New computer builds

[ghp12210]

Hey guys, i need some opinions here.

My friend has a 1k budget for a pc he wants to build. Its primarily a workstation but he does play games sometimes(mostly runescape) he need a bit of ram and a pretty decent video card. Any recommendations for the build? Basically what would you guys do if you had a 1k budget and needed somethig like this. He also has no clue what he wants as far as peripherals but he has put 700$ to the side for that. Your thoughts?

My brother who is a huge runescape fan also wants to build a computer. He pretty much has the same situation above except with a 3k budget and 1k for all the extra stuff(peripherals etc)...dont ask me how his young self got 3k lol

Finally my build. I have posted previously about me having a 5k budget. I need quite a bit of ram. ram has to be >16gbs

I need a good graphics card because i play a bit of rs as well but i make plenty of music and do a lot of video editing and website design. I have an extra 1k for the extra stuff.

Pretty all 3 computers are primarily used for the same thing(runescape,music production, video editing). The differences between all of these is the budget. Sooo can anyone help me put together these builds for the 1k, 3k, and 5k USD budgets? Lol id be very grateful

[D3MON]

Hey guys, i need some opinions here.

My friend has a 1k budget for a pc he wants to build. Its primarily a workstation but he does play games sometimes(mostly runescape) he need a bit of ram and a pretty decent video card. Any recommendations for the build? Basically what would you guys do if you had a 1k budget and needed somethig like this. He also has no clue what he wants as far as peripherals but he has put 700$ to the side for that. Your thoughts?

My brother who is a huge runescape fan also wants to build a computer. He pretty much has the same situation above except with a 3k budget and 1k for all the extra stuff(peripherals etc)...dont ask me how his young self got 3k lol

Finally my build. I have posted previously about me having a 5k budget. I need quite a bit of ram. ram has to be >16gbs

I need a good graphics card because i play a bit of rs as well but i make plenty of music and do a lot of video editing and website design. I have an extra 1k for the extra stuff.

Pretty all 3 computers are primarily used for the same thing(runescape,music production, video editing). The differences between all of these is the budget. Sooo can anyone help me put together these builds for the 1k, 3k, and 5k USD budgets? Lol id be very grateful

 heres another thread a bit like this (just like the 7 before that)

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/71458-new-pc-questionssuggestions/

it should give you all a rough start, for peripherals id get a corsair m65 and a k70 keyboard but it comes down to all your personal preferences. im sorry to bail but (im tired) ive read so many posts asking what to buy for £1000/$1000 and tweaked this spec a bit here and there so often, im sure woodenmarker and coolbeans will show up any second and give you help. may call in later to see the judgement.

dont get 16gb of ram, by the time you need it everyone will be using ddr4..

important notes where applicable, get an 8320 isntead of 8350, the hyper 212 is awesome, get a board with an 8+2 vrm and your good.

in your case it might be worth getting an asus xonar dx sound card and some sennheiser hd555's if they still make them...linus seems to like them..

[Daannnyy]

For your Friend:

CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K

Motherboard: ASRock H87 Performance Motherboard

Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 Superclocked 2GB

Memory: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3

Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 EVO Series 120GB SSD

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001

Optical Drive: Pioneer DVR-220LBKS Black 24x DVDRW

Power Supply: Seasonic G-550 80Plus Gold 550W

Case: Corsair Carbide 300R Compact Gaming Case with Window

For your brother:

CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K

CPU Cooling: Intel BXTS13X Liquid Cooled Thermal Solution

Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z87 Motherboard

Graphics: EVGA GeForce 780 3GB

Memory: G.Skill Sniper F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3

Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 EVO Series 120GB SSD

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001

Optical Drive: Pioneer DVR-220LBKS Black 24x DVDRW Drive

Case: SilverStone Raven RV02-E USB 3.0 with Window

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 850W ST85F-P

 

And for YOU:

CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K

CPU Cooling: NZXT Kraken X60 280mm AIO Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX Motherboard

Graphics: Two MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning 3GB graphics cards in SLI

Memory: G.Skill Sniper F3-12800CL9Q-16GBSR 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3

Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB SSD

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001

Optical Drive: Pioneer DVR-220LBKS Black 24x DVDRW Drive

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo Ultimate Chassis

Power Supply: Corsair AX1200i Digital ATX Modular Power Supply

Case Lighting: 2x BitFenix Alchemy Connect 60cm Orange LED Strip

Additional Fans: 2x Nexus Real Silent 140mm Case Fan

Sleeved Cables: Corsair White Sleeved ATX 24pin Cable for AXi Series (Make it look beautiful)

Sleeved Cables: Corsair Gen2 White Sleeved Modular Cable Kit (Make it look beautiful)

[WoodenMarker]

Where are you shopping from/located? Currency? Do you need a copy of Windows?

What kind of scale do you work on for both video editing and music editing? Programs being used?

[ShadowRaven]

Hey guys, i need some opinions here.

My friend has a 1k budget for a pc he wants to build. Its primarily a workstation but he does play games sometimes(mostly runescape) he need a bit of ram and a pretty decent video card. Any recommendations for the build? Basically what would you guys do if you had a 1k budget and needed somethig like this. He also has no clue what he wants as far as peripherals but he has put 700$ to the side for that. Your thoughts?

My brother who is a huge runescape fan also wants to build a computer. He pretty much has the same situation above except with a 3k budget and 1k for all the extra stuff(peripherals etc)...dont ask me how his young self got 3k lol

Finally my build. I have posted previously about me having a 5k budget. I need quite a bit of ram. ram has to be >16gbs

I need a good graphics card because i play a bit of rs as well but i make plenty of music and do a lot of video editing and website design. I have an extra 1k for the extra stuff.

Pretty all 3 computers are primarily used for the same thing(runescape,music production, video editing). The differences between all of these is the budget. Sooo can anyone help me put together these builds for the 1k, 3k, and 5k USD budgets? Lol id be very grateful

 

I feel that you could have kept your build on your original post  and open this one for your brother & friend now that you are on this thread I will my suggestion for your build here

 

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

[ShadowRaven]

 heres another thread a bit like this (just like the 7 before that)

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/71458-new-pc-questionssuggestions/

it should give you all a rough start, for peripherals id get a corsair m65 and a k70 keyboard but it comes down to all your personal preferences. im sorry to bail but (im tired) ive read so many posts asking what to buy for £1000/$1000 and tweaked this spec a bit here and there so often, im sure woodenmarker and coolbeans will show up any second and give you help. may call in later to see the judgement.

dont get 16gb of ram, by the time you need it everyone will be using ddr4..

important notes where applicable, get an 8320 isntead of 8350, the hyper 212 is awesome, get a board with an 8+2 vrm and your good.

in your case it might be worth getting an asus xonar dx sound card and some sennheiser hd555's if they still make them...linus seems to like them..

hes done this 7 other times

[D3MON]

hes done this 7 other times

Not just him, Ive made pretty much the same build 8 times in the last 2 months or less, "building a pc for my friend £1000 budget", "help me choose a $1000 pc", "how can i improve this 1000eur pc".

8320

hyper 212 evo

gigabyte ud3

samsung 840 250gb ssd

7950 or r9-280x depending on budget maybe a 770

corsair rm650w

a case you like by corsair, fractal design or nzxt

im not saying everyone should have the same build but its not suprising most people tend to have the same sort of budget and the same sort of demands so it only needs slight tweaking here and there, got a bigger budget go i7 and gtx780/r-290x, got enough money to water cool do it?

need peripherals get a ducky/corsair keyboard with the switches you like and a m65/m90/g500/g600, get an asus panel (the founder of the forum does tech reviews!)

This is now wearing on me more than those threads called "gtx780 vs r9-290x" or "amd vs intel" or "gtx770 vs r9-280x" etc, im retiring lol

on topic, you shouldn't base your build on how much money you have and buy more to get it to that budget...

...you should base your build depending on your needs and if you have money left over..great!, if your needs exceed your funds...save up!

daaannyyy's build makes no sense, those ssd's 1200w psu? really? whatever but what makes you happy.

[Socky]

My take on these builds besides yours is that Runescape probably needs the least an A10 6800k and 4gbs of Ram since its a internet browser game, but to stay true to the price budgets I tried to keep around them. 

 

Build for you (Assuming $6k but these build are way under $5k)

Without Peripherals: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WTba

With Peripherals: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WTiH

 

Build for your Friend (If I read correctly $1.7k?): http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WTx3

 

Build for your Brother (I'm assuming $4k?): http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WTW6

[ghp12210]

Where are you shopping from/located? Currency? Do you need a copy of Windows?

What kind of scale do you work on for both video editing and music editing? Programs being used?

USD

I do need a copy of windows.

I use pro tools, fl studio, reason, and adobe audition. And the music is a large scale project but the video editing is just every once in a while for now

[ghp12210]

Not just him, Ive made pretty much the same build 8 times in the last 2 months or less, "building a pc for my friend £1000 budget", "help me choose a $1000 pc", "how can i improve this 1000eur pc".

8320

hyper 212 evo

gigabyte ud3

samsung 840 250gb ssd

7950 or r9-280x depending on budget maybe a 770

corsair rm650w

a case you like by corsair, fractal design or nzxt

im not saying everyone should have the same build but its not suprising most people tend to have the same sort of budget and the same sort of demands so it only needs slight tweaking here and there, got a bigger budget go i7 and gtx780/r-290x, got enough money to water cool do it?

need peripherals get a ducky/corsair keyboard with the switches you like and a m65/m90/g500/g600, get an asus panel (the founder of the forum does tech reviews!)

This is now wearing on me more than those threads called "gtx780 vs r9-290x" or "amd vs intel" or "gtx770 vs r9-280x" etc, im retiring lol

on topic, you shouldn't base your build on how much money you have and buy more to get it to that budget...

...you should base your build depending on your needs and if you have money left over..great!, if your needs exceed your funds...save up!

daaannyyy's build makes no sense, those ssd's 1200w psu? really? whatever but what makes you happy.

Yeah i need to learn about this type of stuff. I know how to build it but i have no clue about this type of stuff lol. Im still stuck on this whole ssd vs hdd thing and i still have no clue what raid is lawl. But im looking into it all.

[D3MON]

Yeah i need to learn about this type of stuff. I know how to build it but i have no clue about this type of stuff lol. Im still stuck on this whole ssd vs hdd thing and i still have no clue what raid is lawl. But im looking into it all.

pm me if you have questions that techquickie doesnt already answer.

[ghp12210]

You guys are all awesome btw. Thx for the advice

[ghp12210]

pm me if you have questions that techquickie doesnt already answer.

Lol i wouldnt even know where to begin brother. If you wanna break down some basics of computer components to me that would be awesome, but i wouldnt know what to ask lawl

[WoodenMarker]

USD

I do need a copy of windows.

I use pro tools, fl studio, reason, and adobe audition. And the music is a large scale project but the video editing is just every once in a while for now

So all 3 computers are going to be used to edit video and music?

[kinkywink]

I feel that you could have kept your build on your original post  and open this one for your brother & friend now that you are on this thread I will my suggestion for your build here

 

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

selects 2 sets of 250 dollar speakers, also selects 200 dollar head phones. dang i wish i had 700 to spend on audio

[ghp12210]

So all 3 computers are going to be used to edit video and music?

Yes.

[WoodenMarker]

Yes.

Just to make sure, the total budgets are $1700, $4000, and $6000? Is any of the money interchangeable?

[ghp12210]

Just to make sure, the total budgets are $1700, $4000, and $6000? Is any of the money interchangeable?

Nope . Each budget is its own

[WoodenMarker]

Nope . Each budget is its own

My recommendations:

 

$1700: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2188Y

$4000 & $5000: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/218cZ

You might just want to head over to the audio section and get some more in depth info. Also, you might as well save up the rest of the money for future upgrades. Value and diminishing returns starts falling quite quickly as you spend more.