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[Odins Fist]

DV McKenna, on 08 December 2014 - 02:32 PM, said:

I'll just drop my head in here to say this.

If you buy a no name high wattage psu to save yourself 30 bucks/pounds/rubles then you deserve every ounce of hellfire you get.

ROFL...
Yeah trying to skimp on a PSU has been cause of many a computer case fire. <--Not a joke either.

[Goose]

Alright, look: I didn't build this for y'all, as I have no faith in a duel-core making for a worth-money experience in MW:O, but I figured I might as well share.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.29 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 650 Liquid CPU Cooler ($27.49 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87M-Plus Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.75 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.84 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.49 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $599.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-11 17:49 EST-0500

Base Total: $713.98
Promo Discounts: -$20.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$110.00
Shipping: $15.78
Total: $599.76

The PSU is overkill, but the price was right. I went looking for something on memory with that CPU, and found want I was looking for. The cooler is mana from heaven, and the case seems a revaluation …

[Flapdrol]

Goose, on 11 December 2014 - 02:54 PM, said:

Alright, look: I didn't build this for y'all, as I have no faith in a duel-core making for a worth-money experience in MW:O

Oh ye of little faith.

Runs fine

Recorded with shadowplay, during the event that netted 500k per "valid win", hence me running around and hitting everybody once.

[Lionsroar]

Gents, I have to thank you with all of my heart. I finally built the system we discussed in the other forum and WOW, all I can say is WOW. On medium settings I was brawling at 60+ FPS and cruising around at 80-90. It is going to take a lot of getting used to, a HUGE change from playing on a laptop. OF course my son will want to play his account on the new system and I'll be stuck back on the laptop....

Again, thank you

[Goose]

Pleased to hear it: Who where you, again?

[Lionsroar]

We discussed the system on the old under $500 forum right before you guys switched, what I eventually built was:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.38 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $702.02

I added a decent monitor and it's a completely different game.

Thanks Again

[Goose]

Intel Friday

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($172.94 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87M-Plus Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($38.84 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.49 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $621.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 19:51 EST-0500

Base Total: $714.26
Promo Discounts: -$29.09
Mail-in Rebates: -$75.00
Shipping: $10.92
Total: $621.09

Something was off about the CPU prices, so here we are, with another Cheap Build. Funny how the PSU worked out.

Edited by Goose, 12 December 2014 - 04:51 PM.

[Amir E]

Here is my build for ~$700 USD:

Intel Pentium G3258 Haswell Dual-Core 3.2GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor: $69.99
MSI B85M-P33 LGA 1150 Intel B85 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Entry DVI Business Intel Motherboard: $61.99
ZOTAC ZT-90101-10P GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit DDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC Support Video Card: $329.99
EVGA 100-W1-500-KR 500W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC EVGA 100-W1-0500-KR 3 Year Warranty Power Supply Intel 4th Gen CPU Ready: $39.99
Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (Yellow Heat Spreader) Model TLYD38G1600HC9DC01: $58.99
DEEPCOOL TESSERACT SW Mid Tower Computer with Side Window and 2 Blue LED Fans CaseSGCC+PLASTIC+RUBBER COATING: $39.99
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD): $59.99
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan: $34.99

Total: $695.92

This will own most systems out there for much less money.

All the prices are from Newegg.com

Edited by Amir E, 12 December 2014 - 05:28 PM.

[Flapdrol]

If you're going to put a 970 in there I'd rather pony up another $100 for an i5.

[Amir E]

Flapdrol, on 12 December 2014 - 05:40 PM, said:

If you're going to put a 970 in there I'd rather pony up another $100 for an i5.

You could but its not necessary for gaming. 2 Haswell cores overclocked are more than enough.

Besides I thought the entire point of this was to keep the cost minimal.

[Flapdrol]

Depends on the game and the settings. Most games don't make full use of quadcores but almost all will make use of over 2 cores. And many games are cpu limited.

I run the 3258 myself, but I've got it paired with a 100 euro secondhand gtx 670.

[Smokeyjedi]

Amir E, on 13 December 2014 - 04:03 PM, said:

You could but its not necessary for gaming. 2 Haswell cores overclocked are more than enough.

Besides I thought the entire point of this was to keep the cost minimal.

yeah like dirt cheap 760series GTX...........for >200$ paired with that GPUbeast. I would feel cheated having all that gpu power pegged @75% usage.......due to insufficient core count. MWO is a pig hogzilla of a deadwieght code train that your PC needs to pull think......this badman, is I7 (or I5 OC'd) whilst running MWO. Hes nasty but MWO dont care. She is a gluttonous pigbeast.

[Catamount]

and if that picture is an i7, this is what the G3258 is



Now imagine pulling the truck. How that's working out?

Sure, it might hold up to normal gaming loads, but MWO is still MWO.

Edited by Catamount, 13 December 2014 - 07:19 PM.

[Flapdrol]

The 3258 holds up fine in mwo, as minimum fps occurs when per-core perfromance is required, and the 3258 has lots of that.

The newest aaa stuff supposedly doesn't run that well, I wouldn't know, pretty much never buy stuff on launch.

Edited by Flapdrol, 14 December 2014 - 03:02 AM.

[Lord Letto]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC DIY-5823BK (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1088.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-14 17:33 EST-0500

[Logan Hawke]

Catamount, on 09 October 2014 - 11:30 AM, said:

Don't worry, Logan. Once you're ready we can throw together something tailor made to you.

Well then, I suppose it's time

I have ~700 USD available. My current PC is one that I built 7 years ago when I was a sophomore in high school that I did during an elective. I have only upgraded it once since, replacing the ancient Graphics Card with an ASUS built GeForce GTX 660 Ti, about a year or two ago. Since I built the PC my tech literacy has steadily dwindled, but I 'think' I can still manage to put one together from the parts. I think. Probably going to take a lot of youtube videos.

So, any suggestions? One thing I'm wondering is if I should replace the GTX 660 Ti with something newer, or just keep using it for now and upgrade that in a couple years.

[Flapdrol]

I'd keep it, this game is more demanding on the cpu. Getting a card that's a significant upgrade over the 660 Ti would eat too much out of the budget.

Edited by Flapdrol, 15 December 2014 - 11:35 AM.

[Logan Hawke]

Flapdrol, on 15 December 2014 - 11:34 AM, said:

I'd keep it, this game is more demanding on the cpu. Getting a card that's a significant upgrade over the 660 Ti would eat too much out of the budget.

Sweet, that should save some money. Now for the rest of the parts...

[Cimarb]

Just pick a build in this thread and pop your graphics card in it. Most of them are around your target price range.

[Logan Hawke]

Cimarb, on 15 December 2014 - 11:58 AM, said:

Just pick a build in this thread and pop your graphics card in it. Most of them are around your target price range.

Alright, cool, I'll give it a look.