Desktop Computers

Crone

Crone

Bronze Baronet of the Realm
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400-500 for 2 years? You got your money out of it even if it is terrible. Nice job!
 
Louis

Louis

Trakanon Raider
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Yea. I mean it played DotA at shit settings and got me through the past 2 years. Unfortunately, I have an itch to play EQNL. This computer has no chance of running that. I'm currently building a setup on newegg, so you guys can judge my new bad choices before I do dumb things again.
 
mkopec

mkopec

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Daly_sl said:
Yea. I mean it played DotA at shit settings and got me through the past 2 years. Unfortunately, I have an itch to play EQNL. This computer has no chance of running that. I'm currently building a setup on newegg, so you guys can judge my new bad choices before I do dumb things again.
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Here is a solid start for you... Play anything from high to ultra high on 1080p

PCPartPicker part list/Price breakdown by merchant/Benchmarks

CPU:Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler:Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard:ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory:Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk($125.98 @ Newegg)
Storage:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive($79.28 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card:EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card($239.99 @ NCIX US)
Case:Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply($82.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive:Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer($24.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System:Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total:$1120.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-21 12:40 EDT-0400)

Although you might want to wait for the next Haswell refresh. It should be coming sometime mid year. The new processors are a bit faster and they improved thermal interface between the die and heat spreader which was a problem for the current Haswells, so it will have more OC headroom if you are into that sort of thing.
 
mkopec

mkopec

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So l got my new R9 280x last night used sapphire trixx to oc a bit and I'm loving the card. Ran bf4 on ultra and was getting 60-90 fps. Got this puppy for $300.
 
Abefroman

Abefroman

Naxxramas 1.0 Raider
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Looking to build a computer for my daughter and need some feedback. Used for 1080p single monitor gaming, not going to do sli in the future, limited overclocking. Tried to pay attention and read your suggestions as much as possible. Is the PSU enough, does ram manufacture matter? Thanks in advance.

PCPartPicker part list/Price breakdown by merchant/Benchmarks

CPU:Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler:Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard:Asus Z87M-Plus Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard($125.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory:Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory($63.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage:Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk($83.99 @ Amazon)
Storage:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card:MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card($249.99 @ Micro Center)
Case:Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply($74.99 @ Amazon)
Total:$960.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-22 19:28 EDT-0400)
 
mkopec

mkopec

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PSU should be plenty, mosttotalsystems with a single video card will only draw at most 300W. And this should only continue to diminish over time. As for the memory, all major brands should work. The motherboard you chose is a micro ATX and a regular sized ATX case. Nothing wrong with that but you should utilize that case size and spread out the components with an ATX board.
 
Abefroman

Abefroman

Naxxramas 1.0 Raider
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mkopec_sl said:
PSU should be plenty, mosttotalsystems with a single video card will only draw at most 300W. And this should only continue to diminish over time. As for the memory, all major brands should work. The motherboard you chose is a micro ATX and a regular sized ATX case. Nothing wrong with that but you should utilize that case size and spread out the components with an ATX board.
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Ok. Thought it would give me some more room to work with the micro atx. I went with the estimated wattage of 358w from the pc part picker website.
 
Inque

Inque

FunEmployed
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Any recommendations on a gaming monitor from 24" to 27" -- looking at BenQ vs ASUS VG248QE and the difference between a 120hz/144hz and whether it's a TN panel, IPS? I have no effing clue what I'm looking at, my current Samsung S24A300B Syncmaster has held up great but it's about 4 years old and I want to step into something more robust. Around $300 is the budget but I don't want anything that's going to be 'obsolete' either.

ASUS VG278HE Black 271 Built-in Speakers 3D ready, Height, Swivel adjustable - Newegg.com
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Newegg.com - BenQ Gaming XL2720T Black 27Swivel Adjustment LED Backlight LCD Monitor
 
mkopec

mkopec

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Inque_sl said:
Any recommendations on a gaming monitor from 24" to 27" -- looking at BenQ vs ASUS VG248QE and the difference between a 120hz/144hz and whether it's a TN panel, IPS? I have no effing clue what I'm looking at, my current Samsung S24A300B Syncmaster has held up great but it's about 4 years old and I want to step into something more robust. Around $300 is the budget but I don't want anything that's going to be 'obsolete' either.

ASUS VG278HE Black 271 Built-in Speakers 3D ready, Height, Swivel adjustable - Newegg.com
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Newegg.com - BenQ Gaming XL2720T Black 27Swivel Adjustment LED Backlight LCD Monitor
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Monitor/Display Megathread - Chromebook Pixel is best IPS display on market - The Something Awful Forums
 
Hekotat

Hekotat

FoH nuclear response team
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Inque_sl said:
Any recommendations on a gaming monitor from 24" to 27" -- looking at BenQ vs ASUS VG248QE and the difference between a 120hz/144hz and whether it's a TN panel, IPS? I have no effing clue what I'm looking at, my current Samsung S24A300B Syncmaster has held up great but it's about 4 years old and I want to step into something more robust. Around $300 is the budget but I don't want anything that's going to be 'obsolete' either.

ASUS VG278HE Black 271 Built-in Speakers 3D ready, Height, Swivel adjustable - Newegg.com
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Newegg.com - BenQ Gaming XL2720T Black 27Swivel Adjustment LED Backlight LCD Monitor
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This was posted a few pages back, I picked one up and it should be here Wed.

27 Monoprice IPS Zero-G 2560x1440 Slim LED Monitor + $29 Rakuten Cash $290 + Free Shipping - Rakuten Deals, Coupons and Promos
 
Joeboo

Joeboo

Molten Core Raider
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Go with either the one Hekotat listed, or this one:
New Qnix QX2710 LED EVOLUTION?2 27 Samsung PLS WQHD Monitor Tempered Glass | eBay

The only differences are that the Monoprice-bought one will not overlock(it's 60hz) but you have a much better warranty/return policy if something goes wrong.
Via Ebay you should be able to overclock anywhere from 96hz-144hz(96hz and 120hz is most common, 144hz is fairly rare), but returns are a bitch if something goes wrong. I bought my Qnix via Ebay and had to exchange it. The exchange process took nearly 2 months. Had to have UPS inspect it for damage, that took like 3 weeks, then it came back to me and I had to ship it back to Korea for echange, that took another 3 weeks. Initial shipping is very fast, I had it in 3-4 days, but the exchange process was a nightmare, trying to email people who don't speak English very well during the whole process. Lots of mixups and misunderstanding. I eventually got my monitor replaced and it worked great, and I can OC it to 96hz, but if I were to do it all over I'd probably just buy from Monoprice, or fork up an extra $50 and buy the Qnix via Amazon.
 
mkopec

mkopec

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One caveat with those monitors is you have to have a rather beefy video card to run them, especially in demanding games which you want to keep a relative good frame rate. At least a GTX 770 or a R9 280X, which are $300+ cards.
 
Joeboo

Joeboo

Molten Core Raider
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I have a Qnix 1440p IPS panel with an 8ms response time. Everything looks great, I haven't seen any motion blur. Although, I'm also not a professional FPSer or anything of that sort.
 
Adebisi

Adebisi

Clump of Cells
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Trying to build my brother a sub $700 (CAD mind you) gaming computer. I haven't built a PC from scratch in over 10 years, so if you ask me why I picked a certain part, my answer will be "I dunno".
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Anyways, does this seem balanced for a $700 ish system? Any alternative suggestions? I appreciate

PCPartPicker part list/Price breakdown by merchant/Benchmarks

CPU:Intel Core i5-4570S 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor($211.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard:MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard($50.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory:Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory($84.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive($59.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card:PNY GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card($134.99 @ NCIX)
Case:Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case($24.48 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply:Silverstone Strider Plus 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply($76.22 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive:Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer($16.79 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)($95.88 @ DirectCanada)
Total:$756.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 11:58 EDT-0400)
 
Braen

Braen

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