Please help me build a computer

[Wacker]

Hey folks!


I've decided to build me a new pc, I've heard it's much better than buying a pre-built one.

I'm very fustrated because people have been recommending different builds everytime I ask! How do I know which one is the best? I really want the best out of my money


I'm terrible at pc's. Really bad.

So could you guys please give me a hand?


I'm buying this pc for gaming purposes, so I want it to be a really good gaming pc.
My budget is around 1300$. I've got a monitor , mouse, keyboard already, I don't need any of that. Just a good pc.


Further information, I play games such as Battlefield 3, Dead Island, Team fortress 2, Left 4 Dead 2.


I prefer windows 7.


Thanks in advice! Hopefully you can help me!

[camerongray]

For a gaming PC I would recommend something along the lines of this:

• Intel Core i5 4670k
• A motherboard with a Z87 chipset from Gigabyte or ASUS
• 8gb RAM
• NVIDIA 660ti Graphics card (Can increase if your budget allows)
• 650w PSU from a quality brand (I'd recommend Corsair)
• However much hard drive space as you need
• SSD as big as you want (Samsung 840 Pros are a great option)
• A decent quality case, whatever you like really
• A high end air cooler like a Noctua NH-D14 or some form of all-in-one liquid cooler if you prefer that
• The rest is up to you, for example your choice of OS, optical drives .etc

That should make a great gaming machine!  If you intend on editing very complex video you may want to consider the Intel Core i7 4770k but the i5 is great for gaming.

[Wacker]

How does this sound?

*CORSAIR 8GB DDR3 VENGEANCE LP PC3-17000 2133MHZ CL11 (2X4GB) BLUE
*GA-Z87X-UD5H
*ASUS GTX660 TI-DC2-2GD5
*CORSAIR TX 650W M MODULAR PSU ATX12V 2.31 / EPS12V
*SEAGATE SV35 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA/600
*Samsung 840 Pro 128GB
*Coolermaster HAF 912
*Noctua NH-D14

Is this good? Is it a complete computer or does it need more?

[camerongray]

That looks brilliant, should be a great machine!

[Wacker]

I'm adding this
*NOCTUA NH-D14 S-1155/1156/1366/AM3
*Dvd drive

[Wacker]

1 431$ in total



Could I please have some opinions on this build?




Thanks Camerongray

[kyle_engineer]

Looks good to me. I'm on my phone, so I can't cross-check everything for you, but it sounds good. And I could be blind, but are you missing you CPU? Or does that come with the mobo?

[camerongray]

Oh yeah, you didn't add the CPU to your final list - I suggested the Intel Core i5 4670k

[Calum]

One tweak I would make - 2133MHz memory is pretty expensive, and also quite pointless as RAM speed has little impact on overall system performance.  Also, you'll need to do a fair bit of tweaking to get it working at that speed - either that, or accept their XMP profile or equivalent which may not be optimal for the rest of your system.  I'd go with some decent 1600 or 1333MHz RAM, and something other than Corsair Vengeance.  Kingston HyperX is good and is what I use in most of the systems I build if possible.

[Wacker]

Ouch, adding that CPU kinda crushed my budget. I'm over by 410$.

Help me tweak it a bit please more please.


*Kingston 8GB (2x4096MB) CL9 1600MHz HyperX Blu
*GA-Z87X-UD5H
*ASUS GTX660 TI-DC2-2GD5
*CORSAIR TX 650W M MODULAR PSU ATX12V 2.31 / EPS12V
*SEAGATE SV35 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA/600
*Samsung 840 Pro 128GB
*Coolermaster HAF 912
*Noctua NH-D14
*Intel Core i5 4670k

Total: 1 687

[patio]

These days especially it makes sense to select your RAM from the MBoard mfr's QVL list...
This means that actual RAM was tested on the MBoard in their Labs and found to be suitable...

[Calum]

The only reason I recommended the Kingston over Vengeance is due to personal experience.  I've built and configured literally hundreds of systems with each and had precisely 0 failures with the Kingston.

[Wacker]

Sorry for bumping this thread. But I got offered another computer for a good price, could you compare the two computers for me?


Computer 1.
Samsung SSD Pro Basic 840-Series 128GB
1TB Seagate SV35 NAS 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s   
Kingston 8GB (2x4096MB) CL9 1600MHz HyperX Blu
Intel Core i5 4670K 3.4 GHz (Haswell)
ASUS GeForce GTX 660Ti 2048MB DirectCUII
Corsair TX 650W V2 80+ Bronze
Scythe Samurai ZZ
Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ATX




Computer 2.
AMD fx4100 processor @ 3,6GHZ
16gb DDR3 ram @ 1600MHz (corsair)
Asus HD 6950 graphicscard @ gb minne
Gigabyte , sli/crossfire
2000gb 7200rpm
Samsung 840 pro 128gb ssd
HAF 912 Case
Corsair GS 600w nätagg
Corsair H100 watercooler
Windows 7

[Calum]

The first is better.  Smaller HDD, better brand of RAM although only half the amount, much better CPU, better PSU, and better graphics card.

[brian724080]

I agree with Calum, the first one is better. Although there isn't as much RAM, the CPU and GPU is way better.