Looking to build a new pc for gaming

nick_1992 · Feb 3, 2009

Well i have noticed my curent pc is getting out of date very fast now and it's on the verge of dying (locks up, artifacting, etc...). I am looking for some adivse to build a pc that will play most new game out there at a decent level of detail while beeing able to do at least 30 fps in the major cities in WOW with the graphX at max for that. I have about $1000-1400 to spend on it so any suggestions would help me a lot. Been a while since i last built a PC so i have no idea as to what are good mobo's atm.

Wartz · Feb 3, 2009

If you have a monitor and other accessories already that work for you, then build your system around a x58 board(someone can suggest manufacturer), Core i7 920 CPU, DDR3 memory and a GTX285/HD4870x2/GTX295 graphics card

the above would be massive overkill for WoW, but you want to spend $1400 so there you go.

frankie827 · Feb 3, 2009

if you want to go with i7
here is what i would go with for a mid-range price

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.66ghz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202
CPU Cooler:COOLER MASTER RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103057
Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131346
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145221
Graphics Card: EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130434
Power Supply:CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139009
Hard Drive:Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Shopping/Shopp...82E16822136218
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...pk=antec 900
Sound Card:ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829132006

or you can go ATI for the graphics card

Graphics Card:SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102801

Total(with GTX 260):$1,300.93 USD
Total(with 4870):$1260.93

i posted this for someone else that was doing a clean build

thought you may want to take a look at it

r9 · Feb 3, 2009

nick_1992 said:
Well i have noticed my curent pc is getting out of date very fast now and it's on the verge of dying (locks up, artifacting, etc...). I am looking for some adivse to build a pc that will play most new game out there at a decent level of detail while beeing able to do at least 30 fps in the major cities in WOW with the graphX at max for that. I have about $1000-1400 to spend on it so any suggestions would help me a lot. Been a while since i last built a PC so i have no idea as to what are good mobo's atm.

Get your self PII 940 and get the fastest VGA for the rest of the money or get some 4870 512 for 150$ PII 940 and have money for DX11 to come.
Why paying now for something 500$ when you can get same performance for 1/2 of the money 6 months down the road and it not needed at the moment.
I dont see any reason for future proofing when buying PC. Whats the point, first everyone knows that is not possible and second people that buy i7 are provable going the switch on the next best thing the second it come up. Some how I get the fealing that at this time hardware is way ahead of software.

OzzmanFloyd120 · Feb 3, 2009

Or save yourself some money and go for a 9850 or any C2D chip and save the rest of your money for a nice array of graphics cards.

With a $1400 budget the sky is really the limit for you.

Asylum · Feb 3, 2009

I have a nice E8400 for sale if you decide to go C2D route...Thats all you need for todays gaming...Check my sig for items for sale!!

nick_1992 · Feb 3, 2009

Thanks for the help so far guys and i had thought about waiting for new stuff to come out like 4 months ago and then even more new stuff came out so i am just gonan say screw ti and bight the bullet and upgrade once-and-for-all.

P.S. i'm in Canada so you'd have to go newegg.ca ( similar but a bit differetly priced)

JrRacinFan · Feb 3, 2009

I say a Q9400+P45/X38+HD4870+ Any quality brand 1kW PSU(ABS Tagan??). What monitor are you going to be running with?

Aceman.au · Feb 3, 2009

The 4870 1GB kills the GTX 260

inf3rno · Feb 3, 2009

If you are happy with your current monitor setup then frankie gave the right advice about Core i7 920. But the Motherboard i ll suggest you eVGA X58.

If you want to get the VGA giant GTX295 then equip yourself with Phenome II rig or Q9550.

CDdude55 · Feb 3, 2009

Get a Nice C2Q, a nice board to OC it and a good GPU. You'll be good gaming wise.

BarbaricSoul · Feb 3, 2009

My suggestions are-
CPU- e8400 about $170
motherboard- DFI BI P45 chipset board about $130
RAM- 4 gigs of G-Skill, Crucial, or OZC DDR2 800 about $60
graphics- EVGA GTX260 216 shader model about $260
PSU- Corsair 650 watt about $100
HD- western digital 320 gig 16 mb cache $55

Re-use your case and CD/DVD drives

$775 before shipping on newegg and it'll play any game you want on high settings

CDdude55 · Feb 3, 2009

I suggest a Quad core, may not be needed as of now, but for the games coming in the near future, they will be utilized. If you had to buy a CPU as of now, the more cores the better IMO.

nick_1992 · Feb 3, 2009

Well sure i am using this pc for WoW but seriously do you think thats all i am gonna play -_-
I am interested in some new games out ther ebut my current rig can't run em that great or at all because of the issues it has.

If i were to go AMD/ATI which ones would you suggest for a board, considering i'll prolly not get Crossfire. 4870 for sure but cpu and mobo wise?

CDdude55 · Feb 3, 2009

nick_1992 said:
Well sure i am using this pc for WoW but seriously do you think thats all i am gonna play -_-
I am interested in some new games out ther ebut my current rig can't run em that great or at all because of the issues it has.

If i were to go AMD/ATI which ones would you suggest for a board, considering i'll prolly not get Crossfire. 4870 for sure but cpu and mobo wise?

Asus P5Q Pro is cheap and has the P45 chipset. I see its more expensive in Canada.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299&Tpk=p5q pro

inf3rno · Feb 4, 2009

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136057
I ll recommend this one for your AMD/ATI rig.

nick_1992 · Feb 4, 2009

this is what i'm proabaly getting
https://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=9898212

JrRacinFan · Feb 4, 2009

nick_1992 said:
this is what i'm proabaly getting
https://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=9898212

Upon reading my previous post .....

Go 2x 4830's and let the price of the 4870X2 come down a bit at release of HD58's.

nick_1992 · Feb 5, 2009

i do however have a Xfi soubd card for a pci express 1x slot so i don't know how i would put that in. Any info on this subject about the sound card would be nice or ifthe on bored is good.

LittleLizard · Feb 5, 2009

wait a bit until am3 boards roll out, then get 790fx am3 mobo, a lot of ddr3 memory, two 4870 and be happy

nick_1992 · Feb 5, 2009

yeah i'd like to... but like i said in my first post my PC is dieing, like artifacting and other shit like that and yes i have cleaned it out and all that.

BarbaricSoul · Feb 5, 2009

nick_1992 said:
this is what i'm proabaly getting
https://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=9898212

a 600 watt PSU would be plenty for your system unless you plan on adding another 4870 in the future, in which case the 860 watt PSU is fine.

nick_1992 · Feb 6, 2009

Well when is AM3 expected to come out?

Processor	Intel i7 3820 @ 4.3 Ghz
Motherboard	Asus P9 x79 Pro
Cooling	Fans 6x 120mm, 1x 140mm, 2x 200mm
Memory	16GB corsair dominator platinum DDR3 1866
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 670 DCII TOP 2GB
Storage	240GB Intel 330 SSD, 640 GB WD, 2 TB WD, 3 TB Segate GoFlex Desk USB 3.0
Display(s)	Samsung 19inch widescreen
Case	Coolermaster HAF XM
Audio Device(s)	onbored
Power Supply	pc power and cooling 750watt
Software	Windows 7 SP1
Benchmark Scores	3D Mark 11 = P9951 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/4564568

System Name	Triton-XXXV
Processor	Phenom II x4 940 3.6ghz 1.42
Motherboard	Biostar TFORCE TA790GX A2+
Cooling	Sunbeam CR-CCTF
Memory	2 x 2048mb G.Skill PC-6400 @ 800mhz
Video Card(s)	Crossfire Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512mb
Storage	2x Seagate 500gb Sata 3.0gb/s + Seagate 750gb Sata 3.0gb/s
Display(s)	Asus 24" 2ms + Viewsonic 19" 3ms
Case	Thermaltake midtower
Audio Device(s)	X-fi XtremeGamer - Razer Barracuda 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic 650w
Software	Windows XP/7
Benchmark Scores	Vantage: P13017 3DMarks (Crossfire) 3DMark06: 15349 3DMarks (single GPU)

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Memory	4gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2
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Storage	2x 160gb Seagate Baraccudas + 1x 640gb Western Digital Caviar Green + 1x 1tb Samsung F1
Display(s)	Sceptre 20.1" 1080P Widescreen
Case	NZXT Zero
Audio Device(s)	Creative Soundblaster Audigy SE+Creative Fatal1ty Headset/Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround
Power Supply	Silverstone Zeus 750watt
Software	Vista Home Premium 32-Bit
Benchmark Scores	15883 on 3dmark06 w/ windows 7 beta @ 3.3ghz 13188 on 3dmark vantage w/ windows 7 beta @ 3.2ghz

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Memory	32GB DDR4\|16GB DDR4\|16GB DDR4\|32GB ECC DDR3\|8GB DDR4\|16GB LPDDR5
Video Card(s)	RX 7800xt\|RX 6700xt \|On-Board\|On-Board\|8 RDNA 2 CUs
Storage	2TB m.2\|512GB SSD+1TB SSD\|2x256GBSSD 2x2TBGB\|256GB sata\|512GB nvme
Display(s)	50" 4k TV \| Dell 27" \|22" \|3.3"\|7"
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey+ \| Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 Pro\|Windows 10 Pro\|Windows 10 Home\| Server 2012 r2\|Windows 10 Pro

System Name	The Netbook
Processor	Intel Atom n270
Memory	1GB DDR2 533mhz
Video Card(s)	Intel G945
Storage	250GB
Display(s)	10.1" LCD
Software	Microsoft Windows 7 Starter x86

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Cooling	Water Cooling
Memory	2x8GB Gskill 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 980
Storage	SSD Samsung 500GB
Display(s)	24" Asus 144hz
Case	Cooler Master HAF
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Platinum
Power Supply	Antec 1200 Watt Modular
Software	Windows 10 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Vantage 51342

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Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums
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Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Hyperx Origins 65
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Storage	Samsung 970 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB
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Case	Corsair Obsidian 900D
Audio Device(s)	EPOS Sennheiser GSX 1000 V2 amplifier + EPOS Gaming GSP 601 Headset
Power Supply	Corsair AX1000 Titanium Modular
Mouse	Razer Deathadder
Keyboard	Corsair K70.
Software	ALL HAIL WINDOWS 10.
Benchmark Scores	Old system: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/6805248

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Motherboard	Asus can't remember the model
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 103
Memory	Kingston 4GB 1600 DDR3
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 6850 1 GB
Storage	WD Cavier SEII 3200AAKS 320 GB and Seagate 500 GB
Display(s)	HP X22 LED
Case	Generic
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Power Supply	Cooler Master Real Power Pro 650W
Software	Pro/E, Delcam Powermill, These things just for work.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
Cooling	Corsair H70
Memory	8GB Corsair Vengence @1600mhz
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Storage	OCZ Agility 3 60GB SSD/WD Velociraptor 300GB
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Case	Cooler Master CM690 (w/ side window)
Audio Device(s)	Onboard (It sounds fine)
Power Supply	Corsair 850TX
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Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech Orion Spectrum G910
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2
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