Hello All!...
I am new to this forum and new to PC gaming in general. Just sold my ps4(keep cheers to a minimum) and recieved a very good income tax. So I'm making a blind dive so to speak and building a gaming pc. I know nothing about building but can software update and all that stuff. So my limit to spend is 800, I already have 2 BenQ monitors and mouse etc. I want to get the absolutely best gaming performance as well as performance in general. I would most likely play skyrim, Bf4, fallout I'd like to handle any games out now and be future-esque proof! Thanks guys!
Are you from US or Canada? With an 800$ Budget you´ll have a lot of options. Are you planning on just gaming or do you do (want to get into) other Stuff like video editing, streaming, music production... Just give us a little more information and we´re glad to help out.
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http://pcpartpicker.com/user/deejeta/saved/#view=tpG6Mp
i5, 8gb ram, r9 290, gold xfx psu, fractal case, awesome samsung ssd, 1tb wd blue hdd.
Oh sorry about that!
I live in Texas, will be using it for gaming manly, streaming (eventually), and occasional music production with fl studio @Meo_IV
1x8 ram...
Change that with avexir, you can grab this on newegg for 55 either with blue or red LED.
Or just finder anything at a better price or star rating.
Massdrop lolita kailh switch Or Poseidon ZX (just got one, and will cringe whenever I use a non mechanical keyboard now.)
Also go air cooling as liquid cooling warms up your room (jayztwocents). I do not know your air conditioning, so thought is in power savings.
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Not much wrong with 1x8GB RAM for gaming from what I've read.
See:
https://forum.teksyndicate.com/t/how-bad-am-i-for-using-1-dim-of-ram/75195
Maybe if the evidence is there. All I know is if you can get two sticks (or more) for memory needs it is just better to do so.
Inserting two is better then one. preference.
From the video I linked in that thread, dual channel gives faster read/writes but higher latency.
Those differences are really minute though (most of the tests in the aforementioned video only see a difference of < +/-10% difference).
Giggity.
Overall that was neat. But in this instance for this person they should just get a 2x4 kit. It is price wise only less then five dollars. And I believe 2x4 is more common to buy and find then 1x8 correct?
As he has a decent resource pool for his potential build I am not worried about skimping five dollars.
I will have to do those tests and see how good this avexir stuff is.
Yeah I figured 2x4 would be better but not by much. How about the rest of the build?
2x4 or 4x4 or 2x8 or 4x8 just looks better in my opinion.
Building a PC is so much fun... at least to me. I have been hitting the market hard and have actually built 6 PCs in the past 2 years. Logan does go over the "sweet spots" in gaming computers and really does hit the high points. A basic list of features to make sure you have are:
1. Quad core CPU. The new Witcher 3 recommends a quad core and really, getting better than quad isn't a bad idea either.
2. 8 GB dual channel RAM of 1600 MHz or better speed. RAM speed may not differ gaming much, but can help general tasks and 1600 MHz is the new standard if not 1866.
3. SATA 3 (6Gb/s) drive controllers. It may seem like a no brainer, but a friend of mine wanted to upgrade his computer with a SSD and when I saw his old motherboard only had SATA 2 (3Gb/s) controllers, I said that it wouldn't be as good as if he replaced the motherboard as well.
4. Sufficient cooling. Again, a small thing, but better temps usually give better performance and better component life. I have seen cheap cases kill good computers.
5. Good PSU. Don't cheap out on your power supply. Get 80+ certified efficiency and your computer will run more efficiently and some times a little cooler.
While these are small things, they are good guidelines. Also, knowing your socket and/or chipset on the motherboard helps you make good choices too. AMD- AM3+ with either 970 or 990FX; Intel LGA1150 with Z87 or Z97 for overclocking. USB 3 is nice, but not essential for gaming since most keyboards and mice are still USB 2. Video cards range with resolution and I'm currently using an R9 290 overclocked to 995 MHz to feed my 5760 X 1080 setup and I need to get another card to get out of sub 60 FPS, but a GTX 750Ti+ or R9 270X/280 will game 1920 X 1080 just fine for most games.
If you have any more questions or specific applications, just let sound them off.
labtooth welcome to the world of PC building. Just figured I would throw my 2 cents in, I would echo most of what everyone else has said regarding 8 GB of ram being enough, and having at least a quad core CPU. Typically on a gaming build its a good idea to put a good amount of your budget into the GPU, a possible option could be going with a AMD 6 core over Intel to save a little bit that you could put into the GPU. As far as GPU's you would be pretty set with a 960. I would also agree with what ShankX86 said about making sure all your hardware is compatible.
Anyway hope that helps at least somewhat, and good luck your computer.
Thank you both, well the reason I chose Intel is because of positive reviews it was getting compared to AMD, then again what do I know? So I know the basics as what to order, I could push my budget to 900, besides motherboards and case etc what would be the best graphics card to get under my budget? @ShankX8 . @andrix since you said to focus on the graphics card
For me the Intel v.s. AMD discussion has always kind of been one I have avoided. When I built my first computer in 2011 I used an AMD FX-4100, mainly because I was on a budget of around $600 and was trying to save every possible cent, and was still kind of on the fence about switching all of my gaming to the PC. Honestly it worked well for me and it did want I needed it to. Last year I upgraded my system to Intel and am now running a i7- 4770K, so I feel as though I cant really speak about the differences between them fairly since I used more of the mid to entry level AMD and went to a high end (in most gamer's eyes) of Intel. The typical arguments that I hear is that Intel clock for clock is faster than AMD. I hope this helps somewhat and that I did not cause any more confusion.