Q. I want to get into pc gaming, but I don't know much about specs (what's a cpu again?).
So I'd like some more experienced fellows to help me out here. I'm building a gaming-oriented pc (all genres, really). I think I have a pretty good budget, so come at me with all that expensive stuff! I'd like a few recommended specs and what producer to buy from. Also, if you have room left, maybe a small tutorial to what everything is, pretty please? Thank you very much in advance. P.S. I'll be installing Windows 8, since I'm already pretty aqcuainted with it because of my dad's pc. Just saying, in case it affects the recommended specs.
So I'd like some more experienced fellows to help me out here. I'm building a gaming-oriented pc (all genres, really). I think I have a pretty good budget, so come at me with all that expensive stuff! I'd like a few recommended specs and what producer to buy from. Also, if you have room left, maybe a small tutorial to what everything is, pretty please? Thank you very much in advance. P.S. I'll be installing Windows 8, since I'm already pretty aqcuainted with it because of my dad's pc. Just saying, in case it affects the recommended specs.
A. Graphics Card: You wonna play games your gonna need a good graphics card. Not sure how much money you have to spend on one so il give you a low price , medium price and a high price option. And you need a graphics card for pc gaming you need one.
Low Price Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7770. For the low price of £120 (low price for gaming pc) it gives you good performance. Clearly for £120 its not the best graphics card but for a cheaper build not to bad and will run most games, maybe not maxed out settings but it will run them.
Medium Price Graphics Card: MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition for £240 or if you want somthing a bit cheaper go the Radeon HD 7850 at £160. Both good not much to say. Obviously the more you pay the better you get.
High Price Graphics Card: Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 Graphics Card for £800. Which is yes very expensive, But very good.
Keep in mind these are not the only graphics cards at these price ranges but these are some examples.
Cpu (Central Proccessing Unit)
The CPU is the like the brain of the computer so needless to say it is very important. For gaming A quad core processor is needed. So an intel Core i5-3470 Processor woud be good But if you want to do stuff like video rendering, animation and doing alot of stuff at once maybe an i7 3770k would be better. Up to you just gaming the i5 is fine but if you want the best an i7. But what ever CPU you get make sure it is atlest a quad core cpu.
Ram
Doesn't really matter what type of ram, and ram is normally cheap. 8GB is a good amount for gaming but again if your doing bigger things like rendering HD videos and animations and stuff spend a little more and get 16GB of ram.
Hard Drive
For gaming get around a 1-3 TB hard drive. You may also want some extra storage like an SSD. An SSD is like a hard drive (used to store things) only its faster and holds less. So more speed but can't hold as much. However if you have the money get a hard drive and an SSD. Use your SSD for things you use alot and your Hard drive for other things.
Motherboard
I do not know a great deal about motherboards however i know what to look for when buying them. sata3
x8/x8 slots (IDK if you can get higher, i manly build on a budget that is just enough to get mobo with x8/x8)
"bonus" features
BIOS (this is purely taste, i like the bios of the new asus boards that let you use your mouse insead, also look if it has an "easy" mode if you are "new" to computers.
the ATX form factor (in other words the size)
if budget allows, heatpipes between the heatsinks
if budget allows, USB 3.0 front pannel
These are good features for a motherboard so when buying one look for them.
Power Supply
This depends on what components you buy. The more power the things you buy use the bigger power supply you will need to buy. The more expensive things normally use more power because they are more powerful therefor you will need a bigger power supply in your computer to run them. And when buying a power supply check how much power all the components in your computer use and then buy a power supply that is atleast 100W more powerful than the total power use. Just to be safe.
Cooling System
Cooling is up to you. You can get cooling fans or you can go for water cooling.
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/processors/best-cpu-cooler-12-top-coolers-reviewed-and-rated-956968/2#articleContent
here is a list of some coolers
Case for computer
This is up to you but if you want to be flashy you can get some with windows and lights and stuff. Obviously this will not effect performance but you can if you want. Also some compters cases have better air flow which makes cooling the computer more easy. But other then that just make sure all of your parts fit in the case.
Thats just about it. You can choose you headset,mouse and keyboard youself although if your going into pc gaming i would get a razor mouse and keyboard.Btw make sure your cpu is as good as your graphics card. Because if your cpu is not as good as your graphics card it means that your graphics card will not be able to performe as well as it should, this is called battlenecking. Therefor try to make sure that the cpu and gpu (graphics proccessing unit) are of equal performance.
Also The k at the end of the cpu means it can be overclocked which means you can make it faster. But doing this without good knowledge can damage it. Making it faster makes more heat so you need to make sure you have a good cooling system if you play to overclock.
Low Price Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7770. For the low price of £120 (low price for gaming pc) it gives you good performance. Clearly for £120 its not the best graphics card but for a cheaper build not to bad and will run most games, maybe not maxed out settings but it will run them.
Medium Price Graphics Card: MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition for £240 or if you want somthing a bit cheaper go the Radeon HD 7850 at £160. Both good not much to say. Obviously the more you pay the better you get.
High Price Graphics Card: Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 Graphics Card for £800. Which is yes very expensive, But very good.
Keep in mind these are not the only graphics cards at these price ranges but these are some examples.
Cpu (Central Proccessing Unit)
The CPU is the like the brain of the computer so needless to say it is very important. For gaming A quad core processor is needed. So an intel Core i5-3470 Processor woud be good But if you want to do stuff like video rendering, animation and doing alot of stuff at once maybe an i7 3770k would be better. Up to you just gaming the i5 is fine but if you want the best an i7. But what ever CPU you get make sure it is atlest a quad core cpu.
Ram
Doesn't really matter what type of ram, and ram is normally cheap. 8GB is a good amount for gaming but again if your doing bigger things like rendering HD videos and animations and stuff spend a little more and get 16GB of ram.
Hard Drive
For gaming get around a 1-3 TB hard drive. You may also want some extra storage like an SSD. An SSD is like a hard drive (used to store things) only its faster and holds less. So more speed but can't hold as much. However if you have the money get a hard drive and an SSD. Use your SSD for things you use alot and your Hard drive for other things.
Motherboard
I do not know a great deal about motherboards however i know what to look for when buying them. sata3
x8/x8 slots (IDK if you can get higher, i manly build on a budget that is just enough to get mobo with x8/x8)
"bonus" features
BIOS (this is purely taste, i like the bios of the new asus boards that let you use your mouse insead, also look if it has an "easy" mode if you are "new" to computers.
the ATX form factor (in other words the size)
if budget allows, heatpipes between the heatsinks
if budget allows, USB 3.0 front pannel
These are good features for a motherboard so when buying one look for them.
Power Supply
This depends on what components you buy. The more power the things you buy use the bigger power supply you will need to buy. The more expensive things normally use more power because they are more powerful therefor you will need a bigger power supply in your computer to run them. And when buying a power supply check how much power all the components in your computer use and then buy a power supply that is atleast 100W more powerful than the total power use. Just to be safe.
Cooling System
Cooling is up to you. You can get cooling fans or you can go for water cooling.
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/processors/best-cpu-cooler-12-top-coolers-reviewed-and-rated-956968/2#articleContent
here is a list of some coolers
Case for computer
This is up to you but if you want to be flashy you can get some with windows and lights and stuff. Obviously this will not effect performance but you can if you want. Also some compters cases have better air flow which makes cooling the computer more easy. But other then that just make sure all of your parts fit in the case.
Thats just about it. You can choose you headset,mouse and keyboard youself although if your going into pc gaming i would get a razor mouse and keyboard.Btw make sure your cpu is as good as your graphics card. Because if your cpu is not as good as your graphics card it means that your graphics card will not be able to performe as well as it should, this is called battlenecking. Therefor try to make sure that the cpu and gpu (graphics proccessing unit) are of equal performance.
Also The k at the end of the cpu means it can be overclocked which means you can make it faster. But doing this without good knowledge can damage it. Making it faster makes more heat so you need to make sure you have a good cooling system if you play to overclock.
How much would a good gaming computer cost to build?
Q. I'm not asking for a monster gaming computer that would cost around $3000. I'm talking about a suitable one that can get atleast 45 fps on first person shooters with max graphics. I've seen some good ones for $600, but I'm willing to spend $1000 - $1500.
A. When doing perfect shopping, using Newegg for Avatar, CyberpowerPC, iBuypower brands and willing to change out the power supply, the savings versus build your own is often very small, especially for the ones they cut in price because of customer dissatisfaction about what they bought.
In building your own, I believe it is best to use the addage, plan twice and cut once. It should take a lot more time to figure out what to get, then the mechanical processes of ordering and assembling and install and test. You should be willing to learn about each component available, and that also allows future upgrade and repair and issue resolving to be much easier, and avoiding those future potentials.
You have the ability to decide your goals.
- Highest gaming performance per dollar spent
- Aiming performance towards particular games and function needs. Some need strong CPUs and Crysis-3 seems to use hyperthreading and all the cores(even 8 core) where most other use only 4 cores or less. Video editing takes a strong CPU+RAM and a solid state drive. Internet speed takes an SSD to improve it by the cache storage.
- Quality, stability, reliability
- Upgradability - ease of upgrade - (It costs more for a proper 2 PCIe x 16 motherboard and better power supply than you need up-front and the better air flow of a good case, but it allows a simple add of a second graphics card in crossfire/SLI). CPU sets the motherboard options, setting up the CPU upgrade options.
- Appearance, aesthetics inside and out
You need to hone down exactly what you want to spend within about $50, and if you want more help from hardware guys like me, you will have to name particular games more than a category. Are you ONLY interested in first person shooter games, or might you expand to others.
General use cpu benchmarking:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
Gaming CPU hierarchy:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html
Graphics scores of GPUs
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php
Comparing GPUs
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/548?vs=647
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1544&gid2=930&compare=geforce-gtx-660-ti-sli-vs-radeon-hd-7870-gigabyte-oc-edition
And, the very important shopping and compatibility:
http://pcpartpicker.com/
Graphics card power supply auxiliary connectors and a minimum wattage of high quality PSU
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
Understanding power supply selection basics, which is the least focused and one of the most important choices:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aigzi8eFQTFGu0SOGArME8vty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20130607111644AAfBajN
Pre-built PCs often use the cheapest power supplies and motherboards, and your advantage in building your own is choosing better parts that won't cause issues.
You can get a great gaming PC probably about GTX 770 and intel core i5 overclocked with a good motherboard and SSD towards the top end of your price that would be a tier one gaming pc with ultra play. The monitor/display is very key also. Is that included in your price, and keyboard and mouse and speakers, headset, etc. You need to list what is included.
Parts compatibility and optimizing is key. In PCPARTPICKER you can share a link to a part list and ask for improvements with a price in mind. They have sample builds, so I'll skip that minor task here for now. I preferred to give you the meat of the process. Watch youtube videos about the construction and take digital photos of an inside of an existing pc to be able to duplicate it.
Adding: Are you near a Microcenter for their in-store specials?
http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx
In building your own, I believe it is best to use the addage, plan twice and cut once. It should take a lot more time to figure out what to get, then the mechanical processes of ordering and assembling and install and test. You should be willing to learn about each component available, and that also allows future upgrade and repair and issue resolving to be much easier, and avoiding those future potentials.
You have the ability to decide your goals.
- Highest gaming performance per dollar spent
- Aiming performance towards particular games and function needs. Some need strong CPUs and Crysis-3 seems to use hyperthreading and all the cores(even 8 core) where most other use only 4 cores or less. Video editing takes a strong CPU+RAM and a solid state drive. Internet speed takes an SSD to improve it by the cache storage.
- Quality, stability, reliability
- Upgradability - ease of upgrade - (It costs more for a proper 2 PCIe x 16 motherboard and better power supply than you need up-front and the better air flow of a good case, but it allows a simple add of a second graphics card in crossfire/SLI). CPU sets the motherboard options, setting up the CPU upgrade options.
- Appearance, aesthetics inside and out
You need to hone down exactly what you want to spend within about $50, and if you want more help from hardware guys like me, you will have to name particular games more than a category. Are you ONLY interested in first person shooter games, or might you expand to others.
General use cpu benchmarking:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
Gaming CPU hierarchy:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html
Graphics scores of GPUs
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php
Comparing GPUs
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/548?vs=647
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1544&gid2=930&compare=geforce-gtx-660-ti-sli-vs-radeon-hd-7870-gigabyte-oc-edition
And, the very important shopping and compatibility:
http://pcpartpicker.com/
Graphics card power supply auxiliary connectors and a minimum wattage of high quality PSU
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
Understanding power supply selection basics, which is the least focused and one of the most important choices:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aigzi8eFQTFGu0SOGArME8vty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20130607111644AAfBajN
Pre-built PCs often use the cheapest power supplies and motherboards, and your advantage in building your own is choosing better parts that won't cause issues.
You can get a great gaming PC probably about GTX 770 and intel core i5 overclocked with a good motherboard and SSD towards the top end of your price that would be a tier one gaming pc with ultra play. The monitor/display is very key also. Is that included in your price, and keyboard and mouse and speakers, headset, etc. You need to list what is included.
Parts compatibility and optimizing is key. In PCPARTPICKER you can share a link to a part list and ask for improvements with a price in mind. They have sample builds, so I'll skip that minor task here for now. I preferred to give you the meat of the process. Watch youtube videos about the construction and take digital photos of an inside of an existing pc to be able to duplicate it.
Adding: Are you near a Microcenter for their in-store specials?
http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx
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