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Kelan
I am trying to get a good gaming computer, laptops are too expensive, and desktops would be cheaper to build. That is why I am here asking you. I want a good and a really good, but cheap gaming computer. This is the cheapest way, and I was wondering which parts are the best, but also cheap, not as in quality, I don't want some parts that will not carry the games, break easily or wont last long. I want a good gaming computer. I like to play games like BF3, Planetside 2, and other big popular games that require a good computer. Not only do I want to be able to play the games. I want to be able to play the games in full settings and be fast with no lag, I want a GOOD and SMOOTH. I know it not going to be super cheap, but I guess it is the cheapest solution to my needs. So please just leave parts that I will need to make my dream computer. Basically I want to make myself a gaming computer but I want to make sure I have the best deals, and the best decisions for my gaming computer. Thanks.
Answer
If you have a Micro Center get either the FX 4170 or the 6300 (this one is a six core. Eventually this will be used in gaming and even the 8-core processors with the new Xbox coming out featuring an 8-core CPU) in the bundle packs with the m5a97 motherboard.
If not, get a Phenom II X4 965 processor with a motherboard of your choice. Preferably one with 2 PCI express slots for two GPU's if you ever decide to SLI or CROSSFIRE. Also, you can get the m5a97 here too. I like that one.
For PSU get any power supply that's 80+ bronze certified or better. Read reviews carefully on this. The true determinant of the power of a PSU is the amperage but you still want at least 500-600W. Some people like to go low with 400ish W while others go a little over at around 750W. It's never bad to be safe. 600W is a good number.
Don't go for anything under 6GB of RAM. The 8GB is the best bet since they'll really set you up in the future of gaming. With enough RAM you can avoid having micro stutters and even boost your frames by a good 2-10 fps depending on the game. Some games may even be affected by over 10 fps though sometimes they require some config tweaks. <-- Research by individual game. ArmA 2 and FSX can especially benefit from this.
For a case. Get something like an Antec 300. Computer nerds whine about bad cable management on this but you should be fine. If you're huge on cable management you can always go with the Thor cases which was really easy to cable manage. But my friends and I didn't anyway. I guess that's just a personal touch. Like being messy or clean.
GPU is where your BF3 experience is defined. The 6870 will have no issue running it. You can probably run it well on a 7770 but you might need to disable Anti-aliasing or at least have those on low. I'd say the 7770 is comparable to a GTX 660 or 650 I forgot which one exactly.
The lowest I'd go is probably a GTX 550ti. Any lower and you won't be running these games at over 20 fps without overclocking to almost overheating. Also, 7970s are great cards as are the 7870s. These will all run your games well. Future proof GPU's will push you near $200.
For Hard Drive make sure you get one that's 7200rpm. I don't know your budget, but if you can you should go with an SSD which will make your computer startup time of a fresh version of Win7 around 10-20 seconds. Otherwise, the 7200rpm HDD is a must. 5400rpm's are cheaper but not by a ton and they'll slow you down as far as loading goes. And get 1TB. I've filled up 2 500GB HDD's so far and I told myself I wouldn't need 1TB. You probably do if you're doing gaming.
Last Note:
If your monitor is 20-24ish inches your resolution is probably around 1600x900. That means you don't need as powerful of a GPU to run games on your computer. If it's bigger you might want to invest in those 6870s and 7970s. If it's smaller go for a 7770. At 1600x900 the 7770 will still run your games at medium quality with high frame rates. At least 40-50 fps for relatively demanding games.
If you have a Micro Center get either the FX 4170 or the 6300 (this one is a six core. Eventually this will be used in gaming and even the 8-core processors with the new Xbox coming out featuring an 8-core CPU) in the bundle packs with the m5a97 motherboard.
If not, get a Phenom II X4 965 processor with a motherboard of your choice. Preferably one with 2 PCI express slots for two GPU's if you ever decide to SLI or CROSSFIRE. Also, you can get the m5a97 here too. I like that one.
For PSU get any power supply that's 80+ bronze certified or better. Read reviews carefully on this. The true determinant of the power of a PSU is the amperage but you still want at least 500-600W. Some people like to go low with 400ish W while others go a little over at around 750W. It's never bad to be safe. 600W is a good number.
Don't go for anything under 6GB of RAM. The 8GB is the best bet since they'll really set you up in the future of gaming. With enough RAM you can avoid having micro stutters and even boost your frames by a good 2-10 fps depending on the game. Some games may even be affected by over 10 fps though sometimes they require some config tweaks. <-- Research by individual game. ArmA 2 and FSX can especially benefit from this.
For a case. Get something like an Antec 300. Computer nerds whine about bad cable management on this but you should be fine. If you're huge on cable management you can always go with the Thor cases which was really easy to cable manage. But my friends and I didn't anyway. I guess that's just a personal touch. Like being messy or clean.
GPU is where your BF3 experience is defined. The 6870 will have no issue running it. You can probably run it well on a 7770 but you might need to disable Anti-aliasing or at least have those on low. I'd say the 7770 is comparable to a GTX 660 or 650 I forgot which one exactly.
The lowest I'd go is probably a GTX 550ti. Any lower and you won't be running these games at over 20 fps without overclocking to almost overheating. Also, 7970s are great cards as are the 7870s. These will all run your games well. Future proof GPU's will push you near $200.
For Hard Drive make sure you get one that's 7200rpm. I don't know your budget, but if you can you should go with an SSD which will make your computer startup time of a fresh version of Win7 around 10-20 seconds. Otherwise, the 7200rpm HDD is a must. 5400rpm's are cheaper but not by a ton and they'll slow you down as far as loading goes. And get 1TB. I've filled up 2 500GB HDD's so far and I told myself I wouldn't need 1TB. You probably do if you're doing gaming.
Last Note:
If your monitor is 20-24ish inches your resolution is probably around 1600x900. That means you don't need as powerful of a GPU to run games on your computer. If it's bigger you might want to invest in those 6870s and 7970s. If it's smaller go for a 7770. At 1600x900 the 7770 will still run your games at medium quality with high frame rates. At least 40-50 fps for relatively demanding games.
what to look for in gaming computer parts?
Applejoe
I will be building my first gaming computer soon and i have no idea what to look for in parts. For example in a graphics card Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 what in that do i look for that's best for me. But to keep is simple lets just start with the differences in the graphics cards. If it is simple to explain other parts i will gladly appreciate it.
Answer
ok first cpu: this is your central processing unit and the base of your computer in gaming no one needs over 4-cores the 2500k is an excellent cpu and is very cheap but great hardware and is able to over clock to 4.8-5.0ghz stable but in doing so you need liquid cooling such as
http://www.corsair.com/cpu-cooling-kits/hydro-series-water-cooling-cpu-cooler/hydro-series-h80-high-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler.html
and a good psu such as a 850-1000watt corsair psu there probably the best out there
ok so now we come the the ram:also know as (random accessible memory) the is very important you want about 6gb of ram gaming take 3gb at most and thats most meaning a building in battlefield 3 is calapsing right in front of you and about one thousand other things blowing up in your face
ram is mesured in mhz 1600mhz been good gaming ram 2200mhz being elite gaming ram its up to you the mhz don't make too big of a difference exept in mine craft or something (great game) if you 16gb that means that your going to run a server you will never need above 16gb so with ram comes the choose of windows 7
get the windows 7 home premium 64BIT DONT GET THE 32BIT that only allows windows 3gb of ram
now comes the gpu: also called graphics card video card what ever you want but this is the MOST important thing of gaming this is were the gaming processing happens for elite gamers running games on ultra at never less of 80fps in insane combat come the evga gtx 590 hydro copper
this is armed with two of the gtx 580 chips
http://www.evga.com/articles/00621/
being very expensive you get every penny of what you pay for i have this and its powerhouse like none other if you won't cheaper but still good get the gtx 570 for ultra 45fps gtx 560ti for high 45fps and so on
now psu: know as the (power supply unit) this is VERY important make sure you get all the power you rig needs for its all its parts 850-1000watts would never let you down 1000 only for over clockers i would get the sea sonic or the corsair i think corsair is better but some people think different but sea sonic is amazing also
case:well its the case and i would get any cosair case there really good and the best is the 800d the best case with amazing cable management and other stuff i have it and it does everything
now comes accessories theses are mice keyboards and stuff
top of the line: razer
really cool but not to reliable:cyborg (rat 7 is the best mouse)
cheap but ok:logitech
and so on
well i hope this help don't mind to ask for other stuff :D
EDIT:i have experience with everything I've listed and all of it is good
i have all the elite stuff lol :D
ok first cpu: this is your central processing unit and the base of your computer in gaming no one needs over 4-cores the 2500k is an excellent cpu and is very cheap but great hardware and is able to over clock to 4.8-5.0ghz stable but in doing so you need liquid cooling such as
http://www.corsair.com/cpu-cooling-kits/hydro-series-water-cooling-cpu-cooler/hydro-series-h80-high-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler.html
and a good psu such as a 850-1000watt corsair psu there probably the best out there
ok so now we come the the ram:also know as (random accessible memory) the is very important you want about 6gb of ram gaming take 3gb at most and thats most meaning a building in battlefield 3 is calapsing right in front of you and about one thousand other things blowing up in your face
ram is mesured in mhz 1600mhz been good gaming ram 2200mhz being elite gaming ram its up to you the mhz don't make too big of a difference exept in mine craft or something (great game) if you 16gb that means that your going to run a server you will never need above 16gb so with ram comes the choose of windows 7
get the windows 7 home premium 64BIT DONT GET THE 32BIT that only allows windows 3gb of ram
now comes the gpu: also called graphics card video card what ever you want but this is the MOST important thing of gaming this is were the gaming processing happens for elite gamers running games on ultra at never less of 80fps in insane combat come the evga gtx 590 hydro copper
this is armed with two of the gtx 580 chips
http://www.evga.com/articles/00621/
being very expensive you get every penny of what you pay for i have this and its powerhouse like none other if you won't cheaper but still good get the gtx 570 for ultra 45fps gtx 560ti for high 45fps and so on
now psu: know as the (power supply unit) this is VERY important make sure you get all the power you rig needs for its all its parts 850-1000watts would never let you down 1000 only for over clockers i would get the sea sonic or the corsair i think corsair is better but some people think different but sea sonic is amazing also
case:well its the case and i would get any cosair case there really good and the best is the 800d the best case with amazing cable management and other stuff i have it and it does everything
now comes accessories theses are mice keyboards and stuff
top of the line: razer
really cool but not to reliable:cyborg (rat 7 is the best mouse)
cheap but ok:logitech
and so on
well i hope this help don't mind to ask for other stuff :D
EDIT:i have experience with everything I've listed and all of it is good
i have all the elite stuff lol :D
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