How much should i spend on my first gaming pc?
Hmm! sounds that you are buying a new PC. Here it goes what i recommend to play all the latest games of 2013 and after FOR LIMITED BUDGET AMD FX-6300 Processor which has SIX CORES of 3.5 GHz with Turbo Boost of 4.1 GHz and it uses 95 Watts Power or any AMD Processor but at-least it should be of 4 Cores also knows as Quad Core and should be above 3.0 GHz. Never buy Dual Core Processor or you will not be able to play latest games and main thing buy FX Processors only because it is new like Intel i5 or i7 Crosair 4 GB RAM DDR3 of 1333 MHz or 1600 MHz depending on your motherboard (4GB X 2) Sticks = 8GB RAM. Buy only Crosair Company RAM if you want your games to run very smoother like butter 1 GB DDR5 Graphics Card or 2 GB DDR5. Note: Never buy any DDR3 Graphics card because you will not get high picture details and your game can lag very much. Buy only DDR5 Graphics Card which have 128-Bits or above. Never buy 64-Bits graphics card or you have to forgot playing latest games. I will recommend you to buy Nvidia Graphics Card if your budget is high or else AMD/ATI Graphics Card they produce less heat and its cheaper and consume less power than Nvidia Cards Any Mouse and Keyboard Hard Disk of 500 GB Any Motherboard with AM3 Socket for AMD Processors. Buy Motherboard of Gigabyte, Asus Companies they are best Power Supply Unit (PSU) of above 500 Watts if you are using graphics card FOR HIGH BUDGET The only thing here is processor buy Intel i5 3570k which is third generation processor but costs 2 times more than AMD FX-6300 but the performance is 10%-15% high than AMD FX-6300 Processor Specs are 3.4 GHz Quad Core with Turbo Boost of 3.8 GHz Crosair 16 GB RAM (8GB X 2) = 16 GB Nvidia 1 GB DDR5 or 2 GB DDR5 of 128-bits or if you need higher go for 192-Bits HDD 1 TB of 9600 RPM (Rotation Per Minute) or above. More RPM means higher write and read speeds
Is it a good time now to build a gaming PC?
Due to fluctuating prices of individual components, one could argue that it’s never a good time to build a PC. For the most part, component prices aren’t bad. The exception to this is the GPU market. Due to the cryptocurrency mining mess, GPU prices are a lot higher than what they should be. Prices are slowly returning to normal which would lead me to the conclusion that one should build now because once nVidia’s next generation stuff comes out, prices for that will likely skyrocket and won’t be worth the purchase.Besides, one doesn’t need the bleeding edge of video cards to have a good experience. I still run a GeForce Titan which is a 7th gen GPU and I can still play most games on max settings at 1080p with no major frame rate issues. Bearing in mind that a GTX 1080 (10th gen) is about 130+% faster than my Titan, you could do 1440p gaming at max settings with no major frame rate issues.I usually budget about $2500 for a gaming rig. This gets me pretty close to top end and is usually the biggest bang for the buck. Spending more than this leads to diminishing returns on the investment. Unless of course you have money to burn and want the bleeding edge of gaming power. The rig I’m using currently, I built 5 years ago knowing that I wouldn’t have any opportunity to really upgrade so I sunk about $4000 into it, the Titan being $1000 of that cost at the time. It still works well for me today.A decent resource for keeping track of what’s going on is Maximum PC magazine. Especially when it comes to PC builds.
I want to start building my very first gaming PC (I am 14). Does every motherboard fit in every case?
Not every motherboard fits in every case but they are named so you can easily figure it out!You have several different sized cases:ITX, mATX, ATX & E-ATXITX - Very small form factor (Small case)mATX - Standard small form factorATX - Standard sized motherboardE-ATX - Extra large motherboardThe motherboards have the same naming convention, ITX motherboards will fit ITX cases, mATX motherboards will fit in everything bigger than an mATX case (so you can choose, mATX case, ATX case or a E-ATX case).ATX will fit only an ATX case or an E-ATX case.E-ATX motherboards will only fit in E-ATX cases due to their size.The choices between different sizes can depend on what you plan to do, E-ATX motherboards have the most room for expansion due to the additional PCI slots and usually more SATA and other features.ITX motherboards are usually used for a single purpose as they dont have many RAM slots, SATA slots and normally only have 1 or 2 PCI slots.The Phantom NZXT 530 is a E-ATX case so can take any motherboard (possibly not ITX - but it would look silly if you had a tiny motherboard in a huge case). The Gigabyte motherboard you are looking at is a ATX motherboard so will fit nicely in the NZXT.As for whether that is a good combo of motherboard and graphics card it would depend on your other components and what you intend to do.
I'm building a gaming PC first time on a limited budget. Could I have some feedback on this build?
Get away from Part Picker and spec your build for what you want. Their prices are not always accurate and they will spec out with parts that are not available.Many people will tell you to get an i7, 16 gig of 3300 RAM and a 1080, then mount them to a junk motherboard without enough PSU to run it.AMD or Intel?8 Gig of 3200 or 16 gig 1600?Full ATX with Crossfire or SLI support?One big, 50 inch LCD TV, or four monitors?Do you really need 2 video cards?Vertical case or LanBox?WIFI or hard wired?1000 watt PSU?For me - never pour water into an electrical cabinet!!You should be able to build a serious ass kicking LanBox for $850 to $1000.
Can Asus GTX 970 4GB STRIX Handle Gaming on a monitor at 1440p and 1ms? (SPECS BELOW)?
I am building my first gaming rig and would like to know if my graphics card can handle this monitor, it is 1440p and is at 1ms, and a recommendation on whether I should get the 1080p monitor or the 1440p monitor. I would like to also know if the rig can run games such as, ESO Skyrim, GTA5, DayZ, and Arma 3 at high to ultra settings at 1080p and 1440p. If there are any problems or recommendations on the build please point them out to me so I can correct them. thx 1080p MONITOR: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RORBPCO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1BZMG7VJSG0KW&coliid=I18KABPG602ZDP&psc=1 1440p MONITOR: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TUK9D9K/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1BZMG7VJSG0KW&coliid=IT13A5WUB70Y7 SPECS: CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU COOLER: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard MEMORY: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory STORAGE: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive + Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive VIDEO CARD: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card CASE: NZXT H440 Razer ATX Mid-Tower POWER SUPPLY: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) PcPartPicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wycDsY
What is a good PC build less than 1500 dollars which can play hardcore games and handle video editing?
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