Need new computer for gaming.

[Sleepy]

Im looking for a computer around 700-800 dollars, i am getting rid of my old wone and not keeping anything. I am keeping my monitor, mouse, keyboard.

Looking for it to consist:

- Case
- Dvd/Cd burner
- Hard Drive
- Motherboard ( if possible with GbLAN )
- Ram ( prefer DD3 )
- CPU ( im thinking of : AMD Phenom™II X4 925 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology ) if you think i should go with something else please feel free to change it.
- Videocard ( prefer directx 11 )
- Powersupply
- Speakers ( cheap like 100 watt set if you can fit in the budget )
-OS - Windows 7 64-bit ( prefered ) or windows xp 32 bit

i made a prebuild eariler this is what i came out with for around 790$

Specs :

- Case : Apevia X-Dreamer 3 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window & Temperature Display (Black Color with Green Ring & Green LED Fan)
- Dvd/CD burner : Sony 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
- Hard Drive : 320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
- Motherboard : Asus M4A77TD AM3 DDR3 AMD 770 Chipset Technology SATA RAID MB w/GbLAN
- Ram : 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (A-Data Gaming Series with Heat Spreader
- CPU : AMD Phenom™II X4 925 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
- Videocard : ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [DirectX 11 Support]
- Powersupply : 600 Watts Power Supplies (XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply)
- Speakers : 120 Watt Stereo Speakers
- OS : Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)

Overall system above ^^ cost 750 + 65 with shipping so 815$ overall no tax added yet if there is any. Not sure if the cyberpowerpc.com puts tax in out of state.

Games the system has to run is nothing more then Modern Warfare 2

 

[1nf3rn0x]

Ugh...the 5670 isn't really a powerhouse. See if you can find a copy of xp/win vista etc or use RC Windows 7 and used the saved money for a 5770. Then your system should run strong for a while and you can always buy a new motherboard and CrossFire for more performance. Other than that all is good! And you don't need a quad core, MW2 doesn't even support them. Buy a nice e7400/e8400 then OC (overclock)to 3.6ghz and you will get more performance out of that. BTW Welcome to TPU! Also fill out your current system specs, and what resolution does the monitor you are using support?

 

[(FIH) The Don]

MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135258&cm_re=785g-_-13-135-258-_-Product 80$

cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...cm_re=athlon_ii_x3_435-_-19-103-724-_-Product 75 $

mem http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231274 105 $

hd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148445 70$

dvd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136177 20 $

case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137 60$

gfx http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131330&cm_re=5770-_-14-131-330-_-Product 150$

psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 90$

win 7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ome_premium_64_bit_oem-_-32-116-754-_-Product 100 $

total 750 +-

 

[ToTTenTranz]

MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135258&cm_re=785g-_-13-135-258-_-Product 80$

cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...cm_re=athlon_ii_x3_435-_-19-103-724-_-Product 75 $

mem http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231274 105 $

hd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148445 70$

dvd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136177 20 $

case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137 60$

gfx http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131330&cm_re=5770-_-14-131-330-_-Product 150$

psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 90$

win 7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ome_premium_64_bit_oem-_-32-116-754-_-Product 100 $

total 750 +-

Agree with pretty much everything, but I would switch the oversized PSU for the 400W model so that I could spend more on a better cpu.

 

[BarbaricSoul]

Here's a Intel build. It's alittle over budget, but I thought I would put it out there for you to review. $898.90 before shipping. Persoanlly, I would prefer this build over Don's (no offense bro), and IMHO, is worth the extra $100 for the much more capable CPU and more reputable motherboard manufacturer.

 

[BarbaricSoul]

BTW, I've read alot of bad reviews concerning cyberpowerpc. There is no way I would buy a computer from them.

 

[JrRacinFan]

You can always do some shopping in our BST forums.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=120535
For a 5770 and the Evo 120, which was mine at one point in time. Great cooler for the cash.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=98599
Pickup the Gigabyte 790X and x4 635.

Or instead of the 635
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=118364
His 555BE C3.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=107460
Look into his Kingwin psu and possibly his hard drive.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=82486
If you need a new monitor

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=119813
Could pickup his hdd just to hold you over til you can save up for a better one.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=106886
The Enermax Staray is a pretty good case.

All you would then need is a speaker setup, an optical drive, KB/mouse and OS of your choosing.

 

[afw]

MOBO - ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO
CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0Ghz
RAM - G-Skill 4GB
PSU - OCZ ModXtreme 700W
HDD -Seagate 1TB
Casing - Thermaltake Element G
VGA - XFX HD 5770 1GB

(CPU+MOBO+RAM+PSU+HDD+CASING) COMBO ---> $608

VGA ---> $155

Total --> $763 (-$45 rebate = $718)

 

[JrRacinFan]

MOBO - ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO
CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0Ghz
RAM - G-Skill 4GB
PSU - OCZ ModXtreme 700W
HDD -Seagate 1TB
Casing - Thermaltake Element G
VGA - XFX HD 5770 1GB

(CPU+MOBO+RAM+PSU+HDD+CASING) COMBO ---> $608

VGA ---> $155

Total --> $763 (-$45 rebate = $718)

Very very good option. Altho minus an OS, KB/mouse, Monitor and speaker setup.

 

[Sleepy]

Thanks guys, so much for posting, ill take a look at neweggs stuff, im kind of new to the process of putting a computer together which is the main reason i had a prebuilt. I have a few questions about the computer.

1. How do you overclock a processor? ( i read the sticky but not sure still is it good to do or no? )
2. Reason for the better graphics card?
3. How do i know what psu to get?
4. Also i forgot to add in cooling. What should i get liquid or fan?

 

[Sleepy]

I decided to order from newegg heres what i had come up with..

MB : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366 - 100$
CPU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675 - 151$
RAM : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231274 - 105$
PSU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 - 76$
DVD : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136177 - 20$
HD : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136161 - 48$
OS : going to keep my windows xp probably.
Case : need to find a case for this.
Gfx : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131330&cm_re=5770-_-14-131-330-_-Product -157
Also for the CPU do i need a better heatsink & fans?

My total with out the case and heatsink & fans is 657. I also have a case right now but not sure if i am still able to use it.

If you think i should change stuff up let me know. I'm up for anything.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

looks very good imo,

cooler? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...233003&cm_re=hdt_s1283-_-35-233-003-_-Product
thats a good one imo

dont know about the mb, havent tried it myself yet,

what case do you have+

 

[theonedub]

You can always do some shopping in our BST forums.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=98599
Pickup the Gigabyte 790X and x4 635.

Thanks for the shoutout. Nothing like buying used to save $$ and support other TPU! members I hate buying stuff retail, out of my i7 rig in specs, the only items bought retail were the CPU/MB and HDDs, the rest of the rig was bought from TPU! (even mouse and keyboard), except for the PSU which I got local off CL.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

for a cpu cooler if theres room in the case look into a coolermaster hyper 212+ there a bit large but cheap and with a 2nd fan it will BEAT a true 120 at half the price aka $30 vs $70 or so

 

[Sleepy]

The case i have is a Raidmax Ninja case, sorry to ask but im not sure it came with a power supply am i able to take it out? never done it before with a case.

http://www.raidmax.com/ go to chassis > performance series > ninja they dont have a direct link so i couldnt post it.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

yeah just unscrew the 4 screws on the backside of the case and you can take it out, and unplug all cables

 

[Sleepy]

aha alright thanks, but overall do you think it's a decent computer that will last for awhile, i know i might be able to find some better deals i will look around. I won't be buying the computer parts basically for another month. Tomorrow im going to Fry's electronic store, since there is one near me.

 

[DRDNA]

BTW, I've read alot of bad reviews concerning cyberpowerpc. There is no way I would buy a computer from them.

I totally disagree! I have worked on several of their PC's and I found there quality to be very well! I was dealing with virus issue and they were great PC's...no way to recognize as a preconfig PC as they use ASUS + what ever else you think of.. INTEL CPU AMD CPU and memory and graphic card combo you can muster..... Damn good rigs and wire management top notch!So what ever to that post.


I have also procured for several clients these rigs ...nice rigs!

 

[theonedub]

aha alright thanks, but overall do you think it's a decent computer that will last for awhile, i know i might be able to find some better deals i will look around. I won't be buying the computer parts basically for another month. Tomorrow im going to Fry's electronic store, since there is one near me.

If thats the case drop the Phenom and MB and pick up the i7 bundle they have going right now. Since you are not going to be doing SLI or Xfire, the MB will work out fine. Or if you don't like it resell it and put that money towards a better MB. You are basically get the board for free- its one of those deals you really will kick yourself for not picking up.

The power of the i7 860 should last years (even if the socket doesn't ) The Phenom is nice (I used to have a 965BE), but an i7 is better

Link to board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138186
Link to CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214

 

[xBruce88x]

hmm, you could save a few bucks and get a better gfx card by going with an Athlon II instead of the phenom II. I've got one (see specs on side) and am able to run even crysis on high settings with a 9600GT. and you can probably overclock the thing a little more if needed. I'm running mine at 3ghz instead of 2.8 (i know really tiny oc) and never see temps get over 130F. and that's with stock cooling and no air cond in the house.

 

[btarunr]

Sticking around that $750 +sh/tax budget,

CPU: Intel Core i3 530 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115222 ($119.99)

M/B: ASRock H55DE3 ATX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157185 - ($89)

RAM: OCZ Platinum 2x 2GB DDR3-1333 7-7-7-20 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227478 ($87.99)

VGA: XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462 ($154.99)

PSU: Fortron (reputed OEM brand name) SAGA+ 400W - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104953 ($39.98)

Case: Auzentech-GMC X-7 Black - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811110016 ($44.99)

DVD Burner: LiteON Black SATA - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289 ($21.99)

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284 ($99)

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754 ($99.99)

Total: $756.73

 

[xBruce88x]

not a bad build at all, but i'd still go with the extra cores with the athlon II, and it should still come out to the same price

MSI 770-G45 AM3 AMD 770 $80 + $3 ship http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130250

AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus 2.9GHz 4 x 512KB L2 $120 free ship http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103702

so using these in place of the intel setup it would come to $751.93

 

[BUCK NASTY]

Sleepy, are you comfortable building the rig by yourself? I saw you original pre-built selection and want to make sure you'll have no problem with the un-assembled combo's that are being suggested.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

Sleepy, are you comfortable building the rig by yourself? I saw you original pre-built selection and want to make sure you'll have no problem with the un-assembled combo's that are being suggested.

was about to ask the same question

 

[xBruce88x]

we'll get him through it