Gaming build need help

[chamnaplong]

Hi, My name is Long Chamnap. I need some help what part should choose for my gaming pc. My budget is between $2000 to $5000. Please give a quick reply below, if you think what is best for me to purchase.:D

[Lukiose]

Firstly i believe this thread is in the wrong section so.. request for moderator movement.

With a 'shocking' $5000 budget, you can get really high end parts.

3 x 27" Monitors, GTX690s, i7-3970X etc. Please elaborate on your usage for this computer, is it strictly gaming only? Or will you be doing rendering/live streaming etc.

[chamnaplong]

I never been doing live streaming or rendering, i use for gaming, or doing commentary, and i am just 14, i dont know how to render videos any kind of that stuff, and i am very sorry that i post in the wrong section, so forgive me

[Lukiose]

Just to confirm, your $2000-$5000 is in what currency?

[xeks]

If you're building a completely new system and not recycling anything then I would say the most important parts are:

(In no particular order since you will NEED all of these to make it work at all)

- Case

- Motherboard & CPU

- RAM

- Power supply

- Monitor

- GPU (if your CPU or Motherboard doesn't have onboard graphics)

- Sound card (if your motherboard doesn't have one, most if not all, do)

If you're going to reuse some older parts or upgrading a current rig, give us some specs. If you're asking for a brand new sheet of what people will recommend you build, that's different as well since everyone has the preferences.

Personally:

Case: What ever tickles your willy

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth or Maximus

CPU: i7-3770K

RAM: Any thing 8GB+ 1600MHz+

PSU: Anything 600W+ Gold or Platinum is preferred

GPU: Whatever tickles your willy, Radeon 7k series or Nvidia 6 Series (660Ti+), SLi/XFire/Whatever

Monitors: Whatever resolution tickles your willy

Accessories are all preferential. GLHF. Also currency type helps. :)

[RobbieX27]

I lolled at this.....

[Salmiakbal]

You're 14 years old and you have 5000 to blow on a PC? Is this for real or do you need us to make your dream build without you ever building it?

If for real, don't spend that much money. Spend 1500 and keep the rest, seriously. You shouldn't be spending that much money on a pc at that age.

Specs wise everything has already been mentioned it seems.. i5 3570(K) or AMD equivalent (FX8350), an Asus Z77 motherboard or 990FX if you choose AMD (type doesn't really matter but Maximus and Sabertooth are high end), a Seasonic X660 powersupply, a AMD HD7870 or Nvidia GTX680, any case you like, any ram you like (8GB or so).. That's about it. Aftermarket CPU cooler would be nice, too.

[Toby]

I'm assuming this isn't US dollars. We need a specified currency.

[Benbass]

It depends. Do you want to play with 1 screen without 3D ? A 1000$ build is enough for this. Or you want to play in 3D ? 1500/2000$ build is more than enough. Or maybe you want a triple screen display and playing it in 3D ? And this will get expensive.

[Helltech]

You're 14 years old and you have 5000 to blow on a PC? Is this for real or do you need us to make your dream build without you ever building it? If for real' date=' don't spend that much money. Spend 1500 and keep the rest, seriously. You shouldn't be spending that much money on a pc at that age. Specs wise everything has already been mentioned it seems.. i5 3570(K) or AMD equivalent (FX8350), an Asus Z77 motherboard or 990FX if you choose AMD (type doesn't really matter but Maximus and Sabertooth are high end), a Seasonic X660 powersupply, a AMD HD7870 or Nvidia GTX680, any case you like, any ram you like (8GB or so).. That's about it. Aftermarket CPU cooler would be nice, too.[/quote']

he could come from a rich family honestly.

[Lukiose]

I'm assuming this isn't US dollars. We need a specified currency.

His name sounds filipino-ish, i'm wondering if he's saying 5000PHP lol..

[chamnaplong]

5000 US dollar

[chamnaplong]

And i won the prize money, I am not very rich

[chamnaplong]

I am building a new system at this price because, I need to play this on my 46'' Samsung Slim LED TV, so I need a powerful build like i said $2000-$5000. Anyway I appreciated all of your comments.

[Ohmycaptain]

Case: This is up to you, my recommendations are the Corsair Obsidian 800D, Obsidian 650D, NZXT Phantom 820, or a Cooler Master Cosmos II. I am a fan of large roomy cases, though.

Optical Drive: Cheapest Blu-Ray Drive on newegg (or no drive if you prefer).

CPU: Intel i7-3930k LGA 2011

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i (I'd get the Swiftech H220 that was announced at CES if it's out by the time you order)

Hard Drive: 2x Seagate Barracuda STBD3000100 Drives in RAID 1 (for redundancy) - TO BE USED FOR STORAGE!

Solid State Drive (TO BE USED AS BOOT DRIVE) - Crucial M4 Sata III 512GB SSD

RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (Quad Channel) 1600mhz

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Formula LGA 2011 X79

PSU: Corsair AX1200i 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply

Sound Card: HT Omega eClaro

Video Cards: 2x MSI TwinFrozr GTX 680 in SLI

This totals (depending on what chassis you get), at most $3,785 without an OS. With an OS you're looking at an additional $100, so let's peg it at $3,885

Now, with a beast like this you'll want to customize it later down the road (custom fans, LED strips, etc.), but I'll leave that out for now. It is however, important that you get a great monitor/keyboard/mouse, and speakers to go along with your new machine.

Monitor: Asus PB278Q

Speakers: Corsair SP2500 2.1 PC Speakers (I personally own these, they are amazing!)

Keyboard/Mouse: These are up to you, depending on what games you play, what style you play, etc. I'd look at Corsair's M90 and K90, but either way definitely get a high-quality Mechanical Keyboard. Do your research. A nice mechanical keyboard and mouse will cost you around $150 - $200, let's peg it at $200.

This brings our new total to a whopping $4,985 - Just below your budget. You asked for it ^_^

[HunterTheHusky]

Geez! $5000?! With that much you would be going overboard on everything for gaming... but as long as you have the money I would go with i7 3770k, Dual EVGA GTX 680's and a Z77 motherboard with features out the wazoo, a large capacity SSD and HDD, a water cooling unit for your CPU and a 80+ platinum power supply. Why not go overboard with the RAM and purchase 16GB of it at around 1600MHz too. Even with all of that stuff it would come somewhere around $3,700 - $4,000 and I am sure you wouldn't have to touch it for a few years later.

[dchen12]

Even if you won that money, I think most of us would recommend not spending it all on a PC and save some of it for yourself.

I'm not saying you shouldn't build a $5000 rig, but if it makes you happy then by all means go for it :) Most of us will be jealous.

And this build is so overkill for what you're doing, so jealous.

[randal007]

For a living room i personal like tiny forum factory for portability.

Case: Any Micro-ATX case of your choice, I built a system with NZXT Vulcan and would recommend it. or get a bitfenix case

Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Gene LGA 1155

Cpu: Intel 3770k With H80i or H100i or any other water cooing unit you want.

Gpu: Sli GTX 680 or Xfire 7970 (Personaly i like Nvidia but both would be insane)

Ram: 8-16 Gb 1600Mhz

Psu: CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W

Monitor: Asus PB278Q or as you mentioned your tv.

SSD: OCZ Vector Series 256G 2.5" SATA III MLC

HDD: Western Digital WD Black 2TB

:rolleyes:

This Is well in your budget, anything more then this wouldn't really help gaming unless you Tri or Quad SLI but then you are only running a TV which is probably only 1080p.

[Guest]

You're 14 and $5k is spending a hole in your pocket. Save atleast $2000-$2500 of that for a car in later life or something. The other $2500 will be more than plenty for a kickass gaming rig. You won't gain much for gaming by going with a 2011 build as they're aimed more at people looking for workstations for graphic design and video/audio editing.

Case: CM Cosmos II, NZXT 820, Corsair 600T

CPU: 3770k

Cooler: H100i

Board: Asus Maximus V Formula or Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe.

RAM: 16GB Dominator Platinum

PSU: Corsair 760i

SSD: Samsun 840Pro

HD's: WD Black 2TB x 2

GPU: MSI GTX670 - I say this because soon the new AMD and NVIDIA cards are going to be released so I would get a newer NVidia card with 4GB of RAM to support multi screen gaming.

Basic price for that rig is about $2495. Add an BenQ XL2420T which is one of the main contenders in the gaming screen market and you're set.

Don't go blow $5k on a rig for gaming just because you have the money and you're 14. I hate to be this way but one can also assume you have very limited knowledge of gaming systems as a TV is the last thing you want to be gaming with PC's on due to the sheer size, average PPI and horrible input lag.

[Helltech]

Does all of the money have to go to the computer? I would save some of it for like... I don't know, life. Haha

At the very least, with that kind of money change your display from your TV for a 2560x1600 monitor. I'd go dual GTX 670 / 7950s and water cool them. 3770k. Caselabs case. Complete water cooling loop. If this is something interests you let me know. You can go high end on audiophile stuff like a good sound card and amazing headset. Could you go more high-end? Yes, would there be a point.. not really.

[gamer tom]

With that money you could get 3 TVs and play in Eyefinity/Surround

[chamnaplong]

I put parts at pcpartpicker, so I think this perfect to maxed all games, like Metro 2033. I am using a sound card, because I will be playing Haunt the real slender game

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[Puppet]

I would have to agree with most people here, don't spend the whole $5000 on a PC, it doesn't sound like you need it, not many people would. I wouldn't even bother with Sandy-E or anything.... would probably be worth it to wait for Ivy-E if anything. Just stick with a 3770k for extra productivity, a 3570k would do the job, they have the best architecture out and are faster than Sandy-E for gaming most of the time. Haswell is also something to consider if your not in a rush

I would spend a lot of that on graphics cards CF 7970 ghz or SLI 680's, but next gens are only round the corner so take that into consideration.

Grab 8-16gb ram, decent branded PSU, motherboards are a whole separate topic, plenty to choose from.

If you really want to spend some of the money you could water-cool etc plus plenty of other accessories to eat into your budget..Sound cards headsets....the list goes on

I'd lose the tv and go with a 120hz monitor, again probably another topic

Tbh you could build yourself a nice 120fps gaming machine including monitor, possibly water-cooled for around $3000, bank the rest! or eyefinity if you want to blow it all

[chamnaplong]

I could have gone with the custom watercooling, but i don't like it, so I gone with the all-in-one liquid cooling solution

[Puppet]

I could have gone with the custom watercooling, but i don't like it, so I gone with the all-in-one liquid cooling solution

For just gaming I would probably get rid of the Sandybridge E and stick with an 3770k unless your rendering or other heavy computational tasks and SLI 670/80's instead of a 690 as the cores are downclocked and a nightmare to overclock...The monitor is Nice!