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Building a new computer
MalusSciurus:
Hey everyone! So I sorta need help with building a new gaming computer. I want to future proof it by still being able to play games within a 4-5 year lifespan period from now at max to medium settings. Also my budget is pretty generous but I'd rather not shell out more than $3500 if possible. So here goes....
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K $569.99CPU Fan: Not sure which one to get....
Mobo: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 $319.99RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) X 2 $299.98 ($149.99 each)GFX Cards: EVGA 04G-P4-3685-KR GeForce GTX 680 FTW X 2 in SLI $1,159.98 ($579.99 each)SSDs: SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM 2.5" 256GB X 2 striped $779.98 ($389.99 each) may get the 128GBs X 4 for awesomeness but maybe too expensive
HHDs: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s X 2 $179.98 ($89.99 each) I'll probably swap this out for something else but not sure with what
PSU: XFX ProSeries P1-1000-BELX 1000W ATX12V V2.2 $228.99 again not sure about this one but I do like the modular cables
BluRay Player: ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM $49.99Case: Not sure what to get... Any recomendations?
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium (OEM) $99.99
So far it ends up being... $3,688.87
Well... looks like I went over budget... Can you guys help me out on pruning some unneeded stuff?
vuzedome:
Lose one of the 680 and you'll do fine, SLI is silly and I bet many of the regulars here will tell you so too.
After that go grab one of the silly high end sound cards from ASUS or Creative and you're budget will fit just right.
Saras:
--- Quote from: MalusSciurus on August 12, 2012, 08:40:45 AM ---Hey everyone! So I sorta need help with building a new gaming computer. I want to future proof it by still being able to play games within a 4-5 year lifespan period from now at max to medium settings. Also my budget is pretty generous but I'd rather not shell out more than $3500 if possible. So here goes....
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K $569.99CPU Fan: Not sure which one to get....
Mobo: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 $319.99RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) X 2 $299.98 ($149.99 each)GFX Cards: EVGA 04G-P4-3685-KR GeForce GTX 680 FTW X 2 in SLI $1,159.98 ($579.99 each)SSDs: SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM 2.5" 256GB X 2 striped $779.98 ($389.99 each) may get the 128GBs X 4 for awesomeness but maybe too expensive
HHDs: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s X 2 $179.98 ($89.99 each) I'll probably swap this out for something else but not sure with what
PSU: XFX ProSeries P1-1000-BELX 1000W ATX12V V2.2 $228.99 again not sure about this one but I do like the modular cables
BluRay Player: ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM $49.99Case: Not sure what to get... Any recomendations?
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium (OEM) $99.99
So far it ends up being... $3,688.87
Well... looks like I went over budget... Can you guys help me out on pruning some unneeded stuff?
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There is absolutely no point in stripping SSDs. Just get a simple 256gig one. Hardware striped SSDs do not support trim and neither will you feel any difference from them.
There is absolutely no point in getting a 1000W PSU either.
If you want to future proof the system. Get a GTX 670 now and then get a GTX 970 in three years time from the money you have left over.
Sorry, but what you suggested is basically a means to waste money left and right, the cost/performance ratio is abysmal.
kureshii:
--- Quote from: MalusSciurus on August 12, 2012, 08:40:45 AM ---Hey everyone! So I sorta need help with building a new gaming computer. I want to future proof it by still being able to play games within a 4-5 year lifespan period from now at max to medium settings. Also my budget is pretty generous but I'd rather not shell out more than $3500 if possible. So here goes....
(click to show/hide)CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K $569.99CPU Fan: Not sure which one to get....
Mobo: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 $319.99RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) X 2 $299.98 ($149.99 each)GFX Cards: EVGA 04G-P4-3685-KR GeForce GTX 680 FTW X 2 in SLI $1,159.98 ($579.99 each)SSDs: SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM 2.5" 256GB X 2 striped $779.98 ($389.99 each) may get the 128GBs X 4 for awesomeness but maybe too expensive
HHDs: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s X 2 $179.98 ($89.99 each) I'll probably swap this out for something else but not sure with what
PSU: XFX ProSeries P1-1000-BELX 1000W ATX12V V2.2 $228.99 again not sure about this one but I do like the modular cables
BluRay Player: ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM $49.99Case: Not sure what to get... Any recomendations?
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium (OEM) $99.99
So far it ends up being... $3,688.87
Well... looks like I went over budget... Can you guys help me out on pruning some unneeded stuff?
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It looks like you've either never really put a gaming rig together and used it for some period of time, or you're just trolling. Or maybe you just have a warped sense of future-proofing.
But I'll bite anyway. If I had 3.5k quid and wanted a reasonable gaming build to last 5 years and beyond, I wouldn't spend more than 2k on the initial rig. And I'd put 1.5k aside for future itches and required upgrades.
If you're actually serious about this request, forget everything you've heard about gaming builds. Go read some buyers' guides, get a sense of what a gaming build is really like, and not what a PC would look like if you bundled all the cool but stupid things you saw on Youtube into a PC case. Don't follow the guides to the letter; that one is written in 2011, before Ivy Bridge CPUs were released. Just get a sense for what kind of parts are used. Do you see recommendations for overpriced graphics cards in SLI? Or quad striped SSDs? Or hex-core CPUs for gaming?
Are your feet on the ground yet? Good. Now throw out that build and start over again. No point in us throwing out advice here while your head is still in the clouds.
Tephnos:
Don't buy two 680s. Just don't. And don't even buy a single 680, get the 670 instead. You get a 5% performance increase for a hundred more bucks by buying a 680, waste of money.
A 1000W PSU isn't needed either, you won't be close to using that much power.
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