Greetings,

Soon i'll finally get my end contract bonus and sign a new contract with my company with a substantial salary raise.
So i thought with that bonus i'll finally build a decent gaming rig and finally stop playing everygame on lowest settings :D

The problem is i don't have too much knowledges about computer, i asked a few friends their opinions about what should i build here's what they advised me:

CPU: I5:4670
GPU: GTX750
DDR3 RAM for 8 or 16 GB
Memory : 1TB
Motherboard: ????
PSU : ???
Sound Card if the motherboard has none.

OS : A friend proposed me to get a cheap key for Win 7 or Win 8 then upgrade to Win 10.

So what do you think of this configuration? I don't want to spend 2000$ but i'd like something decent that would allow me to boot up and play games on decent graphic settings for at least 3 to 4 or 5 years. If i had to get better things what component would you upgrade? Also when i go the the shop what should i look at to make sure the parts they giving me are genuine one? An other thing i saw that same model GPU have a big difference of price depending on the numbers behind, why is that and what should i look for?

Obligatory giveaway : http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/wciP5/

Thanks for the help and have a great day.

Edit: budget is around $800USD or 700Euros
Monitor i don't plan on getting a new one for now, i'll use the one i have at the moment 1400x900 refresh rate 60 Hertz.

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Mind you I don't know much about computer parts but isn't a GTX750 kinda weak for a card nowadays?

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No way, I'm a GTX 750 Ti user and it's pretty strong, I can run any game at 75 fps with a good optimised settings.

9 years ago
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Im running a 2GB 560 GTX and still maxes almost everything. Nvidia ftw

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I'm not sure that's why i ask here for advices, my buddy gave me these specs a while ago though :D

9 years ago
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Add me on Steam, I have exact same machine

Also I can give you some tips

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Pretty much as everyone said, if you want stay low on price and power consumption (on top tier anyway) go for a GTX-750 Ti with 2GB. Otherwise a GTX 960 is the second best choice if you don't care too much about power consumption/price (and also this card would give you the 5 years time span you asked for).

According to hardware testers, on power consumption per FPS on "standard" 1080p rendering the GTX-750 Ti is the best card atm (even if it gets far less fps than a 960) but on the same chart for 4k rendering the GTX 960 got better results.
Still, if you add the price variable (not considering power consumption price) the GTX 750 Ti is a little gem xD

Also, if I may add this, often it's not a GPU/CPU/other fault if a game runs slow or stutters or whatever else, it's developer's fault who make shabby console ports (you will never have any trouble with Valve games on PC)

Finally, if you don't plan to touch your CPU (overclock) go for a ~90$ ASUS/MSI MoBo, any more money would be totally wasted otherwise since higher priced MoBos (~150$) are for overclockers only.

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Thanks a lot, i don't plan on overclocking, i wouldn't even know how to do that :D

About the 4K resolution i probably won't play with that much resolution at the moment for i plan on keeping my current monitor till it dies, it's 1400x900 max resolution. But i'll also check the price difference the GTX750Ti and GTX-960.

About the motherboard, they all compatible with the other components or do i have to look for something specific to make sure they work together?

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the motherboard socket has to match the cpu socket

you may notice there are multiple chipsets per socket, lower end mobos cost less but have reduced features & potentially worse quality parts (for example the cooling design for the voltage regulators, & the amount of voltage regulators for the cpu)

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First things first, there are Intel and AMD sockets for MoBos: an Intel socket MoBo cannot be used with AMD CPUs and vice versa.
Also every CPU has a maximum TDP (in Watts) and you have to find MoBos supporting that much TDP (usually because of heatsinking capabilities).

So as long as it has an Intel socketed and supports your CPU max TDP you can pick any MoBo BUT I strongly suggest you to don't go below the 90$~100$ range because you will get worst components and it's usually not worth it.

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Okay thanks a lot for your help. About the Motherboard, without talking about the price what's the most important information i should look for? Coz in here you need to bargain and if you don't know what to look for the guy might try to sell you a not so good mobo for the price of a good one.

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Best way to avoid that is to check the price of the MoBo he/she is trying to sell you, on amazon.
Anyway, other than intel/AMD socket a MoBo can have: more or less USB ports, coaxial audio support, integrated video card, multiple GPU support and similar things.
In my case I didn't need any of those except multiple GPU support.

Still, sorry if I repeat this, it's really important to check the maximum TDP Watts supported (according to the CPU), otherwise you will "potentially" damage your CPU unless you buy a new MoBo right away...

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Okay, i'll check the TDP Watts, it's indicated on the technical file of the product right? I'll only get one GPU for now and don't plan on getting an other one for a while, it's already a biiiiiig difference what i'm plan on getting and what i'm having right now. :D

Same as playing with more than one monitor i don't really need that. I'll check the USP port i;m not sure about what is coaxial audio though.

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I have the ASUS GTX 750ti and I absolutely love this card. All I can say is that games run incredibly well on it for its pricepoint, and it hasn't given me any issues at all to date.

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you really need to say how much you want to spend, there is an insane difference between $2,000 & well... that low end gpu with boring cpu

if this is going to last years, why not 4790k + gtx970?

try to use the word 'storage' instead of 'memory', keep the word 'memory' for ram

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Dont forget SSD

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What is SSD???

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Yep totally, I use a 256GB SSD for system files (linux) and the games I'm currently playing, and a 2TB hard drive for general storage (of the games I don't play that often which I just keep, thanks steam)

And even if it's not as they try to tell you (advertising and stuff) SSDs are amazing.

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Yeah when you try it first time, you will never go without it. The difference is just huge.

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Hello, if I may, you should fix yourself a budget to know what price you want to put into this PC. It would be more practical to help you meet your needs :).

9 years ago
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Hi, around 800$ or 700 Euros, i'll add it to the main post. thanks.

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What about amd? why u prefer only nvidia?
I bought my 7870 Ghz ed. OC 2,5 years ago and it has descent performance even today, at the present moment my 7870 = gtx760 which still better than your 750, so i suggest u look at amd radeon models : r9280, r9 280x for example

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+1
If he is going on a budget i would also advise AMD, even the cpu.

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I don't have anything specific in mind I just posted what we discussed with a buddy of mine to have some starting point and giving a rough idea of what i'm aiming at. I'm open to any suggestion, i don't mind the brand as long as it works, components are compatible to each others and reliable :D

About the CPU i would probably stick with Intel though.

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  1. PSU>500w. other than that...
  2. i lilke you took the i5. i think i7 is a rip off... not sure about which i5, there are a lot. read about the one you choose before you make a final buy
  3. fans? coolling? you got anything planed?
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I talked with BladeMaster TheOne who has the same settings as i listed on the main thread, except for the Ti he has 750Ti instead of the 750 i listed and with the fans of PSU plus the 2 fans on GPU and the one on CPU his temp never go too high.

I'll look more into the different I5 to try and pick the best one then :)

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In gaming gpu is more important than cpu. So if you are on a budget a core i3 and a gtx 960 is a better option.

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I would go with an i5. A GPU might be more important, but you still need a good CPU to play new releases.

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May I suggest changing out the GPU? Not too sure on the performance of the 750 but I would say at least a 770 or get the new maxwell 970. I am on the GTX 970 and it is a dream to use, only need to up my cpu as it is the bottleneck in my system.

Other than that, you should get a Corsair/any other high quality PSU. PSUs are one of the most overlooked components in a computer and a very important component. If something happens you should be able to trust that your PSU won't fry anything. Not only that but they can overheat very fast.

For memory, you can get the Hyper X from Kingston. Also you could look into getting an FX 8350 instead of i5, its performance definitely does not fall short with the new way games are tend to be optimized (for more cores).

PS. Could wait for black friday sale in november, you can get some pretty damn good things off amazon.

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I'm not sure if we have the black friday sale.

Porosus also told me to check the FX8350 with an R9 280X these are cheaper and equivalent to the intel and nvidia.

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FX-8350 is a good CPU but heats like an oven (like all the bulldozer series) and uses up like 2~2.5 times the electrical power compared to an i7.

If you want to go for a GTX-970, pick a 960 instead, performance increase per price difference is not worth it, the fps gain is really minimal.

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Why you have tunnel vision? I don't want to take any sides here, but go check my temps http://prntscr.com/8lf2k3
Not a stock cooler though, stock is really bad-bad. Also i have really small case (mid tower with too many components inside).
When i upgrade, temps will go down. Really good and overclockable CPU, it can go @ casual 4.7Ghz. I don't recommend AMD GPU, overheats like a b1tch and use too much power. If you gain with cheaper GPU, you lose with more Watts=PSU.

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Don't know much about the other stuff, but 1TB storage is not much if you plan on playing newer games. I would go with 2TB, as the price difference is not too much and you can store a lot more on it. Modern (AAA) games tend to be at least 20GB (usually more). GTA V requires 60GB (if I'm not mistaken), so with 1TB, your drive is full in no time.

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I feel the 1TB is more than enough, i wouldn't be able to buy AAA, my wallet wouldn't support that much >_<
Also i'm not limited on internet debit so i don't really mind installing and uninstalling games :D

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I'm not either. It's just that I have a hard time figuring out which game to uninstall. I always feel that I want to play a game again soon, even though I won't :p

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Under 800$ if you do not buy this In USA tell me what country parts local prices can be different :)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jtYjrH

CPU Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ] ($316.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: ECA3212-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $761.73
OS grab free Legal Win 10 from Insider Program :)

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Hi, i checked the price for the 970, it's around 5000 here, or 785USD @_@.

9 years ago
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From what country you are in what on-line shop you buy link one or two and how much cash you have in local Currency.
I once even build PC for a guy from Japan
and I do not know how to read read kanji but I mange navigate in Japan website ;)

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Actually i confused, that's the GTX980 that's around 5000.

I'm in China, the website i use is https://www.taobao.com/ it's like ebay, so when you type GTX960 on the search bar it will open the page will all shops selling this card, or at least the ones that wrote thoses words on the description. Some of them are second hands, some of them are chinese knockoff brands..... The problem you may face though is they write the brand name in chinese character as well (华硕=ASUS; 微星=MSI etc)

So far what i have listed is :

1: PSU: Gold Level 500W for 289
2: Tower: Mid-size tower for 144
3: GPU: Sapphire R9 280x 3GB Vapor-X (3fans) for 1879
4: HDD: 1TB storage space Toshiba for 279
5: RAM: Kingston 8GB DDR3 for 289
6: Mobo: ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer for 859
7: CPU: AMD FX8350 AM3+ for 1099

Total price is 4838 ($760USD) (My budget is 5000 = $786USD )

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Buy a good PSU, it's an important part for the pc.
The best brand are Seasonic, XFX, Enermax, a 500W is good for your configuration.

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Asrock do not make singe good mobo for AM3 platform even on stock settings speed this mobo will limit CPU clocks.
Anyway FX 8xxx is good for videoediting and game streaming, better only for gaming is intel I5
CPU: i5 4590 or any from 4 gen - ¥888 http://world.taobao.com/item/42989272516.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.CRluBg#detail
Mobo: ASUS H97-Plus ¥490 http://world.taobao.com/item/521097591257.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.4fGocL#detail
PSU Seasonic M12 850 ¥380 http://world.taobao.com/item/43558173223.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.N5FO8S#detail
GPU: R9 290 ¥1388
( look also for R9 390 or R9 290x) http://world.taobao.com/item/45379148803.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.KsOt3J#detail
or go FOR GTX 970 ¥1888 http://world.tmall.com/item/45104071768.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.Eleeqz#

HDD/ RAM/ Tower buy what you want ;)

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the rest is not bad, but the card is a bit on the weak side, a GTX950 would be miles better, GTX960 and youll be playing games for year at high settings.

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Building ypur own computer is a lot of fun and lets you control the quality. If you are putting it together yourself you should check out some youtube videos for the basic dos (touch the metal case to discharge static) and don'ts (mounting the motherboard without the stand offs)

The cost really comes down to what you want to do with it. Video cards are by far the most expensive and important. I'd look around and read reviews. A good gaming rig doesn't have to be expensive. It depends on how picky you are about how the graphics look.

8gb of ram is usually fine for most users. 1tb is pretty standard these days and it's nice to have the storage. An SSD drive is expensive but it may be worth it to get a smaller one in addition to the 1tb disc drive to run windows and more demanding games as it helps with load times etc.

A psu it generally not too hard. I suggest a modular one so you can pick which cords you need so you save on the room inside the case. I usually see 700w PSUs are fairly standard and leave room for future add ons.

Most mobos come with integrated HD sound so generally a sound card is not needed.

If your interested here is my build. It runs everything, usually at the least high graphics if not better. It is about two years since i upgraded though.

Nvidia GTX 650ti
8 gb DDR3 RAM
vortec 650w PSU
3x 250gb hard drive 1x 500gb hard drive
Intel i3 processor

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GPU you need to go for a newer model, go for something like GTX 960 cos 750 is already sorta outdated and 750Ti will be outdated pretty soon and won't last that long and drop ram to around 8gb if you are in a tight budget.

PSU you need to go for something with a good brand like Seasonic or Corsair with around 500-600W with Bronze certification which is enough for a mid range rig, no need to waste money on a higher wattage psu.

Plus if you are going for a GTX 900 series gpu wait till next month, Nvidia should start their next free AAA game with the GPU purchase promo around next if the rumors are correct ;)

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seasonic / antec are the best for PSUs IMO. Rule #1 on PC building - NEVER SKIMP ON THE PSU. Its not about size, its about quality. Good clean power makes your components last longer.

I love antec products, a lot of their stuff is seasonic designed. HCG (High Current Gaming) series is rock solid. HCP is a little pricier but fully mondular

My rig is almost 4 years old now and still kicks the shit out of pretty much anything I throw at it max settings:

Intel i7-3820 OC'd to 4.5Ghz with a Corsair h80i liquid cooling loop
Intel Extreme DX79TO mainboard (socket 2011)
32Gb DDR3 Corsair Vengence Ram (it was super super cheap on sale, don't judge)
Cooler Master CM690-II Nvidia edition case
Antec HCG-750 PSU
Asus GTX 660 2gb vid card

Storage:
Samsung 840 pro 512Gb SSD - OS/program files
OCZ RevoDrive 2 480Gb - game install/VM/encoding drive
6x WD Black 1TB drives - Storage, mostly music and videos. One of these days I will condense down to larger capacity drives to save on power consumption.

Not counting the over-the-top storage options and way too much memory, I think I paid around 800-1k for the main rig, piecing it together from Newegg and watching sales. The i7 3820 is an entry level i7 for the socket 2011 platform, but its still a workhorse.

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Few months ago i've got my new beast )) Not the TOP, but i can run all the games in my library on ultra settings. Specs:

CPU: i7 3,6 GHz
Ram: 16 Gb DDR3
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 STRIX
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-K (4 slots for RAM, so i can add +16 Gb Ram if needed)
HDD: 1 Tb

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Looks nice, GPU will always be key for gaming and tend to get very pricy so may need to budget more into that....I would suggest one, but the one in my build is halfway potato =p

As for motherboard, best bet, since you know what CPU you are looking at, is possibly for a MOBO/CPU bundle....though brand tends to be personal preference.

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