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New Gaming Rig (Purchase order a good assembly order?)
Drag00n2019
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So I'll be buying this from NewEgg.com at a part at a time. I'm dead-set on these components and the price for them. Only difficulty would be putting it together since I usually just bought pre-assembled towers.
Tower/Case
Motherboard
CPU
Power Supply
RAM
HDD
GPU
Disc Drive
Operating System
Currently have a HP/Compaq dual core with okay graphics card, RAM and such. Finally going to be getting a brand new gaming tower.:cool:
Already selling the parts from my really old eMachines.
Tower/Case
Motherboard
CPU
Power Supply
RAM
HDD
GPU
Disc Drive
Operating System
Currently have a HP/Compaq dual core with okay graphics card, RAM and such. Finally going to be getting a brand new gaming tower.:cool:
Already selling the parts from my really old eMachines.
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Nah buy them individually and put it together as I go. Pertaining more to getting it in list order and assembling it piece by piece. Then finally the Operating System will be the piece de resistance.;-)
First case and then motherboard. Of course attach motherboard to case securely. Then CPU and putting it on motherboard. Power supply so then I can connect everything for the next parts. Then attach/plug-in as I go for the rest of it.
Actually one of my goals for this year.
Should I list the specifications for my current HP/Compaq tower? The new one is gonna be a fresh install with everything. Of course for current computer will be needing to back up game mods/saves/etc.
Can't afford all at once so going to be buying one part at a time as I go. Going to be my own project.:)
Edit: And that RAM is designed specifically for use with Intel boards. Grab something else.
Also, the computer will not work without all of those parts except the optical drive so... uh... nevermind, have fun.
I realize this is probably not the advice you were looking for, but there are a variety of reasons you should go with a more standard purchasing strategy:
(1) Shipping. Newegg charges it. You're throwing away upwards of $40 here.
(2) Extra chance of damage. Buy it all at once and you'll assemble it and be going. Buy it a bit at a time and you'll have bits lying around for months.
(3) Lack of savings. In the event of a financial emergency, you'll have $X less to get yourself through it. This could result in a variety of inconveniences -- credit card debt, lack of transportation, getting dumped by your girlfriend, not getting a girlfriend, etc.
CyberPowerPC builds and sells very competitively priced and well built rigs. iBuyPower is also pretty good, I think. I have computers from each and my roommate recently bought a newer CyberPowerPC. Very solid gaming comp for $650-ish.
If you buy, say, one new part for your rig every month, your motherboard is going to be six months old by the time you get a graphics card to drop into it. Six months is long enough that you could end up stuck on the wrong end of a technology curve - just imagine how it would have felt to buy a high-end AGP-slotted motherboard a month before PCI-E boards went live. And even if you're lucky enough to avoid getting teched-up on, you're forgetting the basic truth of hardware: if something is top-of-the-line now, it will be almost as good but only half as expensive in six months.
Saving money sucks, and I can see how it would be tempting to buy a piece here and there over time. But seriously, you'll get 30-50% more bang for your buck if you save for a few months, then buy everything all at once.
Kate is right, and unless you're dead set on buying components right now, I would wait until you have saved up enough money to buy everything before you partake in buying a computer.
By the time you've purchase the last part, the first part you bought will be half the price. Why buy parts before you can use em if they'll be cheaper by the time you can?
Why are you getting a 650w power supply? Seems like overkill unless you're powering some external devices via USB.
Your choice of video card is PCIE 2.1 and the mobo supports 2.0. Not sure if the card will downgrade, but you should look into it.
The mobo supports 6Gb/s transfer speed over SATA, but the drive is 3Gb/s. You would see better performance on a smaller drive with faster transfer speeds. Though Western Digital has a 1TB for $20 more than the one you picked.
You could really cut costs and still have a decent gaming rig.
If you get a dead RAM chip (which is decidedly not rare), or your motherboard is DOA, you absolutely don't want to find this out 6 months later when you finally build the computer. Not only are some of the warranties shorter than others, most of the time you have something like 15-30 days to return it to the store you bought it from; after that you have to deal with the manufacturers. Which is much less likely to be free shipping back & forth, more likely to take weeks, etc etc.
Hell, I want to be able to play GTA IV with ENB mod on high settings without framerate drops.
Yes I do want Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Yes my current computer I got for $300 when Circuit City was going out of business. I figure it's about time for something fucking new and refreshing for a change.
EDIT: Would it help if I listed the current specs of the tower I'm using?
Probably not - I expect you won't even be able to reuse the case.
No offense, but you don't strike me as particularly knowledgeable on this subject. There's no shame in that, God knows I'm no expert either. It is however a good reason to listen to advice.
First, try and find out which retailers are good. I don't know NewEgg - they could be excellent, but you really want to make sure somehow. Do you know anyone who's more into hardware who may have more experience with online retailers? At the very least, compare the prices and the choice of components on offer.
Second, take a look at suggested builds by that retailer. You don't have to pick one, but it should give you a good place to start.
Third, if you have any questions you can and should ask them. Any decent retailer will be more than willing to help you out in selecting the best product for your needs.
Fourth, take the advice above. Save up and buy everything in one go. I don't see how it would make any difference in when you'll get to use the new rig, but it will make a big difference in price, quality and service.
EDIT: I notice the power supply is bottom-mounted in your case. That's not bad in itself, mine is too, but it does mean more distance between the power supply and the power connectors on the individual parts. Since you want your cables out of the way so as not to impede airflow, make sure the power cables that come with the supply are long enough. They'll be long enough to connect everything, no worries there, but you'll want to make installing everything properly as easy as you can - and that means getting to position your cables where you want them. I learned that the hard way, so save yourself the hassle.
Newegg is great, and pretty highly regarded - personally i've probably spent a few thousand $ at least there by now, and bought everything from PC parts to a rice cooker with no problems.
Not much else to add that hasn't been said already - the previous posters know what they're talking about, OP.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=118369
While the OP is out of date occasionally, there are some extremely knowledgable people in that thread. Not including myself. I am only knowledgable enough to spend my own money, not other peoples.
I don't know if you have an Amazon prime account, but if you don't you might check if they're offering a 1 month free trial. I built a rig recently and free shipping for a case and psu is nothing to scoff at.
Get different memory. Ram manufacturers will have a motherboard compatibility list if you're unsure of what to get.
If you're going Windows 7, you might want to go Professional. My understanding is that Home doesn't offer the same kind of backwards compatibility with Windows xp, so playing any older games might be a problem.
Building a PC now is much cleaner and easier than it used to be, but you still have to make sure you're getting the right parts.
If you're determined to go this route, you might consider getting a bare-bones kit and adding pieces to it. It's a little easier as the essential parts have already been tested to work together by someone who knows what he's doing.
-Your old PS/2 keyboard should be fine on a desktop. My Asus branded motherboard still has a PS/2 socket. The motherboard in the first post visibly has PS/2 sockets as well.
-Windows 7 Home Premium is all you need, the XP emulator in Professional provides no Direct-X support, it's not intended as an emulator for games, just to allow businesses to run their old software.
-AMD systems run RAM in Dual-Channel as some people commented on above. You need to install either two or four RAM modules for maximum performance. Usually that means 4GB or 8GB total RAM. I'm running Kingston HyperX in my system and it works fine. I haven't compared all the prices to know if this brand is the best deal, but you're looking for something like this: HyperX
Yes my keyboard and mouse are USB. I also fucking know about Windows Virtual Operating System. I know how to use the fucking Control Panel to best settings.
Here're updates.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130572
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145259 <-So I can only buy two sticks instead of three?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
There we go. I expect more of a shitstorm.
Your hardware choices are perfect, and they'll be compatible without issue. You're also not wasting your money by buying things one at a time here and there. That's a great strategy, especially if you're on a budget! Your first component won't be a third of the price by the time you buy your last component, when you'll finally be able to use any of it.
Is that more along the lines of what you wanted to hear? Go waste your fucking money, bud. I hope you learn something out of it, at least.
This piecemeal stuff really is not the way to do it, especially since your RMA window will be up for most things by the time you get your last components and find out of everything works or not.
A thank you instead of swearing would help.
Drag00n, as someone who has built PCs for over a decade, I can tell you right now that you do not have the knowledge (or the apparent patience to learn that knowledge) for this task. For starters, you just linked another triple channel RAM kit for your dual channel supported motherboard.
Save up your money. Take all that money and find a place that will let you choose your parts and will assemble it for you. Spending that extra $50-$100 will be worth it in your case, since you don't know enough to do this. You're going to waste all your money, all your time, and you're going to be further frustrated and still playing games on your eMachine.
As mentioned right before I posted this, I will point out at least that you can't just stick two sticks from a triple-channel RAM set in a board that only supports dual-channel, at least not if you want it to work properly/at all.
Before you get all bent out of shape because people aren't answering your fucking question, please check again and make sure your OP HAS a fucking question. Yours does not, you see.
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