Building my first gaming rig

[Porn Shop Clerk]

this one is only 1400$ and its pretty much unnecessary: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229290

[Ruff]

I think the current trend is

i7

some sort of mobo that can support crossfire/SLi with large memory capacity and fast bus speeds

12gb+ ram

nvidia gtx 5-- or AMD Radeon HD68-- or higher

psu 800W+

128gb+ ssd(not required)

bacon

for a high end gaming rig that should last about 2-3 years. 2-3 years is how frequently the consoles were coming out until 2005 and they've been at the same level for quite some time. Granted this will cost you quite the bit, but in 3 years, you'll only have to update your gfx card since i7s don't bottleneck anything. it shoudl run you around 1200ish if you already have a monitor/case/mouse/dildo/keyboard

This is exactly what you're looking for, but, I wouldn't say that you really need 12gb of RAM. 8gb should be/is fine, and will be for a couple of years, just make sure you have the expansion slots to upgrade if the need ever arises.

SSDs are more expensive than a normal hard drive, by a lot. But, it's well worth the investment. For less than you can buy a 128gb SSD, you might could purchase a high-speed, gaming 1tb HDD.

I would also suggest trying to find a case form factor that is designed for a liquid cooling system, and get a liquid cooling system installed. It'll be a bit more than just your average fans, but, it'll keep your system running cool enough to run the most rigorous of applications.

I would also suggest including a blu-ray player if you have enough left over money. It wouldn't be much more expensive, and it would really increase the longevity of your system by applying a more modern format of disk storage/playback.

EDIT: Or, you could just go to a website like CyberPower and customize a system they have to your liking, and definitely pay less money for it.

[Darth Biscuit]

oh yah the barebones was discontinued and i assumed it had a 300w psu in it. i also assumed it was like 150$

its more like 400, which brings the system total, without video card, for that system you built to close to 1500$

the pc i linked is 1 grand even with a very nice video card in it

so damn dude you have like a 2200$ pc you built yourself with only 1tb more hd and an OP vc to show for the extra 1200$

Yeah, without the monitor then, it was about $1400 for the parts and $850 for the card... so around $2250.

I didn't look at the specs on that one for $1000 that you posted... but it's not too far off. This VC I have is pretty specialized. Can't do this 3D stuff on a normal VC. How much RAM is in that one? I'll go back and look... I'm happy with what we paid for it... you can't get anywhere near this kind of system from Dell or any of the big boys for less than $5000.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

nah, if you're working with autocad or something of that ilk then you require the quadro

[Darth Biscuit]

Yeah, there's some differences there... mine's got 16GB of RAM, a bigger HD (two in fact) and Windows Pro... So it's not too far off price wise. Much cheaper than one similar from Dell...

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Processor

AMD FX-Series FX-8150 3.6GHz

Processor Main Features

64 bit Eight-Core Processor

Cache Per Processor

8MB L2 Cache

Memory

16GB

Hard Drive

2TB

Optical Drive 1

Blu-Ray Player & DVDRW Combo Drive

Graphics

Nvidia Geforce GTX 570 1.2GB PCI Express Graphics

Audio

Sound card - Integrated

Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet

Power Supply

800W

Keyboard

Xtreme Gear USB Keyboard

Mouse

Xtreme Gear USB Mouse

Operating System

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

Special Features

Corsair Carbide 400R Gaming Case

Motherboard

Chipset

AMD 970

CPU

CPU Type

AMD FX-Series

CPU Speed

FX-8150(3.6GHz)

L2 Cache Per CPU

8MB

L3 Cache Per CPU

8MB

CPU Socket Type

AM3+

CPU Main Features

64 bit Eight-Core Processor

Graphics

GPU/VPU Type

Nvidia Geforce GTX 570 1.2GB

Memory

Memory Capacity

16GB DDR3

Memory Speed

DDR3 1333

Memory Spec

4GB x 4

Memory Slot (Total)

4

Memory Slot (Available)

0

Hard Drive

HDD Capacity

2TB

HDD Interface

SATA III

HDD RPM

7200rpm

Optical Drive

Optical Drive Type

BD Combo

Optical Drive Spec

Blu-Ray Player & DVDRW Combo Drive

Audio

Audio Chipset

Integrated

Audio Channels

7.1 Ch Audio

Communications

LAN Chipset

Integrated

LAN Speed

10/100/1000Mbps

Front Panel Ports

Front USB

2

Back Panel Ports

PS/2

1

Rear USB

8 x USB 2.0 (rear)

2 x USB 3.0 (rear)

RJ45

1 port

Expansion

PCI Slots (Available/Total)

2 x PCI-e 16x

3 x PCI-e 1x

2 x PCI

1400$ you cannot build that machine for that cheap

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Yeah, there's some differences there... mine's got 16GB of RAM, a bigger HD (two in fact) and Windows Pro... So it's not too far off price wise. Much cheaper than one similar from Dell...

i would never purchase or recommend the purchase of dell, hp, compaq.

asus, gateway, hell i'd buy an emachine over a dell

[Porn Shop Clerk]

oh that gtx 570 is a 350$ card too

[Darth Biscuit]

i would never purchase or recommend the purchase of dell, hp, compaq.

asus, gateway, hell i'd buy an emachine over a dell

Yeah we were buying Dell's but have completely gotten away from them... far too expensive for what you're getting.

[Inimicus]

About $1800.00 got me this just about a month ago

Cooler Master Storm Scout Mid Tower ATX Gaming Case, Black, No Power Supply

PWS: 600W OCZ ModXStream Pro Power Supply, Modular Cables, 80+ Certified, SLI Certified, Active PFC

Processor:Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor: 3.3GHz, 6MB L3 Cache, On-Chip Graphics,Socket 1155

Motherboard:Intel BOXDZ68DB Motherboard, ATX, Socket 1155, USB 3.0, Sata 6Gb/s, eSATA, RAID, HDMI, Firewire

Memory: 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Memory via 2 x 4GB Modules

OS SSD: Crucial C300 Series 64GB Solid State Drive, SATA 6 Gbps, 2.5"

Games SSD: Crucial C300 Series 64GB Solid State Drive, SATA 6 Gbps, 2.5"

Hard Drive: Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black 1TB SATA/6G Hard Drive, 3.5"

Optical Burner Drive: Samsung 22X SATA Dual Layer DVDRW Drive with Lightscribe and Burning Software, OEM, Black

Video Card: nVidia GeForce GTX560 1GB PCI-E Video Card, SLI ready

Monitor x2:Asus VE247H 24" LED Widescreen Flat Panel LCD, HDMI & Speakers, Black

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition DVD, 64-bit, OEM

Picked up the parts and did the assembly myself. Bought it from a local company - Intrex - if your in the Triad or Triangle they have about 10 stores.

[Mvp2014]

i have a xbox.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Yeah we were buying Dell's but have completely gotten away from them... far too expensive for what you're getting.

all you're getting is a headache, so...yeah

[Porn Shop Clerk]

About $1800.00 got me this just about a month ago

Cooler Master Storm Scout Mid Tower ATX Gaming Case, Black, No Power Supply

PWS: 600W OCZ ModXStream Pro Power Supply, Modular Cables, 80+ Certified, SLI Certified, Active PFC

Processor:Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor: 3.3GHz, 6MB L3 Cache, On-Chip Graphics,Socket 1155

Motherboard:Intel BOXDZ68DB Motherboard, ATX, Socket 1155, USB 3.0, Sata 6Gb/s, eSATA, RAID, HDMI, Firewire

Memory: 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Memory via 2 x 4GB Modules

OS SSD: Crucial C300 Series 64GB Solid State Drive, SATA 6 Gbps, 2.5"

Games SSD: Crucial C300 Series 64GB Solid State Drive, SATA 6 Gbps, 2.5"

Hard Drive: Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black 1TB SATA/6G Hard Drive, 3.5"

Optical Burner Drive: Samsung 22X SATA Dual Layer DVDRW Drive with Lightscribe and Burning Software, OEM, Black

Video Card: nVidia GeForce GTX560 1GB PCI-E Video Card, SLI ready

Monitor x2:Asus VE247H 24" LED Widescreen Flat Panel LCD, HDMI & Speakers, Black

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition DVD, 64-bit, OEM

Picked up the parts and did the assembly myself. Bought it from a local company - Intrex - if your in the Triad or Triangle they have about 10 stores.

dude you got ripped off

[Wanderlai]

dude you got ripped off

Yeah that's way to high. Next time buy from newegg.