Hey guys, I am going to be looking for a desktop computer to play games on fairly soon. (I miss playing Fallout 3: Game of the Year edition). =(
Any suggestions? I'm not looking for anything terribly expensive, either.
Just order the parts and build it yourself. It's a lot cheaper that way.
The only way to get exactly what you want, price and all, is to build one up yourself.
If you want more specific advice than build it yourself, we need a price range.
You can put together a decent system that can play most games at mid-high @ 1080p native resolution for around 700-800 if you're willing to sacrifice a little CPU power and go AMD (not that you really need CPUs in gaming situations other than in FPSes; games are GPU dependent).
As SSM said, need a price range if you want any more specifics.
Quote from: IhsoyOhcysp on October 11, 2011, 10:13:59 PM
You can put together a decent system that can play most games at mid-high @ 1080p native resolution for around 700-800 if you're willing to sacrifice a little CPU power and go AMD (not that you really need CPUs in gaming situations other than in FPSes; games are GPU dependent).
As SSM said, need a price range if you want any more specifics.
AMD?
No PY NOOOO
:(
what
i have a radeon 6850. crossfire. games look sexy.as.intercourse . run smooth
whats the problem
Quote from: Zero on October 11, 2011, 11:37:48 PM
what
i have a radeon 6850. crossfire. games look sexy.as.intercourse . run smooth
whats the problem
tbh i have amd in my desktop
i'm just an intel kind of guy
$1000 max
Big jew
Definately build one, its much more efficient than the factory built ones you can get. Im building a desktop this Christmas with a little help from my Ex roommate from last year. The one im getting is probably gonna have 16 gigs of RAM. I7 Sandy Bridge 2600K, Dual Nvidia 460 GTX graphics cards (If not, just will switch to a 560 GTX), 2 terabyte harddrive...quite a bit more.
Im estimating mine around 1.5 to 2K to build.
Then again for a desktop audio, i'd recommend Klipsch Audio. They make great quality sound systems.
But for yours, compare 1K factor built computers to parts, be sure to get the right ones that are compatibale though, that can be a problem if you dont.
Good websites to find them is either Tigerdirect or Newegg. There you can find quality parts and desktop bases for good prices.
2TB HDD is going way overboard but if you have the money go for it.
Anyway if you're too lazy to build your own computer but still want something "custom built", there are places you can go.
Amazon is one of them. You can usually find a computer or two that basically has all the parts you would have had to have pieced together anyway already made and ready to go. Microtel is one manufacturer that sells this stuff over amazon and they make pretty reliable machines.
Ok so i did some searching and i got good deals on several items for a high speed desktop with good mail in rebates on them.
So far, this is what i got on my list
ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor (O.C to 5.5 -6 Ghz)
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) (X2)
MSI N580GTX Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
OR
MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
just a couple of parts that are on a good sale price right now.
Quote from: Chris93 on October 18, 2011, 11:47:13 AM
Ok so i did some searching and i got good deals on several items for a high speed desktop with good mail in rebates on them.
So far, this is what i got on my list
ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor (O.C to 5.5 -6 Ghz)
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) (X2)
MSI N580GTX Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
OR
MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
just a couple of parts that are on a good sale price right now.
-2600k's a waste unless you do a lot of vid or audio encoding. Save yourself a hundred bucks and get the 2500k; that's money you can put towards a good aftermarket cooler and GPU. 2500k's plenty fast on its own and it OCs like a mofo if for some reason you still don't think you're getting enough performance.
-I have
never used more than 4 GB of memory. You may be different if you're a person who has 20 FF tabs open at once.
-560 Ti or HD 6870 will do you good at high/max settings @ 1080p in virtually all games. 560 and 6850 will still do mostly everything at high/max with the exception of Crysis 2 and the really ninny-demanding games. Would recommend a 6950 over the 560 Ti; Nvidia's drivers intercourse ing suck as of late, and before everyone goes OMG PY UR AMD FANBOI, I just swapped the HD 4850 in my rig for a factory-overclocked 560 non-Ti. Go to the Nvidia forums if you don't believe me about the driver issues.
-Cards above the HD 6850 (6870, 6950, etc.) and GTX 560 Ti (570, 580) are intercourse ing long; you'll probably need a full-tower ATX case instead of a mid-tower.
Quote from: IhsoyOhcysp on October 20, 2011, 10:48:28 PM
-2600k's a waste unless you do a lot of vid or audio encoding. Save yourself a hundred bucks and get the 2500k; that's money you can put towards a good aftermarket cooler and GPU. 2500k's plenty fast on its own and it OCs like a mofo if for some reason you still don't think you're getting enough performance.
-I have never used more than 4 GB of memory. You may be different if you're a person who has 20 FF tabs open at once.
-560 Ti or HD 6870 will do you good at high/max settings @ 1080p in virtually all games. 560 and 6850 will still do mostly everything at high/max with the exception of Crysis 2 and the really ninny-demanding games. Would recommend a 6950 over the 560 Ti; Nvidia's drivers intercourse ing suck as of late, and before everyone goes OMG PY UR AMD FANBOI, I just swapped the HD 4850 in my rig for a factory-overclocked 560 non-Ti. Go to the Nvidia forums if you don't believe me about the driver issues.
-Cards above the HD 6850 (6870, 6950, etc.) and GTX 560 Ti (570, 580) are intercourse ing long; you'll probably need a full-tower ATX case instead of a mid-tower.
That was my plan with the 2600K
And the Case im getting is the HAF X Coolermaster. i believe thats a full tower. I saw those graphics cards when my roommate was building a computer last year. theyre pretty big.
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You can probably get it done for like $500 or less. Shop around Newegg and Tigerdirect. Maybe even Amazon.
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on October 25, 2011, 09:08:34 AM
You can probably get it done for like $500 or less. Shop around Newegg and Tigerdirect. Maybe even Amazon.
I have 3.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor that I got for Christmas one year, but for whatever reason, it wouldn't work with my motherboard. (EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME GODDAMN SOCKET STYLE).
So I have the processor part covered, I just need to find a motherboard that's suitable for my needs.
Quote from: CoasterKid93 on October 25, 2011, 09:18:09 AM
I have 3.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor that I got for Christmas one year, but for whatever reason, it wouldn't work with my motherboard. (EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME GODDAMN SOCKET STYLE).
So I have the processor part covered, I just need to find a motherboard that's suitable for my needs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157173
I assume it's LGA775 socket, but I don't know whether you want microATX or not. If not, there's this one for a tiny bit more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138157
Quote from: CoasterKid93 on October 25, 2011, 09:18:09 AM
I have 3.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor that I got for Christmas one year, but for whatever reason, it wouldn't work with my motherboard. (EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME GODDAMN SOCKET STYLE).
So I have the processor part covered, I just need to find a motherboard that's suitable for my needs.
Could be one of 3 things:
a) DOA CPU
b) DOA motherboard (only if you've tried other processors and they also don't work)
c) Motherboard needs a BIOS update before it can support your particular flavor of processor; motherboards keep little identification lists of compatible processors inside their BIOS, so if you have a chip that can technically fit in the socket but came out after the release of the mobo, it might not be on the mobo's internal compatibility list.
There are no Core 2s that run @ 3.4 Ghz by default; if its default clock is 3.33, it could be an E8600. I'd also avoid Biostar boards; they're not as bad as Foxconn's or ECS's, but Asus, ASRock (subsidiary of Asus), or Gigabyte are your best bets.
Better choice for the full ATX board (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128496); P45 is a better chipset than the G41, Gigabyte's a better manufacturer, etc. etc.
Quote from: IhsoyOhcysp on October 27, 2011, 12:11:30 PM
Could be one of 3 things:
a) DOA CPU
b) DOA motherboard (only if you've tried other processors and they also don't work)
c) Motherboard needs a BIOS update before it can support your particular flavor of processor; motherboards keep little identification lists of compatible processors inside their BIOS, so if you have a chip that can technically fit in the socket but came out after the release of the mobo, it might not be on the mobo's internal compatibility list.
There are no Core 2s that run @ 3.4 Ghz by default; if its default clock is 3.33, it could be an E8600. I'd also avoid Biostar boards; they're not as bad as Foxconn's or ECS's, but Asus, ASRock (subsidiary of Asus), or Gigabyte are your best bets.
Better choice for the full ATX board (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128496); P45 is a better chipset than the G41, Gigabyte's a better manufacturer, etc. etc.
Eh, Biostar is mid-tier. They make some pretty decent stuff.
Ok, so I purchased the parts and all in all, I think this computer is going to run pretty well.
I7 2600k sandy bridge
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 580 3072MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 2x DVI-I / mini-HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card, GV-N580UD-3GI
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD5 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX
And so on, but I'm planning to overclock the CPU but good thing I got water cooling for the CPU
These are just some of the parts I got, if I name of the rest, the list will be long