Guest Toby5 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Im really new to Gaming Computers. Right now (as some of you may know) I have a Dell Inspirion 520 with a Intel Core 2 duo processor and 2 gigs of ram. I bought it in 2007 for a Family PC. I'm looking to buy a gaming PC though. Not a Alienware on XPS but I want to build my own like most of you on here. I know very little on this so I was wondering if some of you could make some suggestions. I was thinking of going with the i5-2500k because I heard good things. As for the mobo or anything els like that idk what to buy. I have a budget of about $1300 USD, and this is to build a new computer not add to excisting one. Any help would be nice. And also i'm happy to be a new recruit in the clan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.Maj.SKI=US= Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Everyone has their own preferences, but I believe I would recommend you read the following thread: http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/barracks/showthread.php?16647-Comp-build-help. Sgt.Pollvx recommended a setup for the Major General, so I think it might met your needs. You can upgrade some components since you are willing to spend a little more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SudzMcDuff Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I would suggest building/getting someone to build you one. Those computers you can buy at best buy or other big box stores usually have mediocre hardware inside and overcharge you for it. The only problem with picking parts out individually is that you need to make sure everything is compatible. For this you can check the forums on the online stores you use. I use NCIX.com and they have great info on their forums and reviews. To give you an example of what you can get for a $1300 price tag, in June i built the following gaming/work rig for $1200 CANADIAN FUNDS! Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition Case OCZ Z-Series 1000W 24pin ATX Power Supply Corsair A70 Heatsink Intel Core i7 2600k Sandy Bridge CPU ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 Dual Channel Ram Western Digital 1TB Sata 6GBps Caviar Blue Hard Drive As you can see the only think i haven't purchased yet is a video card. I would consider this a very solid build and I do not plan to upgrade for quite some time (other than maybe some more ram down the road). You can expect prices to have fallen a bit since then, and also you can purchase a smaller power supply and different case to bring the cost down so you can add in a video card. If you give me an idea of what you're looking for, I could give you some recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toby5 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I could really use some help really quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toby5 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 P33-3008 ::Patriot PSF8GXPUSB Supersonic Xpress Flash Drive - 8GB, USB 3.0 (0.4 lbs) In Stock Details $18.99 A179-1996 ::Acer G185HAb 19" Class Widescreen 1366x768 LCD Monitor - 720p, 1366x768, 16:9, 60Hz, 5ms, 1000:1 Native, 50000:1 Dynamic, VGA(11 lbs) In Stock Details Original Price: Instant Savings: Price: $129.99 - $50.00 $79.99 M17-2354 ::Microsoft S9J-00001 Comfort Mouse 3000 - USB, 3 Customizable Buttons, BlueTrack Technology(1.8 lbs) In Stock Details Original Price: Instant Savings: Price: $24.99 - $10.00 $14.99 M17-1730 ::Microsoft JWD-00046 Wired Keyboard 200 - USB, Black(2.45 lbs) In Stock Details Original Price: Instant Savings: Price: $13.99 - $4.00 $9.99 Z700-0430 ::Zotac ZT-40602-10L GeForce GT 430 Graphics Card - 1GB, 128-bit, DirectX 11, PCIe(0.75 lbs) In Stock Details Original Price: Instant Savings: Price: $69.99 - $10.00 $59.99 $30.00 Mail-in Rebate T13-1107 ::Coolmax RM-750B 750-Watt Power Supply - SATA-Ready, PCI-E Ready, 120mm Fan, Active PFC(4.8 lbs) In Stock Details $74.99 $10.00 Mail-in Rebate C13-5702 ::Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB PC12800 DDR3 RAM - 1600MHz, 2x4096MB, Non-ECC, Unbuffered(0.3 lbs) In Stock Details Original Price: Instant Savings: Price: $109.99 - $60.00 $49.99 $10.00 Mail-in Rebate TSD-1000AS5 ::Seagate ST31000524AS Barracuda Hard Drive - 1TB, SATA 6Gbps, 7200 RPM, 32MB(1.15 lbs) In Stock Details $54.99 C13-2572 ::Corsair CAFA50 A50 Air Series Performance CPU Cooler - 120mm, LGA 775, LGA 1366, LGA 1156, AM2, AM3 (1.25 lbs) In Stock Details $24.99 M452-6206 ::MSI P67A-C43 B3 Intel P67 Motherboard - ATX, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Intel P67 Express, DDR3 2133MHz (O.C.), SATA 6.0 Gb/s, Gigabit LAN, 1 x PCI-Express x16, USB 3.0(1.55 lbs) In Stock Details $119.99 $20.00 Mail-in Rebate I69-2600K ::Intel Core i7-2600K BX80623I72600K Unlocked Processor - Quad Core, 8MB L3 Cache, 1MB L2 Cache, 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz Max Turbo), Socket H2 (LGA1155), 95W, Fan, Retail(0.8 lbs) In Stock Details $314.99 C283-1223 ::Cooler Master HAF 922M ATX Black Mid-Tower Case - 5 External 5.25" Drive Bays, 5 Internal 3.5" Drive Bays, 2 200mm Fans, 1 120mm Fan(24 lbs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.