First Gaming PC

[Floatzel98]

Hey guys, as the title says I am building my first gaming PC. My current computer was passed down from my parents ands it 8+ years old now. I don't even know what it has inside, but I can't even imagine playing games on it now. So basically I am looking at buying a new system for gaming. My budget is about AU$2000. I don't have any specific games to cite but I want it to be able to play most games, preferably at high settings though. I'm not to fazed if I need to go above $2000 since I need it to include everything, monitor, keyboard, mouse, OS.

Thanks in advance :)

[joshuamurphy]

i would get a 3770k because that would be cheaper but still quite good,  windows 7 more comftable OS, nvidia 660 ti because really you don't need much more than that. unless you want super good gaphics which you probally dont since you were coming from a non gaming pc.

yeah thats my two cents pretty ovious stuff thou

[xToFxREAPER]

pretty much what the other guy said though in my opinion i would sli 660 ti's, get 8gb of ram either g,skill or corsair a 3770k on a sabertooth z77 a small ssd for boot a few mechanicals in raid for everything else and whatever case you want, oh and about a 750 watt psu should be perfect :)

 

Edit: for a mouse i would suggest a roccat kone+ or something from razer, keyboard wise i would suggest either a razer blackwidow or a logitech g710+ monitor is preference i would go with something from asus with a 1920x1080 res so you can run games at decently high settings if not maxxed

[virusal19]

CPU - i5 4670k - $275

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H - $229

GPU - Galaxy GeForce GTX 770 - $469

Case - Corsair 650D - $195

PSU - Corsair HX-850 V2 - $185

SSD - Samsung 840 (Non Pro) 120GB - $109

HDD - Western Digital WD Green 1TB - $69

RAM - G.Skill Rigjaws 2x4GB (1600mhz) - $82

CPU Cooler - Swiftech H220 - $149 (Not sure if it fits a LGA 1150, if not a H110 will do)

 

Total - $1762 AUD 

 

Its not really worth it spending over $2000 for a gaming PC. Any gaming PC over $2000 only offers slightly more performance than a $1500 PC. 

[Floatzel98]

Thanks a lot for the help guys. You've all been very insightful, since I'm still new to all this at the moment.

What kind of difference would I see from a 660ti to, say a 770. Is it worth looking at any AMD cards?

[WoodenMarker]

Here you go: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/12GAn $1705 AUS

 

3570k is still a very powerful cpu. Haswell is not worth the upgrade.

The NH-D14 is powerful andn quiet. You should be able to pull a 4.6ghz clock off of this.

Got black mobo/ram,

Samsung 840 SSD--Great performance and price.

Seagate barracuda drive for storage. Fast drive as well--excellent for games.

GTX 780--awesome card.

350D -- beautiful case with window panel to enjoy the nice 780 glowing inside the case.

The 650w wil leve PLENTY of room for overclocking and adding new parts.

[VVR4ITH]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/12JEU

 

I opted for the not overkill and not overpriced route.  Add whatever keyboard and mouse you want.

[Raptus]

If you can get a Haswell for the same price as the old Ivys I'd say go that route. 

Otherwise I really think that you have to decide on how "future proof" you want your rig to be. Yes, the 780 is a great GPU with loads of performance that will last several years running most games on high settings at 1080p. But a 670 (that's now on sale most places) would still give you a huge upgrade from your current rig. As would an AMD equivalent GPU. You should think long and hard on that before you purchase. It's not fun sitting a year later with a beast gaming rig that you rarely use.