New PC

indojabijin

Hey guys!

 

It's that time of year again. I asked for a PC sometime last year and found the advice spectacular. However, this year my problem wants to build a custom PC and asked me for advice. I, personally, have been out of the loop since sandy bridge and don't know anything in regards to newer generations of graphics and cpus.

 

My brother is looking to spend $900 for the computer itself. He plays games like skyrim, dota 2 and is looking to play them at ultra or near ultra settings.

 

Any advice in terms of what to buy is greatly appreciated. Great deals going on right now through the end of the week would be awesome as we're looking to order everything within the next 2-3 days.

 

Let me know, thanks!

miguksaram

I'll start this off with the usual round of questions then.

What is expected in that $900 budget?  Is that simply for the computer by itself (I realized you said that but please look over the following list) or does it need to include peripherals such as monitor/mouse/keyboard/speakers or headphones/ups or surge protector?  If any of these are missing they probably should be factored in.

Will you or your brother be building the system yourselves or at the very least have assistance and thus the budget doesn't need to include a builders fee?  Or will we need to consider the usual 10-20% builders fee tacked on top of the parts cost?

Is there an expected level of performance and if so for what games specifically will this system most likely be used to play?  Again I realized you mentioned a few games but what matters here is at what resolution and will it include HD texture packs (Skyrim for example).

While I personally feel this question is most likely a "no" is there a specific preference for brand?  Intel vs AMD or nVidia vs AMD.

 

There are other questions that can be asked but for now that pretty much sums up what we need to know at minimum to offer any real advice that actually makes sense for your question.

PGrimm

this is about the cheapest  I can see  for what  your wanting.

 

• *BASE_PRICE: [+560]
• BLUETOOTH: None
• CAS: Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Gaming Case [+28]
• CASUPGRADE: None
• CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
• CD2: None
• COOLANT: Standard Coolant
• CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.50 GHz Six-Core AM3+ CPU 6MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology [+16]
• CS_FAN: Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+9]
• ENGRAVING: None
• FA_HDD: None
• FAN: Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan [+16] (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
• FLASHMEDIA: None
• FREEBIE_MB: None
• FREEBIE_VC2: None
• GLASSES: None
• HDD: 128GB ADATA SP900 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 550 MB/s Read & 520 MB/s Write [+25] (Single Drive)
• HDD2: None
• HEADSET1: ZALMAN ZM-HPS200 GAMING HEADSET [+0]
• IEEE_CARD: None
• IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
• KEYBOARD1: (Keyboard & Mouse Combo) Cooler Master Storm Devastator Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Combo [+0]
• MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory [+37] (Corsair or Major Brand)
• MONITOR: None
• MONITOR2: None
• MONITOR3: None
• MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX/SLI] GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard w/ Ultra Durable™ 3, Dual Bios, On/Off USB Charge & 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 4 Gen2 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI [+68]
• NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
• OS: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium [+0] (64-bit Edition)
• OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
• POWERSUPPLY: 750 Watts - Corsair CX750 750W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply [+51]
• RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
• SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
• SOFT1: Free Microsoft® Office® 2010 STARTER EDITION (Reduced-Functionality versions of Word and Excel that include advertising) [+0]
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
• SPEAKERS: None
• TABLET: None
• TEMP: None
• TVRC: None
• USB: None
• USBFLASH: None
• USBHD: None
• USBX: None
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+260] (EVGA Superclocked ACX Cooling [+19])
• VIDEO2: None
• VIDEO3: None
• WNC: None
• _PRICE: (+1089)
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Also you'd get a free headset, keyboard/mouse   and  if you types in a code spring0410, you get a 5% discount.  Very limited on only 900 dollar budget

indojabijin

It'll be a custom PC that I will be building for him - he's simply paying for it all. He won't be running skyrim on any HQ texture models and has a 23" monitor so I don't expect anything past 1080p. As I mentioned, computer only, peripherals not included - so the entire budget is for the hardware + tower + os.

Brand is a non issue. Whatever will provide the best bang for the buck while staying within the budget is preferred. 

Lurv

It'll do what you need it to and hold ya off for a couple of years imho.

 

Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146108
PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703036
CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285
CPUC - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181030
MOBO - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157281
RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460
VGA - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102998
SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045

jdnewell

Here is a build for you that will run just under $900 before the rebates. Some of these are combo deals or have a promo code so keep that in mind. They may expire if you do not order soon.

HDD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767 $59

Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130637 $79

Ram -  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148544 $69

OS- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416550 $99

CPU Cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 $34

SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147185 $99

GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025 $174 ( $159 after rebate )

CPU / Optical drive combo deal - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1419725 $122

Case / PSU combo deal - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1420671 $115 ( $95 after $20 rebate)

Total $ 857 before $35 in mail in rebates. If you want to spend the full $900 you can always bump the GPU up to a 7950 maybe, get a bigger SSD, or maybe a 1tb HDD  instead of 500gb for storage.

 

 

drbaltazar

But a ps3 ans C

jdnewell

Originally posted by drbaltazar
But a ps3 ans Côme play ff14

That would be good advice if he had mentioned a PS3 of FF in any of his posts.

Lurv

Originally posted by jdnewell

Here is a build for you that will run just under $900 before the rebates. Some of these are combo deals or have a promo code so keep that in mind. They may expire if you do not order soon.

HDD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767 $59

Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130637 $79

Ram -  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148544 $69

OS- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416550 $99

CPU Cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 $34

SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147185 $99

GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025 $174 ( $159 after rebate )

CPU / Optical drive combo deal - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1419725 $122

Case / PSU combo deal - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1420671 $115 ( $95 after $20 rebate)

Total $ 857 before $35 in mail in rebates. If you want to spend the full $900 you can always bump the GPU up to a 7950 maybe, get a bigger SSD, or maybe a 1tb HDD  instead of 500gb for storage.

 

 HDD with only 16MB Cache? Sure it's cheaper but it's better to spend a little more for a 64MB Cache if ou're going to store video(movies and such.)  And why the quad when the FX series isn't trully 4, 6, and eight cores? They do OC nicely but you would need to ditch that CPU cooler. Closed water loops are a lot more reliable these days and worth the extra $30. I do agree on the card though. But the RAM is kinda redundant.  The FX Series RAM native controller speed is designed for 1866 and up. The G.Skill which is at most $10 more is well worth it and better for gaming. The case is plain looking and looks like something that 45647 gamers have for their "budget build". At least make it look good.  You won't spend much more on a decent PSU especially since you only really need no more than 600watts. And modular is less of a pain in tha ass for cable management and as long as it has x2 6(8) PCIE connectors, you're good.