Custom PC Builds Thread

[Solidus1]

hey @Solidus, wanna help me build a gaming rig? budget is $1,500 with a good monitor and decent keyboard/mouse.

I'm on it. Just gaming, or any media encoding or heavy graphic work?

 

[Big Hoss Rambler]

I'm on it. Just gaming, or any media encoding or heavy graphic work?

thanks. few media encodings but not big ones. no graphics/photoshop. mostly gaming only, need to able to run games on ultra with good fps while recording it.

 

[Solidus1]

Ok, won't be long. You don't need $1500 for this.

 

[Solidus1]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2NUMC
I can save a few hundred if you'd like me to edit that. It's quite a luxury build.
If you want my reasoning for choosing a part, just ask.

 

[Big Hoss Rambler]

hmm looks good but i wouldn't mind spending $200 more to get better processor and card (maybe i7-4770 and gtx 770). i know its probabaly too much and i'd never need it but i don't mind having it. money is no problem.

 

[Solidus1]

You'll get no extra gaming performance from 4670k to 4770.
Here it is with a GTX 770 and a better cooler so you can overclock that 4670k.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2NVzU

 

[mark_htfc]

This is my custom built Gaming PC that I bought last month, was over budget in the end by a few hundred quid, but I managed to get in on Payment plan so all is good.

I'll post a picture tomorrow, what do you guys think?

Processor: AMD FX-8 Eight Core 8350 4.00GHz
Processor Cooling: Akasa AK-CC4013EP01 Nero 3 V2
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3072MB
Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
Hard Disk 1: Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB
Disk Drive: LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter
PSU: SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold"
Case: Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed
Additional: Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter

Peripherals;
Monitor: BenQ GW2265HM 22" Widescreen LED Flicker-Free Multimedia Slim
Mouse: Gigabyte ECO600 1600DPI Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard: Gigabyte Force K7 Stealth Gaming Keyboard
Speakers: Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II 2.0

 

[Solidus1]

Nice dude, I had the same mobo when I had an AMD build. Should really get a better cooler though, AMD is just made for overclocking. I got my 8350 to 5.1GHz.
Also, SSD >

 

[mark_htfc]

At the time I had to cut down on a couple of parts as it was getting really stupid. In time though when I decide to do OC, I will sort out a better cooler.

Plus being a total noob at building a PC from scratch didn't help.

 

[Solidus1]

Gets easy real quick though huh.

 

[Big Hoss Rambler]

You'll get no extra gaming performance from 4670k to 4770.
Here it is with a GTX 770 and a better cooler so you can overclock that 4670k.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2NVzU

yah but won't it help for video editing? i know i won't be doing much but sometimes i may need to do it for big file. also, what other cooler do you suggest?

 

[Solidus1]

It will, but you said only light video editing, which a 4670k will handle easily.
Other coolers for overclocking: Corsair H110, Noctua NH-D14 (best air cooler), Phanteks PH-TC14PE.

 

[Swift]

It will, but you said only light video editing, which a 4670k will handle easily.
Other coolers for overclocking: Corsair H110, Noctua NH-D14 (best air cooler), Phanteks PH-TC14PE.

How can such a stud be so geeky? I love it. <3 :*

 

[Solidus1]

How can such a stud be so geeky? I love it. <3 :*

lol, that isn't geeky. Standard stuff.

 

[Swift]

lol, that isn't geeky. Standard stuff.

still hot