No idea, Help if you don't mind

  • Budget. How much are you willing to spend? 1500
  • Where do you live (what country),  and what currency do you use? USA
  •   -Is there a retailer you prefer? Not really
  • Do you need or already have peripherals? (this can add to costs) Already have
  • What will you be using your future computer for? Gaming? Rendering? Mix of both? Or is this a home media PC? Gaming, everyday use and possible Rendering in the Future
  • Do you overclock or want to get into overclocking? Possible, never looked into it
  • Do you plan on going for custom watercooling now, or in the future? Probably not
  • OS. Do you need a new one? Yes
  • Do you plan on Mining BTC either for yourself or Tek Syndicate? I have no idea what this means

If you Game-

  • What kind of settings do you like? Like to be able to play on ultra
  • What resolution will you be playing at? //or would like to play at 1920x1080
  • What kind of games do you like to play? Fps, mmos
  • What specific game will you be playing (if applicable) Battlefield 3, Arma 2+3, Mount and Blade

So I have been looking on youtube on how to build computer but it doesn't really tell you on how to choose your hardware. I am lost, I have no idea if things are compatable with each other, if it is a good peice of hardware. I also don't understand all the different types of graphics cards, motherboards, etc.. If anyone could help me come up with a computer build I would be thankful

16GB RAM http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1clKf

8GB RAM http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1clRT

MOAR SSD :D

There are two options here; go with a 760, or 7950. The 760 is beating the 7950 in quite a few games, and is cheaper, so I'd go for the 760, since you're on 1080p, but the 7950 is unlocked on the voltage, has more VRAM, and has support for OpenCL and the vastly superior multi-monitor system EyeFinity. Your choice.

4770k has really low power consumption, great per-core performance, and has a lot of great features with the Z87 chipset, Not meant for extreme overclocking, but you aren't an extreme overclocker ;)

Pair it with a Z87-A from Asus, or, if you can spring the extra cash, an MSI GD65 Gaming (Z87), and you have 4.4gHz to 4.6gHz easily, if you get a decent chip. However, to fit the 16GB of RAM, I was unable to fit a CPU cooler in there, and with the stock cooler, you can't safely OC. If you drop to 8GB of RAM though, you can easily fit a Phanteks PH-TC14PE or Noctua NH-D14 in there.

The Lepa G650 is the single best PSU you can get for the price. $80, great build quality, fantastic looks, really low ripple, and high efficiency. Great stuff; were I not cable sleeving all of my rigs in the coming future, I would jump on that instantly.

Instead of HDDs, I chose a 512GB ADATA SX900 SSD, which has reads and writes well above 500 MB/s. More reliable, faster, lower power consumption, and EPEEN than any HDD out there.

Fractal R4, with window. Super sexy case, great quality, and plenty of features. Not much plastic, but definitely some. 90% steel, at least :)

Lastly, Windows 8; it's just faster than Windows 7.

Just like with anything, it takes time to learn.  I spent nearly an entire year researching these sorts of things before I finally pulled the trigger and bought the parts for my PC.  Try this...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1cm7K

It will absolutely smoke anything you throw at it at 1080p.  Feel free to fine tune it to your needs/wants.  Things such as cases are largely influenced by preference.  There's tons of cases out there.  I suggest you look around and find the one that you absolutely love.  Make sure it has plenty of room for your parts, lots of airflow, and plenty of cable management options.

Also, if you're going to be doing lots of rendering, get the i7 3770k instead of the 3570k.  It's more expensive but it renders videos faster.  If you're mostly going to be gaming, get the 3570k.  It does everything the 3770k does for less money.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

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If you would like an Nvidia option and plan on editing/rendering with Adobe, try this...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1cme1

Okay I've been looking at all the builds, brennanriddell is there any reason to have 16GB of ram if you are just going to game, and also is there a optical driver in your build becuase I did not see it, maybe I missed it though. And DeusAres the 2 storage devices are those just for more storage or does having 2 storage devices have an advantage? And I am guess all these builds can run games like battlefield 3 and crysis 3 on the highest settings with good fps? Also I am talking about your 1st build DeusAres

These builds will be able to max BF3 without a problem, but Crysis 3 is a different story.  In order to max Crysis 3 out, you're gonna need either a GTX 780 or a dual GPU config.  You should be able to play at fairly high settings with these builds at a playable FPS though.

I included two storage devices because a single SSD usually doesn't have enough space for most people.  The SSD helps with speed; it loads applications much faster than HDDs do.  I would suggest that you store your OS, games, and frequently used applications on it.  Then I would use the mechanical HDD to store files such as music, movies, and less frequently used applications.  It all depends on your needs.

Also, one thing I would like to add: you can give SLI/Crossfire a shot in the future if a single GPU isn't enough power.  If you do plan on doing that, SLI tends to scale better than Crossfire.  In case you aren't sure what SLI/Crossfire is:

SLI is the term used to describe a multiple Nvidia GPU setup.  Crossfire is the term used to describe a multiple AMD GPU setup.

16GB of RAM would be useful for video editing/rendering.  But if you don't plan on doing a lot of this, you can always add more RAM later.  8GB is plenty for gaming and light video editing/rendering.

512GB is more than enough storage for most people. I'd rather have the benefits of the SSD than dell with the lack of speed of the HDDs.

 

deus-

a single SSD usually doesn't have enough space for most people

brennan-

512GB is more than enough storage for most people.

you're not most people brennan.    :P   you're special.

How much storage do you actuality use? I can easily live off of a 120GB SSD. 512GB would be a dream! Sure, I have a 2TB HDD, but it's not the same.

lol, I could be wrong.  Just depends on the person I guess.  I like the added benefits of having both a SSD and HDD.  You get the speed of the SSD, and in case you need it, there's always a TB or 2 of storage you can fall back on if you exceed the space on your SSD.

I'd just recommend a classic 120SSD + 2TB SSD. Also, this guys got a $1500 build, I keep feeling like we can fit a 770 in there? He could go crazy on Crysis 3 and then some.

He'll, I could fit a 780 in there.

Yeah, but I wouldn't go that far because that card is really meant for 1440p, and I don't think you could fit a worthy monitor with the budget. A 770 would be beautiful though. Feels like an ideal card.

770 vs. 7970 , I'd choose a high-end 7970 over an "okay" 770.

my digital footprint (OS'n all) is about 85GB on my 145GB hard drive.

But remember- i have quiet a few uninstalled steam games in my library that will easily take up triple digit GBs

that being said- if i had a decent computer- I would record alot of minecraft gameplay and other games. Thus utilizing my dreamed 4TB drive

I do such little gaming now.... Oh may gosh, I only play Civ II...

Otherwise 770 all the way- I'm loving the specs for it and not to mention i just made a build for a friend with it.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1coX5

If I was a building a system today, I'd go for something like this. And I went with a red/black theme too. With the Asus ROG mobo, GPU, and Mushkin Memory.

And I'd go for a 770 just because of GPU Boost 2.0, I think so far as I've seen, the 770 has been outpacing the 7970 on stock, and an OC would just make it a no competition.

+1


this also leaves some extra money so if you want to upgrade monitors or other peripherals down the road- you can.

Not to mention throwing money towards the games you'll want to play

If anything, you could go for a cheaper motherboard and save yourself some $40-50, but just the quality and features of that Hero board. Mmm, so sweet.