build a pc

[Stromicuz]

after gaming on the intel hd for about a year i've decided to just get a new pc
at a surprising $660 USD
this is what i came up with
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor   $129.99   
ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard   $99.99
Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory   $35.57   
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive   $69.99   
HIS Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card   $229.99
NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case   $49.99   
Antec Neo Eco 520W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply   XXXXXXXXXXXX
Rosewill Green 630W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply   $59.99   
i am open for input from you guys, not the best but good enough considering the $4300 tt budget

[TriniXaeno]

That is a beastly machine.

Question, what are your current specs right now?

Seeing an i5 in your side profile....if so, a big graphics cards maybe all the upgrade you need. Not an entire new system.

That i5 is a beast of a gaming processor as is.

The HD 3000 is what is really killing you at the moment.

Also, as a cautionary note, I would look for a PSU with a little more oomph. Say in the US$69 - 75 range.

600 - 700 Watts.

Gamings rigs make a habit of chewing through PSUs. That is one area where you don't want to go cheap. Worse yet...a malfunctioning PSU can wreak all sorts of havoc on your system.

I had lock ups and crashes galore with a brand new 600W "brand name" psu.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EYV690/ref=wms_ohs_product

(note the price (54.99)

Changed every component out one by one before discovering the PSU was the culprit.

Put all the original parts back in with another brand 750W PSU and voila....right as rain.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003U29C3Q/ref=wms_ohs_product

Note the price (109.99)

[Stromicuz]

sorry i forgot t mention it was a mac mini >_>
and i have hd 3000 on a laptop as well...
wish they would just blow up so i wouldn't have to deal with them again...
thanks for the advice btw it's the first time i am building a pc for gaming.

[TriniXaeno]

Oh....a Mac.....you have my sympathy.

[Spazosaurus]

Decent choice in parts. Just a few notes...

AM3 as a platform is on its way out, to be replaced by Trinity socket FM2 (if you care about that sort of thing). Then again, its amd. Pretty much any modern CPU (phenom, fx, trinity), even the brand new ones push out the same performance so meh.

That PSU (specs wise) is actually ok for the system. Kinna overkill actually for what you plan to run with decent amount of reserve for future expansion. I'd probably consider a better brand though for reliability and whatnot, something like this, same price.

Stongly recommend you push for a SSD in addition to your conventional rotational storage, preferably something like this. Its going to single handedly make that PC feel like a supercomputer..

Also, i'd go with the gtx 660 from nvidia. Based on personal experience from several ATI cards i've owned over the years, i'd say you're better off Nvidia. Again, same price.

[TriniXaeno]

Can't go wrong with the SSD recommendation. Once you can afford it and willing to give up Space in lieu of epic speed.

And we do mean epic.

I wouldn't go so far as to say overkill re: PSU.

I think the 600 Model you recommended is better fare.

Can't overstate enough how important a PSU is for a gaming system. ESPECIALLY if you're getting an SSD.

Many reports of SSDs causing spontaneous reboots with PSUs that are flaky in even the slightest of ways. Some are very sensitive to power fluctuations apparently.

[Spazosaurus]

Agreed. Yeah I won't really trust a rosewilll to deliver clean stable power. Remember high wattage is not everything. You're better off with a lower watt unit that has a higher quality voltage rail system.

Case in point, my system pulls only 120 watts on idle peaking at just shy of 400 on load so technically anything over 500w is overkill.

Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2

[Stromicuz]

just got news from a few people with these cards saying that they have some problems
with a certain game that i play and i tend to play this one a lot but i have to hold back this week and
yeah i might put out some more paper on the 660 ti or a 650 if someone can help me pick out a pc that costs less than 650 or maybe just a little more it would be fine by me
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SkyRayz/saved/
it doesn't have to be future proof or anything i am not competing with anyone
cause i have bills to pay as well >_>

[Spazosaurus]

If you wanna save $55 or so, u can go with this board and this cpu and put the saved money plus very little extra and score a bess 660 ti.

Cpu will give you very decent game performance and the board is still pretty featureful. Good to go.

[Stromicuz]

If you wanna save $55 or so, u can go with this board and this cpu and put the saved money plus very little extra and score a bess 660 ti.

Cpu will give you very decent game performance and the board is still pretty featureful. Good to go.

thanks a lot 
oh God yes ty but tbh future proofing wouldn't do any good to me cause i have an xbox and ps2
(waiting for the ps4 and xbox 720) and i play like a normal person lol
1 monitor a nice mouse and keyboard i don't want anything fancy for the money i spending
cause by august i should win the lotto and build a fancy pc =D

[Spazosaurus]

No serious future proofing but with as setup like this PC even though skimping on the parts you gonna be gaming comfortably on it for the next year into two easy. Make sure the video card is the 660ti at least. No weaker.

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[Stromicuz]

turns out buying these parts here will cost a bit more so i have decided to buy this stuff in tt =)
if anyone here knows where i can get parts similar to these for a pc build of $5000 or less please give
me a link to the site or an address as to where i can go so far i got these
http://www.cariszone.com/categories/computer-accessories/computers/computer-components/graphic-cards/pci-express-3-0/evga-geforce-gtx-660-superclocked-2048mb-gddr5-dvi-mhdmi-dp-graphics-card.html
http://www.cariszone.com/categories/computer-accessories/computers/computer-components/processors/amd-processors/amd-fx-6100-6-core-processor-3-3-6-socket-am3-fd6100wmgusbx.html
please help me if you can i can check prw or wizz,but i really need this cause i usually order my parts + my skybox needs renewing as well...any help would be greatly appreciated

[Hard o/c]

after gaming on the intel hd for about a year i've decided to just get a new pc
at a surprising $660 USD
this is what i came up with
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor   $129.99   
ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard   $99.99
Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory   $35.57   
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive   $69.99   
HIS Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card   $229.99
NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case   $49.99   
Antec Neo Eco 520W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply   XXXXXXXXXXXX
Rosewill Green 630W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply   $59.99   
i am open for input from you guys, not the best but good enough considering the $4300 tt budget

If u don't mind buying some things used....

AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE 3.2Ghz AM3 cpu (used) - $400
WD/Seagate  SATA 1TB HARD DRIVE   $710.00 (new)
KINGSTON HYPERX 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM   $350.00 (new) (2 x 4GB)
MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ MAINBOARD   $725.00 (new) OR MSI 760g-P43 (FX) ~ $450-$500 (new)
(video card could be from cariszone)
(case will have to be imported, that specific one not really available locally at a reasonable price)
Corsair Builder Series CX 600 600W power supply  - $200 (used)

So average total excluding case is  - $4371.77

If you import the video card u should save a couple hundred since is $220US on amazon average.
The case may cost some cash since it a bit heavy.

The other stuff i listed above available locally , plus u get a good warranty on them (the new stuff).

[TriniXaeno]

I can help you out there bro.

GATT members can get stuff imported on the cheap.

One of our regular sponsors is a shipping company.

We do it for peeps all the time.

Let me know what PC parts you want and we can arrange.

[Stromicuz]

I can help you out there bro.

GATT members can get stuff imported on the cheap.

One of our regular sponsors is a shipping company.

We do it for peeps all the time.

Let me know what PC parts you want and we can arrange.

sounds good but really all too kind, all i need is the parts bellow i have a strict $5000 budget
i came here for the help and i am quite relieved about the help i am getting but i am new to building a gaming pc and if you can ship me the parts that you recommend for me then that's totally fine,
but message me about the payment method,
but i have my heart set on a gtx 660 cause one of the games i play has some major issues with a ATI cards and
it's an oldish game so there will be no fixes for this.
i trust your recommendation as all of the advice has been good so far.
oh and if it doesn't work out and if you are not up to it i can just get the pc Hard posted if he can also
message me about the payment methods/contacts
 i am truly satisfied with the quality of the people and the site
thanks a lot, should have made an account long ago instead of reading everything here,
to me it there are some valuable info on here. thanks in advance for your contribution.
 

[Hard o/c]

I can help you out there bro.

GATT members can get stuff imported on the cheap.

One of our regular sponsors is a shipping company.

We do it for peeps all the time.

Let me know what PC parts you want and we can arrange.

sounds good but really all too kind, all i need is the parts bellow i have a strict $5000 budget
i came here for the help and i am quite relieved about the help i am getting but i am new to building a gaming pc and if you can ship me the parts that you recommend for me then that's totally fine,
but message me about the payment method,
but i have my heart set on a gtx 660 cause one of the games i play has some major issues with a ATI cards and
it's an oldish game so there will be no fixes for this.
i trust your recommendation as all of the advice has been good so far.
oh and if it doesn't work out and if you are not up to it i can just get the pc Hard posted if he can also
message me about the payment methods/contacts
 i am truly satisfied with the quality of the people and the site
thanks a lot, should have made an account long ago instead of reading everything here,
to me it there are some valuable info on here. thanks in advance for your contribution.

The used stuff is from me personally and the new stuff can be had through wizz so is no setta hassle to get the stuff. Just the gpu and case should be imported becuz of local costs.

[Saxito Pau]

I make an offer to sell you my EVGA GTX 460 2Win video card. Basically SLI on one card.

Asking $1300 for it (see Trading grounds) and with some digging online, found this forum that says basically that my card is faster:

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1099611-upgrade-to-1-gtx-660ti-from-2-gtx-460s-in-sli/

And considering a GTX 660 is about US$220, it is quite a deal. Choice is yours. Just make sure you have at least a 750W Power Supply...

[TriniXaeno]

sure thing.

The GTX 660 is a beast. Can't go wrong. Will ensure it gets here within your budget.

Always happy to help another gamer...ESPECIALLY a PC gamer. Millions of console gamers around here nowadays. lol

You can come pay at our office. I'll pm you the info.

Check and double check the components you want before we place the order. In case you have a change of mind about PSU or anything.

The one's Captain Awesome recommended should fit the bill though.

[Stromicuz]

forgot to post here when i got my parts but
i got these parts so far but the cpu/psu will have to wait til feb 15
cause valentines is a f**king bitch that does take all your $$$
for some food,and a present that will last less that a week.(not the present but still)
>_>


not nvidia but i was too lazy to look around i have work and all kind of shit to do.
1 tb baracuda
1 8gb stick of kingston hyper x blu 1600 ( i told the man to get the 4x2 but like he forget but no biggie)
zorgis gtx660
msi 970a-g46 mainboard

[TriniXaeno]

Very nice.

Don't forget the benchmarks when its up and running!