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

[Kreon]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OsOw
So everything should be good with this build right?  No compatibility issues and all the parts are good for the budget?

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[Titanium Man]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OsOw
So everything should be good with this build right?  No compatibility issues and all the parts are good for the budget?

if i was on that budget, i would instead go amd way and get like an amd fx CPU, and probably save some money while still getting the same performance


i made a system which will perform just as good if not a bit better, and is more future proof
the cpu is an fx-8350 which has 8 cores. although those extra cores are almost useless as of right now, games within the next few years will start using them, making this system a bit more future proof

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OwlS

[Mr.jacksaunt]

if i was on that budget, i would instead go amd way and get like an amd fx CPU, and probably save some money while still getting the same performance

nopls
if you can afford intel you go with intel.

[Treynolds416]

nopls
if you can afford intel you go with intel.

this

[Tokthree]

nopls
if you can afford intel you go with intel.

Someone who is on a $500~ budget cannot realistically afford to spend $200 on a processor which performs on a level similar to a piledriver that's half the price and skimp on the GPU as a trade-off.

Here's my build, should be pretty solid for the price;

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Tokthree/saved/1qSw

[Momentum]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131858
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146098
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130794 x2
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233310
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136792 x2
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139039

someday...

(plus a bunch of liquid cooling supplies you cant buy off newegg to cool the cpu and GPUs in two loops)

[Nyskel]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131858
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146098
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130794 x2
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233310
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136792 x2
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139039

someday...

(plus a bunch of liquid cooling supplies you cant buy off newegg to cool the cpu and GPUs in two loops)

That's pretty expensive


Ima upgrade from my Intel Q8200 to an i5-3570 during the summer, I should notice a huge boost of FPS along with my Sapphire 7870 2GB C:

[MegaScientifical]

I finally plugged in that 2TB drive, but the BIOS didn't list it when I F2'd on startup. It says I might have to format it (http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/202291en) or something, but not sure how I'd do that without detection. It also said something about enabling the SATA port to recognize it. I might just have not pushed the wires in all the way... I kinda fumbled around, trying to be careful, to get it in. The computer starts up fine - That's a good thing. I didn't forget up that, at least.

[ultimamax]

how good is this for the modified price ($35)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826779011&nm_mc=EMC-EXPRESS040613&cm_mmc=EMC-EXPRESS040613-_-EMC-040613-Index-_-HeadphonesAccessories-_-26779011-L05A

[Titanium Man]

Ima upgrade from my Intel Q8200 to an i5-3570 during the summer, I should notice a huge boost of FPS along with my Sapphire 7870 2GB C:

are you gonna buy a new motherboard with it too?
you're gonna need to.

[Kreon]

How is this build?  Case is likley to change.  This is already above my budget so I don't want to spend any more than that.
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1F1D3Q

[Maxwell23461]

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-p6-2388ea-desktop-pc-17392848-pdt.html

Is this a good computer for running games at low decently?

[Momentum]

so when one is installing a card, does one need to put the card in and then connect the monitor? once the monitor is connected you need to install the drivers, right?

[Titanium Man]

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-p6-2388ea-desktop-pc-17392848-pdt.html

Is this a good computer for running games at low decently?

you could assemble a better computer for the same price, but that one is just ok for the price

just ok

[Yola²]

so when one is installing a card, does one need to put the card in and then connect the monitor? once the monitor is connected you need to install the drivers, right?

The card will have universal drivers that don't run optimized at all, they will allow you to install the correct drivers while still having a monitor to use

So yes, you connect your monitor to the new card