Need a New Computer

**deputyfestus** · 07-26-11, 10:16 PM

One mans affordable is no freaking way to another.

**Guyver** · 07-26-11, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by deputyfestus

One mans affordable is no freaking way to another.

No, what I meant is that Falcon NW looks really affordable now. They use to be like uber expensive.

**deputyfestus** · 07-26-11, 10:23 PM

Ah yes you are correct much like Alienware.

**Savage** · 07-26-11, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by Guyver

Wow...when did Falcon NW become affordable?..lol.

Falcon Nw is the most rip-off computer selling place I know of. The mach V is like 20004 and youd be better off buying a 1000$ and paying 1000$ for someone to build it.

**hannibal** · 07-26-11, 10:37 PM

Parts list:

Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

Newegg.com - Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBXM x2

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - Antec CP-1000 1000W Continuous ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply Exclusively for - Twelve Hundred(1200)/P183/P193/DF-85

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler Intel Core i7 compatible

Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1561-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Newegg.com - ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - CD / DVD Burners

about $1350 to your doorstep. If you want to push the envelope add another video card and do a 560ti SLI setup for great HD video game performance.

-H

**moving-target** · 07-26-11, 10:59 PM

when buying from new egg be on the look out for combo deals promo codes

oh also buy thru the affiliate link like most of us forget to

**h7g6f5** · 07-27-11, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by badprimer1

So what would you recommend for a build from about $1000 - $1200 (excludes monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers, but need everything else)? Again, can go higher, but if don't need to, I won't. Used for gaming, video / photo editing, family stuff, etc. I'm looking for something that gives great performance and is stable. I'm a novice when it comes to trying to figure out what is wrong with the computer, so stability is a must.

Thanks again for the help.

What games primer? BF2, BF3, BC2, WOW,Mario Brothers, kill xavsniper, etc?

Respectfully,
h7g6f5

**Kraker Jak** · 07-27-11, 04:33 AM

If I were you, I would do a bare bones gaming rig, and then buy your imac for your video editing. I hate apple as much as anyone, but I won't deny that they are better for video editing.

Sent from my phone, because obviously I am not at home...using TapaTalk

**stuntmanSLim** · 07-27-11, 07:23 AM

These are the most important things you got to think about at present time when building a new PC...

What will be your maximum resolution now or do you plan a LED backlit monitor upgrade to 2560x1440 ?

Do you want to play Arma 2 & Arma 3/released in 2012 ? (Arma 2/3 needs far more graphic card power than BF3)

You will need either 3x2gb/6gb(triple channel mainboard) or 2x4gb/8gb(dual channel mainboard) memory. 4gb is not enough for some games/screenshots can be provided.

Antec 300 illusion case does the job just fine/saving alot of money. (only have to purchase one 120mm fan for side panel extraction). I have the Antec 300 case & Trust me its 100% job done.

(There will be no performance gain in games/medium or high resolution detail gaming choosing a 2nd gen i7 CPU over first gen/only saving 35 watts power consumption. Money saving option/all the money you save can go towards a more powerful graphic card).

(Build your own rig,you will get a far more powerful PC with universal parts & not them rubbish custom mainboards that are built for companies like Dell. It is that simple a monkey could do it & Trust me i could do it blind folded. You cannot fail because all the plugs are all different meaning you can't plug the wrong thing in. If you want piece of mind i suggest webcam over live messenger with an expert over seeing/supervising)

**badprimer1** · 07-27-11, 05:27 PM

Thanks for the replies and help. What you all have responded really makes me think about what I haven't been thinking about.

@hannibal - damn, thank you for taking time to do that. When I go out to those sites, I have no idea which motherboard is better or worse than another.

@kracker - it is stong force by the family trying to steer me to the imac. No reason really they are pushing for it other than just what they are exposed with by friends, tv, ads, etc. I very well may have to do what you suggest.

@stuntmanslim - I truly haven't given a thought about the monitor. I'm playing on a 7 year 19" lcd (not wide screen). Does the monitor you asked about require anything special (i.e. graphics card)? Regarding your question on Arma and what comes out next summer, as you can see I keep my computers for a long time. I have just accepted over time that eventually my computer can't run newer games, so I stick with the games I really like. Regarding the montherboard, I believe what hannibal suggested meets the requirements you have suggested as well.

I'm still unsure what direction I will go - build, have it build, or off the shelf. I can certainly follow instructions to build one, I have built things all my life, but this is really out of my realm. What I'm concerned with is not seeing or knowing when something is not going correctly and I should have entered a different setting.