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I'm wanting to build my first gaming PC. I have a cap of 1200$ but I would really prefer to go much lower than that. (Considering I'm having to scrape up every dime of it by Scrap Metal and Selling things on Craigs list) I'm pretty lost.
I am wanting to plug this computer into my 32" TV for gaming and movies.
The games I want to play are
N64 Emulator
SNES Emulator
NES Emulator
Sega Emulator
MineCraft
Assassin's Creed
Skyrim
Battlefield 3
COD Black ops 2 (All COD games)
Portal 1 and 2
Left for Dead 1 and 2
Indie Games (Like Slender, Luna Games, Ao oni, etc)
I want it to play HD Movies/Video preferably my Blu Rays.
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I'm wanting to go with a i7 Intel processor and 16 Gig of ram and the case is Coolermaster Haf 922m. The rest I am lost on. I don't know WHICH i7 processor I need. I don't know WHAT Motherboard is best, I haven't got the first idea on what to look for in a Video card or how much to go on one or if I need a Sound Card. I don't know how much I really need to spend to get what I want.
So could somebody help a little? and I'm BUILDING this. I want to learn, so I am not going to buy a prebuilt.
Starrysky: The Emulators are not the problem. My 5 year old Compaq with 2 gigs of ram and the lowest end AMD processor made runs N64 (The most demanding) emulator perfectly fine. PERFECTLY fine.
The Emulator's are not my issue.
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If you just want to play games, you don't need an i7. An i5 will do just as well. The best one is the Intel Core i5-3570K. An i7 has hyperthreading, the i5 does not. Games do not use hyperthreading. This one is best: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
This motherboard is best: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
The video card should be an AMD 7850 or 7870. You can see them all on Newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600286767&IsNodeId=1&ShowDeactivatedMark=False You can get a 7850 for $200.
I don't think you will need a sound card.
You really could use a power supply, though! :D Let me write a word or two on power supplies. When they say a video card will run on 500 watts, they mean it will barely run with 500 watts. I would get at least a 750 to power it. I am using an 850 myself, to power one 6870 and standard computer configuration (sometimes I have alodda hard drives, if I'm backing up). So... 3 hard drives sometimes, One Intel i5 CPU, one 6870 graphics card, and, um, whatever else is in there... :D
I strongly recommend a 750 or 850 watt power supply, because if you buy one, you want to be able to move it to your next system. Also, you want extra power for whatever you might add to your present system.
The big names are great, but expensive. Why not consider Rosewill? Make sure it is single 12 volt rail, 80+, and modular, so you don't have all the unused wires hanging around, cluttering up everything (found that out the hard way! :O). Thermaltake is another quality inexpensive one. Snoop around Newegg, and see what you like best.
Pick yourself a nice 750 or 850 out of that. It doesn't have to be expensive - many of them are, but some of them are not. Here's the one I use - $110 for 850 watts! 69 Amps on the 12 volt rail - will handle your current system and you future system! :D http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-153-106&SortField=1&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1#scrollFullInfo
(Stay away from Corsair power supplies. They are really expensive, and have this MOST annoying habit of the fan staying totally off until they get hot, then coming on with a vengeance, then shutting totally off, then coming on high, then going off -- MOST irritating, and nothing you can do about it. I saw a video from a guy that experienced this. He even called the factory to see if something could be done - they said no, that's how they're made. :( What you want is a power supply that has the fan on SLOW all the time - and that's how they all do it, except for Corsair.)
You should always have more power than you need. :)
That should pretty much take care of your questions. :D
~Helpful ~Cindy! :)
If you just want to play games, you don't need an i7. An i5 will do just as well. The best one is the Intel Core i5-3570K. An i7 has hyperthreading, the i5 does not. Games do not use hyperthreading. This one is best: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
This motherboard is best: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
The video card should be an AMD 7850 or 7870. You can see them all on Newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600286767&IsNodeId=1&ShowDeactivatedMark=False You can get a 7850 for $200.
I don't think you will need a sound card.
You really could use a power supply, though! :D Let me write a word or two on power supplies. When they say a video card will run on 500 watts, they mean it will barely run with 500 watts. I would get at least a 750 to power it. I am using an 850 myself, to power one 6870 and standard computer configuration (sometimes I have alodda hard drives, if I'm backing up). So... 3 hard drives sometimes, One Intel i5 CPU, one 6870 graphics card, and, um, whatever else is in there... :D
I strongly recommend a 750 or 850 watt power supply, because if you buy one, you want to be able to move it to your next system. Also, you want extra power for whatever you might add to your present system.
The big names are great, but expensive. Why not consider Rosewill? Make sure it is single 12 volt rail, 80+, and modular, so you don't have all the unused wires hanging around, cluttering up everything (found that out the hard way! :O). Thermaltake is another quality inexpensive one. Snoop around Newegg, and see what you like best.
Pick yourself a nice 750 or 850 out of that. It doesn't have to be expensive - many of them are, but some of them are not. Here's the one I use - $110 for 850 watts! 69 Amps on the 12 volt rail - will handle your current system and you future system! :D http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-153-106&SortField=1&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1#scrollFullInfo
(Stay away from Corsair power supplies. They are really expensive, and have this MOST annoying habit of the fan staying totally off until they get hot, then coming on with a vengeance, then shutting totally off, then coming on high, then going off -- MOST irritating, and nothing you can do about it. I saw a video from a guy that experienced this. He even called the factory to see if something could be done - they said no, that's how they're made. :( What you want is a power supply that has the fan on SLOW all the time - and that's how they all do it, except for Corsair.)
You should always have more power than you need. :)
That should pretty much take care of your questions. :D
~Helpful ~Cindy! :)
Where should I buy my Gaming PC and what specs should it have?
Ben
During the summer of 2013 I am thinking about spending £1000 on a gaming PC, so I need to know what company makes good 'solid' PC's that do not break instantly and are 'trusted'.
Thanks
Answer
A grand will get you top spec. but you will want to self build, you'll get all the parts you want and quite possibly cheaper than a prebuilt system.
I recently did a build for someone (details are on my email account) which was on a £700 budget,
i5-3570k
asrock z77 extreme4
8gb ram
1tb hdd
WiFi card
OCZ 600w PSU.
7850 Radeon HD graphics.
120gb sandisk extreme SSD.
this came in at 700, so for 1k, you can up the graphics card to top spec and still be in budget...
prices change and tech is renewed quite often so in 6months there will be an even better spec available.
A grand will get you top spec. but you will want to self build, you'll get all the parts you want and quite possibly cheaper than a prebuilt system.
I recently did a build for someone (details are on my email account) which was on a £700 budget,
i5-3570k
asrock z77 extreme4
8gb ram
1tb hdd
WiFi card
OCZ 600w PSU.
7850 Radeon HD graphics.
120gb sandisk extreme SSD.
this came in at 700, so for 1k, you can up the graphics card to top spec and still be in budget...
prices change and tech is renewed quite often so in 6months there will be an even better spec available.
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