AskMeAnything Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Core: CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k (Might OC, not sure) $230 Mobo: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe $210 RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 $47 GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 $560 Boot Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB $170 Store Drive: WD Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 6.0Gb/s $200 PSU: OCZ ZX 1000W $200 Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper $150 Other: CPU Cooling: Corsair H100 $120 Speakers: Logitech Z623 $132 OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit $100 Monitor: ASUS VW246H 24" (1920x1080) $200 Mouse: Logitech G500 $59 Keyboard: Das Model S Professional Silent $150 DVD: Lite-On DVD Burner $18 Final Cost: $2,557.19 (Yes, I realize that it's not exactly the same as the prices of the components, this is due to combos and bundles and whatnot) What do you guys think? Is it a bit overkill for gaming? Are there ways to decrease price without sacrificing too much in the way of your performance? Any constructive input would be appreciate Quote
Administrators Nathan Posted February 20, 2012 Administrators Posted February 20, 2012 Looks like a good build to me. 1 question though, I'm assuming by the price of your boot drive it's a SSD? I have yet to get one of these, supposed to make a lot of difference in speed though. Quote
W00t Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 If you don't own a keyboard/mouse/monitor, this looks about right. If you're already used to a certain keyboard/mouse/monitor combo, it can be awkward to change though. Quote
Talk Tech News Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 It looks good to me. It is never too much for gaming! Quote
LewatN Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 you should be able to play almost all games with no problems with this pc Quote
godarm Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 You got a pretty good specifications up there. You will be able to run all the latest games at 60 frames per second, even at ultra settings. Don't forget to check out Battlefield 3 and Crysis 2- My favourite games. Quote
Mikerub Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 That's a solid build. I recently just built my very first PC for about $900 and it's butt kickin! I can throw any game at it, max it out, and run as smooth as butter. I got a killer deal on the motherboard from a friend brand new out of the box ($50) I feel like I wasted so much money buying computers from Dell when I was younger after seeing the performance I can get out of this new build. Here are my specs; Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz Memory:8192MB RAM Hard Drive: 1 TB Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.110622-1503) Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V ProG3 S1155 Computer Case: Antec Nine-Hundred-Two PSU: Corsair GS700 Quote
CHiLL Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 That spec looks good, and should be able to play anything on the market at the moment. My computer is about the same, but has an i7-2600K and GTX 580. I would however consider a smaller PSU. 1000W is excessive for that system, and adds extra cost. I have a 750W, and even that is overkill for mine. Anything 750W or over is generally used for dual graphics cards. If you're not using dual, then I'd recommend saving yourself some cash and dropping to 600-750W. Quote
kreso93 Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 That spec will serve you for at least three or four years, even more. The specs and software requirements change every few months, and cheap specs get too "old" in no time. It's better to invest more when you're buying a PC so it'll last longer. Quote
BlackHatClass Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 TBH, that's a bit expensive, and assembled PC's don't act so good in the long run. If you can pump up your budget a bit, get an Alienware. Quote
CHiLL Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 TBH, that's a bit expensive, and assembled PC's don't act so good in the long run. If you can pump up your budget a bit, get an Alienware. I'd never recommend getting an Alienware computer because I just can't justify the price. A self-built computer of the same spec would save you at least a couple of hundred. Alienware are like Apple, you're paying for the brand. Quote
Thrill Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Very nice, might aswell stick more RAM in there as developers nowadays seem to think everyone has 16GB of RAM. My work PC as of now, is using 2GB and it's done absolutely nothing. Quote
DarkGizmo Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 I'd never recommend getting an Alienware computer because I just can't justify the price. A self-built computer of the same spec would save you at least a couple of hundred. Alienware are like Apple, you're paying for the brand. Not true, with Apple you're paying for the OS itself, the sense of security and knowing the OS will run smoothly with the proper hardware. Yes you can hackintosh for a lot cheaper but it's harder to get the right combo of specs that'll run OSX. Quote
CHiLL Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 Not true, with Apple you're paying for the OS itself, the sense of security and knowing the OS will run smoothly with the proper hardware. Yes you can hackintosh for a lot cheaper but it's harder to get the right combo of specs that'll run OSX. When Lion came out, it was £40 for those with Snow Leopard. You're paying mostly for the design and social aspect. They're 'cool'. 'Cool' things are always more expensive. Quote
BlackHatClass Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 I'd never recommend getting an Alienware computer because I just can't justify the price. A self-built computer of the same spec would save you at least a couple of hundred. Alienware are like Apple, you're paying for the brand. Yup. Thoise with an Apple or an Alienware are the "Elite" ones lol.. JK.. But hey, as they say, you get what you pay for. I've been using my Mac for 2 years now, and no PC can beat it's performance and eye-candy factor. Quote
CHiLL Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Yup. Thoise with an Apple or an Alienware are the "Elite" ones lol.. JK.. But hey, as they say, you get what you pay for. I've been using my Mac for 2 years now, and no PC can beat it's performance and eye-candy factor. Well I built my gaming computer last year for ~£1200, and it blows anything that Apple or Alienware can offer for that price out of the water in terms of performance. Granted, it isn't off the shelf, but what I'm saying is just because they're 'cool' and expensive, doesn't mean it is the best. (Although that's subjective anyway, as 'best' is a personal opinion) Quote
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