PC specs suggestions

Laptop sucks! end. RORORORO :3


I7 2600k
ASUS P8P67 Deluxe
8gb DDR3 2133Mhz GSKILL Ripjaws
MSI HD6950 ( u can flash it to 6970)
Corsair H70
Corsair HX850W

not a bad computer.

 

AMD cpu's are perfectly fine, just that SB happens to be better.
AMD video cards are also perfectly fine, just drivers are holding them back. (find the right driver, and you'll have an amazing card)

As for the pc.

cpu - i5 2500k (2600 is useless unless you're fully using all 8 threads, which is incredibly rare, unless you are using software such as CAD and such)
motherboard - Asrock Z68 Extreme4 (extremely good motherboard and is cheap)
ram - 8GB ram (it's just so cheap!)
gpu - 6950 / 560Ti (whichever one you like, both are on par with each other)
hdd - At least a 7200rpm drive (unless you're going with an ssd - I wouldn't advise this if you aren't too tech savvy)
odd - a cheap one
psu - Corsair TX750 V2 (more than enough power to power 2x 6950/560's + an oc'ed 2500k)
cpu cooler - Coolermaster 212+ / Zalman Performa (can easily reach 4.5ghz~ and is only around $30!)
(prices may vary, but it'll be hard to beat this for price/performance)

Have fun building! D:

Oh, btw, stay away from laptops, they lose their worth MUCH MUCH MUCH quicker than a pc :c

 

I've experienced the same with them as with AMD Processors. The optimisation seems way better on nVidia.

 

@blood - i can have a budget aroud 40-50k.what motherboard would be compatible with a i5 quad core processor?need also a good VC and ram..

 

For a card with the same performance, ATI cards run cooler and require less power compared to their Nvidia counterparts. For 2 generations, 400 series and 500 series, Nvidia is still unable fix their optimization.

 

It depends on what i5 quad you want to buy if a normal i5 then a P55 would be fine, If you get the Sandy Bridge i5 then you'll have to get a P67 Motherboard

I can build you a system but i really need to know what you gonna do like: Overclock, Pure Gaming or anything else.

 

ultimate pure gaming brah.

 

thats too high

 

Do you know what Overclock is? Are you going to Overclock? Do you want a build with Overclocking possibility?

 

argh. i dont know the meaning of overclock sorry

 

Overclocking is dangerous unless you know what you are doing and/or are willing to throw away the parts...

I wouldn't suggest it myself, but hey that is just me...

I personally would go for a sandybridge i7 with turbo boost that can essentually "overclock itself" and regulate it so it doenst burn out...

As for graphics cards, the highest top teir you can get are riddiculous and you can play about any game on maximum graphics, even "middle top teir" cards are insanely good performers now.

People who say to crossfire and etc the top cards now are idiotic people in my humble opinion :s complete idiots x_x;

In terms of ram... 6gb would be all that you really would need. ATM I'm running on 4 and shit is insane still. Thinking of upgrading to higher ONLY FOR VIDEO EDITING/MUSIC EDITING/ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP that I might use during the fall/winter semesters of my upcoming year...

Gaming really doesn't use ram. Anyone who says otherwise is a nutjob o.o; (Can play crysis 2 with the downloaded upgrades and etc no issue while multitasking, great fps actually.)


However, something that is more importaint nowadays is having a strong SSD. I've seen new ones with a 0.5 gb upload/download rate... which is insane.

A lot of the reason why people ***** about needing higher components is because they are getting bottlenecked... and when you have good CPU/GPU and 4 gb of ram parsay... but lets say you have 36 gb ram (stupidity at the highest level unless you are running a fking server lol!)... that harddrive will be what bottlenecks you now.

7200 rpm is overshadowed dramatically by ssd's, even omitting the new-age ones with 0.5 gb upload/download transfer rates...



In summary incase my other "drivvel" was boring:

-Get RELIABLE parts.... that are well priced.

DO NOT OVERPAY FOR "TOP OF THE LINE". Their performance, at best, is superficial... do your research wisely! Is it really worth it to pay 100-300 dollars more for a 10%, or even just perhaps a minorly lucrative, bonus?

This is especially considering how fast technology is advancing...

It was even just a year ago that people crossfired dual cards to get "best performance"... a few months pass and then these overpriced cards are now worth next-to-nothing and are outperformed by one card now!

So my suggestion:

-Anything in the "high end" of GPU/CPU. I'd suggest sandybridge (qm) CPU with turboboost... it is very useful!
-A decent SSD... but those are dramatically lowering in price and geting better and better.


And something I didn't cover anywhere else... GET A GREAT COOLING SYSTEM! That is all D:

 

^ yeah i like that sandybride i7. how bout for motherboards and Video card taht is compatible with the sandybridge i7?

 

Get the i5 2500k (even if you don't overclock, it's just there in case you do later on. Plus, it's only like an extra $10~)
As for the motherboard, try and find an Asrock Z68 Extreme4. (Like I said before, it's a really good board and it's at a good price aswell)
As for graphics card, just get any, it doesn't matter what system you build as the gpu is separate. (I advise you to either get an Nvidia GT 560 or Radeon 6950)

As for the rest, you should know by now

Oh yeah, don't be fooled by advertising and get an i7. The i5 will be more than enough for gaming. The i7 WILL be wasted, it's practically like throwing away $100AUS away.

 

Motherboards I know nothing about honestly :<

I know that all video cards that are high end go with it o.o as far as I know. Like the Nvidia 400 or 500's

The ATI radeon 6000's and stuff.

 

DO NOT OVERCLOCK YOUR PROCESSOR/VIDEO CARD if you dont know what you're doing, if you do it and fail at it you'll have a fried pc :3

 

I5 is pretty much more than good enough, what you need is a good video card or make it 2, go SLI or CrossFire so you won't have to worry about the games after 10 years or so...

 

You could have 2x 590gtx's in quad sli and it'll be outdated within 3-4 years.

Technology is advancing way too quickly, there will be no computer part TODAY that will not be obsolete within 5 years. It's just how it goes.

Anyway, I'd stay away from multiple cards as they're a tad fussy to get running perfectly. 1 good card > 2 mediocre cards is usually the way it goes.

 

most of the new motherboards now offer 1 click over clocking. so its pretty much safe to what ever your set up offers.

even the ATI video card has a built system to do the over clocking but takes time probably about 30mins to get the right values.

if you buy variable fans like thermaltake /coolermaster offers that would be good, the more the overclocking goes.

 

mostly everything does but guess what? Does your pc/laptop have enough cooling power for it?

 

well what i'm saying was you can play majority of the games after 10 years or so without worrying your pc getting crap.