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Build my rig...I have $1500
strawhat0981
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I see many people saying buy this and that. So with the amount of money I said I would spend($1500), What would be the best rig I can buy with that amount? I want a gaming rig, The only thing I want to do with this is play games..and maybe watch movies. I would pay more to have someone put it together, but I can do it my self. Any and all input I receive is appreciated, just build it 
Originally posted by laokoko
"if you want to be a game designer, you should sell your house and fund your game. Since if you won't even fund your own game, no one will".
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I can build one but i advise you to try
http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc
The sub-reddit has 218K members and will be far better and more helpful than asking here.
Do you have a good display or is that something you can factor out of the budget ( I wouldn't personally). Cases, http://www.mmorpg.com/profile.cfm/username/miguksaram has mentioned some nice ones to look at in the past. Wish I would have appreciated the value in his posts a bit more when he mentioned those. Seriously! =D Was my first build and had no idea as far as small things what to look for. Just makes stuff look neater / easier to work with.
If I were building at this point and had something that could sustain me. I would save the money, figure out what I wanted and wait for Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales. Might be able to walk away with a stupidly good / overkill build on that budget. Or you could tone it down a little save a bit of money / buy a better display with the left over money.
Sorry not trying to be annoying or saying that you haven't thought of this sort of stuff. Just trying to help in case you might have overlooked something.
Try this build here. You can order the parts using PC Partpicker as reference. The CPU may be last GEN but it's still a very powerful CPU and it runs cooler than the later models. Hope this helps
PS,
The chassis that I included is just one that I put in as a filler and may be too small for the GPU. You may want to choose a case that will fit your style and can hold a beefy 294mm GPU.
Here is a decent site to check out:
http://www.logicalincrements.com/
heres what im running so i know it runs great,
Intel I5 4690k (can go for a i5 4670k which i did have and it works great for gaming as well and may be a little lower cost)
msi z97 pc mate
2 X Corsair Vengeance 4gb per stick
EVGA 780ti Superclocked (can also go with other 780ti that may be lower cost, but i recommend evga, asus, msi, gigabite brands)
Samsung 840 evo ssd 250gb
Corsair H100i
All together costs arround 1400 dollars on newegg, only things i did not list is power supply and case) also i dont run dvd roms anymore who uses them these days anyway lol, i use flash drives for everything
as far as case i cant recommend one due to me having a custom case i made
but that setup really works wonders
i7 4770k or better ...( do not buy a i5 if you want to stream,.... did I say do not buy a i5? Dont buy a i5)
Mother board of your choice ( dont get a mini mobo)
780 or 780ti
1200w power supply with more then 42 amps on the 12v rail (1000w will work too)
16 gb or more of 1800 or higher ddr3 ram
A nice water cooled cpu cooler
A big case
ssd for OS (win 8 or 7)
1 tb or more hard drive (WD black)
Why on Earth would he need 1,200W PSU when even Crossfire 290Xs need a little under 1,000? I would just grab a Gold rated PSU with 200W more than what his GPU recommends which would likely mean an 800 or 850w. An 800 or 850W would also allow plenty of room to OC unless he goes SLI or Crossfire. For Gold rated PSUs 850 instead of 1200 would likely save them around $100.
Also Motherboard of your choice doesn't really work if he is going for 1800+ RAM many lower motherboards won't support over 1600. I put a suggestion for one down bottom OP.
Seeing as you are telling him to NOT get an I5 I don't see why he would need to get a CPU cooler an I7 should be more than powerful enough to run any game on the market without OCing and that is the only reason you would need a CPU cooler for now that would just be more money that could be spent elsewhere. If he does plan to OC later on then he could buy a CPU cooler but for now that is unneeded. Plus if he gets a big case with plenty of fans that on its own should cover moderate OCing without an issue.
Also while I7s are king and worth the money in the long run he never said anything about wanting to do streams and the price jump from an i5-4690k to an I7-4790k is $100 again money that could be spent elsewhere. For plain Ultra settings gaming there is next to 0 improvement going from the I5 to an I7 and even when there is it tends not to be more than 1 or 2fps.
Also I would go for either an r9 290x or a GTX 780TI. If you do go with a 290x I would avoid the stock card and go for one of the after market versions like Sapphire or XFX. Though the GTX 780TI is easily the clear winner if you want to spend a bit more it is essentially a cheaper Titan but even being cheaper it is still a $700 card.
I 150% agree on an SSD boot drive though one of the best decisions someone can make aside from going straight up SSD all around which costs an insane amount of $.
Also in regards to a Hard drive I would go with Hitachi(Now labeled as HGST) it is still a WD owned company but in every consumer test I have seen Hitachi's have proven to be by far and away the most reliable hard drives on the market. Hitachi also tends to be a fair deal cheaper. So cheaper+better quality you can't get any better than that. I use Hitachi and have 0 issues.
As for a Motherboard this would likely be the best for normal gaming.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157503
Edit:
To make it easier on you here are some links.
I5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372
I7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369&cm_re=Intel_Core_i7-4790K-_-19-117-369-_-Product
A good PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438018
Some great RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231623
I simply used Newegg because I trust them but you might be able to find better deals elsewhere.
Here are some R9s
XFX basic 290x might be able to get a HUGE discount if you contact Newegg when browsing cards list it as $459 on sale but on the page it lists the regular price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150696
Black Edition XFX, XFX claims these come from the best batch of cards they recieve so "should" prove more reliable and likely will allow more OCing or this could just be marketing www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150700
Sapphire's new Vapor-X version which will apparently run MUCH cooler than their older Tri-X and for only $20 more. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202110
Some 780 TIs
EVGA's older model on sale. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487003
EVGA's newer model http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487007
EVGA's "flagship" will have the absolute most overclock room but unless you really know what you are doing doubt you could push this card to its limit. It also comes at a very premium price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487037
Gigabyte's version comparable to the EVGA dual classified but almost $100 less however Gigabyte isn't the most reliable brand. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125489
Here is A build. With $1500 you have many options. Below is something I would choose, opinions may vary.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151266
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127746
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182073
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130772
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416776
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103057
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148820
$1507 before $60 in Mail in Rebates. $1447 after.
No, no, no. Xeon is server-focused, not consumer-focused for a reason. And the GTX 660 Ti was a stupid card right from the start that thankfully seems to be off the market now.
That build is all over the place. I'm not sure how you justify paying over $250 for a motherboard that doesn't even support current generation parts. Nor why you'd pay a premium for a "hybrid" drive when you've also got an SSD. Everything performance-sensitive will go on the SSD, and then the token amount of cache on the hybrid drive will be pointless.
And why not buy a Core i5? On a money-is-no-object budget, sure you get a Core i7. But $1500?
Why would you want a 1200 W power supply? A power supply rated at 42 A on the +12 V rail should be rated at about 520-550 W or so, and nowhere near 1200 W.
If higher clocked memory is the same price as 1600 MHz, you can justify it, but don't pay a premium for faster memory.
If you're getting an SSD, then the minor extra speed of a WD Black doesn't matter.
Pretty good. I'd save a bit of money by swapping in a combo deal for the CPU and motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1795162
I just built it for the hell of it, it works just fine, I will sell it for $1100 you pay shipping no returns - I know all the parts work just fine and I don't want any hassle after the sale, so I'm telling you right now - no returns under any circumstances. I'm tired of building pc's just to have people back out of the deal.
If you look at the build and understand pc's somewhat you will notice that all you need to add is liquid cooling and a new gpu in the future. For right now the gtx660 and stock clock speeds will suffice for anything. Nothing has ever been oced on this build either. Shipping within US will probably be around $30-$40 insured just fyi.
If you want a monitor I have an Asus 2ms 23.5 inch 1080p I would add for $100 plus s&h
Payment method preferred is paypal or bankers check. Let me know and if your not sure if it's a good deal ask any pc expert, I'm confident that a pre built pc for this price is hard to beat.
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit - OEM (Disk and Key included)
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black CD ROM drive
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz
Thermaltake Toughpower TPD-0750M - 750 Watt Gold PSU
MSI Z97-Gaming 5 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 Motherboard
Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black windowed case with red led (shown in pic)
Asus GTX 660 DC20 - 2GD5 graphics card
The guy comes here asking for advice on a $1500 build and your trying to sell him your PC? The deal doesnt seem bad, but buying a prebuilt from a random joe on the internet who stresses " it works I promise, but no returns ever!" does not seem to be a wise decision for the OP.
Better to build one himself.
I do think it is odd that you shucked out the money for an I 7 but skipped an SSD and have an older GPU. This whole post just seems really random in a thread where someone is asking for basically a DIY hardware list to buy.
Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116939
Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128532
Graphics Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932
Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233296
Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147160
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182133
Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148694
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339
Total Cost: $1507.92 without shipping. Feasibly you could go a couple of steps lower on the processor and possibly cut out the 1TB storage drive as well to save some money. This build is also assuming you are going to use your old DVD drive from your last computer since there is little benefit to buying a new one. It gives you as much power as I could muster on $1500, but some other people around here like Quiz may have some better ideas.
Currently Playing: ESO and FFXIV
Have played: You name it
If you mention rose tinted glasses, you better be referring to Mitch Hedberg.
Your missing an OS and an optical drive, which will add another $120. You also listed a K cpu but no cpu cooler. They Could use the stock cooler, but in that case why even get a K series cpu.
They also could pirate an OS, which might kinda make sense on a very very limited budget but not on a $1500 budget. It also makes no sense to put a $550 processor and then a low end gpu like a 760!!?? And going with a 2011 socket is just overall bad advice for a gaming PC.
No offense but over half of the $1500 you listed is badly spent, not to mention its an incomplete build at best.
That's why I mentioned that you may want to go a few steps lower on the processor and is assuming you use the DVD drive out of your old computer (Also if you end up going with a lower end processor, obviously the socket changes as well). At least read the post before you reply my friend. It was mostly to see how much performance I could get out of $1500. I never include an OS purchase with any build I do because unless the person asks for it, I assume they have a copy available to them. All it takes is a quick call to Microsoft to get it reactivated on a new machine, I do it quite frequently
An alternative is a good combo deal here if my choices rustled your jimmies so much, here is what I had in mind for the cheaper option
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1730188
I do have a question for you though, why do you consider the 2011 a bad choice for a gaming PC? Everything I have read on hardware websites indicate it's the top of the line for enthusiast gaming and server usage.
Currently Playing: ESO and FFXIV
Have played: You name it
If you mention rose tinted glasses, you better be referring to Mitch Hedberg.
The only time I would really consider a Socket 2011 build would be if you are looking at 3/4-way SLI/CF.
The main advantage Socket 2011 brings for gaming is better PCI lane support, which helps when your trying to cram multiple GPUs in there (but won't do anything for you if your just running one or two). It also has quad-channel memory, but that doesn't really help gaming that much, and the CPUs available aren't really "faster", they just have higher core counts, which again, doesn't really help gaming that much.
And if your looking at Tri/Quad GPUs, you aren't looking for mid-stream cards - otherwise you'd just get one faster card and not have to deal with the hassles of cramming 3-4 cards in a case. Your probably looking for the fastest you can get, and your budget for the GPUs alone would be at or over $1,500.
The "Extreme" Socket 2011 CPUs are a niche market within a niche market - for those that either really want to push the envelope ~and~ are willing to pay to do so, or those that don't know where to spend their money and assume "expensive = faster", which isn't necessarily true.
There is also the fact that the X79 chipset is long in the tooth, and due to be replaced by the X99 chipset "any day now" to presumably coincide with Haswell-E release, which will bring faster SATA options, more USB3 support (and possibly updated USB 3.1 and Thunderbolt), and very likely DDR4 RAM support.
Originally posted by laokoko
"if you want to be a game designer, you should sell your house and fund your game. Since if you won't even fund your own game, no one will".
How u know if someone talk about somthing he has no clue about.
When they start talking about a 1200w power suply's and 1800+mhz ddr3.
Or when they talk about a "mini" motherboard :P (whats that ITX or MATX ?)
And whats does "straming" have to do with the cpu ?
And why a 1tb caviar black ? rather have a 4tb its faster...
I use a GX 750 and have a r9 290x and a i7 4970k so why would he need a 1200 watt ?
Even have 2 liang DCC waterpumps some leds and a whole lota fans (even on my ram :P )
And my second r9 290x goes in when my waterblock comes in.. 1200watt.... pfftt
Ah well there goes my tip to.
Intel Core i5-4690K
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X
the cheapest R9 290 (no X u dont need it)
GX 750 Coolermaster PSU
2x8GB Crulial Balistic Tracer DDRF 1600 (its got OMFG leds on it LEDS things that lights up and move )
H100i coooler
Samsing 128gb ssd
OR a nice M.2 ssd, that fits nicely on the motherboard itself no cables needed, looks like this on my mobo.
(Its the blue thing in between the PCIe slots)
2 or 4 tb hd brand dont matter
And for a starter s Corsair Crabide Air 540
Somthing like this :P
Hmz wrong picture. but yeah that DOES need a 1200 watt (it has a 1500)
2x6 core Xeon and 4 x GTX 570 :P
No this was the picture i wanted to show
Corsair 540 air
Nice cheap case. verry good cooling, not verry big, nice window.
And they make the LEDZ of your memory look good. and the one on the h100i :P
And it has a nice space in the top for that corsair h100i
You're putting money in the wrong places. Paying a fortune for a 6-core CPU is the wrong way to go on a $1500 budget. The box looks awfully thin, so it probably doesn't include a CPU cooler--and you didn't buy one separately. Even if you do want Ivy Bridge-E, it has four memory controllers, so only getting two memory modules leaves two memory channels completely vacant--thereby forfeiting one of the main advantages of getting such an expensive CPU.
That's money that is better spent elsewhere: a faster video card, a higher quality power supply, and probably a nicer case.
And as jdnewell said, you're also completely missing an OS.
The problem is that spending an extra $400 on the CPU+motherboard as compared to getting a more typical Core i5-4670K with an LGA 1150 motherboard means that you have to cut back in a bunch of other places in order to fit a $1500 budget. Sure, if you've got a $3000 budget and money to burn, maybe you get that CPU. But not on a $1500 budget.
And even if you do want more than four CPU cores, Haswell-E is just around the corner.
Be warned that Cooler Master's GX power supplies are junk--and a danger to your system. If you've got the budget for some other very nice parts, you've got the budget for a decent quality power supply.
Maybe I should have phrased it a bit different.
The 2011 socket is not a smart choice for someone on a $1500 budget. A $3000 budget maybe, and then only if you plan on a multi GPU enthusiast level PC. Which is for a very small market, and even a smaller market for people doing a DIY gaming PC.