Help building a beast gaming computer !

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Kannato

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Hello everyone :)

Well as the title of this thread states I need help building a beast computer, my budget is $3200 around there :) ,

What should I buy? I'm a little scared about doing the plung and buying and building my comp and it end up dieing , should I warranty everything? I just don't know

help would be greatly appreciated :3
 
claptonman

claptonman

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If anything dies within a period of time, you can RMA it and get a replacement. On the product page, there should be a warranty.

Now, $3200 is a lot of money, and you will build the fastest gaming computer out there, most likely.

Do you need monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, copy of windows? And you're in the US, correct?
 
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Kannato

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I live in the US , I have a mouse and monitor already the rest I need to get:),
Thanks for the quick reply
 
wolfeking

wolfeking

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ok. $3200. Can do.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492
Can get a 2500k or a 3820 and be good, but this is a beast and can do everything needed for everything.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157290
good brand, 8 DDR3 slots, basically the 2011 version of the 1155 I got. good board.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231545
more than ever needed for a gaming machine, but its there if you need it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148526
Large size, fast.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148834
for the price you cant beet it. And you need a HDD beside that SSD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
Airflow is the good. Cheap.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127671
Fastest card on the planet. Put 2 in SLI and you will own any game out there.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207021
More than you need (i think) and quality brand.

I did not put in windows pro or DVD drive, but that is 160, so you still have 405 to get a HSF and make it cool for you.
 
MineIQ1701

MineIQ1701

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Make sure you get Windows Pro, also

I suggest the Haf X instead
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225

Don't forget a sound card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102041

Speakers, can be changed out for cheaper ones, just my recomendation
http://www.amazon.com/M-Audio-Studiophile-Powered-Monitor-Speakers/dp/B0051WAM64/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334443211&sr=8-1

Disk Drive, for installation
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106374


Edit: Do you need a wifi adapter, or will you be plugging straight in?
 
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Machin3

Machin3

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For $3200 I would just wait another week until Ivy Bridge comes out and get that instead.

Throw in 2 680's in SLI and @wolfeking: I would just change that Power Supply to a Corsair. I've heard mixed reviews about XFX.
 
Machin3

Machin3

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azeem40 said:
The HAF X is a waste of $ unless he plans on a large WC setup or 3-4-way SLI/CF.
Click to expand...

True, I don't really like the HAF series for WC-ing either way. I've worked with a Haf 932, which is similar, and unless you gut out half of the inside, its kinda hard to get a nice looking loop inside.

If your not going to watercool, then get like a 650D. Smaller version of the 800D but its so niceeee.

Oh and the sound card that someone mentioned, get a Creative X-Fi Titanium or Titanium HD, little bit cheaper but sooo much better.
 
wolfeking

wolfeking

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yea. vRAM is counted by windows in the amount of RAM you have. My system shows 3.2 GB (Xp limit) with 3GB DDR2 and a 512 MB GPU. Its only seeing 256 of the video card.
 
jonnyp11

jonnyp11

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overclocking is really good, a water cooled i7-3770k should easily hit 4.7 or 4.8 or so ghz which would be close to a 38% performance increase. And i'd wait since they are so close and a guaranteed performance boost. Supposed to come out at the very end of this months.
 
Machin3

Machin3

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Ivy Bridge comes out April 29th. Right around the corner. And its definitely worth watercooling if you will be overclocking. Its a bit more expensive but worth it in the end.
 
spirit

spirit

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There are plenty of tutorials online to help you overclock. Basically you just raise the multiplier and voltage in the BIOS. The aim is to the keep the voltage as low as possible and get the frequency/multiplier (frequency is the GHz your CPU runs at) as high as possible whilst maintaining stability. It's not the higher frequencies/multiplier that causes heat - it's the higher voltages that cause more heat, that's why you want to keep the voltage as low as possible.

You'll want to stress-test your overclocked CPU using Prime95 or Intel BurnTest and monitor the temperatures to make sure they don't go out of hand. :) Run Prime95 for say 6+ hours and if you don't get any crashes or blue screens then I'd call that a stable overclock.
 
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