Need Advice On Upgrading

[philthy]

Hey Dudes & Girls I have been playingh here for a couple yrs with my stock computer (except for video card)  I think I need to get a new system in order to be somewhat competive with all you ace shooters out there. I have a budget of around $1,000.00 to do this. Can I get something decent for that amount?

 

Thanks for all your help in advance.

Philthy

Edited February 26, 2013 by philthy

[KaptCrunch]

what video card you have now and OS is 32 or 64 bit  another question what moniter using or plan to update

[philthy]

Thanks for the reply Capt

Video card is ATI Radeon HD5700

64 bit windows 7

4 GB memory

AMD Athlon 2.8 GHZ

Samsung 22" monitor 1920x1080 res

 

I have to add more cooling lots of times latley shuts down I think because of heat.

Edited February 26, 2013 by philthy

[KaptCrunch]

heres a kick ass dream list (will last 5yr till next up grade) 

 

main items are cpu, ram, gpu, motherboard and psu     $ 887 (4 core)   $ 1162 (6 core) 

 

complete case and cooling Alu/6 core  $ 1,697.oo , Steel 4 Core $1,382.oo plus taxes

 

Obsidian Series® 550D Mid-Tower Case Quiet Case
sku:CC-9011015-WW $160 steel
Obsidian Series® 650D Mid-Tower Case
sku:CC650DW-1 $200 alu

Hydro Series™ H100i Extreme Performance CPU Cooler
sku:9060009-ww $120

HX Series HX750 Power Supply — 750 Watt 80 PLUS® Gold Certified Modular PSU
sku:cp-9020031-na $150

Intel 330 Series SSDSC2CT240A3K5 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $215

Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K $575
ASRock X79 Extreme4 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $280

Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73820 $300

EVGA 02G-P4-2683-KR GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked, Signature 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card  $530

Mushkin Enhanced Redline 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 993981 $157

[philthy]

sounds like it. where did u get the pricing from New Egg ? I would like to build that set up. Will it help?

 

Thanks for all the work & info.

 

Phil

[KaptCrunch]

yes egg  and with them pricing is you building it, if need a ear PM or TS me

[philthy]

is this a good deal

http://scranton.craigslist.org/sys/3635057749.html

[KaptCrunch]

avoid this seller for not giving motherboard info and full details of hardware, alot of double talking

[philthy]

got it thanks I guess I am just better off building my own (which I have never done before)

[KaptCrunch]

got it thanks I guess I am just better off building my own (which I have never done before)

 

can you operate a screw driver ?  if you answer yes then you can build your own system

[rookido]

That's the beauty of building your own rig.  spend a little xtra now and save yourself a lot of headach later.  if you think the specs above a little extreme (it's to me)you can look at alternative intel quad-core syst lga 1155. 

[Twinkie 13]

don't be afraid of building your own.  Just read all the instructions before you put anything together.  Double check the manufacture site for compatible options.  Take your time any you should be golden.

[KaptCrunch]

you can just get the video card and have a PSU with 40 amps on the 12v rail

[Blackbart]

I built my first computer a year ago...I found this three part series from Newegg extremely helpful... :)

 

 

 

[simplemod]

Building your own rig is the only way to go, and once you've done your first one, you'll never want to buy another "off the shelf" system.

If you plan on keeping some of your older components such as dvd or bluray drives, or card readers, that will help some, not much, but some. and a 22" monitor is plenty good, I wouldn't waste money on another till that one quits.

Just focus on the box and it's guts.

There are plenty folks here to help when you start ordering stuff, just hollar.

[LordOfChaos]

 @philthy i just built my own machine and it ROCKS.  Bought all the parts separately and put it all together with some help.  check it out under "Rig" in my xfire profile:  http://www.xfire.com/profile/lordofchaos6666

 

.  I highly recommend getting an ssd drive... it is so fast...  and the case it really a must... so easy to swap out components... also a modular power supply is a must.  Leaves no loose wires you are not using to clutter up the inside of your box.  I got it all from NCIX.

 

Enjoy as there is no substitute for your own built rig.  Makes me really proud.  

[philthy]

hey thanks for all the advice, I am just going to take my time and do it right, there is something to be said about building your own.

[philthy]

By the way I did watch that video from new egg had some good tips on building

[Sergeant Fist]

Hi,

 

Building your own system is really very easy nowadays, it's mostly just plug and play. After you have built your first you will never buy a pre-built system again. Just do some research, make sure the parts are compatible and read the motherboard manual.

[Damage_inc-]

i bet farmers used to say this about milkng a cow..everyone should build a couple rigs for sure  to get the know how and save money but if you have the money fk it just do the research and pick a rig already -years ago you would buy 5yr old technology reboxed but today is different you have the choice of current hardware and software bundled in a package that works,so do the research and build it to save money and for the knowledge otherwise just research and buy it if you can afford it.

if ya wanna build -I would google best pc gamer build under $1000. and read about thoes current builds and then read up on newegss forums on the hardaware and then make the purchase for the build.next  google diy pc build and you will then see a video on how to assemble your rig.its actualy easy.http://www.gamingpcbuilds.com/

Edited March 6, 2013 by Damage_inc-

[philthy]

Thanks everybody I think I have it narrowed down.

[Bogleg]

I built mine a year and a half ago for just under 1k.  Stuff I re-used: monitor, keyboard and mouse.

 

I didn't go hog wild:

 

• 1 x COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN3-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with USB ..
• 1 x ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.1) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
• 1 x EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...
• 1 x CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible ...
• 1 x Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics ...
• 1 x G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL
• 2 x COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200 R4-LUS-07AR-GP 200mm Red LED Case cooler

At the time it was $993 not counting tax and shipping.  I have had stable, fast gaming out of it ever since. 
 

[philthy]

Sounds like a nice setup  Things change everyday and so many choices