New Gaming PC Rig.

[StrategicCommand]

So is there anyone out there that can help me spec out and build a new gaming PC?  I have 700.00 to throw at it and store credit to pay you for your time if you build it.  Please let me know through PM or my email. michaeljsalzman@gmail.com

[Benjamin]

Looks at my installation made last night of Command & Conquer, which is now freeware... I presume you'd like to run something made since 1995?... Actually, I just walked into a good question. What would you like to play, what are your expectations?

[Ed]

well you don't have to pay me but
www.ibuypower.com
its an ok site if you want a prebuild gaming pc and get a warranty so someone will fix it for you. Unlike building your own where you'd have to fix it.

[StrategicCommand]

thanks guys... I got a lot of help from a bunch of folks yesterday. So now its down to finding the right parts and buying them... I think I am going with something like this....

Core i5 2500K LGA 1155 Boxed Processor
Caviar Green 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive WDBAAY0010HNC
Vengeance Series 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Memory Modules)
GV-R685OC-1GD AMD Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCIe 2.1 x16 Video Card
ModXStream Pro 700W Modular ATX Power Supply
V4 Black Edition VM30001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case
22X DVD±RW Burner with Dual Layer Support - OEM

[Loranus]

Looking good so far what you plan for using as a Motherboard?

[Neito]

Vengeance Series 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Memory Modules)

Honestly, you don't really need eight gigs of RAM. I have six, on a laptop with integrated graphics, and I barely use more than half of it. Unless you're getting a spectacular deal on it, I'd drop down to four.

Also, price out some solid state drives for your OS. Keep the Caviar Green, and try to get a smallish SSD for your OS and your most commonly used games. This 64 gig Samsung one is pretty highly rated on Newegg and comes in at 109 dollars (a bit more than some of the others, admittedly), and it will really help you boost how fast your computer runs and especially boots. I've heard of people booting to a usable desktop in seconds with an SSD.

[StrategicCommand]

gettign a great deal on the 8 gigs of ram. and Yes i will be using a two Hard disk system with a smallish SSD HD for the OS  and a 1 T HD for the rest.

[Chris]

For consumer SSDs I would only ever buy intel.  They are the only brand with both high performance and rock solid reliability.  I been using SSDs for personal use since the Intel x-25M G1 and would not use anything besides Intel, I was an initial adopter of a sandforce drive and got burned bad.

I would also wait to purchase hard drives, until later this year when the market has recovered from the flooding in Thailand.

[mshaw]

I am not quite sure you would be able to get the ultimate gaming rig with that budget but if you are fine by getting just the core units and just make do with what you have originally, you can relatively pull it off.

Though if you can buy some more time, you are better of waiting for the release of the ivy bridge processors that are to take advantage of the idea of having a powerful but energy efficient machine.

[StrategicCommand]

Well budget has been increased to 1100.00

[wtfpeople]

You should consider having a mother board with pci express 3.0

Even if you get a moderate level 2.0 card it will still work and you can later get a 3.0 card. Do not go to crazy with RAM. Asus makes great boards. Also, if you want me to build you a pc I can do it I studied IT and have built multiple computer rigs. I would be happy to build you something which I can do easily on a Saturday and bring it on an agreed upon day.

My name is Mike.

I am at the store every Wednesday for Pathfinder, most Thursdays, every Friday to learn Magic, almost every Saturday - unless I am building someone a computer -, and Sundays.

Let me know and I would be glad to help. Do not worry about giving me store credit or any sort of payment. I would enjoy helping out the community when it is reasonable possible. And in this case it is.

[StrategicCommand]

WOO HOO...

Well placed my pc order today!!! here is the low down!

1 x ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

1 x Logitech S-220 17 Watts 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System - OEM

1 x Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

1 x XFX Gift - Dirt3 Game Coupon

1 x OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

1 x Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

1 x COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x 230mm front RED LED, 1x 140mm rear, 1x 230mm top, and 1x 230mm side

1 x CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9

1 x XFX Gift - DEUS EX Game Coupon

1 x Nippon Labs Black 15 ft. USB cable A/Male to A/Female extension USB cable Model USB-15-MF-BK

1 x XFX Double D HD-695X-CDFC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

1 x Microsoft 52A-00004 XBox 360 Common Controller Winxp USB Port

1 x Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

1 x ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard


Already have a copy of windows and monitor, keyboard and Mouse. Woo hoo let the gaming commence!

[King of the Elves]

pretty nice, where did you order from, new egg?