How good of a computer can I get?
So, my dad has allowed me to spend $1500 on buying a gaming computer; however, I am not quite sure which parts I should buy.
So I have come to Basilmarket's computer-techy-wiz people for help
(I've already decided that I want a 21"+ monitor with 1920 x 1080 resolution or higher, [url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=59354&vpn=VTX3-25SAT3-120G&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology&promoid=1114]maaaybe an SSD like this[/url], [url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=62047&vpn=WD20EARX&manufacture=Western%20Digital%20WD&promoid=1114]and this extra hard drive[/url], and as good as a graphic card as I can get on my budget. Also, I'm probably only going to shop at [url=http://ncix.com/]NCIX[/url] or another computer store within the Vancouver BC area because I don't want to pay for shipping, and that I want to be able to overclock it)
I need to know things such as uhhmmm...which processor I should buy and uhmm the differences between an 8 core processor and a 6 core processor, and what makes either one of them better in any way. I'm leaning toward [url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64404&vpn=FD8150FRGUBOX&manufacture=AMD&promoid=1114]this, simply because my friend said that having more cores in your processor is better[/url]
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[quote=LordPsych]I'm sorry, but umm...[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=67605&vpn=R7970-2PMD3GD5&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar&promoid=1114]my dad just decided that this computer is going to being shared, and my brother insists on buying this video card[/url], and also wants to buy an i7 2600k or 3930k with 6 cores or something like that and a water cooling system if we had enough, and my dad is letting us spend $2000 before tax, and we decided that we don't need an HDD for storage anymore, and can stick with our SSD
Umm...sorry to cause you so much trouble, but would there be anything in terms of parts that you would change now? ._.
I won't be doing much other than gaming, nothing that I think would require a lot of power (just Facebook and MSN and stuff), and I Don't need a mouse, keyboard, or speakers, becuase we already have our own that we like ^_^[/quote]
More cores does not make your computer faster.
And that graphics card imo is god awful, well the whole 79xx line for AMD is a disaster imo cause of nVidia. I'd only buy their 78xx or 77xx line.
[quote=qwan456]BTW, with a $2000 budget, you may be able to build two good computers.[/quote]
This. With $2000, two computers featuring an i5 (or AMD Phenom II/Bulldozer, whatever you like) and a GTX560Ti seems doable (monitors included... maybe?) if you just skip the SSD.
ill let @qwan456 finish off here, because he/she knows more than i do and helped me make mine.
Since your computer is being shared, what about your brother? If the usage for both you and your brother are the same, then getting the i5-2500k/3570k would be good. The main difference between the i5 and i7 is Hyperthreading, and since you don't benefit from it in games, the gaming performance of the two are virtually identical.
What games you both wish to play exactly? I've seen a few people on this site wanted to get the best performing computer and yet they only play MS. BTW, with a $2000 budget, you may be able to build two good computers.
[quote=ultimangex]Having more cores is better, although the AMD's bulldozer isn't that great for gaming.
The more cores the better if you need the cores, although "gaming" doesn't need a lot of cores.
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=70541&promoid=1114]i5 3570k[/url] much superior for gaming over AMD's bulldozer.
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64385&vpn=RR-212E-20PK-R2&manufacture=COOLERMASTER]Hyper 212 EVO[/url] good for 4.0ghz - 4.5ghz
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=70263&vpn=GA-Z77X-UD3H&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1360]Z77 Mobo[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=58573&vpn=012-P3-1571-KR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1114]GTX 570[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57953&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G%2ESkill&promoid=1069]2x4GB G.SKill Ripjaws[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=58382&vpn=CMPSU-750TXV2&manufacture=Corsair]Corsair 750w[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=59354&vpn=VTX3-25SAT3-120G&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology&promoid=1114]SSD you picked[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=62047&vpn=WD20EARX&manufacture=Western%20Digital%20WD&promoid=1114]HDD you picked (i suggest moving from Caviar green to Caviar Black, UNLESS you are using it for storage only.)[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=45271&promoid=1114]Windows 7 64 bit[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57310&vpn=VE247H&manufacture=ASUS]23.6" monitor[/url]
$1,280 before tax atm.
Case is up to you, with the CD slot(?)
Optional: [url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=7842]$50 assembly / testing for PC[/url]
(this is only my suggestion based off my limited knowledge)[/quote]
I'm sorry, but umm...[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=67605&vpn=R7970-2PMD3GD5&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar&promoid=1114]my dad just decided that this computer is going to being shared, and my brother insists on buying this video card[/url], and also wants to buy an i7 2600k or 3930k with 6 cores or something like that and a water cooling system if we had enough, and my dad is letting us spend $2000 before tax, and we decided that we don't need an HDD for storage anymore, and can stick with our SSD
Umm...sorry to cause you so much trouble, but would there be anything in terms of parts that you would change now? ._.
[quote=qwan456]What games you wish to play? What will you be doing outside of gaming?
Need a mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc?[/quote]
I won't be doing much other than gaming, nothing that I think would require a lot of power (just Facebook and MSN and stuff), and I Don't need a mouse, keyboard, or speakers, becuase we already have our own that we like ^_^
What games you wish to play? What will you be doing outside of gaming?
Need a mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc?
Having more cores is better, although the AMD's bulldozer isn't that great for gaming.
The more cores the better if you need the cores, although "gaming" doesn't need a lot of cores.
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=70541&promoid=1114]i5 3570k[/url] much superior for gaming over AMD's bulldozer.
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64385&vpn=RR-212E-20PK-R2&manufacture=COOLERMASTER]Hyper 212 EVO[/url] good for 4.0ghz - 4.5ghz
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=70263&vpn=GA-Z77X-UD3H&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1360]Z77 Mobo[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=58573&vpn=012-P3-1571-KR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1114]GTX 570[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57953&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G%2ESkill&promoid=1069]2x4GB G.SKill Ripjaws[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=58382&vpn=CMPSU-750TXV2&manufacture=Corsair]Corsair 750w[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=59354&vpn=VTX3-25SAT3-120G&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology&promoid=1114]SSD you picked[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=62047&vpn=WD20EARX&manufacture=Western%20Digital%20WD&promoid=1114]HDD you picked (i suggest moving from Caviar green to Caviar Black, UNLESS you are using it for storage only.)[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=45271&promoid=1114]Windows 7 64 bit[/url]
[url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57310&vpn=VE247H&manufacture=ASUS]23.6" monitor[/url]
$1,280 before tax atm.
Case is up to you, with the CD slot(?)
Optional: [url=http://ncix.com/products/?sku=7842]$50 assembly / testing for PC[/url]
(this is only my suggestion based off my limited knowledge)