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MMORPG's Guide to Building a New Gaming Rig a Hardware Reviews at MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited April 2016 in News & Features Discussion

imageMMORPG's Guide to Building a New Gaming Rig a Hardware Reviews at MMORPG.com

Finding that right combination that is still budget-conscious but pushes for every extra frame can be tough, but I've spelled out an awesome build that balances both power and cost for something that will handle any top quality game or MMO you could toss at it while still ensuring that you won't need to worry about upgrading for a number of years.

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  • sopukusopuku Member UncommonPosts: 55
    i have just created pc a lot like this. just added i7-6700k, cooler master n300 case and few other different manufactures or parts.. gtx 970 i really nice.. all games ultra setting
  • Hashcow101Hashcow101 Member UncommonPosts: 105
    Garbage

    "May Your Head Explode And Blood Swell From The Wound"
    - Hashcow

  • MyrdynnMyrdynn Member RarePosts: 2,483
    I havent built a new system in 5 yrs now, but don't you still need a hard drive? or have SSD's completely replaced them?
  • OhhPaigeyOhhPaigey Member RarePosts: 1,517
    edited April 2016
    $1100 doesn't sound bad. Except it's almost $1500 in CAD.

    RIP. Interesting though, I don't play enough (or any) games currently to want to build a new PC atm.
    When all is said and done, more is always said than done.
  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,992
    I'd go for DDR4-3000 instead of 2400 if the price difference is only 10$.
     
  • Rich84Rich84 Member UncommonPosts: 55
    CPU Cooler?
  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722

    Hashcow101 said:

    Garbage



    Why?... please almighty tech lord, share your wisdom with us lowly peasants.




  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,509
    edited April 2016
    While there's nothing catastrophically horrible there, we can do a lot better.

    Probably most egregious is $25 for an optical drive.  They're easy to find for $20, and here's one for $14:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135305

    $339 is an awful lot to pay for a GeForce GTX 970.  Here's one for $290:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500362

    You can also get effectively the same memory for $57 rather than $67:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231826

    You're paying a hefty premium on both the CPU and motherboard for the option to overclock, and then going with the stock cooler so you can't.

    While Corsair's CX series power supplies aren't terrible, they're not very good, either.  We can do a lot better for nearly the same price:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207030

    A big SSD is good, but a big SSD for $50 cheaper is better:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226792
  • MoiraeMoirae Member RarePosts: 3,318
    The i5 is average at best. Time to get an i7. As for the rest, not a bad rig. It's not the greatest though. It's about equal to what I have now. Its been a tough year. If I can, I'm going to upgrade when possible. It's been a couple years at least, and I had to buy a new video card recently when the old one started getting bsods. I now i have a geforce 970.
  • meonthissitemeonthissite Member UncommonPosts: 917
    There's a simpler way of playing better MMOs, simply play those on console, that eliminates any need to update hardware constantly, offers better protection from constant ads from gold sellers, and instantly removes any negative influences from the community through two sets of codes of conduct and enforcement teams. Also, console players have better control over the content that's released because companies lose big time money when they release junk as is often the issue on the PC. These are the reasons I left the pc mmo scene entirely
    ;)
  • dryadloverdryadlover Member UncommonPosts: 3
    For the cpu go with i7 6700k, then again a i5 6600k could be enough. As for the gpu a gtx 970? Come on...There is no point in buying a 3.5gb vram video card today when you can get a 8gb vram gpu with more advanced tech specs for a cheaper price, so yeah one should go for radeon r9 390. If you are a nvidia fanboy then do yourself a favor and get a 980 so you could at least get the promised 4gb of vram; if you got the cash to spare get a 980 ti which is a very good gpu, this i cannot deny.
  • OyjordOyjord Member UncommonPosts: 571
    I can install the HD, RAM, GPU and PSU, but I've never actaually put a mobo into a case and mounted a proc on it. I've always been too afraid of screwing up any fans and thermal pasting, heh. Someday I should look into learning. Can't be too hard, right?
  • jazneojazneo Member UncommonPosts: 52
    edited April 2016
    i order that graphic card today. guess you guys saw the price got lower this weekend on newegg
  • loulakiloulaki Member UncommonPosts: 944
    For graphic cards I'll wait the replacement of gtx 750ti, ATM my build has the gtx 560ti and I can enjoy BDO with high graphics, and any game I tried, it handles it pretty well, except the Division..

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  • NomadMorlockNomadMorlock Member UncommonPosts: 815
    edited April 2016
    Solid build for the price. I went with the I7-6700k myself for video editing and 32G DDR4-2800 but 2 of the same SSD and same Motherboard and GTX 970.

    I do however reccomend a different brand card because of how it's designed. Amazingly cool and pulls all heat out of your case. Unbelievable temps if you run SLI.

    https://www.asus.com/us/Graphics-Cards/TURBOGTX970OC4GD5/

    GTX 970 ASUS Turbo. Never seen a card run this cool and quiet. Temp testing review below. http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/asus_gtx970_turbo_sli/1
    The Differently Geared 
  • KonfessKonfess Member RarePosts: 1,667

    OhhPaigey said:

    $1100 doesn't sound bad. Except it's almost $1500 in CAD.



    RIP.

    Interesting though, I don't play enough (or any) games currently to want to build a new PC atm.



    For those on a budget or wanting more Bang for the buck.

    Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor $190
    EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card $209
    Asus H170M-PLUS/CSM Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $90
    Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory $30
    Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $65
    Corsair CX 500W $54
    LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer $20
    Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case $50

    Total: $690 (<$700) <= $900 CAD<br />
    This IMO is the sweet spot of Price and Performance. I have prefered brands also based on performance. reliability, and cost. I recommend sticking with Intel, EVGA, Asus, Crucial, Corsair, & LG. This is bare bones, it is not a show horse chosen for looks. These are modern technology, not second or third generation. Consider this a starting point. If you have money to burn, or you are going to spread the purchase out over 3-4 month. Then bump the Motherboard up to a Z170 to handle Overclocking (OC) at a latter time. If you can manage leave the GPU (Video card) until Black Friday and get a GTX 970 (>$300).

    Again this is not the fastest build, it is a get the job done build.

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    As if it could exist, without being payed for.
    F2P means you get what you paid for. Pay nothing, get nothing.
    Even telemarketers wouldn't think that.
    It costs money to play.  Therefore P2W.

  • EvarduneEvardune Member UncommonPosts: 25
    edited April 2016
    The GTX 970 i a bad pick in my opinion. Nvidia will stop producing driver updates after pascal releases and it only got 3.5 GB of VRAM at normal speed ( The other 0.5 is MUCH MUCH slower so when it is accessed  the speed of the other 3.5 GB slows down to that speed too). I would personally go with the r9 390 or 390x. Much more futureproof. Oh, and it got 8 GB VRAM making it one of the only cards able to play shadow of mordor at Max setting.
  • codetechninjacodetechninja Member UncommonPosts: 9
    edited April 2016
    this is my pc build base on my person preference and how much i could spend. CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£134.99 @ Amazon UK) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.99 @ Novatech) Motherboard: MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£74.99 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£55.92 @ More Computers) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£33.39 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Novatech) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card (£259.98 @ Ebuyer) Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.79 @ Amazon UK) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Total: £684.03
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  • carotidcarotid Member UncommonPosts: 425

    Hashcow101 said:

    Garbage



    Garbage? Which part?
  • RedMachine72RedMachine72 Member UncommonPosts: 154
    Not a bad set up, would go with an I7 and higher ram myself. As for the HD, Mushkin Reactor 1TB for $209 instead of the 500GB for $150, double the capacity for only $60 more..............yes please.
  • hallucigenocidehallucigenocide Member RarePosts: 1,015
    interesting.. i've been saving some cash now since my pc is starting to show it's age and this is pretty much as much as i have saved up so far xD. though i dont know crap about computers i just use them. i had been looking at what's available to buy and i was under the impression that i had to go for atleast 2k $

    I had fun once, it was terrible.

  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,509
    SedrynTyros said:
    Quizzical said:
    While there's nothing catastrophically horrible there, we can do a lot better.

    Probably most egregious is $25 for an optical drive.  They're easy to find for $20, and here's one for $14:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135305

    $339 is an awful lot to pay for a GeForce GTX 970.  Here's one for $290:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500362

    You can also get effectively the same memory for $57 rather than $67:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231826

    You're paying a hefty premium on both the CPU and motherboard for the option to overclock, and then going with the stock cooler so you can't.

    While Corsair's CX series power supplies aren't terrible, they're not very good, either.  We can do a lot better for nearly the same price:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207030

    A big SSD is good, but a big SSD for $50 cheaper is better:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226792
    But as you well know, price isn't the only consideration.  I'd put the Samsung drive suggested in this article against the Mushkin one you linked any day.
    Well of course you can get better hardware on a larger budget.  But if you can free up $100 from the budget by getting equivalent parts for better, that $100 could be used for a real upgrade wherever you like.

    SSD choices are all about price, capacity, and reliability.  For consumer use, performance differences outside of synthetic benchmarks are a rounding error.  The Samsung drive does offer 7% more usable capacity by having less of the NAND as reserve, but it costs 50% more.  Reliability is by far the hardest thing to gauge.
  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,509

    dryadlover said:
    For the cpu go with i7 6700k, then again a i5 6600k could be enough. As for the gpu a gtx 970? Come on...There is no point in buying a 3.5gb vram video card today when you can get a 8gb vram gpu with more advanced tech specs for a cheaper price, so yeah one should go for radeon r9 390. If you are a nvidia fanboy then do yourself a favor and get a 980 so you could at least get the promised 4gb of vram; if you got the cash to spare get a 980 ti which is a very good gpu, this i cannot deny.
    3.5 GB is still a lot.  At the same price, I'd agree with getting a Radeon R9 390 over a GeForce GTX 970.  And you can have a 390 for the same price as the GTX 970 that the article picked.  But not the one I picked.  And if the GTX 970 is $40 cheaper than an R9 390, getting the GTX 970 is an easy call.  The R9 390 is perhaps a little better on net, but it's not $40 worth of better.
  • Leon1eLeon1e Member UncommonPosts: 791

    Moirae said:

    The i5 is average at best. Time to get an i7. As for the rest, not a bad rig. It's not the greatest though. It's about equal to what I have now. Its been a tough year. If I can, I'm going to upgrade when possible. It's been a couple years at least, and I had to buy a new video card recently when the old one started getting bsods. I now i have a geforce 970.



    Eh...i5 is basically i7 without hyper threading ...
  • Boot_legBoot_leg Member UncommonPosts: 28
    Great read for the non hardware savvy gamer.  I agree with every part minus a few brand choices.  The EVO pro and an i5 is the way to go imo.  I am just an amd fan when it comes to your g card.   I upgraded back during christmas to almost this exact setup.  It overclocked to 4.2ghz no prob. on stock cooler.  Great setup, could not agree more.
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