Abs0 Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Hey guys, I just registered on this forum to seek for help on building a gaming pc for about 1000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) 1. I don't see why not 2.You could get away with 8, but I run 24gb because it's just so cheap now. 3. nope I would get a better GPU, like a 770 or 780GTX instead and maybe a better name motherboard. But everything looks good. Edited April 19, 2014 by Black64 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abs0 Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 BLACK64 Thanks for the reply. I dont really know how to check if a RAM is compatible with a motherboard (maybe you or anyone who sees this could give a brief explanation) About the motherboard. By "a better name" do you mean ASUS? The GPU's you mentioned are a bit off of my budget Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bla Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Are you planning to overclock your system? Because you don't need a Z77 board if you don't (and the 3770 cannot be overclocked anyway). Also, I think it would be better to get an i5 3570(K) instead, since there's no big difference in performance between an i5 and i7 in games.Invest in a better GPU instead.One more thing, you might want to go for a quality brand PSU instead (like Corsair or XFX).I think a good alternative found on that website would be the XFX Pro 550w:http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/P1-550S-XXB9/XFX-PRO-550W-CORE-EDITION.htm#.U1LKxvmSyVA Edited April 19, 2014 by Bla Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abs0 Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Bla Thank you very much for your opinion. I have another question, about the Socket, is it worth it to get a motherboard with socket 1150 instead of the 1155? I saw a comparison between INTEL CORE i5 3570K (3.4GHZ) vs INTEL CORE i5 4670k (3.4GHZ) and the new Haswell was a bit better, and the price difference was about 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury77 Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 If this is a gaming pc then I would go with the cheaper cpu, cheaper ram, and a much better graphics card. An i5-3570k or i5-4670k are pretty comparable but the z87 boards have better features than the z77 boards, mainly more satalll ports. The corsair ram will be fine but you can go to the manufactures web site and find the compatibility list if you are concerned. I'd recommend finding ram with a low-profile heat spreader as to avoid clearance issues with big aftermarket air coolers, or go with big heatspreaders if you have any desire to go water cooling. the 750ti on the front page is just 139.90 but if you can squeeze it in that r9 280x for 294.90 would make the pc a real good gamer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abs0 Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 RedFury77 Thank you for your opinion. I'll probably get the GTX760 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarWeeny Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Do you already have a disk drive? I am making a computer on that site you gave me so you can compare i to your own and maybe mix/match what i have chosen and what you had. If you can use your old disk drive you have in your old computer this is what i would recommend building: Quick list of specs: I5-4670K Hyper 212evo ASUS-Z87-K 8GB, G-skill RAM Asus DCII 280X Seagate 2tb HDD Nox coolbay red devil Crossair CX 600w (80+) Links to the site: Processor http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/BX80646I54670K/INTEL-CORE-i5-4670K-34GHZ-SKT-1150.htm#.U1Od2_mSxco CPU cooler: http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/RR-212E-16PK-R/COOLERMASTER-HYPER-212-EVO.htm#.U1Og4fmSxco Motherboard http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/90MB0F80-M0EAY5/ASUS-Z87-K.htm#.U1OekfmSxco RAM http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL/GSKILL-KIT-8GB-DDR3-1600MHZ-RIPJAW-X-CL9---15V.htm#.U1Of0vmSxco Videocard: http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/90YV0501-M0NA00/ASUS-R9-280X-DC2-3GB-DDR5-PCI-E.htm#.U1OiJvmSxco HDD: http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/ST2000DM001/SEAGATE-2TB-SATA-III-64MB.htm#.U1OgsPmSxco Case: http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/NXCBAYSXR/NOX-COOLBAY-SX-RED-DEVIL-30.htm#.U1OgcvmSxco PSU: http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/CP-9020048-EU/CORSAIR-CX-600W-80.htm#.U1OfFfmSxco Total price is 880~, it is a bit over your budget but a 280X is just WAY better than a gtx 760, that is worth the extra cash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporX Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Unless you plan to overclock I would drop to a none K, you will never notice the difference and even a none K can do some mild overclocking if you want. Bang for the buck the 4570 is an awesome chip. This would allow you to stay with the stock cooler and save some money. If you have no plans to overclock you can also drop to an H87 and again save a bit more money. As far as gaming you would not be able to tell the difference in gaming experience unless you really pushed an overclock. This means you would get the same actual gaming experience and do it for a lower cost. On the HD I would look at a single TB drive if possible. I have heard from a number of sources that the 2,3 and 4 TB drives have a much higher failure rate than the 1TB. Also with the money you save from the above suggestions, if you do not hoard on your PC, you could swap out to a lean mean system with a 240 gig SSD and keep the cost the same while getting a nice performance boost. A 240 Gig SSD will actually hold a lot more than people think. 4 or 5 large game, the OS and office if needed with room for documents. However with document storage moving to the cloud this is less of an issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abs0 Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Thank you for your opinion guys. At the moment im not buying/building the pc right away, and i might go for a bit more on my budget, but im still not sure. I might follow ComputerEd's idea about getting an 240gb SSD and and HDD 1TB. About the PC you made WarWeeny, im still going with the Asrock and prolly getting the GTX760, because i already had a bad experience 2 times with the Ati graphic cards, and also i got a great feedback about the gtx700 series. With time i might change some things but thank you overall for you opinion guys, appreciate it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Abs0: FYI... Each memory brand like corsair, patriot have a tool on their website that shows which motherboards are compatible with which memory.. They give you the part #'s as well.. Unfortunately they don't have all of them but you can also email them and they will help you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abs0 Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Gremlin I cant find the motherboard that i have in mind.. the Asrock fatality z87 killer, i tried the tool but i can only find the fatality z87 professional, dont know if its the same one or not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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