hi all , would like to have some pros here to put me in the right direction to go about building my own gaming rig.
Firstly , lets start with the budget . I don't have any parts in mind yet... but my budget is around 2.5k? so hope you all can help me work with that to get the best bang for buck ! will be needing to buy everything including case , os , monitor etc . hope you guys will help me , thanks.
bump , help pls :D
lotsa existing thread which will fit nicely with ur budget
Intel Core i7-930 with evga x58 SLI-LE mobo $860
team xtreem 6GB (2X3GB) ddr3 rams 1600mhz $275
sapphire HD5850 1GB DDR5 $419
samsung HDD 1TB $118
NZXT Lexa S steel mid tower chassis $135
andyson F500M power supply $95
windows 7 home premium OS $158
samsung P2350 LCD monitor $308
total damage = $2368 WITHOUT MOUSE+KEYBOARD (got $132 to spare)
p.s. all prices taken from PCThemes pricelist
mouse and kb can just grab some logitech one la cheap cheap so you can buy a cpu cooler with the leftover cash in case u want to OC
Originally posted by jonchao72:Intel Core i7-930 with evga x58 SLI-LE mobo $860
team xtreem 6GB (2X3GB) ddr3 rams 1600mhz $275
sapphire HD5850 1GB DDR5 $419
samsung HDD 1TB $118
NZXT Lexa S steel mid tower chassis $135
andyson F500M power supply $95
windows 7 home premium OS $158
samsung P2350 LCD monitor $308
total damage = $2368 WITHOUT MOUSE+KEYBOARD (got $132 to spare)
p.s. all prices taken from PCThemes pricelist
mouse and kb can just grab some logitech one la cheap cheap so you can buy a cpu cooler with the leftover cash in case u want to OC
thanks , hm... about how long will that last till I have to change ? oh btw , no parts clashing or anything?
Originally posted by WaterColdOne:thanks , hm... about how long will that last till I have to change ? oh btw , no parts clashing or anything?
no i doubt so... can check with shop uncle before u buy...
if u want it to last for gaming, drop the i7-930 with evga mobo and switch to an i5-750 with evga P55 FTW mobo ($678), which will reduce the cost by $182, then change the GPU to sapphire HD5870, which will cost approximately 200 dollars more
but still, a HD5850 will last u about 3 more years
should also change the psu to andyson F600M just in case need more power heh
Originally posted by jonchao72:no i doubt so... can check with shop uncle before u buy...
how long it will last will depend on your monitor.. what size?
the one u recommended is 23 " :D
Originally posted by WaterColdOne:the one u recommended is 23 " :D
refer to my edited post above ~
Originally posted by jonchao72:refer to my edited post above ~
so it should look like this ?
Intel Core i7-930 with evga x58 SLI-LE mobo
team xtreem 6GB (2X3GB) ddr3 rams 1600mhz
sapphire HD5870 1GB DDR5
samsung HDD 1TB
NZXT Lexa S steel mid tower chassis
andyson F600M power supply
windows 7 home premium OS
samsung P2350 LCD monitor
so based on this , it will roughly cost 2.7k ? or more?
btw , will it run crysis on max settings?
Originally posted by WaterColdOne:
so it should look like this ?Intel Core i7-930 with evga x58 SLI-LE mobo
team xtreem 6GB (2X3GB) ddr3 rams 1600mhz
sapphire HD5870 1GB DDR5
samsung HDD 1TB
NZXT Lexa S steel mid tower chassis
andyson F600M power supply
windows 7 home premium OS
samsung P2350 LCD monitor
so based on this , it will roughly cost 2.7k ? or more?
btw , will it run crysis on max settings?
The million dollar question eh?
At 1080p/1200p, yes. Anything higher, get 2.
I would have liked to suggest Seasonic's M12II 620W, but whatever.
Originally posted by WaterColdOne:
so it should look like this ?Intel Core i7-930 with evga x58 SLI-LE mobo
team xtreem 6GB (2X3GB) ddr3 rams 1600mhz
sapphire HD5870 1GB DDR5
samsung HDD 1TB
NZXT Lexa S steel mid tower chassis
andyson F600M power supply
windows 7 home premium OS
samsung P2350 LCD monitor
so based on this , it will roughly cost 2.7k ? or more?
btw , will it run crysis on max settings?
should be less than 3k...
can run on max but dont expect high frames-per-second (FPS) for it, meaning it should lag... no computer has been able to play it smoothly at max settings if im not wrong...
Originally posted by Raraken:The million dollar question eh?
At 1080p/1200p, yes. Anything higher, get 2.
I would have liked to suggest Seasonic's M12II 620W, but whatever.
any difference between the 2 ? O.o
btw, will I be able to fit in a wireless network card? any to recommend? or is there a way I can connect to my modem through wires cos my modem is quite far away from where my setup will be ...
Originally posted by WaterColdOne:
any difference between the 2 ? O.o
The Not really, though Seasonic has a very good reputation with it's power supplies. Also, their distro in SG (Corbell) is probably the easiest to get to (AMK). The Andyson is fine too, but I just have a preference for Seasonic. If noise is of concern to you, then the Seasonic is quieter than the Andyson. If you want cheap(er), the Andyson will suit you just fine.
As for wireless capabilities, you can get a Wireless-G PCI card pretty easily for ~$60. Wireless-N costs more, and very unlikely that your modem has support for it.
Originally posted by Raraken:The Not really, though Seasonic has a very good reputation with it's power supplies. Also, their distro in SG (Corbell) is probably the easiest to get to (AMK). The Andyson is fine too, but I just have a preference for Seasonic. If noise is of concern to you, then the Seasonic is quieter than the Andyson. If you want cheap(er), the Andyson will suit you just fine.
As for wireless capabilities, you can get a Wireless-G PCI card pretty easily for ~$60. Wireless-N costs more, and very unlikely that your modem has support for it.
haha the seasonice is $6 more expensive :D ill take it LOL
so get the wireless-G PCI card? will I have rm for it?
Originally posted by WaterColdOne:
haha the seasonice is $6 more expensive :D ill take it LOLso get the wireless-G PCI card? will I have rm for it?
As long as you've got an empty PCI expansion slot. Which I doubt you DON'T have. So yeah.
Originally posted by Raraken:The million dollar question eh?
At 1080p/1200p, yes. Anything higher, get 2.
I would have liked to suggest Seasonic's M12II 620W, but whatever.
I would have liked to suggest the PC Power & Cooling.. Oh.
It's loud as hell and shops don't stock it.
Maybe because it's loud as hell.