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Martin1592

I'm going to USA in ten days and it's finally my opportunity to upgrade my computer! (everything is expensive in my country ._.)
I need to buy the best parts possible, for a cheap price and try to keep everything I can from my current system.

What I know I need: SSD, headset and a new case
I would like to buy a new video card to be able to play every game right now, like ARMA games (for some reason my computer cant run them...), Crysis games in a good resolution, etc.
I have no idea about what things I need to upgrade in order to use a new component, that's why I'm looking for help.
This is my current computer:
CPU: i5-2500 @3.3GHz
GPU: AMD 7770 1GB
MB: ASRock H61M
RAM: 8 GB (no idea which model, etc, it's just the 'normal' kingston one)
Storage: 2TB HDD
PSU: who knows...

There's no Amazon in the place I'm going to (Orlando and Miami), so I would prefer something like BestBuy(?), I dont really know any other place to buy electronic stuff.

Edit: I forgot to mention, I cant spend a lot (maybe I mentioned it, meh). (Note: check source code in this sentence). I dont really have a 'maximum' but let's say... less than $700-800 if possible (might be more if necessary for some overkill parts :P), and I'll see what I can do :P

I'll drop a giveaway here in some days, nothing big but :itssomething:

Thanks!

Edit: funny how the giveaway ended with only 3 entries, no one read this part completly lol

TL;DR: I'm building a computer on Amazon, ignore the first text and start reading from here.

Edit:

I got this so far, please comment what you think of it:
Motherboard $59 (I dont really need any MB with SLI, so I thought this one was great and cheap): Click
PSU $86: SeaSonic G Series 550-Watt
Sound card $30: ASUS XONAR DG
SSD $100: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB
Optical drive $22: Asus 24x DVD-RW
Headset $100: ROCCAT Kave 5.1
Case $68: NZXT - Guardian 921 RB
GPU $501: GTX 780
Headset: Roccat Kone

That will be what I'll buy, unless someone has something better to suggest!

Edit: bought everything, thanks to the few people who helped me! There was a giveaway in the thread that ended with just 3 entries...

11 years ago*

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kingsocarso

EDIT: Scratch that, sorry. I didn't see the motherboard there.
EDIT EDIT: Scratch the edit, I didn't see your new comment.
Also, I suggest an online store like Newegg. Difficult to find parts in the US.

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Martin1592

Completly forgot about it. Edited the main post!

11 years ago
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kingsocarso

Really though, you should look at Newegg before anything else. Hands down the best site for this. I don't think your hunt for cheap parts really gets better in this country since it's online, unless Newegg is regional.

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Martin1592

Anything I get there is going to be cheaper than in Uruguay anyway e.e
Newegg could work too I think, there are stores near the place I'm going to, adding it to the main post!

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Martin1592

aaand I had to delete Newegg again, seems like they dont accept payments from people without US credit cards ._.

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peterwkc

hello, ill buy a pc almost the same as your list and i think this is the best cost-benefit. but the SSD is really necessary?

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kingsocarso

Depends on what you need it for. You really should tailor it to your needs. An SSD is far faster than a normal HDD since it sues the same principles as RAM, but it costs more. If you need fast bootups or produce video then you might look into an SSD. Also note that the storage is normally less and the form factor smaller since it costs more to store more.

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ArmadX

Hahaha sorry but I found your typo very funny :P "An SSD is far faster than a normaL HDD since it sues the same principles as RAM" :P

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Martin1592

it's not really 'neccesary', but I would like my PC to boot faster, load some particular games faster and make everything a bit faster overall. (64 GB one would be fine though, 128GB if there is a special sale)

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ERT4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121725 Grapic card geforce gtx 650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981 Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139055 Power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113287 Processer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226397 Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147107 Case

you would have to keep some parts from your old computer like hard drive and disk drive but everything else is here and in your price rang.

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Martin1592

Thanks for the links!
These prices are ** cheap! Are you sure that the CPU, GPU and MB are better than my current ones?

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Martin1592

Bump for 7 days left until I leave ._.

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skubi07

I think that you must buy normal psu... something about OCZ 600w or chieftec. Your mobo is good for almost everything, so you can buy any i7 cpu ant it will be fine. I think that great video card is geforce gtx 660. You can play any game at 720p on ultra, ant almost every game on 1080p in high detal. 8gb of ram is enough for everything, or if you like have opend 100+ tabs on browser, and plaing games you need more, so if you want you can buy any pacs of ram (4 x 4gb, 2x 8gb). I dont know anything about price in us, becouse i live in eu :(

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Martin1592

Thanks :P I plan getting a GPU that allows me to play all games in 1080p, not really worth upgrading if it wont let me play with the best resolution. If I get a new GPU and a new case, I'll definetly need a new PSU too :P

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skubi07

As i said, gtx 660 is for you ;) My frien have this card from evga and it is great. If you have luck, you can buy gtx 660ti in gtx660 price and you play on it every game maxed out ;D Look at gtx660ti test
I know the site is in strange language but there are some benchmark on this card so you need only resolution, detal and fps info ;)

As you can see, even Metro 2033 is playabe in full hd on max detal with ~40 fps. And i must say that metro doesnt have any optimalisation.... ;)

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Martin1592

Thanks for your suggestions :) I'll get the gtx 770 or the gtx 780, depending if I need to get more RAM or not, updating the post with what I'm going to buy now (and see if it's a good mix of products)

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Martin1592

Bump! Added what I'm about to buy!

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Betabot

Just to add a point about the SSD. That model you have listed "840 - 120GB" uses the outdated type of memory. I would recommend going for the "840 Pro - 128GB" model. Firstly because of the better memory, therefore longer lifetime and reliability. Secondly because of the speed boost over the normal model. The price is only about another $30-40 at max.

Also another point. Do you actually need a DVD drive? I guess it depends on your internet speed, and a few smaller factors. But it could save you some money and space in your case, to think about it.

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Martin1592

Thanks for that SSD! Changed it in the main post.
The DVD drive is needed, my mom uses it a lot ._.

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TrueMilli

I am and always have been a notebook person, so I'm sorry I'm no help :(.

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Martin1592

I never liked notebooks ._.

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Betabot

Same here, I remember when notebooks were about to die out a few years ago. I hoped that they would, aren't that useful for much really. It's either a Ultrabook or Laptop for me if I want to go portable.

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Simowl

Why do you have 2 headsets listed? Also, I've heard headsets are generally pretty poor - I don't know about the two you listed but from what I know, buying them separately is a much better investment.

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Martin1592

I still dont know which headset I'm going to buy. The Plantronics 780 were the ones I was going to get, but then I noticed it uses USB so it was not going to work with my phone and the Sound Card would be useless.
The Razer Kraken Pro look good and have a good sound quality but the microphone is not really good.
Now I think I'm going to get the Plantronics GameCom 380, but I still dont know.

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Mannyq8

The razer Kraken pro are good headphones, if you're into Wireless headphones try the logitech G930. The 780 is awesome, but get a 600 watt PSU if you're thinking of overclocking the gpu. Everything else looks good enough but i would check the clearance on the case for the VC.

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Martin1592

I hate wireless things :P I wont overclock it, I dont know how and I think it wont be necessary (atleast with current games). I dont know what you meant with the case.

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Mannyq8

Overclocking is easy and it is free performance. By clearance i meant that if the case has enough space for all the parts, otherwise the Build looks awesome. i myself own a GTX 780 and needles to say it's awesome :)

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Betabot

Be careful talking about over-clocking. There is safe and dangerous over-clocking. Safe is pretty much upping it to the actual speed the processor is meant to go, though the company has lowered it a bit to decrease power usage mainly. Whereas if you don't know what you are doing, you can stuff it up.

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Closed 11 years ago by Martin1592.