I am currently saving money to purchase a gaming pc for college(It will be used for other things since im going to study comp sci). Im looking for something that is reliable and something that i can get the biggest bang for my buck. If you could also include very important do's and dont's that would be much appreciated! Try to keep the vocabulary to a minimum as i probably not understand the slang for pcs yet. Any help would be appreciated. Yes, i am wanting to put it together myself. My budget is >1000. Thanks
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Before I say anything i'll start by asking what kinds of games and programs will you be wanting to run? This greatly affects what you will need. Also do you have a monitor or need one and either way what is the resolution of said monitor, as the higher the res the harder it is to power a monitor (720p on a 24" screen is easier to run than 24" 4K monitor). Last question I have is do you already have peripherals and an OS for this PC or should that be included (OS means operating system such as windows, you said you didnt understand slang but that is very broad). I hope we can all help!
I've locked your old one, but you don't have to keep making a new thread every time you get a slight increase in budget/have another build idea. It just clutters the forums. :l
The games range from csgo, battfield 4, and Skyrim along with other RPGs and FPSs. I have a 24" 1080p monitor. I do not have an OS. I just really needed help with setting up the internal parts. But awesome your help would be much appreciated :)
Sorry bro, will keep in mind next time ;)
You forgot some way of storing things.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BptQvK
If you'd like to go with AMD I'd recommend this build. If you'd like the price to be lower, that is possible, Also, you could get Linux if you'd like and not need to spend the 100$ on windows. Just saying. But it is all up to you.
Biggest bang for your buck right now is an 8350 with an R9 280 GPU. So with your budget you could probably step up to an R9 290.
Also do you have a monitor yet?
And according to 4chan computer science totally isn't the way to go.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gthmpg
Intel build. Overclockable i5, R9 290.
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Any worries i should know about overclocking with this setup??
It's the same with any overclocking, I think the main thing is don't overvolt.
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Indeed. If you are new to the overclocking game, then as long as you don't mess with voltages you should be safe.
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Great build sir,
ofc as allways ☺
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overclocking you should but don't go stupid with did like overvolting the cpu to get higher clockspeeds too much to be safe. trust me. if you are afraid of touching the voltages just don't touch em. better to be safe than sorry.
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you basicly dont need to overclock that i5 at all.
It will perform totaly fine on stock.
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i just want to say, multi-threaded applications will benefit from the 8350, plus right now its priced pretty good. single core applications will benefit from the i5's higher ipc and single core performance. the 8350 is highly oc able with a good mobo. sabertooth gen2 r3 is a great board. offers peripheral protection with great voltage stability. do some research and see if the programs you have to run are cpu dependant or gpu dependant. then make a choice to spend more on each component after calculating where you would see the most gains. if you are gpu dependant go for the 8350. and buy a decent gpu after the fact. if you are cpu dependant try an mid range i5 depending on your budget. if you run programs that make use of opencl then go amd, if you need cuda cores go nvidia. it all depends on your use case scenario. although for gaming, definitely go 8350, and a better gpu. the i5 will not be making much of an improvement there :)
wel an i5 is also faster in allot of multithreaded applications exaly.
Also for gaming the i5 is still a better chip.
But it all depends on the budget ofc, you want to make a build as balanced as possible.
an i5 is also ALOT more expensive where i live. all depends on cost. lol thank the tech dinosaurs who think regional pricing is appropriate. i got my 8350 for 185 3 months after launch during a sale. imo day to day tasks do not require super expensive components. i'd tell the average joe to buy a decent cpu and then use savings to buy a beast gpu, but thats gaming mentaility. most games today are'nt cpu dependant. gta 5 is greatr proof of this. it runs the same on a pentium dual core and a i5. tbf i think the 8350 is a great value for money proposition. the boards may be older. but i have yet to see a scenario that it couldn't handle. awhile ago i was using MCEbuddy to transcode my tv recordings and i could only use cpu, my 8350 at 4.5ghz at the time rendered the 1080p content at the rate of 30 fps. i was hugely impressed by this. my brothers i5 3000 series only mananged 24 fps max.
but to the op i just want to say. dont let the comments here drive your purchase. have a good think about what you'll be using the rig for. and then make the parts list to best accommodate that need. maybe you should put your use case on this thread and the guys here and maybe help to see if theres a improvement that can be made. sometimes there are deals you can make use of to make a better purchase than originally possible.
@Some_Tech_Noob <-- Give that man a cookie! That is almost exactly the build i am going for.
As of the i5 / FX8300 question, doesn't the FX8300 pump in way more power? Thus need of a more expensive PSU. Plus in my experience entry level intel based motherboards are cheaper than AMD one's which almost compensates the difference in price on the chips.