I've been a lurker here for so many years, i decided to just ask for help on this new computer i
First time poster here, longtime lurker. Thought i'd give it a whirl asking for help here before building my second rig. Thanks in advance , love the community here.
I will be using it for gaming and some minor modeling using programs like unity 3d, maya, blender , to render models and animations for mobile game apps. I also would like to max my game settings and somewhat future proof myself. games i play : total war: rome II , dota 2, bf4, WoW, batman origins, and whenever the elder scrolls online comes out, that one.
I had built my first computer back in 2012, with this motherboard : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121506
and this gpu : GeForce GTX 550 Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130652
The cpu i went with was an i3 2100-sandybridge.
The build all together was 738 subtotal from newegg.com
the computer works fine as i'm typing using it, but i am having trouble playing some of my games smoothly. (specifically total war: rome II). Also i don't know if i can stick a 770 series gpu on it and a new i5 or something in it due to socket type.
What i am debating in my shopping cart right now :
GPU Choices
gtx 770 4gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130948
gtx 770 2gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130921
gtx 780 3gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130917
CPU : i5 haswell
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899
MOBO: ASUS Hero
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131989
ram: G skill trident 16gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231589
ssd: samsung 128 (os and few applications)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247
storage : 1tb hdd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W00ZD1577
That's how far i am right now. I would like 1080p gaming, on my monitor, and i also have it setup to my tv to watch movies on in a dual display kinda setup. I would greatly appreciate advice as to this is all compatible setup, and also advice on power supply and a case that can hold it all, look snazzy , and is noob builder friendly.
I'm a little overbudget as well. Thanks for your help and i tried to follow the template for question like this. Sorry if i didn't do a good job.
ps: I have never overclocked but i hear it's as easy as pressing mouse clicks now, so i am leaning towards doing it this time around. Would i need an aftermarket cpu fan? and the brands i won't budge on would be an nvidia gpu, and intel cpu. mobo i just hear good things about ASUS, but tom's hardware approval leans toward asrock recently looks like. So i dunno.
First time poster here, longtime lurker. Thought i'd give it a whirl asking for help here before building my second rig. Thanks in advance , love the community here.
I will be using it for gaming and some minor modeling using programs like unity 3d, maya, blender , to render models and animations for mobile game apps. I also would like to max my game settings and somewhat future proof myself. games i play : total war: rome II , dota 2, bf4, WoW, batman origins, and whenever the elder scrolls online comes out, that one.
I had built my first computer back in 2012, with this motherboard : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121506
and this gpu : GeForce GTX 550 Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130652
The cpu i went with was an i3 2100-sandybridge.
The build all together was 738 subtotal from newegg.com
the computer works fine as i'm typing using it, but i am having trouble playing some of my games smoothly. (specifically total war: rome II). Also i don't know if i can stick a 770 series gpu on it and a new i5 or something in it due to socket type.
What i am debating in my shopping cart right now :
GPU Choices
gtx 770 4gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130948
gtx 770 2gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130921
gtx 780 3gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130917
CPU : i5 haswell
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899
MOBO: ASUS Hero
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131989
ram: G skill trident 16gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231589
ssd: samsung 128 (os and few applications)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247
storage : 1tb hdd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W00ZD1577
That's how far i am right now. I would like 1080p gaming, on my monitor, and i also have it setup to my tv to watch movies on in a dual display kinda setup. I would greatly appreciate advice as to this is all compatible setup, and also advice on power supply and a case that can hold it all, look snazzy , and is noob builder friendly.
I'm a little overbudget as well. Thanks for your help and i tried to follow the template for question like this. Sorry if i didn't do a good job.
ps: I have never overclocked but i hear it's as easy as pressing mouse clicks now, so i am leaning towards doing it this time around. Would i need an aftermarket cpu fan? and the brands i won't budge on would be an nvidia gpu, and intel cpu. mobo i just hear good things about ASUS, but tom's hardware approval leans toward asrock recently looks like. So i dunno.