Posted December 9, 2013 Ok So my friend needs help, he posted this on teksyndicate just then, he hasn't gotten any replies yet which to me seems odd (seeing im on here most of the time) Here is the thread post contents Criteria/aim/want Has to run planetside 2 on max (includes GPU PhysX I have a knack for this game and my laptop barely runs it) Runs most new games at a minimum of 30FPS at high to max (by max I mean Ultra) Must be flexible ( By flexible I mean able to be easily upgraded in the future with no conflicts) Budget 500 but it can go slightly over All money goes to the rig not the mouse monitor etc Able to take to lan partys might add more criterias' later but this is a basic layout Random side notes that might make me slightly more happier (Not too important) I don't know why but I have a knack for Intel Asus and Nvidia stuff. Doesn't really need a DVD drive I can get it from an old rig Hardware able to last Might add more side notes TekSyndicate thread link https://teksyndicate.com/forum/build-pc/500-gaming-computer-near-next-gen-strength/163575#comment-1544717 Thanks. Java Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 get a console lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 I doubt for that budget its going to run everything on ultra and be playable... Get a console PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 Get a console. Currently, a PC cannot match what a console gives in terms of graphic fidelity, you have to wait 1 to 2 years for that. Unless you're interested in picking up used components from eBay. That would be the only viable solution. Personal Rig i7 4790K | Asus Z97I-WiFi | CM 280L | Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X | Kingston ValueRAM 2 x 8GB | 128GB Samsung 840 Pro | 2TB Seagate SSHD | Seasonic Platinium 660W | Bitfenix Prodigy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 There is nothing called a console killer at the price of a console IMHO so get a console. You will not be able to play anything at Ultra and very very few modern games on high with that budget. Sorry to break the idyll TorCorsair Obsidian 650D - Intel 4770K CPU - Gigabyte G1 Sniper 5 - ASUS GTX 780 Direct CU 2 - Kingston Beast Hyperx Beast 16 GB RAM - Corsair AX 1200i PSU - Samsung EVO drive 750 GB - Corsair AF series 120mm fans - Corsair H100i - Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 edition - Razer Ouroboros - Razer Manticor - Windows 7 - Beyerdynamic MMX 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 Author Wait, Did I mention that it can go up an extra 100? Java Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 Wait, Did I mention that it can go up an extra 100? Still no, you need like $800 and it still wont max everything PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 It doesn't have to go over 40 FPS(oh BTW its me who wants to make one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 Still no, you need like $800 and it still wont max everything Consoles don't really max out anything either, if we wanna go that route. Dunno about beating the console, but if you can hit 1080p @ 30FPS on medium settings, you more or less have "next gen" console power at the very least. Outside of gaming, the PC built will at least have things like a browser that doesn't suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 Consoles don't really max out anything either, if we wanna go that route. Dunno about beating the console, but if you can hit 1080p @ 30FPS on medium settings, you more or less have "next gen" console power at the very least. Outside of gaming, the PC built will at least have things like a browser that doesn't suck. Read it, he wants to max stuff.... PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 What if I used a GTX 650 ti boost im just going for 1280 by 1024 Res(forgot to mention that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 This is pretty much the best you can get PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ Newegg)CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Mwave)Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)Total: $561.56(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-09 06:36 EST-0500) \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 You realize the consoles sells at a LOSS. The ps4 is sold at $399 while it is estimated to have $460 worth of hardware. To add to that games are hardware specific optimized for the consoles. So in no way are you going to build a "console killer" in that price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 Doesn't really have to be a console killer I just want it to be near strong as one but thanks for the feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 Author This is pretty much the best you can get PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Mwave) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg) Total: $561.56 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-09 06:36 EST-0500) About that... If he doesn't want to do any Overclocking you can just use the Stock cooler? Haven't really had much experience with AMD CPUs. He is also going to be playing at 1280x1024. Java Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 Read it, he wants to max stuff.... Ah, still applies. He might get on par or a little higher, but maxing is not going to happen, especially for newer demanding titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 About that... If he doesn't want to do any Overclocking you can just use the Stock cooler? Haven't really had much experience with AMD CPUs. He is also going to be playing at 1280x1024. This will be fine for him. Trust me the stock cooler is loud. \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 Ah, still applies. He might get on par or a little higher, but maxing is not going to happen, especially for newer demanding titles. Not really when he is spending $600 PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 About that... If he doesn't want to do any Overclocking you can just use the Stock cooler? Haven't really had much experience with AMD CPUs. He is also going to be playing at 1280x1024. You could have said it wasn't at 1080p, that build should be fine PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 What if I used a GTX 650 ti boost im just going for 1280 by 1024 Res(forgot to mention that) Prob most important part PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 Author This will be fine for him. Trust me the stock cooler is loud. Thanks. Java Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 What if I downgraded to 500GB is there any new options for the CPU (BTW I HAVE AN OLD 200GB hardrive) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 9, 2013 Wait, Did I mention that it can go up an extra 100? Here you go: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($160.00 @ Newegg) Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Antec Basiq 500W ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon) Total: $577.93 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-09 08:18 EST-0500) Taxes and other fees might trash the build though. If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 10, 2013 Hey guys I selected parts for my build I need help picking a power supply and I also need someone to check if all these parts are compatible. CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ Newegg) Motherboard : MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Mwave) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($160.00 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg) PowerSupply: ????????? All together now is $444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 10, 2013 Hey guys I selected parts for my build I need help picking a power supply and I also need someone to check if all these parts are compatible. CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ Newegg) Motherboard : MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Mwave) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($160.00 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg) PowerSupply: ????????? All together now is $444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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