TB PCI-E 3.0 SDD Alphacoll NexXxoS Cool Answer 480 D5/UT - KIT
PS- Gud Luk working on the price (Only a smudge over budget)
Here is the build updated a bit: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XjmMBm Yes, I know its wayyy over my budget, but I guess its ok since, well, my dad upgraded it (except for the led strips and fans to make it look nice :) ) Btw we plan on only buying from Newegg and Amazon We need a motherboard that supports DDR4 RAM, a 1151 socket, and high reviews.
Other than the motherboard we're pretty much set on our parts and we will be ordering soon.
Quick update, we ordered our parts last night and they should be shipped to us by friday
Again thank you and loo for your help
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