[Noobie] Help to set up a gaming rig!!!
Hey,
It's my first time trying to build my own PC. I was previously thinking of buying an Asus G74 laptop but I thought I'd rather get a gaming desktop rig which will be much much cheaper. My budget is around $1k. I've been looking around on tigerdirect, newegg etc. on what parts to buy. Some specs I definitely need for my desktop:
- 8 GB DDR3 RAM + a 2 GB GDDR5 dedicated graphics card
- Huge case with good airflow + with at least 1-2 USB 3.0 ports
- 1 TB/750 GB HDD + maybe another smaller hdd of around 250 GB
- The keyboard/monitor/mouse etc. isn't included in that budget, just building the case.
- Going for intel core i5/i7 cpu
NOTE: I need a gaming desktop. Budget: $1k
I got a ton of questions, even if you can answer a couple in detail please do as I could really use the help:
1. What do you need to find out about the compatibility when buying a motherboard, RAM, power supply and the graphics card?
2. What's the warranty when you separately buy motherboards and graphic cards?
3. Is it highly recommended that I have a small partioned SSD now that I want this PC to last for at least the next 2-3 years?
4. I've heard that a lot of core i5's are at par with some i7 processors. What's the latest i7 (2nd gen) I should buy for a gaming rig? Btw, did they release 2nd gen i5s and i7s for their entire range of cpus?
5. What's the cost range for motherboards,graphics cards, processors, cpu fans, HDDs, SSDs?
6. What do yo think of this RAM:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... No=7114149
7. What do you think of this tower (and also the fan that's suggested with it)
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... =C283-1223
8. How much of power supply is really needed? Some people say 600w, some say 650-700w? How do you figure it out?
9. Even if my tower doesn't come with more than 1-2 ports on the front, I'll have them on my motherboard anyway right?
10. What's the deal with unlocked CPU's like this one:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... 9&csid=_23
Does that mean you can overclock it or so?
11. I've heard of the nVidia GeForce GTX560M which is kinda one of the best graphic cards for laptops at the moment, so what would you think would compare to that on the desktop? Are nVidia motherboards any good? Also, what do you think about SLI graphic cards?
12. What else should I be concerned about when setting these things up? I'm thinking of buying it online through a site like TigerDirect, that the right way to go??
Any feedback is appreciated. Also, if you wanna drop any links for building a gaming pc or something else please do (just no wiki links plz :razz .
[Not sure if they allow people to put up their email in these forums, but just pm me if you need to]
thanks!
It's my first time trying to build my own PC. I was previously thinking of buying an Asus G74 laptop but I thought I'd rather get a gaming desktop rig which will be much much cheaper. My budget is around $1k. I've been looking around on tigerdirect, newegg etc. on what parts to buy. Some specs I definitely need for my desktop:
- 8 GB DDR3 RAM + a 2 GB GDDR5 dedicated graphics card
- Huge case with good airflow + with at least 1-2 USB 3.0 ports
- 1 TB/750 GB HDD + maybe another smaller hdd of around 250 GB
- The keyboard/monitor/mouse etc. isn't included in that budget, just building the case.
- Going for intel core i5/i7 cpu
NOTE: I need a gaming desktop. Budget: $1k
I got a ton of questions, even if you can answer a couple in detail please do as I could really use the help:
1. What do you need to find out about the compatibility when buying a motherboard, RAM, power supply and the graphics card?
2. What's the warranty when you separately buy motherboards and graphic cards?
3. Is it highly recommended that I have a small partioned SSD now that I want this PC to last for at least the next 2-3 years?
4. I've heard that a lot of core i5's are at par with some i7 processors. What's the latest i7 (2nd gen) I should buy for a gaming rig? Btw, did they release 2nd gen i5s and i7s for their entire range of cpus?
5. What's the cost range for motherboards,graphics cards, processors, cpu fans, HDDs, SSDs?
6. What do yo think of this RAM:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... No=7114149
7. What do you think of this tower (and also the fan that's suggested with it)
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... =C283-1223
8. How much of power supply is really needed? Some people say 600w, some say 650-700w? How do you figure it out?
9. Even if my tower doesn't come with more than 1-2 ports on the front, I'll have them on my motherboard anyway right?
10. What's the deal with unlocked CPU's like this one:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... 9&csid=_23
Does that mean you can overclock it or so?
11. I've heard of the nVidia GeForce GTX560M which is kinda one of the best graphic cards for laptops at the moment, so what would you think would compare to that on the desktop? Are nVidia motherboards any good? Also, what do you think about SLI graphic cards?
12. What else should I be concerned about when setting these things up? I'm thinking of buying it online through a site like TigerDirect, that the right way to go??
Any feedback is appreciated. Also, if you wanna drop any links for building a gaming pc or something else please do (just no wiki links plz :razz .
[Not sure if they allow people to put up their email in these forums, but just pm me if you need to]
thanks!