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

[Zacks]

why no built in fans?? all modern cases have many fans in them, why don't you want them?

I always though buying the separate fans were better since I could have colored lights, faster speeds, quieter fan, rubber/steel brackets(I heard about these brackets with rubber fittings to make it quieter)?

is this r9 good btw?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125475

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[John Constantina]

Okay this isn't the best, but I got 800 wattage because I will most likely upgrade my video card in the future, this price range is about 500-600 and I'm alright with it, it's better than my current computer, and the current computer can run most of the games I like to play, any suggestions on improving things?

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.80 GHz Quad-Core AM3+ CPU 4MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology [-64]
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory [-25] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD: * GIGABYTE 970A-DS3P AMD 970 ATX w/ Ultra Durable 4 Classic, On/Off Charge, GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

[Nal]

I have the FX 4300
its good

[Titanium Man]

Okay this isn't the best, but I got 800 wattage because I will most likely upgrade my video card in the future, this price range is about 500-600 and I'm alright with it, it's better than my current computer, and the current computer can run most of the games I like to play, any suggestions on improving things?

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.80 GHz Quad-Core AM3+ CPU 4MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology [-64]
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory [-25] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD: * GIGABYTE 970A-DS3P AMD 970 ATX w/ Ultra Durable 4 Classic, On/Off Charge, GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

again, if you build yourself instead of buying a prebuilt you will have a much nicer computer for the same cost
and you don't need a 800W PSU unless you are running 2 or more cards at once, the max you will ever need for a single card is a 600w PSU. get at least 8gb of ram because newer games are starting to require more. video card could be better

is this r9 good btw?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125475

they're all fine, at this point it just depends on looks
yeah that looks good but its quite long; make sure to get a case that could fit it

[John Constantina]

again, if you build yourself instead of buying a prebuilt you will have a much nicer computer for the same cost
and you don't need a 800W PSU unless you are running 2 or more cards at once, the max you will ever need for a single card is a 600w PSU. get at least 8gb of ram because newer games are starting to require more. video card could be better

I apperciate your advice, but I am just way to lazy, I will stick with the GTX 650 because will probably upgrade in the future, besides money doesn't grow on trees, I have a limit  

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.80 GHz Quad-Core AM3+ CPU 4MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology [-64]
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory [+0] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD: * GIGABYTE 970A-DS3P AMD 970 ATX w/ Ultra Durable 4 Classic, On/Off Charge, GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

$592

[Titanium Man]

besides money doesn't grow on trees, I have a limit

thats why i suggest building yourself but w/e

its a pretty nice build anyways.

[John Constantina]

its a pretty nice build anyways.

i hope it works nice.

[Zacks]

they're all fine, at this point it just depends on looks
yeah that looks good but its quite long; make sure to get a case that could fit it

Okay any suggestions for a psu would a 700watt be perfect and whats with the gold stuff?

[Titanium Man]

Okay any suggestions for a psu would a 700watt be perfect and whats with the gold stuff?

650w should be fine. gold is the power rating, just ignore it if you are on a smaller budget.

[Treynolds416]

Okay this isn't the best, but I got 800 wattage because I will most likely upgrade my video card in the future

650w should be fine. gold is the power rating, just ignore it if you are on a smaller budget.

Quick note about wattage: You really aren't going to need that much. To put things in perspective, the fastest single-gpu card there is (the 780 Ti) only draws 250W, as well as the titan and the r9 290x. A 12-core xeon (upwards of $3000) will only draw about 200W. The specifications on websites like newegg for "system requirements" are vastly overestimated, they don't want to be sued by some idiot who overdrew their psu somehow. The only reasons you would need more than 500 watts for a power supply are:
1) Efficiency - As a rule of thumb, 60-75% of the maximum power draw is where you want to be for peak efficiency from the wall
2) Crossfiring/SLI - 2x the graphics cards, 2x the power draw
3) Bragging - yep

As for specifics, I would say that 800 watts is really excessive. Like I said, the highest single-graphics configuration currently available is only physically able to draw 250W. If you're going to spend thousands on brand new triple SLI configurations, just get an 800W psu then. There's absolutely no need for a 4300 and GTX 650. @titanium, 650W is probably fine if that's what he wants to spend his money on and he's going to get a second gpu to crossfire. Just know that efficiency is going to go down if you have too many watts for your system

[Jerome]

I apperciate your advice, but I am just way to lazy, I will stick with the GTX 650 because will probably upgrade in the future, besides money doesn't grow on trees, I have a limit  

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.80 GHz Quad-Core AM3+ CPU 4MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology [-64]
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory [+0] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD: * GIGABYTE 970A-DS3P AMD 970 ATX w/ Ultra Durable 4 Classic, On/Off Charge, GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

$592

if you're going to buy a pc from cyberpower, just do it from newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229497
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229496
you could replace the power supplies (but oh no if you're too lazy)

otherwise just build it yourself, it's more simple than you would think and saves money for an overall better computer

EDIT: i hope you realize the configurators don't include the os
EDIT #2: if you're going to crossfire/sli get a better mobo, the one you have only supports crossfire and the second card ends up running at 4x

[John Constantina]

How does the AMD Radeon R9 270X compare to the GTX 650?

the radeon is cheaper than the GTX

[Titanium Man]

270x is better by a giant margin

[Shell]

hello. i'm currently using a terrible computer because my actual one is having some problems.

so im hunting out for a. laptop, b. $600 or less, c. something that can be used for browsing and occasional gaming, and d. prebuilt

i looked in the OP, but all of the price suggestions were for separate parts. i am a stupid forgetbucket, and i wish for the manufacturers to build the computer for me.

i've currently found this one, and it seems like quite the bangarangzanga. i've also found this one. if you know of a better bang for my buck, please tell me so. thank you very muches.

[AlsoSulfate]

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