Building a gaming desktop...

[snprksn]

Hi to everyone,

I am glad to be part of this awesome community, I've been reading articles from this website since 4-5 years ago I believe so, but never actually register or join the community, my English was quite bad but I moved to United States 7 months ago and I've been practicing.

well, the main theme is that I am looking to build a gaming computer, I am not a gamer addicted or something like that, I used to play Crysis, Modern Warfare 3, FEAR, there is not many games I used to play, the thing is my best friend used to love gaming but he died 2 days ago in a car accident.. one of the thing he told me is that he will build a pro gaming computer one day! he had a PHD and he was going to start buying the parts.....

Now I would love to accomplish one of the things he wanted, I know he would be happy about it and I might start playing more games..... ( I know this sound silly/stupid w.e ) for some people... I would appreciate if anyone can help me with this.

I've been reading a few articles and so far looks like the Core i5 3570K is the way to go, the thing that I am confused about is GPU and motherboard.

I don't make much money so I will probably will spend 1.000$ to 1.200$ from now to September, so let's say my budget is 200$ a month max.

this month I can buy the Intel i5 3570K.
I would love to buy next the motherboard, maybe after a couple of month I might find a 6xx GTX for a better price?
I would love to run games decently with no lags @ 1080p, since I'm thinking on getting a BenQ xl2420t - 120hz 1080p

Note that this is a project I will start this month up to 6months ahead, I might be able to go a bit more because I will need a case although I have a nice ATX case here.

Thanks a lot, sorry for the history and all that, appreciate you guys help and I know I will keep reading articles from this website for a long time.

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

 

[g-unit1111]

I don't make much money so I will probably will spend 1.000$ to 1.200$ from now to September, so let's say my budget is 200$ a month max.

I hate to say this but there really isn't much of a point to spreading a build out over that length of time. The main reason is that if something doesn't work most stores only have a 60 day return policy so if you build your rig six months after you buy the product you most likely won't be able to return it if something goes wrong. On top of that there's always going to be newer and better hardware coming along and by the time you're finally able to acquire all the parts there could be new CPUs and GPUs out.

That said here's what I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $977.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-04 12:27 EST-0500)

 

[J_E_D_70]

Sorry to hear about your loss. Sounds like a great way to honor your friend, and g-unit's builds are always very good (as is his advice on saving up and purchasing all at once).

 

[snprksn]

Thanks for the reply and suggestion!

I understand what you are saying, I was thinking about "swap" a credit card but since I just start building up credit the APR% is ridiculous, but I will be able to deal with the monthly expenses.



g-unit1111, thanks for your suggestion If I may I would like to see If I can use any part of my wife's computer that I use now.

I have a DVD-RW unit and this case which I just found online and it is an ATX Mid Tower and 2 hard drive 320GB 7200rpm, the other parts are just bad.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144207

If I use my hard drives, DVD unit and Mid tower case, is there any part that can be upgrade or change to a better one in that list you provided to me? Thanks in advance!!

 

[g-unit1111]

Thanks for the reply and suggestion!

I understand what you are saying, I was thinking about "swap" a credit card but since I just start building up credit the APR% is ridiculous, but I will be able to deal with the monthly expenses.



g-unit1111, thanks for your suggestion If I may I would like to see If I can use any part of my wife's computer that I use now.

I have a DVD-RW unit and this case which I just found online and it is an ATX Mid Tower and 2 hard drive 320GB 7200rpm, the other parts are just bad.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144207

If I use my hard drives, DVD unit and Mid tower case, is there any part that can be upgrade or change to a better one in that list you provided to me? Thanks in advance!!

I'd get a different case - I really dislike Apevia, their cases tend to fall apart way more quickly than others. Good inexpensive ones are the NZXT Source 210 and the Corsair 200R.

 

[marshallbradley]

Hi there,

You could buy some parts monthly (like the case/power supply) as these are unlikely to get outdated/be broken.

If you really wanted to do it in such a way, you could split it up like this:

1st Month - Case
2nd Month - Optical drive and CPU cooler
3rd Month - Power Supply
4th Month - Storage (get an SSD and a mechanical drive)
5th Month (end of) - CPU and Motherboard
6th Month (start of) - Graphics and Memory

It's not perfect, but I think it's workable. Items purchased within the first 4 months are all very unlikely to have issues and/or it will be very obvious when the component is damaged (i.e. the case). The last two months will probably be most expensive, but they're the components that you are most likely ending up having to return.

It would of course be much better to purchase it all in one go, but sometimes you just got to compromise.

Best of luck and sorry to hear about your loss,

M

 

[g-unit1111]

Hi there,

You could buy some parts monthly (like the case/power supply) as these are unlikely to get outdated/be broken.

If you really wanted to do it in such a way, you could split it up like this:

1st Month - Case
2nd Month - Optical drive and CPU cooler
3rd Month - Power Supply
4th Month - Storage (get an SSD and a mechanical drive)
5th Month (end of) - CPU and Motherboard
6th Month (start of) - Graphics and Memory

It's not perfect, but I think it's workable. Items purchased within the first 4 months are all very unlikely to have issues and/or it will be very obvious when the component is damaged (i.e. the case). The last two months will probably be most expensive, but they're the components that you are most likely ending up having to return.

It would of course be much better to purchase it all in one go, but sometimes you just got to compromise.

Best of luck and sorry to hear about your loss,

M

You know that's actually a pretty good suggestion. If you get the CPU and GPU / RAM last then everything will be current. I mean the thing is you can't necessarily guarantee that everything is going to work on first boot so getting the motherboard last isn't a bad idea.