I've now been pondering the idea of purchasing a prebuilt gaming desktop for some time now. I've been playing Blizzard games and attempted to play ARK on my Acer Aspire laptop, and it has been sufficient for me as an everything laptop. My brother in law just received a ridiculous set up for a gaming desktop, and I've decided it's time I join him. Previously I was looking to buy a prebuilt machine, but I am now willing to build my own PC because I'm very determined to get this moving. I'm curious how powerful of a desktop I could build for $600 - $1000 for everything. Also am wondering how necessary it would be to have SUCH a powerful desktop if I'm not going to stretch its capabilities. Blue LEDs + Windows preferred.
Updated: I've searched around online, and I've found a costly set up that I think would satisfy me. I have no experience doing this so I would appreciate it if you guys gave me some feedback on if this build is bad/neutral/ or a good price for what I'm about to list. I also would like to know if there are any other required components that I left out such as some cables or anything really (or if anything here isn't compatible with one another).
My theoretical build persists of these parts (If it isn't listed then I did not include it in the cost so let me know please):
-Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan $34.99
-AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor $174.99
-MSI 970 Gaming AM3+ AMD 970 6 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $94.99
-G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL $56.99
-Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive $49.99
-SAMSUNG 850 EVO MZ-75E120B/AM 2.5" 120GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $69.99
-XFX Black Edition Double D R9-280A-TDBD Radeon R9 280 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $219.99
-Cooler Master HAF 912 - High Air Flow Mid Tower Computer Case $59.99
-CORSAIR CX series CX750M 750W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified $79.99
-LG Black Blu-ray Burner SATA WH16NS40 - OEM $58.99
-3x Power Up! T12025 120mm Case Fan - 4 Pin Connector 12VDC, 0.25A (OEM) $9.99
-Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit, Operating System Software - 1 Pack, OEM DVD, English - WN7-00615 $89.99
-Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound, 3.5 Grams $6.85
-Sades HiFi Stereo Bass Headset Headband 3.5mm PC Notebook Pro Gaming with Mic $14.98
-CM Storm Devastator - LED Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo Bundle (Blue Edition) $31.47
-150FT 150 FT RJ45 CAT5 CAT5E Ethernet LAN Network Cable Blue Brand New $8.89
The total comes to about $1,146.33 after taxes (assuming shipping is free). This doesn't include a monitor or speakers or LED lights (which i can do without). Is this a reasonable price for what I'm getting thus far? If you guys have a better set up for a cheaper price please let me know!
- Monitor + Speakers ??
Updated: I've searched around online, and I've found a costly set up that I think would satisfy me. I have no experience doing this so I would appreciate it if you guys gave me some feedback on if this build is bad/neutral/ or a good price for what I'm about to list. I also would like to know if there are any other required components that I left out such as some cables or anything really (or if anything here isn't compatible with one another).
My theoretical build persists of these parts (If it isn't listed then I did not include it in the cost so let me know please):
-Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan $34.99
-AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor $174.99
-MSI 970 Gaming AM3+ AMD 970 6 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $94.99
-G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL $56.99
-Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive $49.99
-SAMSUNG 850 EVO MZ-75E120B/AM 2.5" 120GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $69.99
-XFX Black Edition Double D R9-280A-TDBD Radeon R9 280 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $219.99
-Cooler Master HAF 912 - High Air Flow Mid Tower Computer Case $59.99
-CORSAIR CX series CX750M 750W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified $79.99
-LG Black Blu-ray Burner SATA WH16NS40 - OEM $58.99
-3x Power Up! T12025 120mm Case Fan - 4 Pin Connector 12VDC, 0.25A (OEM) $9.99
-Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit, Operating System Software - 1 Pack, OEM DVD, English - WN7-00615 $89.99
-Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound, 3.5 Grams $6.85
-Sades HiFi Stereo Bass Headset Headband 3.5mm PC Notebook Pro Gaming with Mic $14.98
-CM Storm Devastator - LED Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo Bundle (Blue Edition) $31.47
-150FT 150 FT RJ45 CAT5 CAT5E Ethernet LAN Network Cable Blue Brand New $8.89
The total comes to about $1,146.33 after taxes (assuming shipping is free). This doesn't include a monitor or speakers or LED lights (which i can do without). Is this a reasonable price for what I'm getting thus far? If you guys have a better set up for a cheaper price please let me know!
- Monitor + Speakers ??
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