RadioActivated Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Hi everybody, Long time no speak, i've lost track of pretty much all computer stuff, not really a geek anymore lol. Anyways, I am planning on bulding a gaming machine that could play the new games like Doom 4, Far Cry 4 etc... My bugdet is around 1000$ to 1500$. I have no preference for either platform, amd or intel, whatever is better for gaming nowadays. This is what I had in mind: Case: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=044094 MB: http://www.ordinateurscanada.com/product_info.php?item_id=060706 CPU: ? http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_1210_65&item_id=060637 GFX: ? http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_559&item_id=063452 PSU: ? $$$$ ( whatever that is needed to power the system) CD/DVD: ? $ (hardly ever burn stuff or watch stuff on this) HDD: ? $$ (500 gb is enough) RAM: ? $$$$ (don't really need like 8 gigs I guess) I just feel that I need a little bit of professional imput on the choices I made and on the ones I didn't. Thanks ! Edited June 16, 2014 by RadioActivated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennethk Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Hi everybody, Long time no speak, i've lost track of pretty much all computer stuff, not really a geek anymore lol. Anyways, I am planning on bulding a gaming machine that could play the new games like Doom 4, Far Cry 4 etc... My bugdet is around 1000$ to 1500$. I have no preference for either platform, amd or intel, whatever is better for gaming nowadays. This is what I had in mind: Case: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=044094 MB: http://www.ordinateurscanada.com/product_info.php?item_id=060706 CPU: ? $$$$$ ( The heart of it all, can't go cheap here) GFX: ? http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_559&item_id=063452 PSU: ? $$$$ ( whatever that is needed to power the system) CD/DVD: ? $ (hardly ever burn stuff or watch stuff on this) HDD: ? $$ (500 gb is enough) RAM: ? $$$$ (don't really need like 8 gigs I guess) I just feel that I need a little bit of professional imput on the choices I made and on the ones I didn't. Thanks ! I don't know much about intel but based on the parts you wanted heres a list I came up with, someone else may suggest a better cpu http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=24708572 How do you want to do cooling? I'd also suggest looking at r9 280s as a possibly gpu Strike that psu I'd go with the newer model - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438027 Edited June 16, 2014 by kennethk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp9801 Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 Are you planning to overclock the processor any? Since you already have an Intel Z87 motherboard picked, you could go with something like an i5-4670K for OCing, or the i5-4570 if you aren't. I'd probably go with 8GB of RAM regardless, since it's still fairly cheap and it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. Hard drive you could pick up a 1TB and set up a partition on it for the OS, rest for games. Power supply, anything north of 650W should cover you. Corsair, Cooler Master, Antec, XFX, SilverStone, SeaSonic; can't go wrong with any of those. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_Jim_* Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 If Watch_Dogs is a sign of things to come, I would recommend you look to GPUs with 3-4+ GB of VRAM. Should help keep performance up for a long time if developers decide to push things now that the new gen consoles have more to work with. It may add to the cost, but if future games call for it, it could help delay upgrading to a new GPU. Also, again because of the new-gen consoles, I would recommend anticipating many of the new games to be 25+ GB installs. Already I am seeing new games being ~25 GB and even around 50 GB, which I believe is a result of the consoles using Blu-Ray drives, as one BD layer has 25 GB of storage. (They just fill up the layer because why not use the available space, and do not reduce it for PC.) A 500 GB hard drive should probably do you, but smaller could lead to shuffling games on and off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 If Watch_Dogs is a sign of things to come, I would recommend you look to GPUs with 3-4+ GB of VRAM. Should help keep performance up for a long time if developers decide to push things now that the new gen consoles have more to work with. It may add to the cost, but if future games call for it, it could help delay upgrading to a new GPU. Also, again because of the new-gen consoles, I would recommend anticipating many of the new games to be 25+ GB installs. Already I am seeing new games being ~25 GB and even around 50 GB, which I believe is a result of the consoles using Blu-Ray drives, as one BD layer has 25 GB of storage. (They just fill up the layer because why not use the available space, and do not reduce it for PC.) A 500 GB hard drive should probably do you, but smaller could lead to shuffling games on and off. Honestly, you shouldn't get anything other than a 3TB hard drive. It's only double the price of a 500GB drive for six times the space. That 4GB GTX 760 is a nice choice if you can fit it in your budget with the other parts. As for the CPU, an i5 will be fine for the likes of DOOM and FC4, but if you're a fan of strategy games, simulations, MMOs, or plan on getting GTAV, I'd suggest going with an i7 instead of an i5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) I love threads like this. I would go for a i5/i7, find one you can afford and get it. GTX 770 is the best deal right now for a GPU. Why no get 8GB? it's so cheap not to. Don't skimp on the PSU, get something good. Don't get an HDD, get an SSD. They are really coming down in price and you can always add HDDs if you need more space. Edited June 16, 2014 by Black64 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioActivated Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Hi all, the for all the imput, I really like the list you made I might just go with that, maybe up the video card to a 3-4 GB and should be good. I saw a 4 GB video card on new egg from evga I believe and was only 109.00$ what's that ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Hi all, the for all the imput, I really like the list you made I might just go with that, maybe up the video card to a 3-4 GB and should be good. I saw a 4 GB video card on new egg from evga I believe and was only 109.00$ what's that ? Would you by a Pentium 4 rig with 16GB of ram or a i7 rig with 8GB of ram? (same goes for video cards) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatochobit Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 4GB is absolutely not enough for multi-tasking spend more on an SSD and memory and less on a high end CPU if you thought video games were making a huge leap on graphics this year, they are not mario kart 8 just doesnt run on a gamecube processor anymore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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