Need help building a new gaming computer!!Post Date: 2012-10-07 |
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Frido 
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 Topic: Need help building a new gaming computer!!Posted: 07 Oct 2012 at 10:11am |
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So I have decided that I want a new gaming computer that will be able to get amazing performance with. I have had the Alienware Aurora for a couple years now that Dell gave me for free because of all the issues my previous Dell desktop had. Even with the Aurora I still have had loads of problems and I'm sick and tired of all the poor customer support Dell has. So after loads of research I have decided Digital Storm is the best place to buy a gaming computer of off. My budget is around $3,000 and if possible to make it under that. I'm not an expert on computers so I'm asking if you guys could help me get rid of the stuff on the PC i customized that is unnecessary and not needed for the performance I am looking for. I did incorporate a keyboard, a mouse, and speakers because I need them but I already have a monitor which supports a resolution of 2040 x 1080. I will take all advice because I know this is a big investment! Thanks!
Budget: Around $3,000 Expectations: Shred Games Usage: Gaming Saved Ticket #: 735113 Price: $3,129 Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS HailStorm Edition Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core) Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: ASUS Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Model: BC-12B1ST) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color: Red Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive) Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro/Deluxe/Sabertooth Motherboard) Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: Logitech 2.1 System (Model LS21) (Includes Subwoofer) Keyboard: Razer Arctosa Gaming Keyboard (USB) (RZ03-00260800-R3U1) Mouse: Razer Deathadder (Infrared 3500 dpi) (Gaming Mouse) (USB Wired) External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty |
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bprat22
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Posted: 07 Oct 2012 at 10:38am |
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HI Frido.... Welcome to the forums.
That build is great but really more than you need for gaming. Here's a build for $500 less than yours with the exact same gaming performance and I'll explain after. EDIT Config # 735125 Cost $ 2647 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (180GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: ASUS Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Model: BC-12B1ST) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro/Deluxe/Sabertooth Motherboard) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: Razer Arctosa Gaming Keyboard (USB) (RZ03-00260800-R3U1) Mouse: Razer Deathadder (Infrared 3500 dpi) (Gaming Mouse) (USB Wired) External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty I put in your accessories for comprison in price. The Hailstorm case is a great case but primarily for full water cooled setups. It will work fine, but the HafX in this build is the best air cooled case with front 230mm fan and top and side 200mm fans. They turn slow, move lots of air are are relatively quiet. The Hailstorm has a single fan blowing into the mobo chamber. The X79 mobo with 3930k six core cpu is for editing, rendering, 3D modeling and other ram intense apps. Its four channel ram mobo is great for those apps. The Z77 dual channel mobo and four core 3770k cpu is all gaming will use and saves $$$. I kept in the 16GB ram because its pretty cheap although gaming only uses 8GB. I changed the SSD to a larger and better reviewed 520 series and the HDD to the WD Caviar for same reason. I'm not sure the monitor your using, I don't recognize that resolution. If its a 24" at 1920x1080 then you could save another $150 or so by going with the gtx 670 for almost thesame performance. The 680 is a great card so either way your good to go. The Vortex 240mm cooler is good but I put in the Noctua D14 air cooler for tops in reliability. The Vortex 240 is a sealed unit and the Red Tubing you put in wouldn't apply. You'd have to step up to true water cooling with stage 4 sub zero for that. The Vortex 240 is a nice unit and they would mount it to the top but the D14 is a big block of cooling fins with not much to go wrong. Either will work just finr so your call as always. See what ya think and good luck. Just another way to go .  Edited by bprat22 - 07 Oct 2012 at 11:10am |
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Frido
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Posted: 07 Oct 2012 at 10:57am |
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Thank you so much for the fast reply bprat22, I did not expect one this fast! The config # you gave me for some reason sent me to a rig that's $14,000! Also another note I forgot to leave out of my first post is that I want to be able to upgrade my computer as time goes by so I can make it last for a while. With the things you changed does how would this work? Could you also give me a better explanation with the fans vs h20 cooling, I am new to this haha!
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bprat22
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Posted: 07 Oct 2012 at 11:21am |
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Oooops.
 I just corrected the config #. Should be config # 735125What?? You don't want to spend $14000.  All the systems here are easily upgraded. For the most part, only the video card in a couple of years would need it, usually. The X79 with 3930k cpu no one can say for sure if gaming will ever use it in a few years. I say no but who knows. The Vortex 240mm sealed unit is a small pump mounted on the cpu and a radiator mounted under the top with two fans attached to it blowing air through, for cooling the heated liquid. The Noctua D14 is a big block of cooling fins attached to the cpu with two fans blowing through the fins to cool the heated air pipes. The D14 has nothing to fail except a fan and the Vortex units have a small pump, tubing and the fans that can fail. In all fairness the Vortex has a good reputation. The Vortex 240mm is very similar to the Corsair H100 cooler in case you want to google it and see what's up. The D14 takes up alot more room and the Vortex has more to go wrong. All depends what your comfotable with. I like dependability but that's me. |
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Frido
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Posted: 07 Oct 2012 at 11:55am |
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I'm still going to wait for a bit before I finalize a purchase because I still want to talk to Digital Storm which I haven't done yet, but thanks for all the input!
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Baby Huey
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Posted: 07 Oct 2012 at 11:59am |
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I personally went with Win 7 pro. It can utilize more RAM if I feel like upgrading in the future and you can run programs that are more Win XP friendly. If you have any older games or programs you are thinking of running, this might hold true for you too.
The rest of the build looks great. BPrat brings up some very valid points as well. Both systems rock and coupled with DS customer support and warranty. You can't lose. |
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