Building a New Gaming Desktop, need help on recommendation
July 23rd, 2013
Looking to build a new gaming desktop to fully experience games like Battlefield 3, Starcraft 2, Diablo 3 or even better ones.
Budget is around USD$ 1500 ups/down or – willing to go higher depending on how appealing it is. Not to include Monitor and Casing. All recommendation is welcome! Much thanks.
1.5k is well more then enuf for a good gaming pc
i7-2600k (IF u want more perfomance go for i7 extreme)
asus or gigabit motherboard for overclocking
ati radeon hd 6990 or nvidia gtx 590
8 gb ram
And A very good cabinet for cooling
You can build about the same system as I’m going to build about in the same pricerange (depending where you live) ^^
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115230&Tpk=intel%20core%20i5%202550k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233184
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171048&Tpk=RS850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018
Radeon HD 7870 (about 300 usd - will be released in about a week)
And an HDD (recommend a SSD)
EDIT:
Found after much search a chart of the HD7870’s performance – If you want more power you can always run it in crossFire ^^
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,3148-15.html
what monitor you got. if its only 1080p then a 6990 would be WAY overkill.
ElricAe replied: Hi all,
Looking to build a new gaming desktop to fully experience games like Battlefield 3, Starcraft 2, Diablo 3 or even better ones.
Budget is around USD$ 1500
You don’t need to spend $1500, my computer that’s around $750 can do all of that.
Wait a bit if you aren’t too desperate, because the new Intels (Ivybridge) and the new 28mm GPUs are almost out (AMD’s already are out).
For now:
Processor: i5 2500k
Mobo: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe
RAM: 8gbs ddr3 1600mhz G.Skill
Case: Silverstone Raven 3
Boot Drive: Intel SSD 320
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3
Cooler: Hyper 212+/Evo
GPU: AMD/ATi HD 7950
And plenty of Noctua fans.
Noted! Much Thanks! any more advice or recommendation? Would like to hear more. Also kindly assist to rate the recommended computer posted in here if its a good rack! ;p thanks again
Sorry if i said rubbish things, a noob in this area. Cheers!
im very biased towards gigabyte boards
get a z68 board with onboard ssd http://www.gigabyte.com/press-center/news-page.aspx?nid=1027
and yes get a hd6990 you wont be disappointed ( overkill maybe but its a cool card )
ElricAe what monitor do you have? Would be optimal if we knew that so you get the right GPU ^^ Also will this computer only be used for gaming or do you need to run programs which need a lot of power?
n0br41n replied: ElricAe what monitor do you have? Would be optimal if we knew that so you get the right GPU ^^ Also will this computer only be used for gaming or do you need to run programs which need a lot of power?
My Monitor is this,
http://www.asus.com.au/Display/LCD_Monitors/MW221C/.
This computer will be mainly used for gaming, also for multiple usage such as gaming while recording, or opening multiple explorer, with music video onz etc. Is that what you mean as running programs which need a lot of power?
Hehe thanks!
~lionden~
ElricAe replied:
n0br41n replied: ElricAe what monitor do you have? Would be optimal if we knew that so you get the right GPU ^^ Also will this computer only be used for gaming or do you need to run programs which need a lot of power?
My Monitor is this,
http://www.asus.com.au/Display/LCD_Monitors/MW221C/.
This computer will be mainly used for gaming, also for multiple usage such as gaming while recording, or opening multiple explorer, with music video onz etc. Is that what you mean as running programs which need a lot of power?
Hehe thanks!
Ok Meant programs for example Maya which renders pictures – need a whole lot of CPU power ^^
But as far as I can see you don’t need i7 CPU as it’ll be of no use for you Therefore just go with the i5 2500K or 2550K
As for the graphic card you should buy the HD7870 (saw the price at 350 USD, still a whole lot cheaper than the HD7950 and the GTX580(close to the GTX580 performance but much much cheaper))
n0br41n replied: You can build about the same system as I'm going to build about in the same pricerange (depending where you live) ^^
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115230&Tpk=intel%20core%20i5%202550k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233184
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171048&Tpk=RS850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018
Radeon HD 7870 (about 300 usd - will be released in about a week)
And an HDD (recommend a SSD)
EDIT:
Found after much search a chart of the HD7870's performance - If you want more power you can always run it in crossFire ^^
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,3148-15.html
n0br41n system looks nice ;D any feedbacks on this rack?
i think i shall wait for the next generation,So i guess its Intel Ivy Bridge with 7800s or GTX680? and mix with? Ram, hdd etc
Actually which do you guys prefer, AMD or Nvidia? Don’t mind if am asking.