New PC

[Sephren468]

So I was thinking of buying this rig....
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=254044&Sku=SYX-1088

I was looking for some opinions on the processor and GPU. I mainly want it for gaming and with some of the upcoming releases this year I really need to upgrade.

 

[Number 6]

Would you consider building it yourself if you bought the components separately? You save money and upgrade the parts even further that way.

Processor is decent, GPU too. Pretty good choice IMHO.

 

[Sephren468]

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking of using this as a starting point then maybe sometime in the future getting some more RAM and a better GPU.

 

[yuval152]

So I was thinking of buying this rig....
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=254044&Sku=SYX-1088

I was looking for some opinions on the processor and GPU. I mainly want it for gaming and with some of the upcoming releases this year I really need to upgrade.

Edit:forget what I said,I highly recmmoend you to build a custom PC there is million tutriols on youtube and it's alot more cheaper & powerfoul than Pre-built

 

[SJXarg]

Agreed, do a price check on a 2500k, and check out graphics cards from AMD as well as NVidia, I don't really buy that websites claims about how strong that video card is. The rest of it looks pretty solid, so if nothing else it'd be a good place to start as a reference to building your own.

 

[BigTortoise]

After playing around Newegg for a bit I was able to find you a similar machine. Though I changed one thing:

Instead of a 550 ti I replaced it with two Radeon 6870's. (More than twice the power of your 550 ti)

Even better? It's the same price. (Excluding my 10% off code. With ti it'd be significantly less.)

 

[commiedic]

$130 vid card
$300 processor

probably 2 sticks of 4gb ram.

I would build my own. hold on. I am bored enough to do it. Edit in a sec.

 

[Hoplon]

Would you consider building it yourself if you bought the components separately? You save money and upgrade the parts even further that way.

Processor is decent, GPU too. Pretty good choice IMHO.

That GPU is a joke. seriosuly, they are awful.

Not that i would say that you need a "to much money not enough sense" model like a 590 or 6990 but honestly if your buying current gen buy current gen rather than a re-badge of an old chip. Also things like SLi and crossfire are not really required or to be desired either.

 

[commiedic]

I wish I could figure out how to send you a link to the newegg build I just made. I think you would be quite happy with it.

 

[Waaghpowa]

A thousand dollars seems a bit much, considering the GPU you're getting. I also can't find how many watts the power supply is for the life of me.

 

[commiedic]

Best I can do for now.

Comes out to like $986. I got you a better vid card and room for improvement if you want to go SLI later. Mobo is SLI compatible and the power supply should be high enough for two of those video cards. Hope this helped.

 

[Sephren468]

Thanks for all the tips it will be awhile before I can order anything. I was just curious if that was a good deal or not. I was considering building me own, but its been a few years since I last build a PC.

 

[loc978]

As has already been covered in this thread, you can always build a better system than you can buy... and for a better price.

The only thing I would add is: that processor is overkill in the price range you seem to be shooting for. Any old quad-core for half the price would serve you just as well unless you're into compiling video.

 

[Sephren468]

Thanks for all the tips. I have been considering building my own, but its been awhile. It will be a few months before I can build a new PC anyway just thought I would start pricing things out now.

 

[AyaReiko]

I'd only recommend building your own if, and only if, you really know what you're doing. Though honestly, the trade off of store bought ones vs. building your own isn't worth it. You're going to spend a whole helluva lot of time researching parts, shopping around for the best prices, making sure they are compatible with each other, tracking each warranty of each piece, and on and on and on. Intra-system compatibility alone will be a hair-pulling and time-consuming experience.

That said...

Though you should look into what exactly is that vid card. Is it a separate card (which is good) or integrated into the motherboard (which is not).

 

[commiedic]

Why not go down to a 2500K and go up to the 560 Ti or 570? It would be roughly the same price and much better for gaming.

He doesn't need a 2600.

Eh, its a really good processor and only $300 for it. Not like he is getting an enthusiast $1000 processor. I still use my i7 920 that I got for roughly $300 about 3 years ago. Still runs fine. IMO you can't really short yourself on processor and video card. I bet he could get a 560 Ti with that build and barley scratch $1000. I think they are only like $20-$30 difference.

I'd only recommend building your own if, and only if, you really know what you're doing. Though honestly, the trade off of store bought ones vs. building your own isn't worth it. You're going to spend a whole helluva lot of time researching parts, shopping around for the best prices, making sure they are compatible with each other, tracking each warranty of each piece, and on and on and on. Intra-system compatibility alone will be a hair-pulling and time-consuming experience.

That said...

Though you should look into what exactly is that vid card. Is it a separate card (which is good) or integrated into the motherboard (which is not).

Where research parts might take a while. Assembling and finding out what parts fit doesn't. All you need is a screwdriver to put it all together it. It is really easy. Pretty much every part is color coded. I forget the word but it is used to describe how every piece only fits in its designed location. You can't really screw it up. I think the only part that you have to worry about plugging it in the wrong location is the USB and IEEE ports.

Plus once you know what to look for when building a computer that knowledge stays with you. The next time will be a breeze. Like I built the one I posted in like 10 min or less.

 

[SJXarg]

The non-K models are very locked down for overclocking, which is the whole point of the K models. The 2600 is 3.4ghz pretty much locked in, the 2500k is 3.3ghz which with a proper cooler, gel and some patience could be clocked up to over 4.5ghz with relative ease. No game out currently that I can think of takes advantage of the 8 cores anyway, and the 2500K should have a nice little saving vs the 2600.