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Hey guys, first off I would like to say I am pretty much a noob when it comes to building a computer. i just know how to use them. I am interested in getting a gaming build to be able to run Diablo 3 on the highest settings without a problem. My problem is I that I want one that is already prebuilt or one you can customize on a site like cyberpower.com or ibuypower.com Playing Diablo 3 is probably the only thing it is going to be used for and maybe occasionally getting online but mainly just for playing Diablo 3. I would like to try and keep it around $800. If I can get something that will run it for cheaper that would be great $800 is just my max. If someone could possibly make me a build on ibuypower.com or point me in the right direction of an already built one that would be great.
 
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Hey guys, first off I would like to say I am pretty much a noob when it comes to building a computer. i just know how to use them. I am interested in getting a gaming build to be able to run Diablo 3 on the highest settings without a problem that will also be somewhat "future proof", its not a huge concern I just want it to last more than 2 or 3 years even though its mainly going to be used for Diablo. My problem is I that I want one that is already prebuilt or one you can customize on a site like cyberpower.com ibuypower.com Playing Diablo 3 is probably the only thing it is going to be used for and maybe occasionally getting online but mainly just for playing Diablo 3. I would like to try and keep it around $800. If I can get something that will run it for cheaper that would be great $800 is just my max. If someone could possibly make me a build on ibuypower.com or point me in the right direction of an already built one that would be great.
 
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($21) ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

($60) Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

($85) Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767

($95) ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767

($220) XFX Radeon HD 6870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150563

($75) Antec EarthWatts GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044

($48) G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

($110) AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103996

($100) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

Subtotal: $813.91
 
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Just to state that MAYBE you need to stay 100% time online to play Diablo 3 (heard that this is some kind of protection)
I hope you don't need a monitor too.

Best I did is that one:

Case 1 x NZXT Source 210 Gaming Case-Black
Case Lighting None
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction None
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion None
Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i3-2100 Processor (2x 3.10GHz/3MB L3 Cache)
iBUYPOWER PowerDrive None
Processor Cooling 1 x Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink
Memory 1 x 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module-Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card 1 x AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 1GB-Single Card
Video Card Brand 1 x === High Performance === XFX Brand Video Card
Motherboard 1 x ASUS P8Z68-V LX -- Lucid Virtu Technology
Intel Smart Response Technology None
Power Supply 1 x 600 Watt - Standard
Primary Hard Drive 1 x 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s-Single Drive
Data Hard Drive None
Optical Drive 1 x 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive-Black
2nd Optical Drive None
Flash Media Reader / Writer None
Meter Display None
USB Expansion None
Sound Card 1 x 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card 1 x Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Operating System 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel)-64-Bit
Keyboard 1 x iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard
Mouse 1 x iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse
Monitor None
2nd Monitor None
Speaker System None
Video Camera None
Case Engraving Service None
Warranty 1 x 3 Year Standard Warranty Service
Rush Service 1 x Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee)-No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days
Free Stuff 1 x [Free Game Download] - Deus Ex-Free with purchase of AMD FX processor / Radeon HD 6850 or higher video card

Subtotal $818.00
 
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The graphics card is the most important feature in a gaming PC.

At $800, you would by far benefit by building your own PC. If so, start like this:

1) Best graphics card for $160 to $220
2) best CPU for about $150 (probably Intel)
3) Windows 7 64-bit Premium (OEM) about $100
4) 4GB DDR3 1600MHz (2x2GB)
5) suitable motherboard
6) suitable case (i.e. Antec 100)
7) Western Digital "Green" hard drive
8) DVD burner
9) PSU (about 750Watts. make sure the +12V rail has AMPS higher than the requirement of the graphics card. A GTX560Ti is somewhere around 35Amps)

Start with NCIX and write down parts, ensure compatibility.

See, I pretty much built your entire system here, but if you want I'll walk you through it and help you pick the parts. I'm an electronics technician, retired Radar Systems (Navy) and build gaming systems for fun.

Pre-built systems:
Most pre-built systems save a little on the motherboard, but especially the graphics card. I've seen systems with crappy graphics, a nice CPU and 12GB of RAM. More than 4GB of RAM won't make much difference and the CPU is overkill because the Graphics is the bottleneck.

It's all about the BALANCE.

Still, if you want a pre-built, sure go ahead and look around. Just make sure it has 64-bit Windows 7, and after that your gaming experience is mainly dictated by the graphics card.

You want a system that has an HD6850 or higher. Actually, there's not too many cards I'd currently recommend for the price. Here they are:
HD6850, HD6870, GTX560, GTX560Ti



**and stay away from Crossfire and SLI. Too many issues, such as micro-stutter.
 
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Also, I'm not sure how long it will be until AMD or NVidia has a great value $200 graphics card. You can Google around if need be.

If you get a $150 Intel CPU or higher you'll be able to play Diablo 3 nicely on any of the above cards, then upgrade just the graphics card in the future if need be.
 
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Hey Tyler, I know you were asking for a prebuilt or to guide you through a custom order on ibuypower or such, but please take a second and consider what I'm about to tell you.

If you plan to be using or just gaming on computers for some time, you really should be considering building it yourself. I know it may seem like a huge monumental task, but it's quite manageable. There is nothing comparable to making your own PC in terms of quality and price. You know EXACTLY what went into it, because you're the one who put it in the case. It makes modifying your build later on easier too. Also, it's really not as hard as most people think it is if you just take the time to read the instructions. There's also tons of help online to be found if you find yourself with a question. Plus, it's fun! The only thing is you have to make that initial leap in deciding to make your first build. I cannot even begin to tell you how much I recommend you build this thing yourself.

Now second thing is I don't know why someone was recommending one of AMD's FX CPUs. They're simply not worth the money at any price point for gaming. I'm not an Intel fanboy by any means, but the reality is that Intel CPUs are king of the block right now at just about any price. Don't take my word on it though, take a look at this article and decide for yourself http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-apu-benchmark,3120.html

Anywho, assuming you decide to take my advice and build your own, here's a start for you.

Part list permalink: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4iV3
Part price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4iV3/by_merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
This is one of the best gaming CPUs on the market now. It's only Achilles's heel is that it doesn't have an unlocked multiplier for overclocking. Really though, I can't see that being a big need for you.

Motherboard: ASRock H61M-VS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
This is a very bare bones motherboard. You might want to chose a new one if you want to the ability to overclock, USB 3.0, Sata III, or are interested in crossfire/SLI in the future. If you're not interested in any of those four things, this will do you nicely. If you are interested in one or more of those, just say so and I'll help you find one more suited to your needs.

Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Basic low profile RAM. You will definitely not be needing more than 8GB. Truth be told you could get away with 4, but since it's so cheap, why not?

Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Hard drive prices are crazy, so a lowly 500 GB is what I recommend. If you could get away with less, I would suggest a 320, or 250 GB to shave down the price.

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card ($152.55 @ Newegg)
A pretty high end graphics card. It should run Diablo 3 quite nicely on high settings.

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
A good solid $50 case. Any case at this price point with good air flow will do though. Antec 300 is another popular one. Just take a look around on newegg and find what you like.

Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
This will give you more than you need in power, with a pretty good efficiency rating too.

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($27.97 @ Newegg
Any optical drive would do honestly

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $716.45

(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-02-02 13:45 EST-0500)


I left a little wiggle room in the budget in case you live in a state with an online tax, like me :cry: . If not, we can put some more money into the build. Like we could step up the graphics card and powersupply, a better motherboard, or an unlocked CPU.

If you decide you must absolutely have a prebuilt, just say so and I'll go through an ibuypower walk through with you. Please give the build it yourself option some serious thought though.
 
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I don't know any place that would be able to build it for me.....I don't have a problem doing that but the only place I could even begin to think of would be some place like Best Buy....The only main thing I want is i5 2500k because from reading what people have been saying it is one of the best. I may be wrong but most people seem to prefer it. I am willing to go up to $900 if it will be worth it. I am leaning more towards buying parts and having someone build it for me...I just want to get the most for my money. Also I don't know exactly what overclocking is and what you mean by buying the h100 and overclocking it?....I warned you I am a noob
 
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No problem man. Let me try and explain a few things for clarification.

Overclocking is when you speed up a processor and make it do more work than it normally would. You do this by increasing the base clock, the multiplier, and vlotage taking a processor that may have been rated at say 3.4 Ghz and pushing it to say 4 Ghz. This increases power of your processor, but increases the temperature and potentially damaging it. It is quite possible to get safe overclocks that allow you to get more from your system, but since you're new to this and you can ruin your CPU if you're not careful. I recommend you skip the idea of overclocking on this system.

With that said, the i5-2500k is what's usually preferred because of the following reasons...
- Sandy Bridge architecture (which is to say it's one of the new Intel processors)
- Quad core
- Unlocked multiplier (for OCing)

If we're not overclocking here are the other processors from Intel that also are quad core with the sandy bridge architecture...
- i5-2500 @3.3Ghz ~$210
- i5-2400 @3.1Ghz ~$190
- i5 2300 @2.8Ghz ~$185
(prices off of newegg)

So as you can see it's really just a matter of how much you're willing to spend for a higher frequency. I thought the i5-2400 was a nice middle ground between price and performance, but if you want you could push it up to the 2500.


Lastly, just to make sure I understand a few things... Do you want me to update that build to push it to $900 and do you need a new computer monitor? Because I can put that into the build too.
 
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yes I would like to bump it up to 2500, a better motherboard, the Antec 3000 case, and any other upgrades you think are good that would keep me around the $900 range. Also I dont need a monitor right this moment. I planned on getting the computer first and then getting the monitor the next time I get paid.
 
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I'm not sure how much good 2Gb would get you over 1Gb, but I found a pretty good deal on one.

Part list permalink: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4jkY
Part price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4jkY/by_merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Upgraded

Motherboard: ASRock H61M-VS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
I felt that upgrading your CPU, graphics card, and power supply was a better idea than getting a mobo with more features.

Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
*same

Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
*same

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2GB Video Card ($254.98 @ Newegg)
This video bumps you up another tier. It is supposed to be an absolute beast, has really good fans, and the 2 Gb of memory.

Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
As per request

Power Supply: Antec 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($90.99 @ Adorama)
I got a PSU with more wattage, probably more than necessary, but I felt it was a good idea to give your system a bit more breathing room with that new graphics card

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($27.97 @ Newegg)
*same

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
*same

Total: $923.88

(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-02-02 17:04 EST-0500)


There you go my friend. You should be able to thoroughly enjoy your Diablo III experience with this beast!
 
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Thanks a ton man. I will be ordering these parts very soon. I'm going to see if my friend who works on computers can get me copy of Microsoft windows 7 for free to try and cut out $100
 
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what if I got a better cpu, and power supply, and just stuck with the 1gb video card....would it still all be compatible and run on high settings. I can get windows 7 for $20 so technically I would be paying $850 for the computer which I am comforatable with I was jus curious
 
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I do have one thought though. What if I went ahead and got the better CPU, and Power supply but just stuck with the 1gb video card for know to knock a little money off, and then later on upgraded it if I wasn't satisfied. would that still work? If not I'm fine with getting the 2gb one I just thought it might be an option to knock $100 off
 
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Yes, you could absolutely do that if you wanted to. I did another brush up on the build thought, take a look.

Part list permalink: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4jDU
Part price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4jDU/by_merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H61M-VS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($27.97 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $858.88

(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-02-02 19:34 EST-0500)


I dropped you down to an EVGA 560 Ti 1Gb with no overclock on it. A bit less powerful than the MSI one, but still packs more of a punch than the 6870. Also, to get exact measurements since money was tight, I put the system specs into a power supply calculator. Even at maximum power draw and after a few years of aging, 550 watts will be more than enough.
 
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