[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Otis Da HousKat]

Check the tracking info dude.

Well no stuff. Either he wasn't given one or lost it. I already brought it up with him and either way we don't have one. I'm not a loving idiot I track packages all the time.

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[carolcat]

so i put together a budget parts list on a whim, can anyone give any critique?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vs9KD3
i haven't done any research on it really, i just put it together because i'm bored. my friends are both strapped on cash and stuck with stuffty builds so i want it to be affordable but powerful enough for modern gaming for them.

pageloss kinda

[Flush535]

I've always been a fan of the Logitech G502 mouse.

[Jerome]

pageloss kinda

drop the expensive case and get a better psu, it's not like all the parts are going to look good together anyway. maybe get a longer gpu with 2 fans instead of one? some sff cards are pretty loud but idk about the 960

getting a $60 case gives you an extra $80 to spend on an ssd and a quality psu, the evga 550gs is a pretty good $65~ psu and loads better than any corsair psu below $100

[Ipquarx]

I've always been a fan of the Logitech G502 mouse.

I want one of these so bad but they're expensive

[carolcat]

drop the expensive case and get a better psu, it's not like all the parts are going to look good together anyway. maybe get a longer gpu with 2 fans instead of one? some sff cards are pretty loud but idk about the 960

getting a $60 case gives you an extra $80 to spend on an ssd and a quality psu, the evga 550gs is a pretty good $65~ psu and loads better than any corsair psu below $100

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gdgzLk
how's this?

[Pentium]

pageloss kinda

Case is way too expensive for a budget build, don't get a Z97 board if you're not going to overclock, the WD Blue is cheaper than the Black yet has nearly identical performance and you can get a better-quality PSU for half the money. Try this:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chipskate/saved/#view=w8PD4D

[Otis Da HousKat]

I want one of these so bad but they're expensive

$60 for something you're using to literally control your PC with and do so for thousands of hours doesn't sound so bad.

[Daswiruch]

$60 for something you're using to literally control your PC with and do so for thousands of hours doesn't sound so bad.

elaborate because a 10 dollar mouse does the same job

[Steve5451²]

elaborate because a 10 dollar mouse does the same job

but a 60 dollar mouse will do it better. got to have that flick of the wrist headshots yo

[Otis Da HousKat]

elaborate because a 10 dollar mouse does the same job

I'm using an $8 mouse at the moment and it is a world's worth of a difference.

[Daswiruch]

but a 60 dollar mouse will do it better. got to have that flick of the wrist headshots yo

windows have mouse sensitivity settings, right?
you can just lower the sensitivity to have more precision

I'm using an $8 mouse at the moment and it is a world's worth of a difference.

can you list those differences because i was thinking about getting a regular mouse instead of a specialized 'gaming' mouse like the g502 but now you've piqued my curiosity

[carolcat]

windows have mouse sensitivity settings, right?
you can just lower the sensitivity to have more precision

nononono. there's differences in sensor quality and whatnot. there's a huge difference in quality between the cheap mouse i used to use and the taipan i use now.

[Bisjac]

sensitivity =/= dpi, or tracing speed.

a cheap mouse cannot competitively game on a shooter.
its not even a skill issue, that bit of hardware will win out of 2 equal skill level players.

[Pecon]

In the realm of high-value mice, I recommend this one.
http://www.amazon.com/CM-Storm-Xornet-Optical-Switches/dp/B00VJRO3XI/