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[DF is BUSY]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LOx7 - Reddit's "Enthusiast" build ("The following can do it all. It will run any game out there on the highest of details, assuming you aren't doing something insane like multi-display 1440p.")
Might run with this build or tinker with it and see what I can do and ask for some advice, my budget isn't far off, but I'll still wait for it to drop back down to the price reddit pegged it at ($863.89) to try. I wish I knew more about PCs and PC building (wattage, what goes with what as far as parts, etc.)
Steam Summer Sale gave me that work though, I wonder how Autumn will go

i see the base total at $1017.91 ?

 

[Madvillain]

i see the base total at $1017.91 ?

Yeah if you look at the chart on the bottom of the site there, you can see some of the parts' prices must've went up in the last month

 

[Type Username Here]

Yeah if you look at the chart on the bottom of the site there, you can see some of the parts' prices must've went up in the last month

It's an old retail trick. They slowly continue to raise the prices starting the month before Black Friday. Therefore, when they give you a "deal", you might be paying just $5 to $10 below the actual price while thinking you're getting a good % off.

 

[kash10003]

steam sale tomorrow

 

[Ciggavelli]

Yo, Grandma Torque....It's like talking to my real grandma

shyt

 

[itsyoung!!]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LOx7 - Reddit's "Enthusiast" build ("The following can do it all. It will run any game out there on the highest of details, assuming you aren't doing something insane like multi-display 1440p.")
Might run with this build or tinker with it and see what I can do and ask for some advice, my budget isn't far off, but I'll still wait for it to drop back down to the price reddit pegged it at ($863.89) to try. I wish I knew more about PCs and PC building (wattage, what goes with what as far as parts, etc.)
Steam Summer Sale gave me that work though, I wonder how Autumn will go

the computer I built for you is around that price and would kill that computer in any test by a large margin


edit: I built it for someone else, anyway I put it below.

 

[itsyoung!!]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LOx7 - Reddit's "Enthusiast" build ("The following can do it all. It will run any game out there on the highest of details, assuming you aren't doing something insane like multi-display 1440p.")
Might run with this build or tinker with it and see what I can do and ask for some advice, my budget isn't far off, but I'll still wait for it to drop back down to the price reddit pegged it at ($863.89) to try. I wish I knew more about PCs and PC building (wattage, what goes with what as far as parts, etc.)
Steam Summer Sale gave me that work though, I wonder how Autumn will go

Do you live next to a Frys or Microcenter ?

if not ill just use stickly newegg but if you live next to a Frys or Microcenter, id buy some of the parts there as they are usually $10-30+ cheaper each part.


Periphals (this is mostly a gaming computer?)
keyboard: http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-blackwidow-tournament-edition
mouse: http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-deathadder or http://www.zowiegear.com/index.php?i=product&p=4 or whatever you feel comfortable
headset(if you do decide to play skyrim MMO you will need one of these): http://www.astrogaming.com/ for expensive ones or http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-carcharias-for-xbox-pc if you want to save money
Monitor: If you thought skyrim looked good on your friends computer if it was being played on this monitor you'd be suprised on how big the difference a monitor can make, I want to get 2 of these

all the above though can be switched out for what you feel is comfortable/what you want to do. For gaming those astro head sets / keyboard are really really nice keyboards (theres more expensive keyboards, but usually come with features that youll never use and Mechanical keyboards have the fastest precision)

Actual computer:
Processor:
i7-4770k - $320 ($200 at microcenter if that deal is still going on.. thats a crazy price)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901

Motherboard:
They have a combo price with i7-4770k and this motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1475339 (total $550)

thats a real expensive motherboard though, hard for me to justify it..

Me personally I like MSI motherboards:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130643 - $160

3 16x slots (this is good for SLI/Crossfire if you decide to do that)
Can easily OC as well

if money is no issue:
Video Card:
780 GTX - $500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130918

780 GTX TI - $750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487001 (me personally would never buy a $750 video card... this is over kill for most games)

for future proofing:
770 GTX 4 GB - $370 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125462 you do this for future proofing because in a year from now, youll be able to buy another one of these cards for $250 or so, and combined with SLI and those 16x slots from your motherboard will easily out perform that $750 video card above or the $500-750 card of next year as well, while in the mean time this will play any game on max settings.

RAM:
8 GB 1600 MHZ - $76 (might want to make it 16 GB for $150) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

Hard drives;
240 GB Seagate SSD on sale for $170 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820248016 (put your games on this hard drive)

3 TB Western Digital Green HD 6.0 GB/S $130 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136874 (put your music and movies and shyt on here)

Power Supply:
I buy expensive shyt like this some people go the cheaper route (@MMSex) but nothing more frustrating to me then when trying to upgrade your computer and realizing your motherboard or powersupply doesnt have the right cables or slots
Corsair 850W Gold Ceritfied $150 SLI/Crossfire ready - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011



The case and DVD drive im sure you can find on your own

$1376... would absolutely beast on that $1015 build.. AMD processors that card aint bad but everything else for $350 more absolutely kills everything in that computer from the motherboard to the RAM. 3x the HDD space, 2x the SSD space..

If you wanted to save money for only $150 more than the build you have but still KILLING it you could drop the 770 GTX for the AMD card you picked out and go with a less expensive motherboard more similar to the one you picked out but intel version

and for $150 more

youd have 2x SSD space, 3x HDD space, faster/better RAM, and an insanely better processor



But I dunno maybe @VladTheImpaler could make a better computer for every one in the coli we need his input before anyone hits that purchase button

 

[yseJ]

The Steam Autumn Sale starts tomorrow

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

The Steam Autumn Sale starts tomorrow

i'm not seeing it yet...

 

[daze23]

i'm not seeing it yet...

everything on Steam usually happens around 10am pst

 

[Ciggavelli]

When's the sale over?

 

[daze23]

When's the sale over?

the rumor was Dec 3rd

 

[Bboystyle]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LOx7 - Reddit's "Enthusiast" build ("The following can do it all. It will run any game out there on the highest of details, assuming you aren't doing something insane like multi-display 1440p.")
Might run with this build or tinker with it and see what I can do and ask for some advice, my budget isn't far off, but I'll still wait for it to drop back down to the price reddit pegged it at ($863.89) to try. I wish I knew more about PCs and PC building (wattage, what goes with what as far as parts, etc.)
Steam Summer Sale gave me that work though, I wonder how Autumn will go

i wouldnt trust any motherboard under $100 unless its on sale

 

[Ciggavelli]

Today's sales

No voting

 

[Ciggavelli]

@DF is BUSY real good deals on USB 3.0 sticks:

http://www.frysblackfriday.com/2013-ad-scans/7/

128gb for $50