Lucas
Well, I was planning on making a gamer desktop, but there are so many specs that it will be hard to know which will benefit me.
I have some specs in mind, and I wanted to know who would be able to help me, maybe commenting about the specs.
#1 : AMD Phenom II X4 965 3,4GHz
XFX Radeon HD 6870 OR GeForce 550 Ti
RAM : 4GB or more.
#2 : AMD Phenom II X4 966 BE 3.2
Nvidia EVGA GTX 460 1GB GDDR5 / 256 bits
4GB RAM DDR3 Corsair Dominator
Now, questions :
Motherboard, how do I know the best model?
Nvidia or ATI?
GTX 460 or 550 Ti?
550 Ti or HD 6870?
What's your opinion about GTX 560 Ti?
AMD Phenom or Intel i3/i5/i7?
The more help, the better.
I hope not to be abusing a little :P
*Everything will run in a x64 Windows 7.
*Answer only if you know about the subject, please.
-I'm not abundant in money, so I don't care if there are better boards or w/e.
-I also have Intel i5 2500k as a processor in mind.
-The 4Gigs RAM are 2x, I forgot to add that.
Answer
A gaming PC mainly revolves around the graphics card. The processor only supports the card. If you have a weak processor, you won't get the full benefit out of your graphics card.
Core i3 and Phenom II X4 processors are good for budget gaming.
You should only buy a motherboard for it's features. If you want to overclock or run 2 graphics cards then you will need a better board. If you don't care to overclock and only want to run one card then get a basic board. These days you can't go wrong with Asus, Gigabyte, MSI. ASRock has been doing a good job with their boards. I would read the user reviews on newegg before choosing a board.
If you decide to go AMD I would buy at least an AM3+ 970 motherboard. A budget P67 motherboard for the Core i5-2500k will be about $130-150. If you want to overclock I would look at getting something that's $200. Why? because these boards have a better power design and are less likely to melt.
If you don't plan to overclock then don't bother with the 2500K. That processor has an unlocked multiplier. Save the $20 and go with the 2500 or perhaps the 2400.
Don't try to go cheap with the power supply. Don't listen to anyone who says it's okay to cut it close. It's not worth it to save 20 bucks. Get a name brand power supply with at least an 80plus certification. For your system a 650w power supply would be a safe bet.
The puppy guy really should really read some benchmarks. Last year, the Core i7-900 series processors were better at gaming but the difference wasn't enough to justify spending an extra $100 on that processor. If you were going to go intel the Core i5-750 was the processor of choice since it was priced similar to AMD's higher end Phenom II X4 chips.
While AMD has trying to get it's act straight and come out with their much delayed FX-Zambezi series, Intel released the 'Sandy Bridge' line. The $190 Core i5-2400 will smoke a Phenom II X4 965. It's that much faster to the point that it's hard to recommend AMD unless your have a very tight budget. In a processor intesive game the Core i5-2500 will book right on by the X4 965.
As far as the graphics cards go, it depends on what settings you want. If you want acceptable settings then go for the 6770 or GTX 550ti. If you want to come close to maxing out the game then look at the GTX 560ti and 6950. the screen resolution of your monitor is important too. With a higher screen resolution, the graphics card has more pixles to fill and that slows the card down.
A gaming PC mainly revolves around the graphics card. The processor only supports the card. If you have a weak processor, you won't get the full benefit out of your graphics card.
Core i3 and Phenom II X4 processors are good for budget gaming.
You should only buy a motherboard for it's features. If you want to overclock or run 2 graphics cards then you will need a better board. If you don't care to overclock and only want to run one card then get a basic board. These days you can't go wrong with Asus, Gigabyte, MSI. ASRock has been doing a good job with their boards. I would read the user reviews on newegg before choosing a board.
If you decide to go AMD I would buy at least an AM3+ 970 motherboard. A budget P67 motherboard for the Core i5-2500k will be about $130-150. If you want to overclock I would look at getting something that's $200. Why? because these boards have a better power design and are less likely to melt.
If you don't plan to overclock then don't bother with the 2500K. That processor has an unlocked multiplier. Save the $20 and go with the 2500 or perhaps the 2400.
Don't try to go cheap with the power supply. Don't listen to anyone who says it's okay to cut it close. It's not worth it to save 20 bucks. Get a name brand power supply with at least an 80plus certification. For your system a 650w power supply would be a safe bet.
The puppy guy really should really read some benchmarks. Last year, the Core i7-900 series processors were better at gaming but the difference wasn't enough to justify spending an extra $100 on that processor. If you were going to go intel the Core i5-750 was the processor of choice since it was priced similar to AMD's higher end Phenom II X4 chips.
While AMD has trying to get it's act straight and come out with their much delayed FX-Zambezi series, Intel released the 'Sandy Bridge' line. The $190 Core i5-2400 will smoke a Phenom II X4 965. It's that much faster to the point that it's hard to recommend AMD unless your have a very tight budget. In a processor intesive game the Core i5-2500 will book right on by the X4 965.
As far as the graphics cards go, it depends on what settings you want. If you want acceptable settings then go for the 6770 or GTX 550ti. If you want to come close to maxing out the game then look at the GTX 560ti and 6950. the screen resolution of your monitor is important too. With a higher screen resolution, the graphics card has more pixles to fill and that slows the card down.
How to build a gaming pc?
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I want to build a gaming pc that can play Crisis on max settings for under 1000 dollars.If i can't play crisis on max settings that is fine but i want the best possible pc for under 1000 dollars.Also could you recommend a good monitor the monitor price is excluded from the desktop price.
Answer
there is a gaming site that does the most power for a gaming pc in a budget. eg $1000 every month.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-a-pc-overclock-components,2725.html
also if you look here it can run crysis on highest settings @
52fps.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-a-pc-overclock-components,2725-6.html
just scroll down and you will see the $1000 build.
if you are not overclocking then dont get the extra cpu cooler. an OS is not included in the price.
as for a monitor, try this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052&cm_re=monitors_23-_-24-236-052-_-Product
there is over 1200 reviews about it, so its pretty good.
dont forget, the bigger the monitor (resolution) the more pressure on your graphics card.
also here is a good guide for assembly, with pics.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18046396
there is a gaming site that does the most power for a gaming pc in a budget. eg $1000 every month.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-a-pc-overclock-components,2725.html
also if you look here it can run crysis on highest settings @
52fps.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-a-pc-overclock-components,2725-6.html
just scroll down and you will see the $1000 build.
if you are not overclocking then dont get the extra cpu cooler. an OS is not included in the price.
as for a monitor, try this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052&cm_re=monitors_23-_-24-236-052-_-Product
there is over 1200 reviews about it, so its pretty good.
dont forget, the bigger the monitor (resolution) the more pressure on your graphics card.
also here is a good guide for assembly, with pics.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18046396
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