DIY PC

[duuude]

I can't really comment as I work for one of them but PCCG, Scorptec and Centercom are all good candidates. It's more going to be the cost of shipping.

Ok thanks man i'll check them out. BTW which one do you work for if u dont mind?

[Guest]

Ok thanks man i'll check them out. BTW which one do you work for if u dont mind?

Scorptec

[ColourShift]

Although I have more than basic knowledge in building PCs, as I saw many people build their PCs online, I never wanted to attempt making mine, so I got NCIX to do it.

[Kcnklub]

I have been wanting to set up some water cooling in my PC to cool my 8350. Was wondering if there was any competition with the corsair H100i. That is the one that I have been looking at for awhile. Wanting something that will allow me to overclock to around 4.5GHz- 5.0GHz without damaging anything. 

[Tda62]

Love the post

[salah2000]

Hey have a PC in my room and want TV is it better to buy a tv and use it as a monitor/TV or buy a monitor for cheaper and put a TV tuner in my PC?

[GruvaJag_]

Thanks!

[faizalbaito]

Very educating post. This will help me budget and pick my parts!

[matisst_b]

it's allways better to diy a pc, cuz store built pc's allways have the lack of either a nice, strong cpu or gpu. This is really usefull!

[wesy32]

Great Guide

[SnowPatch]

Excellent post. Will keep this in mind!

[Builder]

Update the OP.

 

80+ Titanium is now a thing.

[fanlendumeg]

great post, i have a pc build by a shop but the parts were picked by me. bit it is vey old nd the gpu icrap so does anyone know a good pci2.0 gpu?

[salah2000]

Hey im new to linus tech tips forums and im not sure if i am supposed to be posting this here so be easy on me

me. I have a custom pc which is red and black themed but i need a new power supply to power my r9 290. I am contemplating between three modular power supplies.

1. Corsair cx 600m

2. Antec hcg 620w

3. Cooler master gm series 650w

They are all 80 plus bronze. I am leaning towards the antec because it is black and red but its cables arent black. The corsair one is good but has a green scheme and the cooler master is plain black. I am not worried about the reliability of the antec because this particular model is made by seasonic and it was recommend by Johnny guru.

[salah2000]

Hey im new to linus tech tips forums and im not sure if i am supposed to be posting this here so be easy on me

me. I have a custom pc which is red and black themed but i need a new power supply to power my r9 290. I am contemplating between three modular power supplies.

1. Corsair cx 600m

2. Antec hcg 620w

3. Cooler master gm series 650w

They are all 80 plus bronze. I am leaning towards the antec because it is black and red but its cables arent black. The corsair one is good but has a green scheme and the cooler master is plain black. I am not worried about the reliability of the antec because this particular model is made by seasonic and it was recommend by Johnny guru.

[Guest]

Hey im new to linus tech tips forums and im not sure if i am supposed to be posting this here so be easy on me

me. I have a custom pc which is red and black themed but i need a new power supply to power my r9 290. I am contemplating between three modular power supplies.

1. Corsair cx 600m

2. Antec hcg 620w

3. Cooler master gm series 650w

They are all 80 plus bronze. I am leaning towards the antec because it is black and red but its cables arent black. The corsair one is good but has a green scheme and the cooler master is plain black. I am not worried about the reliability of the antec because this particular model is made by seasonic and it was recommend by Johnny guru.

Hey, just make a thread in the PSU section

[Onurb]

Hey guys. I want to build a computer, i have a $2,000 budget, and these are the parts I've picked so far. what do you guys think? i appreciate any help. thanks

 

CPU Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core $304.99

CPU Cooler Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid $97.99

Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z87 ATX LGA1150 $226.98

Memory Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 $179.99

Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" SSD $80.99  

StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $54.99

Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked $669.99

Case Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower $139.99

Power Supply Corsair 550W ATX12V / EPS12V $74.99

Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.98

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

[samygiy]

Do.

[Karabiner Kurz]

Wow this is a really great post and deserves more attention

[Karabiner Kurz]

Hey guys. I want to build a computer, i have a $2,000 budget, and these are the parts I've picked so far. what do you guys think? i appreciate any help. thanks

 

CPU Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core $304.99

CPU Cooler Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid $97.99

Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z87 ATX LGA1150 $226.98

Memory Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 $179.99

Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" SSD $80.99  

StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $54.99

Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked $669.99

Case Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower $139.99

Power Supply Corsair 550W ATX12V / EPS12V $74.99

Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.98

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

 

It all looks pretty good but you might want to go a little higher on the PSU, probably 650-750W. Also you might want to look at another motherboard as the one you're looking at is a previous generation (Z87) It would be better to go with a Z97 chipset. But overall it looks like a solid build.

[Recon97]

Thanks it really helped me!

[xX_Ahmed_Xx]

should i go for the R9 290X or the GeForce GTX 780 if the are both the same price

[Recon97]

should i go for the R9 290X or the GeForce GTX 780 if the are both the same price

The differenfe of performance between R9 290X and a 780 Is not much.If you can pay for the 780,then go for it.There are lots of videos on YouTube regarding these cards performance in gaming.But at the same price of 780,you can get 2 R9 290 Non reference model which will prove to be more beast than a single 780.But those cards are made for 1440p or higher resolution gaming.Even a single R9 290x is overkill for 1080p.Personally i will always go for nvidia and enjoy the features they provide over AMD.

[Recon97]

Hey guys. I want to build a computer, i have a $2,000 budget, and these are the parts I've picked so far. what do you guys think? i appreciate any help. thanks

CPU Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core $304.99

CPU Cooler Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid $97.99

Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z87 ATX LGA1150 $226.98

Memory Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 $179.99

Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" SSD $80.99

StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $54.99

Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked $669.99

Case Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower $139.99

Power Supply Corsair 550W ATX12V / EPS12V $74.99

Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.98

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

If you are going for gaming only then I5 4670k and save 100$.I7 uses hyper threading technology which is not much used by current gen games.You would only see 1-5% difference which Is not a big deal.16GB is overkill for your entire system.8Gb would be enough.Go for 780 "no Ti version" if you are gaming at 1080p.Alternatively you could go for r9 290x and save few bucks as the difference between R9 290x and a 780ti is too low.You could also spend more than 100$ you saved on SSD or cooler but here take a suggestion from anyone else.

[juanbear]

Ok, so I want to build something that can play everything on ultra settings and use it for rendering videos and my photograph stuff at the same time. I also want to oc. I have $2500.... What should I be looking for?