ADIRTYWINDOW Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 That's good to hear. Is this your first gaming PC? If it was, welcome to the glorious master PC race! Yeah, it is my first gaming PC. I had the free Portal game for the longest time and finally decided to sell most of my console stuff to buy pc parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ADIRTYWINDOW Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) Oh! That's how they get you. So, now that I have my rig set up I spent all my money. So, no games for a while :'( edit: I also want to thank all you guys for the tips in this thread in setting up my pc. Portal runs smoothly now. Edited March 29, 2011 by ADIRTYWINDOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 I think this is the right thread. I've been looking for a while now at some parts and stuff to build a new PC, this time from scratch, some dudes helped me make a list of components back in the old forum, but I never got around to actually buying those parts. So I decided to post here, looking for some help, this will be the first time I build something like this, so I hope I won't be too annoying with my questions and stuff for those who want to help. Anyway, I went over the previous list of components I had and decided to scrap some, so now the only ones I think I'll keep are these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145328' http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102872 Or the equivalent Nvidia card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225 And that's it, so I'm looking for comments on what I have there and recommendations for the rest of it. If it helps, I plan to use it for gaming, using stuff like the UDK, Unity and other similar things, stuff like Bryce and DAZ3D and possibly some audio/video editing. Also, I'll probably be using 2 monitors. So yeah, hope you guys can help me with this, and sorry if this is asking too much dudes! Oh yeah, one last comment, budget isn't really a concern, and also, I won't be buying them from newegg since they don't ship to where I live but I still use that site to see reviews and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 I'd maybe buy more than 1 stick of RAM Parts look good. I'd recommend a Sandy Bridge board and accompanying chip now the fixed ones are shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 So, I'm looking at this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W With one of these (not sure which one though ) : ASUS P8P67 DELUXE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Or, even though I don't know about MSI: MSI P67A-G45 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kovach_ Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) I've got the ASUS P8P67 PRO and i can only tell you good things about it But any one of those 3 are good, so pick whichever Edited April 3, 2011 by Kovach_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 as for the processor; I suggest the i5 2500K vs the 2600K. the 2600 has 2 MB more cache and Hyper Threading. If that is worth the extra $100 and you have the money to toss around, go ahead. Otherwise the 2500K should be sufficient, imo. ASUS is a good brand for motherboard, the deluxe shouldn't be a problem there. The thing I like the most about the Maximus, oddly, is the debug leds, but I don't think its worth the added cost. I think every motherboard should include those, imo. The MSI boards have been getting good reviews as well, so I don't think you are going to go wrong either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I've got the ASUS P8P67 PRO and i can only tell you good things about it But any one of those 3 are good, so pick whichever as for the processor; I suggest the i5 2500K vs the 2600K. the 2600 has 2 MB more cache and Hyper Threading. If that is worth the extra $100 and you have the money to toss around, go ahead. Otherwise the 2500K should be sufficient, imo. ASUS is a good brand for motherboard, the deluxe shouldn't be a problem there. The thing I like the most about the Maximus, oddly, is the debug leds, but I don't think its worth the added cost. I think every motherboard should include those, imo. The MSI boards have been getting good reviews as well, so I don't think you are going to go wrong either way. I think I'll go with the ASUS MAXIMUS IV, seems to offer some nice things, it's expensive, but IMO, it's worth it. Also, yeah, thought about going for the i5 2500K, but decided that the 2600K was better, even with the $100 extra. One thing kinda bothers me though, I've read that the stock heat sink/fan doesn't work properly, so I'll probably have to look for something else in that field. So, the list so far: Cooler Master HAF X CORSAIR XMS 4GB 240-Pin (2 maybe 3 of these. ) SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100281VX-2SR Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 (Thinking of using 2 in CrossFireX what do you guys think?) Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 Thinking about keeping my HDD for awhile, though I may buy this: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" And maybe, just maybe, an SSD, though that's probably not going to happen. So, what should I look for as far as PSU power goes? Also, I'll probably go with the ASUS VH236H 23" for my monitor, since the one I have is just 17" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enervation Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Anyone got recommendations for a motherboard, CPU, and GPU? I'm looking for reliability and capability to withstand extreme amounts of heat over anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 @Metal: You'll need 2 sticks of RAM, the motherboard / ram is dual channel... as in two sticks. also; sandy bridge supports 6 gb/s sata, so why not go for a hard drive that will make use of that? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148727 @Enervation: ASUS or MSI P67 sandy bridge, core i5 2500K with third party cooler, gpu depends on your budget / price range. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 @Metal: You'll need 2 sticks of RAM, the motherboard / ram is dual channel... as in two sticks. also; sandy bridge supports 6 gb/s sata, so why not go for a hard drive that will make use of that? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148727 Woah!... So... That means I need 2, or, will 4 work? Also, thanks for that recommendation! \m/ \m/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 You use ram in pairs, so 2/4/6/8 etc. Maybe someone can illuminate the issue but I don't even know why RAM is sold in single sticks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enervation Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 @Enervation: ASUS or MSI P67 sandy bridge, core i5 2500K with third party cooler, gpu depends on your budget / price range. I've actually got quite a bit of money to throw down, even more so now that I have a job. Just went to paid orientation today, eff yea. Is the ASUS/MSI P67 a motherboard? I'm, uh... not up to date with the recent hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 yea, P67 is a type of Sandy Bridge motherboard. and if you got some money, I'd say go all out on a gtx 590 / 580, or a 6990 if you are into team red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enervation Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Isn't the Sandy Bridge motherboard the one with the whole "locked content" thing on it? Not so sure about buying it if thats the case... I'm too accustomed to full functionality straight out of the box and I don't want to end up burning through one of those and not getting my full money's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 locked content? The only thing "locked" about SB that I'm aware of is the option to overclock, with the exception of the K series processors (the i5 2500K and the i7 2600K) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Updated list Cooler Master HAF X CORSAIR XMS 4GB 240-Pin 4 of these SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100281VX-2SR Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 2 in CrossFire X Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 Seagate SV35 Series ST31000526SV 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner (Probably won't be able to keep the one my current PC is using so I thought of adding this. ) Missing the PSU, still not sure what to look for, 1000W enough for that? And possibly, if I have enough left: OCZ RevoDrive OCZSSDPX-1RVD0120 PCI-E x4 120GB PCI Express MLC Internal Solid State Drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kovach_ Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 You can find a bunch of PSU calculators online, check them out for the PSU, tho i'm pretty sure you won't be needing a 1000W one Also, you don't really need 16gb of RAM, kind of an overkill imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 16GB of RAM... Metal, I heard that for most people, 6-8 GB is enough but if you want to go for 16 GB, knock yourself out. You will be multitasking like a boss. 1000W... sure, go ahead and power two computers. If I were you, I would cut down on those two so I can spend the money elsewhere, like the SSD. But yeah, can we trade lives now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Yeah I'd consider 16GB of RAM overkill for even myself. 12GB at the absolute tops. Even that's still killer. I'd say 8GB's if you've got the cash. Then maybe upgrade in the future, but for now on a gaming PC I'd say 6GB. But yeah, sweet rig. please don't ever post 3Dmark scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 You can find a bunch of PSU calculators online, check them out for the PSU, tho i'm pretty sure you won't be needing a 1000W one Also, you don't really need 16gb of RAM, kind of an overkill imho. This one: http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp Says 605W. This one doesn't have the LGA 1155 in it's database, so I don't know how accurate it is but it says 770W recommended http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html ... Which one is more trustworthy/accurate? 16GB of RAM... Metal, I heard that for most people, 6-8 GB is enough but if you want to go for 16 GB, knock yourself out. You will be multitasking like a boss. 1000W... sure, go ahead and power two computers. If I were you, I would cut down on those two so I can spend the money elsewhere, like the SSD. But yeah, can we trade lives now? Yeah I'd consider 16GB of RAM overkill for even myself. 12GB at the absolute tops. Even that's still killer. I'd say 8GB's if you've got the cash. Then maybe upgrade in the future, but for now on a gaming PC I'd say 6GB. But yeah, sweet rig. please don't ever post 3Dmark scores. Well then, I guess I'll stay with 8GB and then go from there. Though I may go crazy and buy the other 2 sticks, back to 16GB It usually happens that way... But I'll look first into buying the SSD, that should keep me from going overkill and buying more RAM than what I need. Also, suggestions on CPU fans/heat sinks? I keep reading reviews that say the stock one on the i7 2600k is useless even at the stock 3.4GHz Thanks for all the help! \m/ \m/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I've only ever bought a Artic Cooler 7, so I'm not much use. Was a good fan though. Don't know if they're classed as any good these days though. If you're spending the cash you could only go liquid cooled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kovach_ Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) I got my i5 2500 on a stock fan, works just fine. Go with stock one imgo, and if you feel the need for a better one later, it's easy to replace. Edited April 7, 2011 by Kovach_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 They make V8s compatible with Sandy Bridge now, or the Hyper 212. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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