storm55 Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 I don't have a desktop. I want to build a desktop. I'm willing to shell out. Now, here's the list. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/26epg Now this is like three months of plotting. And this is probably the final build. Now the contents, it's a budget build but I decided I needed a good CPU/GPU combination. I'm poor as dirt, just let me tell you so this is an okay build for me but I'll already have to buy it piece by piece. The OS is going to be Win 7 - Already have that. This set-up is fine, I'm just looking for advice for it, and information about specific parts, like the GPU I'm buying. Anyone vouch for it being good, alternatively I can buy the 270 and save $140. Either way, it's a solid build, and I have a monitor, mouse, and keyboard -- I could buy some speakers/headphones later. I also hope I'm posting this in the right place.
sora3 Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Drop the Asus for the Gigabyte GA-990FX-UD3 since that uses the 990FX chip instead of the 990X. And change the RAM to G.Skill and it's pretty much what I have for my desktop. And definitely grab a better cooler since the FX does put out a lot of heat so this cooler will do the trick: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu14s
storm55 Posted November 25, 2013 Author Posted November 25, 2013 Drop the Asus for the Gigabyte GA-990FX-UD3 since that uses the 990FX chip instead of the 990X. And change the RAM to G.Skill and it's pretty much what I have for my desktop. And definitely grab a better cooler since the FX does put out a lot of heat so this cooler will do the trick: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu14s Is there a difference? I don't know what to ask aside from that.. like does the chip make it NOT work, or some such?
sora3 Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Well, the 990FX is similar to the 990X except you get more PCI-e x16 lanes and probably a little bit more headroom if you choose to overclock compared to the 990X. That's probably it. It's slightly more future proof if you do go two cards. But that's my preference though.
storm55 Posted December 1, 2013 Author Posted December 1, 2013 Well, the 990FX is similar to the 990X except you get more PCI-e x16 lanes and probably a little bit more headroom if you choose to overclock compared to the 990X. That's probably it. It's slightly more future proof if you do go two cards. But that's my preference though. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/26epg This is the current build. Different Ram sticks (same power but cheaper, and still a wholesome brand), different GPU (I have my reasons for it, I'm okay with this one not being as powerful), slightly more PSU (some more watts just in case), an optical drive (I do have some old physical games I still play). I saved some down-grading the GPU but the new psu, and optical drive hiked it back up to the near same price. All-in-all I think it looks good.
...0... Posted December 1, 2013 Posted December 1, 2013 Well, the 990FX is similar to the 990X except you get more PCI-e x16 lanes and probably a little bit more headroom if you choose to overclock compared to the 990X. That's probably it. It's slightly more future proof if you do go two cards. But that's my preference though. Its a rather small case not reconment OC and xfire case inside becomes very hot(or you live in artics with very low temps:P). Better get high tower then. If you buy budget PC its obvious you dont wanne spent alot money or limited budget, OC then risk durabillity of your system, my advise don't OC and you can have alot pleasure with this system for a longer period of time.
storm55 Posted December 3, 2013 Author Posted December 3, 2013 Well, the 990FX is similar to the 990X except you get more PCI-e x16 lanes and probably a little bit more headroom if you choose to overclock compared to the 990X. That's probably it. It's slightly more future proof if you do go two cards. But that's my preference though. Its a rather small case not reconment OC and xfire case inside becomes very hot(or you live in artics with very low temps:P). Better get high tower then. If you buy budget PC its obvious you dont wanne spent alot money or limited budget, OC then risk durabillity of your system, my advise don't OC and you can have alot pleasure with this system for a longer period of time. I don't plan to crossfire, and I screwed up on my build. I will have to buy an aftermarket cooler, and plan to overclock once I have that. Until then It's pretty much up in the air. I've been told countless times the build was good. I'm looking at $850+shipping, and handling to around $920. It's not really budget but if I change out the mobo, cpu, case it becomes more expensive -- around $1200 just to ship the damn thing to Canada. The case is a mid-size so all parts fit just fine. This is the build I'll go with, if no one objects. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/28HXX -P.S. work on your English, and sentence structure a bit, just giving some advice.
...0... Posted December 3, 2013 Posted December 3, 2013 Well, the 990FX is similar to the 990X except you get more PCI-e x16 lanes and probably a little bit more headroom if you choose to overclock compared to the 990X. That's probably it. It's slightly more future proof if you do go two cards. But that's my preference though. Its a rather small case not reconment OC and xfire case inside becomes very hot(or you live in artics with very low temps:P). Better get high tower then. If you buy budget PC its obvious you dont wanne spent alot money or limited budget, OC then risk durabillity of your system, my advise don't OC and you can have alot pleasure with this system for a longer period of time. I don't plan to crossfire, and I screwed up on my build. I will have to buy an aftermarket cooler, and plan to overclock once I have that. Until then It's pretty much up in the air. I've been told countless times the build was good. I'm looking at $850+shipping, and handling to around $920. It's not really budget but if I change out the mobo, cpu, case it becomes more expensive -- around $1200 just to ship the damn thing to Canada. The case is a mid-size so all parts fit just fine. This is the build I'll go with, if no one objects. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/28HXX -P.S. work on your English, and sentence structure a bit, just giving some advice. You can game fine with that system just don't over do it. Good luck later we will hear if its succes
storm55 Posted December 3, 2013 Author Posted December 3, 2013 Well, the 990FX is similar to the 990X except you get more PCI-e x16 lanes and probably a little bit more headroom if you choose to overclock compared to the 990X. That's probably it. It's slightly more future proof if you do go two cards. But that's my preference though. Its a rather small case not reconment OC and xfire case inside becomes very hot(or you live in artics with very low temps:P). Better get high tower then. If you buy budget PC its obvious you dont wanne spent alot money or limited budget, OC then risk durabillity of your system, my advise don't OC and you can have alot pleasure with this system for a longer period of time. I don't plan to crossfire, and I screwed up on my build. I will have to buy an aftermarket cooler, and plan to overclock once I have that. Until then It's pretty much up in the air. I've been told countless times the build was good. I'm looking at $850+shipping, and handling to around $920. It's not really budget but if I change out the mobo, cpu, case it becomes more expensive -- around $1200 just to ship the damn thing to Canada. The case is a mid-size so all parts fit just fine. This is the build I'll go with, if no one objects. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/28HXX -P.S. work on your English, and sentence structure a bit, just giving some advice. You can game fine with that system just don't over do it. Good luck later we will hear if its succes Sure thing, now I need to find a way to whore myself for the money. Mhm.
Lendova Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Hope, the OP dont mind, if i use this topic, instead to make a new one . Planing to buy a new graphic card. I will not afford much for it, played just 2 games which released this year, 1 which released last year and not really interested in any upcoming game. The goal is to run Skyrim and Battlefield 3-4 better in 1080p, atleast 40-50% plus performance in both games compared to my AMD 6770. Im not planing yet to change my current PSU in the next few month (5.5 year old FSP 400W), so its have to enough for: -a new VGA -AMD FX 6300 -2 HDD -8GB DDR3 - (maybe a DVD writer if i have to buy one)
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