Resolved - Help Peaker Build a new Computer!

[Peaker]

Name: Sam Peaker

Rank: Sergeant

Type of issue: Hardware I guess!

Brief Description of Issue: So it's that time of the year, my Mac laptop is starting to show it's age, and i've decided to invest in a new desktop computer, for pure gaming purposes. My budget is between 1500 and 2000 Canadian dollars, and I would like to basically have a nuclear reactor for that price. If it goes a bit over 2000 with shipping it's not a big deal either. So I thought I would turn to the medical supply office, who is undoubtedly more knowledgeable in those matters than I am. I have been toying around with this site: http://www.ibuypower.com/ , where they have a father's day sale and you get a ton of free upgrades for free, so if that's advantageous for me, i'd definitely want to take advantage of that. A friend also referred me to this site: www.ncix.com . So gentlemen, I guess, do your worst?

Thanks in advance for the help!

***Medical Supply Staff ONLY Below this line***

Current Status: Researching

Main Technician: Cpl. Marchese

Supporting Technician: Sgt. Rather

[Marchese 1st MRB]

For that kind of budget you can get a really good gaming rig. Here's maybe a few suggestions

CPU: Core i7 2600K or better

RAM: 8GB DDR3 (can play around with what particular speed you want)

Motherboard: LGA 1155 board. Motherboards come in all types of flavours but personally I prefer Asus P8Z68 boards

Hard Drives: Solid State drive or 2 regular 500GB in raid and 1tb in storage

Power Supply: 850 Watt or better should give your board plenty of power and room for expansions

Video Card: GeForce GTX 560ti or better

Monitor: 22" full HD LCD

Mouse/Keyboard: Razor

[Peaker]

I like the sound of that, I was thinking about 12 GB of RAM instead, but do you have any particular recommendations as to where I should get it from? Or did you use the sites I previously mentioned? And yes, for my principal games, I do want a SSD, thanks a lot for mentioning it haha.

[Rather]

I am a big fan of Newegg they have a large selection and are generally very easy to work with. I recommend doing some research on Newegg as well as others like Tom's Hardware and Cnet and read reviews on the various components you are looking at. One of the biggest things to consider when building a new computer is compatibility so it's important to familiarize yourself with the parts you want before you buy. If the specs Marchese listed seem to be a reasonable benchmark you can start customizing it by looking up different parts such as the increased RAM you mentioned to tailor that list to your needs. Post back when you have a chance and we can get started on this project.

[Lafy BAR]

Here's some random stuff that should turn into a raging beast....

http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWis...Number=15436214

I'm sure a bunch of people will tell me that i chose all the wrong parts, or at least that I've gone crazy on the CPU... which I did. If you need a monitor and peripherals I didn't take that into account.

You may want to switch out the CPU/Motherboard for a 2700k and a motherboard compatible with that to save a couple hundred bucks, it'll knock down the cpu's capability a fair bit, but i'm sure you don't actually need that much anyway.

Might be smart to run SLI with a 2700k instead, but if you do that make sure you swap out the power supply, that one isn't high enough wattage for 2 video cards.

[Bryant 1st MRB]

Id do something like i-7 unlocked

p8-z68 gen 3 board

Solid state drive(size of your liking )

1trbt hard drive

gtx 560ti

and a blue ray disk drive

[Peaker]

Okay so, how does this look like?

1 x Intel Core i7 2600K Quad Core Unlocked Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Sandy Bridge 8MB

1 x Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60 High Performance CPU Cooler System LGA1155 LGA1366 LGA1156 AM2 AM3

1 x ASUS P8Z68-V Pro GEN3 Z68 LGA1155 ATX 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2 PCI B3 Motherboard

2 x Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Dual Channel Memory Kit

1 x GeForce GTX 570 732MHZ 1280MB 3.8GHZ GDDR5 PCI-E Dual DVI-I Mini HDMI

1 x Coolermaster HAF X EATX Tower Case Black 6X5.25 5X3.5INT No PS Front USB3.0

1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M 750W ATX Modular Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan 5 Year Warranty

1 x ASUS VH236H 23 Widescreen LCD Monitor Black 1920X1080 16:9 2MS 20000:1DC HDMI DVI VGA With Speakers

1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT SP1 DVD OEM

1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6Gbps 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive - OEM

1 x Intel 320 Series GEN3 120GB 2.5IN SSD SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive Retail W/ Bracket

Add Razer (Sic?) mouse and keyboard, and a bunch of other accessories, and you have it. End specs should be:

SLI Ready

Intel Core i7 2600K Hyperthreading Processor

Liquid Cooling

16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Memory

GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Graphics

120GB SSD drive

1TB Hard Drive

24x DVD/CD Writer

750W Corsair Power Supply

10 USB Ports (2 front)

2 USB 3.0 Ports

7.1 108dB SnR high definition audio

Windows 7 Home Premium

Am I forgetting something important, or getting fucked over on the front of more advantageous parts? End total comes to 2229$ + Shipping.

[Peaker]

I'm actually going to switch the processor to a 2700K with Hyperthreading.

[Lafy BAR]

I would spend the extra few bucks on windows pro, i've had random weird problems with home editions of windows

oh, also i heard the crucial SSDs are more reliable, and i don't see a dvd or bluray drive.

Edited June 16, 2012 by Lafy BAR

[Marchese 1st MRB]

You might want to add about 100 watts to your power supply so in the future if you want to get a second/more powerful video card or other expansion then you can.

[evo-lution ßÄЯ]

This is what i started with and expanded with the other necessities like graphics card, SSD, etc.

Base!

[Holland 1st MRB]

Are you still looking for help with building your computer? If you need any more information, you should post it up on this thread.

[Peaker]

Sorry, forgot about this haha! I got my new computer, used some of your suggestions and disregarded others, thanks a lot for the help, it's a bomb!

[Holland 1st MRB]

Happy that we could help!