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The Lounge => Off Topic => Topic started by: Toffee on August 22, 2014, 05:51:13 pm

Title: PC Parts
Post by: Toffee on August 22, 2014, 05:51:13 pm
So I've been stuck with my potato for a while now and I really want a better PC to run the top games. I want to run all the high end games as well as possible.
I'm not made of money and the other day I came across this video made my jackfrags (the guy who plays with FrankieOnPcIn1080p a lot)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WQxr59KRto
It's a video of him buying the cheapest parts he can find for a good gaming PC and putting them all together.
The total cost for the PC was approximately £433.51 including VAT and delivery. Later on in the video he plays BF4, CS:GO and Crysis 3 to demonstrate the PC and they all achieved a consistent rate of 60fps. And I was like "Dayum, thats pretty good"
These are the links to all the parts:

Case: http://goo.gl/NwiDi0
HDD: http://goo.gl/VBIjle
DVDRW: http://goo.gl/IQ9sHG
CPU: http://goo.gl/XIVP3B
MEMORY: http://goo.gl/GJwi8D
GFX: http://goo.gl/2thkaa
MOBO: http://goo.gl/trfXrX
PSU: http://goo.gl/JvwjH6
I just thought I'd ask what you guys think?
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: joer5835 on August 22, 2014, 06:19:40 pm
When building your own PC, it's better to take parts that are a bit more expensive. That way you don't have to upgrade again in a year from now.
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Toffee on August 22, 2014, 06:26:38 pm
I don't mind having to upgrade it in the future.
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: John Price on August 22, 2014, 06:33:03 pm
My pc is rather similar in price range although a little cheaper than yours, Mine works fine although it could use a few tweaks here and there,

Here is a playlist of my pc in action although with the first 4 ish videos im only using 4gb of ram as i only had a 32bit operating system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaZh7Vbo5Mg&list=PLhhnl0peh_731qVQIWJUlcxytuXXseH3r

There shouldnt be much differnce in performance between the two systems, although if you need a cheaper and reliable system such as mine (costed about £400 pounds) and plays most games Very-High to ultra then feel free to ask toffee and il give you the specs.
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Toffee on August 22, 2014, 06:39:25 pm
Okay thanks dude :)
So you think it will be able to run all the high end games well then?
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: John Price on August 22, 2014, 06:44:27 pm
Okay thanks dude :)
So you think it will be able to run all the high end games well then?
Definantly, i have the same proccessor you posted, It may have 6 cores but thats AMD's way of making up for bad core for core power, so they just add more in, so on open world games or games that require a beefy CPU, sometimes it can lack a little power but other than that it should be flawless, i play all games at ultra with maybe a few settings turned down like anti aliasing to half, as when you play in 1080p you dont really need full anti aliasing its not a noticable differnce but you get a performance hit.
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Romulus on August 22, 2014, 06:47:20 pm
When i was choosing parts for my PC I always wanted to spend the most on the 3 key components.

-The Case

-The Motherboard

-The CPU

I feel like everything else can be easily upgraded at a later date, If theres anything I would recommend is buying a cheap GFX card, while initially it seems dumb, Personally i feel like I would buy a cheap GFX part then at a later date after I've saved money, buy a high end card without worrying about bottlenecking my CPU or seeing if it would fit in my cheap 20 dollar micro ATX case.
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Toffee on August 22, 2014, 06:48:31 pm
Okay guys thanks for your help! It's much appreciated :D
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: ZeroSkilled on August 24, 2014, 01:09:24 am
1st thing
To start of with, you just need more thermalpaste in your RIG atm on your CPU & GPU. (Too be able to play on a higher framerate & higher quality!)
Picture for example, this is how it's ment to look like:
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(https://i.imgur.com/4P1kB0W.jpg)
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This is probably how yours look:
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(https://i.imgur.com/YWqZVUX.jpg)
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2nd thing
You probably have to wash off the inner particles of dust that have entered your motherboard. Do not use normal water for this! < I've warned you.
Use sterile water, you can buy it in your stores and pour the sterile water into your sink and just wash it of. Trust me this will clean it from all the dust particles and what else might be in there.
Example:
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(https://i.imgur.com/a0POGZG.jpg)
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3rd thing
If none of those above work you should try to do this:
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(https://i.imgur.com/Mpq0Iq6.jpg)
[close]
Sometimes those bars tend to fuck up the connection between the motherboard and the CPU/GPU itself. Bending them this way makes it a clear way for the electrons to pass and enter.

Once you try all those above PM back in here and tell us your result!
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Toffee on August 24, 2014, 01:14:32 am
I've not actually put the PC together yet.
I was just asking ppl before I start buying the parts.
But thanks anyway I'll be sure to bare that in mind :)
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Riddlez on August 24, 2014, 09:35:33 pm
Use sterile water

Quick heads up: there is nothing like sterile water. Only water, and that which we get in our home.

Pipe water, is in fact water + a whole shitload of other things, to make it drinkable, for example.

'Sterile water', is, in fact, just water, and with that I mean water only (dihydrogenoxide, H2o)

You can make it yourself, just boil water and catch the fumes, and just to be sure, repeat some times)
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Death by EMP on August 26, 2014, 12:59:37 pm
I build computers part time, if you need help with anything further I'll help, but it seems like you got it under control at the moment.

Oh and by the way, speaking from experience NVidia > AMD. AMD may be like 30 dollars cheaper for the same power, but AMD consistently fucks up their drivers, has worse customer support, smaller compatability with upcoming technologies (NVidia GSync, PhysX to name a few) and is usually the card you hear about having problems with new games (for instance, RAGE). Having switched from AMD to Nvidia, I'd reccommend NVidia any day. It's the same situation with the CPU, but less prominent.
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Toffee on August 26, 2014, 01:05:09 pm
Okay. Thanks :)

You guys have all been really helpful. Brilliant to be part of such a great community :)
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: ZeroSkilled on August 26, 2014, 07:19:53 pm
I build computers part time, if you need help with anything further I'll help, but it seems like you got it under control at the moment.

Oh and by the way, speaking from experience NVidia > AMD. AMD may be like 30 dollars cheaper for the same power, but AMD consistently fucks up their drivers, has worse customer support, smaller compatability with upcoming technologies (NVidia GSync, PhysX to name a few) and is usually the card you hear about having problems with new games (for instance, RAGE). Having switched from AMD to Nvidia, I'd reccommend NVidia any day. It's the same situation with the CPU, but less prominent.

Nvidia & Intel fanboy INC
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: joer5835 on August 26, 2014, 07:48:33 pm
As an Nvidia user, I can say I never want anything else again.
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Death by EMP on August 26, 2014, 08:37:44 pm
I build computers part time, if you need help with anything further I'll help, but it seems like you got it under control at the moment.

Oh and by the way, speaking from experience NVidia > AMD. AMD may be like 30 dollars cheaper for the same power, but AMD consistently fucks up their drivers, has worse customer support, smaller compatability with upcoming technologies (NVidia GSync, PhysX to name a few) and is usually the card you hear about having problems with new games (for instance, RAGE). Having switched from AMD to Nvidia, I'd reccommend NVidia any day. It's the same situation with the CPU, but less prominent.

Nvidia & Intel fanboy INC
Damn straight. I've used all 3 brands and will never go back to AMD.

As an Nvidia user, I can say I never want anything else again.
+1
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Lewis96 on September 13, 2014, 11:58:03 am
I build computers part time, if you need help with anything further I'll help, but it seems like you got it under control at the moment.

Oh and by the way, speaking from experience NVidia > AMD. AMD may be like 30 dollars cheaper for the same power, but AMD consistently fucks up their drivers, has worse customer support, smaller compatability with upcoming technologies (NVidia GSync, PhysX to name a few) and is usually the card you hear about having problems with new games (for instance, RAGE). Having switched from AMD to Nvidia, I'd reccommend NVidia any day. It's the same situation with the CPU, but less prominent.
AMD cards are noisy as fuck
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Death by EMP on September 13, 2014, 08:03:54 pm
I build computers part time, if you need help with anything further I'll help, but it seems like you got it under control at the moment.

Oh and by the way, speaking from experience NVidia > AMD. AMD may be like 30 dollars cheaper for the same power, but AMD consistently fucks up their drivers, has worse customer support, smaller compatability with upcoming technologies (NVidia GSync, PhysX to name a few) and is usually the card you hear about having problems with new games (for instance, RAGE). Having switched from AMD to Nvidia, I'd reccommend NVidia any day. It's the same situation with the CPU, but less prominent.
AMD cards are noisy as fuck
Are they? I never noticed. My computer is pretty quiet, the only thing that makes noise in it is my HDD. Even though I have SLI GTX680s with 8 fans pointed at them ;_;
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: TheHunted0 on September 17, 2014, 08:48:14 pm
Just don't use amd for processor and graphics. Maybe use it for like a budget build or something
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Riddlez on September 19, 2014, 10:49:51 am
So I got some advice, and this are three parts I got up with, which sounds very good indeed.

Graphics card: AMD R9 280X
Board: ASRock B85M
Processor: Intel I7 4770

Thoughts?
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Toffee on November 08, 2014, 06:53:37 pm
Forgot to ask but I'm obviously going to need a Monitor, keyboard and mouse. I want them to be good quality but as cheap as possible.

Any thoughts?
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Riddlez on November 08, 2014, 07:10:57 pm
Forgot to ask but I'm obviously going to need a Monitor, keyboard and mouse. I want them to be good quality but as cheap as possible.

Any thoughts?

Well, I am a great fan of Samsun series: I just got the 22" S22D300, for €109,- A really good screen for a soft price.
Don't expect a lot of quality shit for under that price, though.
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: TheHunted0 on November 08, 2014, 07:21:25 pm
Forgot to ask but I'm obviously going to need a Monitor, keyboard and mouse. I want them to be good quality but as cheap as possible.

Any thoughts?
Hi there toffee I would recommend you getting a Benq monitor or something they are the best in my opinion and it is quite important also. I would say just get one for about £100. For a keyboard, it sort of depends what you want like a mechanical keyboard for example I have a corsair k70 mechanical keybaord Cherry mx red swithces. I would recommend you get just a cheap keyboard or something that does the job like a logitek or something like that. Since a mouse is an important thing. Do you play csgo? do you want a laser mouse or an optical? Or do you wan't a wireless mouse. I would recommend getting a steelseries mouse. Back when I use to play csgo I needed a good mouse and I saved up and bought this, loving it so far. http://steelseries.com/
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Toffee on November 08, 2014, 07:28:11 pm
Thanks for the help guys, it's much appreciated! I do play CS:GO so the mouse is really important! Thanks for the suggestion for the monitors too!
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: TheHunted0 on November 08, 2014, 07:41:11 pm
Thanks for the help guys, it's much appreciated! I do play CS:GO so the mouse is really important! Thanks for the suggestion for the monitors too!
Yea for playing csgo you need a good mouse and a fast refresh rate for a monitor.
Title: Re: PC Parts
Post by: Toffee on May 24, 2015, 05:58:55 pm
What do you guys think?

CPU - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...
MOBO - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...
RAM - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...
STORAGE - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...
GPU - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...
CASE - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...
PSU - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...