I have been lurking around on the forums for a while and also just made an account to receive some input from more experienced people, unlike myself, on choosing the right components for building a PC. I plan on having about a budget of 500 dollars in the next month or so after I come back from a trip, so I thought to myself,"Why not upgrade my Sony Vaio to the gaming build I've always wanted?"
Well here I am and this is where I've reached so far.
Along with these notes, could you guys please answer the question(s) listed after some of the components and suggest better components?
Notes:
First, I would like my PC to be able to play Minecraft on the absolute highest with mods at about 80 FPS. I want to be able to at least play bf3/4 on ultra at about 35-45 FPS and if not possible suggest what you see fit.
-I would also like to note that I put the Rosewill Challenger Black Gaming case one there because it came with fans :3. If I'm missing something very obvious and stupid throughout the thread please point it out.
-I would also like to point out that with the storage I thought that the SSD would be better, but the space to price ratio stopped me from finalizing my choice. I have about 200gb currently filled on my hardrive.
CPU: AMD or Intel i3/i5?
Motherboard: ?
Memory: 2 x 4gb ______ ?
Storage: SSD and/or HDD
Video Card: ?
Case(s):
http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Black-Gaming-Computer-CHALLENGER/dp/B003YVJJ5Y
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005SRC3HS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Power Supply: Do I need 500W?
Optical Drive: Do people still use these? (I'm installing windows from a USB, if I need CD/DVD drive I'll use my laptop)
Operating System: Obtained
Monitor: [HP s2031] I have a 1600 x 900 20 inch screen already in possession.
Any other parts missing?
Total: Around $500
Feel free to suggest anything you think would be nice to add.
I have an old Sony Vaio laptop that is at its death point that I use and also a 10 year old Compaq Presario swr...(if this is important tell me and i will get the details) and I was just wondering whether any of the parts would be salvageable.
The Sony Vaio comes with 3 gb of RAM, DVD drive, has windows 7, lots and lots of programs (which I assume are nontransferable), 2.26 ghz processor, etc.
The only part I see that might be salvageable in the Compaq is the DVD drive if I need it. Tell me what I need to find out about it because I'd rather not take apart my laptop if I could use this one.
I'm willing to go over my budget if absolutely necessary.
Thank you guys so much for reading through this, hopefully I learn something tomorrow.
P.S. I should also note that I plan on getting a headset (more of a priority than mouse and keyboard) due to me most likely not having speakers (monitor doesn't have them).
For the future
1st Headset [Below $30; durable and cheap]
2nd Keyboard (Preferably Mechanical; splurge a litte)
3rd Mouse [below $30; durable and cheap and comfy :3]
Sorry for the long thread. Thanks to anyone who reaches the bottom.
Well here I am and this is where I've reached so far.
Along with these notes, could you guys please answer the question(s) listed after some of the components and suggest better components?
Notes:
First, I would like my PC to be able to play Minecraft on the absolute highest with mods at about 80 FPS. I want to be able to at least play bf3/4 on ultra at about 35-45 FPS and if not possible suggest what you see fit.
-I would also like to note that I put the Rosewill Challenger Black Gaming case one there because it came with fans :3. If I'm missing something very obvious and stupid throughout the thread please point it out.
-I would also like to point out that with the storage I thought that the SSD would be better, but the space to price ratio stopped me from finalizing my choice. I have about 200gb currently filled on my hardrive.
CPU: AMD or Intel i3/i5?
Motherboard: ?
Memory: 2 x 4gb ______ ?
Storage: SSD and/or HDD
Video Card: ?
Case(s):
http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Black-Gaming-Computer-CHALLENGER/dp/B003YVJJ5Y
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005SRC3HS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Power Supply: Do I need 500W?
Optical Drive: Do people still use these? (I'm installing windows from a USB, if I need CD/DVD drive I'll use my laptop)
Operating System: Obtained
Monitor: [HP s2031] I have a 1600 x 900 20 inch screen already in possession.
Any other parts missing?
Total: Around $500
Feel free to suggest anything you think would be nice to add.
I have an old Sony Vaio laptop that is at its death point that I use and also a 10 year old Compaq Presario swr...(if this is important tell me and i will get the details) and I was just wondering whether any of the parts would be salvageable.
The Sony Vaio comes with 3 gb of RAM, DVD drive, has windows 7, lots and lots of programs (which I assume are nontransferable), 2.26 ghz processor, etc.
The only part I see that might be salvageable in the Compaq is the DVD drive if I need it. Tell me what I need to find out about it because I'd rather not take apart my laptop if I could use this one.
I'm willing to go over my budget if absolutely necessary.
Thank you guys so much for reading through this, hopefully I learn something tomorrow.
P.S. I should also note that I plan on getting a headset (more of a priority than mouse and keyboard) due to me most likely not having speakers (monitor doesn't have them).
For the future
1st Headset [Below $30; durable and cheap]
2nd Keyboard (Preferably Mechanical; splurge a litte)
3rd Mouse [below $30; durable and cheap and comfy :3]
Sorry for the long thread. Thanks to anyone who reaches the bottom.