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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: ganjfather]
#18718608 - 08/17/13 11:53 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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ganjfather said: newegg, if you are going to spend 1g, you can build a REAL nice rig.
It's not very time consuming, you just gotta buy the parts, wait for them to come in the mail, then fit everything together like legos.
Use anti-static pads and a grounding bracelet, too. You don't want to fry a 300$ graphics card because you were all statically charged from your carpet.
Once, you have the parts, it will take a few hours to put it together, manage your cables and stuff.
I usually order stuff off newegg, and if there is a part they don't have, I'll buy it off amazon or do a google search to see if I can find it cheaper. I choose newegg because they have really good customer service, which is pretty important when you are dealing with equipment that expensive and something shits out or shows up defective.
Welcome to the REAL world of gaming 
Awesome, I'll definitely check out this newegg site. Thanks dude!
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: psi]
#18718614 - 08/17/13 11:55 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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You don't even need to install thermal past though, that powerful i5 cpu I posted uses 64watts and has more then enough speed, if something isn't fast already that's because it's using dated programming code to run
I mean they do have the turbo setting, if you want to do that but I don't see the point in all that extra work for over clocking now adays, plus look at this review
All system components are brand new. All drivers and manuals are included. Every system is assembled, tested, and professionally packaged before leaving our warehouse. If you ordered operating system (Windows) it will be installed and configured with all drivers.
Components Compatibility
All system components will be compatible to each other. In the unlikely event that the item you selected is not compatible to other system components we contact you before system is assembled to offer a compatible substitution.
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: Oldgregg]
#18718616 - 08/17/13 11:56 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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MisterSandman said: And thanks for the links
The game that I really want this PC for is this bad boy

Star Citizen This game seriously gives me a hard on
That game does look awesome, but i thought it was still a few years away?
Well the alpha is actually coming out pretty soon, and then the beta will be out like mid 2014. The beta will basically be more or less the full game from what I've read.
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: psi]
#18718622 - 08/17/13 11:57 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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The guy who mentioned the PC with the warranty and slightly higher price tag, that is your best bet.
If you know "jack shit" but have an interest, and have at least used a computer to a degree, you can probably figure it out and enjoy working with computers.
However I don't urge people to NOT do it all yourself but I suggest someone like you will have a bit more fun with something to start with, maybe you can start with video card upgrades, understand more about it as a whole, and work from there.
In the meantime though you can have some fun, but some people should just buy a reasonable computer all assembled and maybe change things from there when comfortable.
Congrats on stepping up to PC gaming tho
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It's nice to know, but I would find a way to fuck it up, that's why I would pay someone to do it.
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if you dont want to build your own, research what you would like, and then purchase something close to it on craigslist, or ebay. craigslist is usually better. There are always people who are selling a good rig for under cost, and if you have just a little patience, you will probably find something as good or better than what you originally wanted, for less than you intended to pay.
I purchased my comp off a craigslist ad for $650 or something? it was a good deal and nearly a year later I am really happy with the purchase. I know I could sell the thing for exactly what I paid.
games to buy when you get your comp: chivalry medieval warfare. best fps ever made, maybe only eclipsed by counter strike.
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: psi]
#18718741 - 08/17/13 12:34 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Once a computers thermal compounds increase due to keeping it on too often. If you don't bother to shut it off before you go to sleep it will probably overheat. Once I left it on for 72 hours without anything strange happening, it was just running along its system while I lied on the bed. My mother then told me I had someone standing outside my door. I unfortunately told her I couldn't speak at the time because I was going over something in my head. This something later turned out to be what I was planning to do for my computer. I later just unplugged it completely and it was dead again.
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: drkkenny]
#18718843 - 08/17/13 01:14 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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how do you guys feel about those build your own computer companies?
where you pick the parts, they put it together and send it to you
http://www.ibuypower.com/IbpPages/IntelLobby.aspx?gclid=CL-Yj_KXhbkCFa9fQgoddlkA1w
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/landingpages/intel/i7/?gclid=CIbR8_OXhbkCFTFgQgodPhcAhA
im guessing its not as cheap as building it yourself
been out of the pc industry for a while
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Yeah companies that allow you to build your own compute rare great. I know my uncle used to work in the company, they gave him a job a year ago. He took over the place of this old guy who just got out of Vietnam a year earlier. You are considering that they are more expensive than they really are, most computers online usually are a little more expensive compared to the ones in stores, but its much more convenient to order it online to get it without having to get yourself up to go to the store. I usually will ask my mother to run the errand for me if I have to go to the store, mainly because Id rather lay back and not bother with going places.
I bought a new computer 3 years ago from a website. It was a decision I knew I had to make, for I was inclined to think that my older one needed a new model to take its place. The website is relatively easy and thus is accessible to each and every person on the planet Earth. You can go onto the site to check out the options they have outlined for you on the front page, the front page is decorated with computer models which are ready to be sold. The prices range from 1000-9900 dollars so please be sure to have your credit card prepared to use it to order it. Once you go to the site they will lead you to a page where you may customize your computer to whatever adjustments most suit you, after you are there you will find you have many different hardwares you may choose from. The time it takes to get onto the page and place your order doesn't take very long, so don't worry about the possibility of it taking longer than you originally expected.
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Places like Ibuypower and Digital Storm are good options for people that want a "High end gaming computer", but don't necessarily want to spend the time piecing everything together themselves from scratch, making sure parts are compatible etc.. but you DO pay a higher premium than you would if you just built it yourself.
ALSO be VERY careful you know exactly what warranties you are getting. A lot of times, those prebuild companies will use inferior warranty cards (1 year warranty instead of 3 year or lifetime). SO make sure you are thoroughly reading the details and fine print. (Source: I work tech support/CS for a major GPU company.) It hurts me when I see someone with like a GTX 580 or 680 with a 1-year warranty. ONLY those prebuild companies can even sell the 1-year warranty cards, they get them for a discount, and they can offer you their own extended warranties through them. But that is not a warranty through the manufacturer of the product.
It's almost always better and more satisfying to build a PC yourself, from scratch. I could train a monkey to do it. I walk retarded 14 year old kids and 80 year old geezers through it over the phone.
For 1k -1500 right now you can build a bitching ass Intel-based gaming system from scratch. Let me know if you need some help picking stuff out OP. And newegg is the place to go fo sho.
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: Shroomism]
#18719256 - 08/17/13 03:03 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Shroomism said:
It's almost always better and more satisfying to build a PC yourself, from scratch. I could train a monkey to do it. I walk retarded 14 year old kids and 80 year old geezers through it over the phone.
For 1k -1500 right now you can build a bitching ass Intel-based gaming system from scratch. Let me know if you need some help picking stuff out OP. And newegg is the place to go fo sho.
That is way more than most people need.
It's really depending how much the op cares, but it isn't always as easy as people like me think it is, have him pick stuff out, if he is confident enough to build it after a few youtube videos, have at it, otherwise, find an alternate route if he feels he will destroy something.
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Well hopefully OP isn't going to download stupid shit on it and he'll actually get a decade out of his system.
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: Konyap]
#18719303 - 08/17/13 03:16 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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You can build a computer for way cheaper than ones put together for you. I wish I had done that when I got my current computer.. An HP Pavilion with 6GB DD3 and 2.1 GHZ, it was 700 at the time.. 1 Year warranty, 1 day after the warranty ended the soundboard died, and it's built into the motherboard. Fucking bullshit.
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: Konyap]
#18719309 - 08/17/13 03:18 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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aiyobro said: Well hopefully OP isn't going to download stupid shit on it and he'll actually get a decade out of his system.
Why would downloading stupid shit prevent him from using the computer for a long time?
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: Konyap]
#18719345 - 08/17/13 03:28 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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aiyobro said: Well hopefully OP isn't going to download stupid shit on it and he'll actually get a decade out of his system.
No this will be pretty much exclusively for gaming. I download all the stupid crap on this nice little netbook here
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: Shroomism]
#18719359 - 08/17/13 03:31 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Shroomism said: It's almost always better and more satisfying to build a PC yourself, from scratch. I could train a monkey to do it. I walk retarded 14 year old kids and 80 year old geezers through it over the phone.
For 1k -1500 right now you can build a bitching ass Intel-based gaming system from scratch. Let me know if you need some help picking stuff out OP. And newegg is the place to go fo sho.
I dunno man I'm pretty retarded. In all seriousness though, I'm sure I could figure it out if I put my mind to it. I have to think about it, I'll definitely shoot you a PM if I need some help.
Thanks to everyone for all the great input by the way!
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Cannabischarlie said:
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Shroomism said:
It's almost always better and more satisfying to build a PC yourself, from scratch. I could train a monkey to do it. I walk retarded 14 year old kids and 80 year old geezers through it over the phone.
For 1k -1500 right now you can build a bitching ass Intel-based gaming system from scratch. Let me know if you need some help picking stuff out OP. And newegg is the place to go fo sho.
That is way more than most people need.
Not really. He wants a gaming PC. I said for 1k-1.5k you can build a BITCHING ASS INTEL-BASED Gaming PC. (That will last for years and years and be upgradeable when needed) Yes you can do it for cheaper. But I help people build these things ALL THE TIME and that is about the average MOST people spend. You can go cheaper or more expensive, but that's about the average for a GOOD gaming build.
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MisterSandman said:
I dunno man I'm pretty retarded. In all seriousness though, I'm sure I could figure it out if I put my mind to it. I have to think about it, I'll definitely shoot you a PM if I need some help.
Thanks to everyone for all the great input by the way!
Here. I'll throw together a quick build as an example (using the latest tech, that's a good bang for your buck)
Z87 mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128591 - $135 (could get a different one, I just grabbed the first decent / cheapish one I saw) i5-4670K - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899 - $240 H100i cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181032 - $110 PC Power and Cooling 750W - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703038 - $140 Corsair Vengeance 8GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233524 - $86 Corsair 500R case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009 - $115 Samsung 120GB SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247 - $110 WD 1TB HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 - $90 GTX 760 4gb - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130949 - $315
Total - 1341.
So actually went a bit over 1k.
Grab a monitor, keyboard/mouse, crack Windows and you are pretty much golden 
You can of course substitute some of those parts, but I picked all the top quality stuff that is relatively cheap (except the motherboard, I'm not too sure about)
But, I just threw that together in 5 minutes, it's all the latest technology and the highest quality components without breaking the bank too bad.
If I were building a gaming system for myself right now, these are pretty much the components I would use. I might get a different mobo, or look into another PSU (Seasonic), but that's pretty much what I would use for my build. Something like that will last for years and give you plenty of options for upgrading in the future. And will destroy any modern or near future games.
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: Shroomism]
#18719499 - 08/17/13 04:10 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Not really. He wants a gaming PC. I said for 1k-1.5k that is about the average MOST people spend. You can go cheaper or more expensive, but that's about the average for a GOOD gaming build.
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Re: Switching to a Gaming PC [Re: Shroomism]
#18719582 - 08/17/13 04:34 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Shroomism said:
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MisterSandman said:
I dunno man I'm pretty retarded. In all seriousness though, I'm sure I could figure it out if I put my mind to it. I have to think about it, I'll definitely shoot you a PM if I need some help.
Thanks to everyone for all the great input by the way!
Here. I'll throw together a quick build as an example (using the latest tech, that's a good bang for your buck)
Z87 mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128591 (could get a different one, I just grabbed the first decent / cheapish one I saw) i5-4670K - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899 H100i cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 PC Power and Cooling 750W - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703038 Corsair Vengeance 8GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233524 Corsair 500R case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009 Samsung 120GB SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247 WD 1TB HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 GTX 760 4gb - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130949
Grab a monitor, keyboard/mouse, crack Windows and you are pretty much golden 
You can of course substitute some of those parts, but I picked all the top quality stuff that is relatively cheap (except the motherboard, I'm not too sure about)
But, I just threw that together in 5 minutes, it's all the latest technology and the highest quality components without breaking the bank too bad.
If I were building a gaming system for myself right now, these are pretty much the components I would use. I might get a different mobo, or look into another PSU (Seasonic), but that's pretty much what I would use for my build. Something like that will last for years and give you plenty of options for upgrading in the future. And will destroy any modern or near future games.
You the man
That's perfect.
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