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new computer plan for christmas?
The Murderous Cop:
yes. i know. it's very early to be considering this but i need to think about this because i'm concerned that my current PC is dying
the damn thing is like 5 years old, and it's starting to have a lot of sudden lag spikes. the CPU isn't the best either, and its age shows whenever i try running certain programs.
for reference, here's my current specs on this old thing:
anyways, enough about my old computer for now. people can reply about that if they really feel like it
i need a computer that's not exactly amazingly powerful, but not weak/not made for games, either.
the games i usually play are like
- team fortress 2
- terraria
- minecraft (sometimes, not too much anymore)
- enter the gungeon
- (rarely) garry's mod
- blockland
- 20XX
and probably some other games i'll buy over christmas sale or my birthday if i have any leftover money i guess
basically i play games that can be intensive at times, but most of the time not really. nothing like crysis or some stuff like that
in terms of applications, i sometimes do video editing with like sony vegas. i've also been thinking about getting back into after effects music visualizers but that's something i gotta consider first.
nothing too intensive there, though. i'll sometimes tinker with audacity or fl studio, maybe forget with modules using openMPT. having more RAM for the memory sponge known as chrome might be nice too
budget-wise, i'm not too sure. maybe around $500-$600, but i can ask my mom about that later.
i've been considering maybe prebuilts from places like iBUYPOWER or CyberPowerPC, but i've heard bad things about prebuilts, at least from places like that or something. idk.
so forums, do you think you could help me with my issue? maybe help me come up with something that might work out well? i'll try to make a build on PCPartPicker and post it here, maybe get some thoughts on it.
Tactical Nuke:
I'm not savvy with computers but it's good that you showed the specs for yours because my motherboard is about 20 degrees cooler on my end so that may be your problem
on the other hand your graphics card is 30 degrees cooler than mine so there's my problem
The Murderous Cop:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($168.19 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($12.09 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($105.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.38 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($107.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG - GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $786.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-22 09:32 EDT-0400
was able to come up with this. my mom does a lot of work with IT and PC building so maybe she knows some better parts. i'm up for suggestions from here too since she won't be back in like 8 hours
Snaked_Snake:
Honestly I'd recommend the above build but maybe with a GT 1030, it's cheaper and can run games pretty well, and maybe drop the power supply and memory a bit.
The Murderous Cop:
--- Quote from: Snaked_Snake on August 22, 2017, 10:42:48 AM ---Honestly I'd recommend the above build but maybe with a GT 1030, it's cheaper and can run games pretty well, and maybe drop the power supply and memory a bit.
--- End quote ---
trying to avoid the GT series because i'd like some features like shadowplay and such
PSU and memory i can probably do, give me a sec
edit:
couldn't find any memory cheaper for 16GB, although i'm just looking at PCpartpicker. maybe there's some on amazon or whatever
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($168.19 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($12.09 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($105.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.38 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($107.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG - GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $753.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-22 11:36 EDT-0400
i'll start looking at prebuilts just in case i find anything that might be good.