Gaming PC?
August 2nd, 2013
I am thinking of building a gaming pc i have a budget of about $1000-$2000 australian dollars. Was wondering what would be the best parts to run a decent gaming pc?
I want to connect my pc tower to my 50″ tv. I have no parts except for my tv so let me know what you would recommend for a good pc.
Thanks
Gather the parts from ARC, they have guaranteed stock unlike MSY.
definitely i7 or Quad processor with minimum 3.2Ghz..
4 or 8 gb ram..
nvidia gtx 580/560 or amd 6970..
HDD of 500 gb minimum..
these r the main specs u need..
dono whether it`ll come under ur budget..
My ati 6870 plays all games out at the morment no need to wastes 100’s on a gfx card. CPU it’s only a x2 245 running @ 2.9 no slow down gaming at 1980*1200 on a 24″ HDTV also on my 42″ no problems
with that price you could buy a great PC easily.
I agree with jordan no point spending so much! Look at my system specs bellow runs saints row 3 on ultra!
pspdoggy replied: I agree with jordan no point spending so much! Look at my system specs bellow runs saints row 3 on ultra!
saints row isnt demanding, try bf3 on ultra or crysis2
If you’re building one for years to come,I would stick with kevindina,just add a SSD 120GB.
They are great,should be between 1600-1700 AUD.+Desktop screen?
http://lifehacker.com/5151369/the-first+timers-guide-to-building-a-computer-from-scratch
http://lifehacker.com/5828286/how-to-build-a-computer-from-scratch-lesson-5-further-resources?utm_source=Lifehacker+Newsletter&utm_campaign=66205f1da1-UA-142218-1&utm_medium=email
Pretty much covers it.
JustJK replied: http://lifehacker.com/5151369/the-first+timers-guide-to-building-a-computer-from-scratch
http://lifehacker.com/5828286/how-to-build-a-computer-from-scratch-lesson-5-further-resources?utm_source=Lifehacker+Newsletter&utm_campaign=66205f1da1-UA-142218-1&utm_medium=email
Pretty much covers it.
Thanks for those websites good to look through.
kevindina replied: definitely i7 or Quad processor with minimum 3.2Ghz..
4 or 8 gb ram..
nvidia gtx 580/560 or amd 6970..
HDD of 500 gb minimum..
these r the main specs u need..
dono whether it`ll come under ur budget..
Hey kevindina what motherboard would you recommend for those type of parts you mentioned?
Swords To Plowshares replied: Gather the parts from ARC, they have guaranteed stock unlike MSY.
Mate thanks for the heads up it will make things easlier at ARC then
any motherboard`ll do wch supports ddr3 n graphic card slot!!
Asus sabertooth n gigabyte z series motherboards r the best!!
If u r not choosy just buy any motherboard wch supports the specs i mentioned.. tat`ll do..
Grab a good monitor, the tv will be rubbish as a PC monitor.
You don’t want to spend loads on a good gaming PC to then have your games look sub standard.
Ok sweet thanks for the advice.
So I’ll be getting
motherboard: asus sabertooth, Ram: 8gb , Hdd: 1tb , Graphics card: nvidia gtx 580, CPU: intel i7 3.4ghz
The case I’ll have to see which one i like from the shop.
O yea for the psu does it matter how much watts go into it?
I have a 850w one but not sure if I should buy a new one or not?
Thermal and Power Specs:
Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) 97 C
Graphics Card Power (W) 244 W
Minimum Recommended System Power (W)5 600 W
Supplementary Power Connectors6 One 6-pin and One 8-pin
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-gtx-580-us.html
850 should be adequate
well my specs are:
GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P
AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
GIGABYTE ATI HD 5850 1GB GDDR5
2x2GB Corsair XMS3
well it’s now 2years old and just the new alice what makes it lag a bit, BF3 running on max without any problem and this spec is cost about 500-600$
so i think you can buy a killer pc for about 1000$ now and you will be good for another 2year
anyway now i would suggest an I7-Nvidia combo with 8gb ram