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Anonymous
Apparently, I am not good with putting parts together, because the price for the things I've got listed is over 1000 dollars, and I have heard of people with amazing gaming desktops for less than 500.
I'm willing to spend between 600-1000. Under 600 or close to it would be optimal until I get a job.
What I have so far, is:
Monitor : LG - 24" Widescreen Flat-Panel LED Multifunction HDTV Monitor
Tower : Corsair - Obsidian Series 650D Mid-Tower Case
Power Supply : Corsair - Enthusiast Series 850-Watt ATX/EPS CPU Power Supply
CPU : Intel - Core⢠i7-4770K 3.5GHz Processor
Ram : NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card
Fan : Corsair - Hydro Series H100i Dual 120mm Fan CPU Cooler
I don't know if that is all I need, but it turned out being extremely expensive.
My first question is, would this be a good gaming computer?
My second question is, is there a cheaper set up that would be just as good?
Answer
If your main purpose for your build is gaming, then I recommend getting the Intel 4670K instead of the 4770K, the reason why, is that there is almost no game on the market to date that totally takes advantage of Hyper-threading and in some cases it has been known that hyper-threading can actually drop your FPS in some games.
What I recommend doing with the extra $100 you would be spending on the 4770K and invest it in a better GPU, something on the lines of the GTX660ti or the GTX760. The GPU is were you will see the most improvement in gaming all together as games now a days are more GPU intense then they are CPU intense.
Other then that, very very nice build you have going. Also one other thing, if you want to throw a little more money towards a better GPU after saving the $100, you can get a PSU that has 600W and it will still be enough power to support everything you have. Now a days everything is about power saving not how much power you have like it was about 5 years ago. GPU's don't even use a ton of power like they use to.
Hope this helped you,
ericlee30
~Member Of The Intel Response squad~
If your main purpose for your build is gaming, then I recommend getting the Intel 4670K instead of the 4770K, the reason why, is that there is almost no game on the market to date that totally takes advantage of Hyper-threading and in some cases it has been known that hyper-threading can actually drop your FPS in some games.
What I recommend doing with the extra $100 you would be spending on the 4770K and invest it in a better GPU, something on the lines of the GTX660ti or the GTX760. The GPU is were you will see the most improvement in gaming all together as games now a days are more GPU intense then they are CPU intense.
Other then that, very very nice build you have going. Also one other thing, if you want to throw a little more money towards a better GPU after saving the $100, you can get a PSU that has 600W and it will still be enough power to support everything you have. Now a days everything is about power saving not how much power you have like it was about 5 years ago. GPU's don't even use a ton of power like they use to.
Hope this helped you,
ericlee30
~Member Of The Intel Response squad~
What is a decent gaming desktop and were can i get it?
Shane
I would like to get a desktop between 300 and 500 dollars. It needs to be able to run world of warcraft with little to no lag on high settings.
Answer
The only way to get a decent gaming desktop for that price is to build it yourself, and it would be on the $500 end of it.
You could start with an i5 chip, which would run you about $200. Many times you can get a rebate to get a motherboard and get it for next to nothing, or free. Add 8 GB of ram for about $35, Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium for $80. Grab a cheap case for $20 or less, and 300 - 500 Watt power supply can come as cheap as $40 with rebates. That's roughly $375 total. Now, the most important part is the graphics card.
The remaining $125 would would get you an ok card, but for "lag free" I would think one in the $150 - $200 price range would be good. Total system cost from scratch: $500 - $575... not too far off from your max.
The only way to get a decent gaming desktop for that price is to build it yourself, and it would be on the $500 end of it.
You could start with an i5 chip, which would run you about $200. Many times you can get a rebate to get a motherboard and get it for next to nothing, or free. Add 8 GB of ram for about $35, Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium for $80. Grab a cheap case for $20 or less, and 300 - 500 Watt power supply can come as cheap as $40 with rebates. That's roughly $375 total. Now, the most important part is the graphics card.
The remaining $125 would would get you an ok card, but for "lag free" I would think one in the $150 - $200 price range would be good. Total system cost from scratch: $500 - $575... not too far off from your max.
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