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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Eric19 on June 16, 2014, 09:02:35 PM
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I know its been a while since my last post but I would like to know if anyone could build me a good gaming computer for around $600 its mainly going to be my WoT/WT/AH/Iron Front computer I would like it to be able to run WoT with no problem at 60fps with everything on high my computer that I have right now was bought for pure gaming about 5 years ago but is sorely out of date it can't even run AH at 60fps with minimal graphic settings which is usually not a very intense environment such as WoT or WT I can't even run Iron Front anymore because it just has to many things going on at once any help would be much appreciated
Eric19 :salute
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where did you get your old computer? some parts maybe usable. also 600 bucks is kind of the low side for a gaming computer to play with a lot of eye candy on. try this website to give you an idea. but would be cool if you build it yourself.
http://www.ibuypower.com/
semp
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As guncrasher said 600$ is kinda low for a gaming computer. If you're on a budget I'd go for a GTX 750, the cheapest i5 and motherboard you can find as well as economic 2x4GB ram modules. Where can you but components? Amazon, Newegg? I can try to make some part lists for you, I like doing that stuff :P
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Like semp says, what parts do you have available to re-use? Was the system you have built or manufactured? Potential usable parts are the case, hopefully a mid tower with ample fan cooling, and a DVD drive. Given its age of 5 yrs, a new power supply and hard drive are highly recommended.
I just rebuilt my 5 yr old home build and refitted an Antec 900 case with:
1 x ($249.99) EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2765-KR GeForce GTX 760
1 x ($144.99) GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD3H LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA
1 x ($139.99) SeaSonic SS-750KM3 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91
1 x ($84.99) CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
1 x ($224.00) i5-4690 3.5 G Haswell CPU
Total cost about $900 If you need a case, HD and Win7 OS, you're talking another $350. That's pretty much bottom dollar cost for a (somewhat) high end gaming rig.
Building your own will save you $ vs someone doing it for you. I ran into a few brick walls rebuilding mine but the process isn't all that difficult.
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thanks guys I'm not really sure what parts I have on this all I know is its an HP Pavilion P6000 series
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thanks guys I'm not really sure what parts I have on this all I know is its an HP Pavilion P6000 series
Basically nothing there is worth reusing. The hard disk would be, but if it's the original one it is already old and statistically likely to break soon. Optical players are so cheap reusing one that may have dust in the eyes won't pay. Everything else is of older generation, so they won't fit into a new system.
If you don't dare to build one yourself, find a local builder shop who'd let you look over their shoulder for learning.
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Because there are so many options when if comes to computer components, there are like a bazillion ways to build a PC. That being said, here is one site's take on some parts to use, at various price points:
http://www.maximumpc.com/build_pc_recommended_builds_june_2014 (http://www.maximumpc.com/build_pc_recommended_builds_june_2014)
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For trying to figure out which components fit together and for which price, www.pcpartpicker.com (http://www.pcpartpicker.com) offers a good tool.
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Yup, ^ ^ ^ is a very handy resource tool.
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put up with your puter for another couple of months save another couple of hundred bucks and you will have the basis of a decent computer.
You can at least reuse your keyboard and mouse and the hd if it is 7200 rpm. or perhaps see if anybody wants to buy your old one. If you have win7 on your existing sometime you can reuse it. I was able to reuse the key from my old gateway till I upgrade to win7.
semp
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Just bought a brand new I7 4th gen desktop with Win 7, Nvidia graphics for $800 (monitor extra of course) runs everything maxed out with a solid 60fps. No sound card though but with internal sound I hooked up my old 5.1 surround system. I can see clearly now. :D
I was due as my 2005 computer was no longer up to the task. :airplane:
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Almost sounds too good to be true. Do tell more....specs?
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Almost sounds too good to be true. Do tell more....specs?
Unfortunately the same one is listed at $950 (-$50 special now) When I purchased a few weeks ago I guess I got a special deal of -$150 off. You have to look for the Window 7 desktops. there are also some I5 deals a lot cheaper also.
http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8700/pd?oc=fdcwgs104rw7p&model_id=xps-8700 (http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8700/pd?oc=fdcwgs104rw7p&model_id=xps-8700)
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4790 Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz)
Windows 7 Professional English 64bit (includes Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit License and Media)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz - 2 DIMMs
1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive 6.0 Gb/s
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 1GB DDR3
16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW), write to CD/DVD
Dell KB213 Wired Multimedia Keyboard, US-English
Dell Laser Mouse
Dell Wireless 1703 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0
Integrated 7.1 with WAVE MAXXAudio 4
Bays
Support for 4 HDD bays: including (3) 3.5” HDDs
–Capable of 1 SSD and 3 HDD configuration
Dimensions & Weight
Height: 16.01'' (406.8mm) / Width: 7.30'' (185mm) / Depth 17.49'' (444mm)
Weight: 30.42lbs (13.8Kg) depending on configuration
Media Card Reader
19-in-1 Card Reader (CF Type I, CF Type II, Micro drive, mini SD, MMC, MMC mobile, MMC plus, MS, MS Pro, MS Pro Duo, MS Duo, MS Pro-HG, RS-MMC, SD, SDHC Class 2, SDHC Class 4, SDHC Class 6, SM, xD)
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Unfortunately the same one is listed at $950 (-$50 special now) When I purchased a few weeks ago I guess I got a special deal of -$150 off. You have to look for the Window 7 desktops. there are also some I5 deals a lot cheaper also.
http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8700/pd?oc=fdcwgs104rw7p&model_id=xps-8700 (http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8700/pd?oc=fdcwgs104rw7p&model_id=xps-8700)
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4790 Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz)
Windows 7 Professional English 64bit (includes Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit License and Media)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz - 2 DIMMs
1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive 6.0 Gb/s
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 1GB DDR3
16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW), write to CD/DVD
Dell KB213 Wired Multimedia Keyboard, US-English
Dell Laser Mouse
Dell Wireless 1703 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0
Integrated 7.1 with WAVE MAXXAudio 4
Bays
Support for 4 HDD bays: including (3) 3.5” HDDs
–Capable of 1 SSD and 3 HDD configuration
Dimensions & Weight
Height: 16.01'' (406.8mm) / Width: 7.30'' (185mm) / Depth 17.49'' (444mm)
Weight: 30.42lbs (13.8Kg) depending on configuration
Media Card Reader
19-in-1 Card Reader (CF Type I, CF Type II, Micro drive, mini SD, MMC, MMC mobile, MMC plus, MS, MS Pro, MS Pro Duo, MS Duo, MS Pro-HG, RS-MMC, SD, SDHC Class 2, SDHC Class 4, SDHC Class 6, SM, xD)
The nvidia gt720 is a 40 dollar card, very low end. It cant run everything at max
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The nvidia gt720 is a 40 dollar card, very low end. It cant run everything at max
With only 1GB of video RAM, even Aces High will be starved for resources with everything set to max.
Most "Source engine" based games would be hard pressed to run at max settings as well.
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With only 1GB of video RAM, even Aces High will be starved for resources with everything set to max.
Most "Source engine" based games would be hard pressed to run at max settings as well.
The actual card I have is NVIDIA GeForce GT 635 1GB DDR3. When I loaded game and checked advanced graphics options all boxes were checked for me already. Does that mean the game assumes the computer can run everything?
I only have been online AH for 4 hours so far so not fully tested I guess but no problems thus far.
Going from a 10 year old computer to this one I guess It seems awesome to the computer novice. :D
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If you push anti-aliasing in conjunction with a large shadow texture setting and environmental mapping, you can easily flood 1GB of video RAM.
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Having every box checked doesn't mean everything would be at max settings. There's a few sliders and drop down menus. The resolution of your monitor will also have a significant affect: The less pixels your video card has to draw, the faster it works. A 19" screen running 1440x900 is much easier for a video card than a 27" at 2560x1600. And don't let the inches fool you, a HD-ready 32" television with its 1280x720 pixels would be the lightest of these three. Size doesn't matter in this case.
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Having every box checked doesn't mean everything would be at max settings. There's a few sliders and drop down menus. The resolution of your monitor will also have a significant affect: The less pixels your video card has to draw, the faster it works. A 19" screen running 1440x900 is much easier for a video card than a 27" at 2560x1600. And don't let the inches fool you, a HD-ready 32" television with its 1280x720 pixels would be the lightest of these three. Size doesn't matter in this case.
I guess I should have said 10x what I had before. You are right I am probably not at max. I still have a lot to learn and thanks for the info guys. I didn't feel up to the task of building my own so what I have is adequate and I can upgrade parts in the future. :aok
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just a note, the older optical Drive's, and Harddisk are normally IDE, many new motherboards does not support IDE drives any more, but you have to replace these with SATA Hard disks and CD/DVD/BLUERAY.
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I guess I should have said 10x what I had before. You are right I am probably not at max. I still have a lot to learn and thanks for the info guys. I didn't feel up to the task of building my own so what I have is adequate and I can upgrade parts in the future. :aok
max is what you are happy with. dont ever forget that.
semp
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If you push anti-aliasing in conjunction with a large shadow texture setting and environmental mapping, you can easily flood 1GB of video RAM.
I have hit just under 1.25Gb vid mem being used ingame using all graphical settings as Skuzzy has posted maxed out (measured using PrecisionX).
Can't wait for the new graphics engine to come out.........................
:salute