[DarkRift]

I did this one really fast, and I have been out of the loop of PC building for a few years.

PLEASE correct this build if its way off / bad etc. I did my best based on my current knowledge about what is the latest and greatest.




ALSO!

I know it has no CD/DVD/Blue ray drive, and other various parts. I am just targeting the core components.

EDIT 2

Also i know there are faster HDD's, Solid state drives.... So if your going to post other builds, please say if this is just a "General Build" an "OMG ROCK YOUR SOCKS OFF BUILD" "BUDGET BUILD" etc.

I would say my build is pretty general?


EDIT 3

use www.newegg.com for builds to keep things looking nice!

EDIT 4

OMG I FORGOT A VIDEO CARD. >.> oops.

This post has been edited by DarkRift: 19 March 2010 - 01:05 PM

[Velhart]

Usually going for more expensive with highest ratings is the way to go.

I would put an extra 50 bucks in and get a 1.5TB HDD, they a very worth it if you plan on making this a gaming PC. I have one in mine and already put about 800gb of games in there.

[Dyire]

Harddrive seems unnecessarily low capacity. Might want to kick it up to 6gb of ram if you want to do Windows X64, which I highly suggest with a powerful new build. Seems like your average upper range gamer build at any rate.

Might want to read thisfor some nice pointers for graphic cards

Ill flesh out this post when i get home, unless others do it for me

[Shanvhere]

I wouldn't do Intel imo, I would go AMD I believe that AMD is more for gaming.

[DarkRift]

I have never been a fan of AMD / Radeon stuff. Intel / Nvidia ftw. Sorry I went with a low HDD capacity because I have a bunch of externals, and I dont really have a need for a crazy amount of storage.

Anyways. Thanks for input so far, I look forward to seeing builds from people.

EDIT:

Also if i buy a new computer I would do a 64 bit windows 7 OS.

This post has been edited by DarkRift: 19 March 2010 - 01:51 PM

[Chi-chan]

DarkRift, on 19 March 2010 - 01:50 PM, said:

I have never been a fan of AMD / Radeon stuff. Intel / Nvidia ftw. Sorry I went with a low HDD capacity because I have a bunch of externals, and I dont really have a need for a crazy amount of storage.

Anyways. Thanks for input so far, I look forward to seeing builds from people.

EDIT:

Also if i buy a new computer I would do a 64 bit windows 7 OS.

• First- I'll note that the i7 with that board will need triple channel memory.
  
  
• Second- Nvidia isn't doing so hot lately. Or well, they are if you consider the driver release that burned up everyone's cards... But I digress
  
  The 5850 from radeon outperforms the GTX285 and is also about 30-40bucks cheaper. If you want to spend more- then the 5870 is an option (I recommend vapor-x 5870). The 5850 can also be overclocked to the 5870's standard clocks.
  
  
• HDD: For seek times the Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB is cheap and faster than the caviar black. I see that they dont' have any f3s so a the two platter Caviar black would be best for an HDD.
  
  
• PSU: Is fine
  
  
• Memory: Memory needs to be triple channel.
  
  
• CPU Cooler: Cooler is overpriced for performance. The Hyper 212+ is cheaper and outperforms it. Stick on another 120mm fan with enough static pressure and it'll really perform.
  
  
• Motherboard: By all means, if the x58 SLI is the board you want- get it. I am running on a P55 FTW from EVGA. I, however, recommend the Gigabyte X58A-UD3R. It has the same PCI-E speeds at $210.

Edit: Got a budget? I'd be easier.

This post has been edited by Chi-chan: 19 March 2010 - 02:53 PM

[Velhart]

DarkRift, on 19 March 2010 - 01:50 PM, said:

I have never been a fan of AMD / Radeon stuff. Intel / Nvidia ftw. Sorry I went with a low HDD capacity because I have a bunch of externals, and I dont really have a need for a crazy amount of storage.

Anyways. Thanks for input so far, I look forward to seeing builds from people.

EDIT:

Also if i buy a new computer I would do a 64 bit windows 7 OS.

For the price the 1.5TB HDD's are, I would highly recommend it. It feels very good to know that I have all that space to use, but it is your call on there, no difference.

I'll show you what I have on mine. It is not the "best" on the market, but it is pretty good for someone who spent 1.2k on the parts.

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Power Supply: Corsair 750 watt
RAM: 6gb DDR3
HDD: 1.5tb
Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition (Quad Core)
Video Card: GeForce GTX 260 896MB

Like I said, it is not the best on the market, but this has served me very very well. Running any game at it's highest settings and no slow downs is a big win in my book.

This post has been edited by Velhart: 19 March 2010 - 03:02 PM

[DarkRift]

Chi-chan, on 19 March 2010 - 02:44 PM, said:

• First- I'll note that the i7 with that board will need triple channel memory.
  
  
• Second- Nvidia isn't doing so hot lately. Or well, they are if you consider the driver release that burned up everyone's cards... But I digress
  
  The 5850 from radeon outperforms the GTX285 and is also about 30-40bucks cheaper. If you want to spend more- then the 5870 is an option (I recommend vapor-x 5870). The 5850 can also be overclocked to the 5870's standard clocks.
  
  
• HDD: For seek times the Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB is cheap and faster than the caviar black. I see that they dont' have any f3s so a the two platter Caviar black would be best for an HDD.
  
  
• PSU: Is fine
  
  
• Memory: Memory needs to be triple channel.
  
  
• CPU Cooler: Cooler is overpriced for performance. The Hyper 212+ is cheaper and outperforms it. Stick on another 120mm fan with enough static pressure and it'll really perform.
  
  
• Motherboard: By all means, if the x58 SLI is the board you want- get it. I am running on a P55 FTW from EVGA. I, however, recommend the Gigabyte X58A-UD3R. It has the same PCI-E speeds at $210.

Edit: Got a budget? I'd be easier.

Would you call this a budget system? Are you saying "got a budget" because it would be easier if I could spend more? I would like to keep it as close to 1000$ as possible, but I could swing what you quoted no problem.

How about solid state drives? baller? or not so baller?

ALSO

thanks for the build clarified some things for me. I guess I would consider radeon after what you said.

This post has been edited by DarkRift: 19 March 2010 - 03:15 PM

[Chi-chan]

Of what I listed some components are budget- but really any i7 system isn't going to be a budget system. More expensive motherboard, memory, and chip will see to that.

[DarkRift]

Chi-chan, on 19 March 2010 - 03:33 PM, said:

Of what I listed some components are budget- but really any i7 system isn't going to be a budget system. More expensive motherboard, memory, and chip will see to that.

what are your thoughts on a solid state drive?

[Chi-chan]

Makes a great boot drive. Expensive though.

Read some reviews to find out if it is worth it to you.

It is, in my opinion, not worth it quite yet. Maybe give it a year or two. I would not put one in a build <1500$ simply because there are better things to upgrade, such as the GPU. Instead of spending another 200$ on a solid state drive, you'll still need a regular HDD for storage, you could upgrade the GPU from a 5870 to a 5970 or nvidia's fermi (if its worth it when it comes out) and get better performance in games.

I recommend you visit a forum dedicated to PCs. Overclock.net is one that I frequent.

Edit: This is what I picked up for my girlfriend. This is quite recent, 1 month ago, and some of the components were what I suggested earlier. Not shown is the spinpoint f3 and her older PSU.

This post has been edited by Chi-chan: 19 March 2010 - 06:05 PM

[Corrderio]

I wish the inside of my computer looked like that.

[GreyfinOfSeraph]

Intel Pentium II running at a OC speed at 222 MHz is what i run.
64 MB of ram
8 GB HD (so much space, i never use it all)
150 Watt PSU
1 120 mm fan for ultra cooling
and to top it off, a ultra hot PCI GFX card with another 8 MB of video memory.
Can run any game at max settings*!





*Games run at max settings limited to those published 1990 and before.

[spira]

lol i think even stopping at 2000 games would work for that piece of junk.
8GB.. that was huge shit back in the day.

btw.. awesome thread for computer mumbo jumbo...

I'm personally going for laptops tho, since I need mobility (travel to study, etc)
how does this look up against FFXIV?

Processors
Intel® Core™ i7-820QM Processor, 1.73GHz with turbo up to 3.06GHz
Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Processor, 1.6GHz with turbo up to 2.8GHz

Chipset
Mobile Intel® PM55 Chipset

Operating System
Windows® 7 Ultimate
Windows® 7 Home Premium

Memory
2 x DDR3 SODIMM 1066MHz, expansion up to 4GB SDRAM

Display
NVIDIA 3D Vision 15.6-inch HD (1366 x 768) LED-backlit display (120Hz)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M with 1GB DDR3 VRAM

Hard Drive
2.5” SATA 250/320/500GB (5400 rpm)
2.5” SATA 320/500GB (7200 rpm)
Dual HDD Support

Optical Drive
DVD Super-Multi/Blu-ray Combo

Video Camera
Built-in 2M pixel camera

Dimensions and Weight 375mm x 265mm x 34.3~40.6mm, 3.3kg with 6-cell battery and single HDD

[MrReinhardt]

There's a cpu cooler that scythe makes which is a lot less costly through newegg. It does the job, but it is fucking huge. Some of the coolermaster cases aren't too bad either.

[Hideki]

http://www.newegg.co...2-239-_-Product Lian Li Case
http://www.newegg.co...1-302-_-Product Radeon 5850
http://www.newegg.co...1-404-_-Product ASUS P7P55D motherboard
http://www.newegg.co...1-279-_-Product 8 gigs of G. skill dual channel RAM
http://www.newegg.co...9-006-_-Product Corsair 750 watt power supply
http://www.newegg.co...5-215-_-Product core i5-750

Just built it a few weeks ago, can't wait to see how well XIV runs!

I went for the i5 over the i7 in the end because I read several places that there wasn't a big difference for gaming, and the reason the i7 is so nice is for the hyper-threading.

I'm no expert though, so if someone more knowledgable wants to comment on i5 vs i7 I'd be interested in hearing your opinion .

[Chipmungus]

I'd go AMD/ATI personally, as the opposition just can't match the price:performance ratio. i7 is nice if you're encoding alot or playing poor console ports (e.g GTA4) which rely on the extra threads due to lazy optimization.

Nvidia are being trampled at the moment; the GTX200 is no longer being produced, and any cards found out in the wild are horrendously overpriced.
The DX11 compatible-GTX470/480 are supposed to arrive sometime next month, but early performance figures suggest the 480 has a 10% lead over ATi's Radeon 5870 - not too impressive given that the 5870 will be 7 months old by the time the 480 ships. As it's Nvidia, the card will undoubtedly be more expensive, too.

Hoping to run it maxed:

Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.2ghz
8gb DDR3 Geil 1600mhz 8-8-8-28
Radeon 5870 Vapor-X @ 1000/1300
WD 500gb 7200rpm Hdd
Coolermaster HAF922
LG 32" 7000 series TV; 1920x1080

Anyway, probably best to wait until the beta is actually up for download~

[renzuko]

im not sure if i want to scrap my computer for parts for a new computer, or just work to upgrade it to be good for 14, starcraft 2, and diablo 3...once i figure out how to get my specc's, i'll post again lol

[Corrderio]

I need to get the money for a new computer it seems.

[renzuko]

amd athlon 64 processor 3500+
2.21 GHz, 1.00gb of ram
nvidia geforce 8600 gts
nvidia nforce networking controller
200gb hd
500gb external hd

i think those are my computer's stats...i know i need moar ram, but yeh, should i just, scrap it for parts for a new computer, or scrap it for parts for my parents computer?

or upgrade stuff

This post has been edited by renzuko: 20 March 2010 - 09:13 PM