Build me Gaming PC. Limit $1500.

**Brewski** · 2010-04-16 02:02

Originally Posted by Olo401

Here I'll save you another $8 and you'll get better memory than OCZ - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145259

W00t 8$!! every dollar matters lol.

Is there no further suggestions to what i can upgrade with my build now? ill post complete build in a minute.. excited as hell to get this to my house alrdy! lol now i just need some FFXIV >.<

**Brewski** · 2010-04-16 02:16

**shidobu** · 2010-04-16 08:24

question don't take it personal. Do you have good confidence in yourself building this? If not chances of you blowing something up is pretty damn good <_<

And if your not overclocking you dont need the extra cooler. The stock one should be fine.

**Brewski** · 2010-04-16 09:48

Originally Posted by shidobu

question don't take it personal. Do you have good confidence in yourself building this? If not chances of you blowing something up is pretty damn good <_<

And if your not overclocking you dont need the extra cooler. The stock one should be fine.

I never really built my own PC before(build as in buy all the parts manually, having irl friend connect it all together), is the reason why i keep asking if all my stuff will connect together. Don't want to buy something thats not compatible with something else, yuh know?

Nothing wrong with asking questions to insure I get the stuff i want and need right?

xspec if im dropping alil under $2000 on a pc.. want it all good to go(:

**levish** · 2010-04-16 09:52

chances of blowing things up pretty damn good?

building pc's is more or less fool proof provided you read the directions

my only addition is that the monitor should be a 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 resolution rather than the one you have listing, pretty much the only thing missing from a fairly high end gaming pc.

i'd go with this heatsink at your current budget
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233029
or this one if there's room in the budget for the best, irrelevant if you are not overclocking and a waste of money
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835608018

**Brewski** · 2010-04-16 09:56

Originally Posted by levish

chances of blowing things up pretty damn good?

building pc's is more or less fool proof provided you read the directions

my only addition is that the monitor should be a 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 resolution rather than the one you have listing, pretty much the only thing missing from a fairly high end gaming pc.

Forgot I changed Screens after i posted it.. i got this one in the cart right now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009179

I also took your advice and upgraded to the Dark Knight Fan for $5 more. Thanks(:

Does everything look compatible with each other? thats my main worry.

**levish** · 2010-04-16 10:22

yep

**dejet** · 2010-04-16 10:35

All I can say is if you do build your own. Read up on it, even if you take someones idea, you need to understand at least a small amount about pcs. A build it your own pc will be something you can add/drop stuff all the time on. A pre built one will void any contact you have I you open/ change anything in it.

A second reason to read up on PC's (if you build your own) is so you don't need to ask for help all the time or at the least give a better idea f what it wrong. You are on your own if you build your own(outside forms and friends)

**Jurgen** · 2010-04-16 11:42

Building your own computer isn't as hard as people make it out to be. Just read a guide or two, and work along side your friend. You'll learn A LOT very quickly just by building your own PC, and your friend will be there for help.

Your build looks great. The only thing I'd be wary of is that EVGA motherboards DO NOT support CrossFireX. As most users on this board will tell you, the most cost-efficient way of upgrading your computer down the road is usually to add another graphics card, so this will limit your options to upgrade.

**Clauz** · 2010-04-16 11:47

x58 can do both crossfire and sli.

**nitsuj** · 2010-04-16 12:25

Originally Posted by Olo401

The EVGA boards are pretty damn good.. I know a couple people that have that one you linked and they love it. Only thing that kinda bugs me tho is the active fan on the northbridge chip - I had a board with one of those and it added extra noise. If you don't mind that tho, go for it.

STOP RIGHT THERE! Never get anything from that horrible fucking company, ESPECIALLY a power supply. 1000W is really overkill for this build. You should be perfect with a 750 - get this one or the Antec one mentioned above.

I actually have one of those TX750's for sale, as soon as it gets back. I had to RMA it and bought a new one already, just in case anyone wants it for $80 + shipping.

Going to post it on for sale once it's in hand.

**Cayos** · 2010-04-16 13:33

HDMI Cord: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812105829

Save yourself a couple dollars and get the cables somewhere else.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/se...d=HDMI&x=0&y=0

**Pikarya** · 2010-04-16 13:39

Did monoprice ever get the whole credit card theft thing under control? I'm paranoid to order from them anymore due to their previous lack of security.

**Reeno** · 2010-04-16 14:37

Originally Posted by Brewski

Forgot I changed Screens after i posted it.. i got this one in the cart right now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009179

I also took your advice and upgraded to the Dark Knight Fan for $5 more. Thanks(:

Does everything look compatible with each other? thats my main worry.

I have this monitor and love it, saving up for a 2nd one =))

also I would just buying a small SSD to just run your OS and buying a 1TB platter HD for everything else.

**Brewski** · 2010-04-16 15:59

for a SSD.. is this a good one to use or is there a differ one? not trying to spend much money on a ssd.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-395-_-Product

**SaviorSelf** · 2010-04-16 17:03

Thats not a SSD, just a normal HDD. Wrong link perhaps?

**Brewski** · 2010-04-16 17:28

Originally Posted by SaviorSelf

Thats not a SSD, just a normal HDD. Wrong link perhaps?

yeah, whoops.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820139162

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820208380

or is there any other out there thats cheaper then those?

**shidobu** · 2010-04-16 17:29

Originally Posted by dejet

All I can say is if you do build your own. Read up on it, even if you take someones idea, you need to understand at least a small amount about pcs. A build it your own pc will be something you can add/drop stuff all the time on. A pre built one will void any contact you have I you open/ change anything in it.

A second reason to read up on PC's (if you build your own) is so you don't need to ask for help all the time or at the least give a better idea f what it wrong. You are on your own if you build your own(outside forms and friends)

^ what i was kinda tryin to get at.
Wasn't trying to bust your balls. You obviously have the desire to build your own. Ill commend you on that. I just pray your doing research. And what they said, grab a friend thats got time to kill thats done it before. Have a check list of parts and connections. Check that shit 3 times before you turn it on.
Best of luck
Post pictures when your done!

**Minions** · 2010-04-16 17:58

If you pick up a SSD, 30GB is enough (you are only using it for the OS, not for storage), make sure it has TRIM support, as this is essential if you have a OS that supports it.
It's pretty hard to fuck up building a PC if you have compatible parts (mainly CPU/MOBO), that being said, I've seen people shove video cards in places you could not even imagine.

**SaviorSelf** · 2010-04-16 18:00

The second one you linked is only 8GB. I don't think an OS would even fit on that.

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