It's been a while

[Laddey]

Afternoon... I haven't been on here in AGES.

But when a question needs answering... This is the place to be.

I'm working from home from now on (good news) and i'm going to require a hobby, which has pointed me towards gaming.

So i have this old haggered laptop which lags like hell when i put it on my bed due to the dust clogging up the fan and it over heating.

I am above average with computers, i am no expert don't get me wrong but i do know more than the basics.

So i'm going to choose my parts, order them and construct my own bad ass gaming PC. I have around a grand to spend.

I understand that there are many compatibility issues along with other things.

Basically, where do i begin?

A quick google search brought up
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2013/jan/30/build-a-gaming-pc-2013
that guide.


Does anybody have any recent bad ass computer specs? I'm talking from case to monitor and everything in between?

I have got plenty of time on my hands for the next 6 months so this will be a half decent learning experience as i've only repaired computers and replaced hardware. Never actually built one.

Thanks

 

[Laddey]

Or maybe just order one and save the ball ache of building the whole thing

 

[Access Denied]

You could try Aria.co.uk. They're pretty resonable. If you can get hold of it get the Asus Sabretooth Motherboard, it's the one I'm getting I'd also recommend getting an Intel CPU rather than AMD. The i5 3570 is decent or if you want to splash the cash you could go for an i7. You'll want at least 8Gb of RAM, I'd personally go for 16Gb and a decent graphics card, there's a thread somewhere for that as I'm not up to speed on the latest and greatest.

 

[caLLous]

Off the top of my head I would go for an Asus P8Z77-V Pro motherboard, an i7-3770k CPU, 8gb (or 16gb) of 1600mhz Corsair Vengeance RAM and a Radeon HD7970 of some description. You could cut back on the graphics card (a lesser 7xxx or some equivalent nvidia offering) and CPU (i5-3570k) if it gets too close to your budget limit with monitor, case, PSU, keyboard and mouse etc all thrown in.

 

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I dont understand why people still feel the need to take this approach and build sick gaming PCs.
There isn't really anything out there pushing the specs of an average PC these days. Average would imply i5 -3570k cpu and 8 gig ram , SSD and a 1-200£ gfx card,.

edit; I guess its like saying why buy a ferrari when theres a 70 mph speed limit

 

[Hawkwind]

I dont understand why people still feel the need to take this approach and build sick gaming PCs.
There isn't really anything out there pushing the specs of an average PC these days. Average would imply i5 -3570k cpu and 8 gig ram , SSD and a 1-200£ gfx card,.

edit; I guess its like saying why buy a ferrari when theres a 70 mph speed limit

Nothing wrong with future proofing. I upgraded recently to spec that is way more than necessary but I want something that will last 2-3 years. I also wanted triple monitor setup at 6k x 1080. So glad I did this bloody awesome in GW2. Although some games do not support it - XCOM for one where everything turns upside down

Asus Sabretooth - great motherboard
i7 3770k CPU
Decent Watercooler - Corsair H80 ok but very very noisy, heard quiter aircraft!. Zalman CNPS range are good and a lot less noisy
8-16 Gb RAM Decent Gaming Spec - Kingston Hyper X, Corsair Vengence, Geil Evo Veloce
2 x >200GB SSDD 1 for OS 1 for Games.
1 x >2TB HDD for Porn
Graphics I always tend to go one range below the latest best on offer. $250-$300 USD range with decent scores.

 

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I guess its up to the builder to decide if they think the cost is worth future proofing, I personally didn't and built my system for £500, which I can imagine is still running everything well. (5 months old).

If a new genre of games suddenly comes out with requirements that I am unable to run, then I say they have shot themselves in the foot by limiting themselves to a tiny market of top spec gamer PCs.

If new game requirements are slowly release over x years like usual, then its easy enough to maintain / upgrade your PC to whats requied then.

Just my opinion anyway.

 

[MYstIC G]

Or maybe just order one and save the ball ache of building the whole thing

Take a look at the PC Gamer build mate.

 

[Embattle]

http://www.chillblast.com/

 

[Hawkwind]

Take a look at the PC Gamer build mate.

Have that mag and it was decent guide, good call.

 

[Hawkwind]

I guess its up to the builder to decide if they think the cost is worth future proofing, I personally didn't and built my system for £500, which I can imagine is still running everything well. (5 months old).

If a new genre of games suddenly comes out with requirements that I am unable to run, then I say they have shot themselves in the foot by limiting themselves to a tiny market of top spec gamer PCs.

If new game requirements are slowly release over x years like usual, then its easy enough to maintain / upgrade your PC to whats requied then.

Just my opinion anyway.

Go take a look at Arma III Screenies to see what is coming graphic wise, that is going to take some serious graphx processing power. Whilst games have been stagnant graphics wise for past 12-18 months they will start pushing the specs along again soon. Arma III can't be the only game pushing for this level of realism.