::Official Recommend me a gaming PC

[$LakerGold]

I think it's time to build me a gaming PC. I already got one in mind, but if you guys don't mind sharing your ideal build, kindly post it on here, please.

This is also for everyone. If you have a question. Post it on here.

Thanks.

[fiddy]

You are missing the most important information. Whats your budget?

[$LakerGold]

1,5k.

Sorry. lol

[fiddy]

Id go with something along those lines

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3INX9

[Draz]

Stay away from Alienware. I think building your own PC at ibuypower.com is better than buying a prebuilt machine. 1.5 is a lot, you should have a great system

[RightToCensor]

I guess we know who the virgin, stay at home hermit is on ISH.

[fiddy]

I guess we know who the virgin, stay at home hermit is on ISH.
Why you always have to bring attention on yourself?

[$LakerGold]

@RTC - Lol, please.

Id go with something along those lines

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3INX9
Thanks, man. What do you think about this?

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[$LakerGold]

Stay away from Alienware. I think building your own PC at ibuypower.com is better than buying a prebuilt machine. 1.5 is a lot, you should have a great system
I'm getting mixed reviews with both Alienware & MSI. I wanted to get a gaming laptop because I travel every 2 months, & I can't live without playing computer/video games. :lol But it's like, whatever. It's just something that I'm gonna have to deal with.

I don't know, though. I see people on reddit building PC's worth 4k+ O.O It's crazy. Making me think that 1,5k won't be good enough. And that's all because I only have little knowledge about PC's. lol

[Draz]

I'm getting mixed reviews with both Alienware & MSI. I wanted to get a gaming laptop because I travel every 2 months, & I can't live without playing computer/video games. :lol But it's like, whatever. It's just something that I'm gonna have to deal with.

I don't know, though. I see people on reddit building PC's worth 4k+ O.O It's crazy. Making me think that 1,5k won't be good enough. And that's all because I only have little knowledge about PC's. lol
That should be perfect. You don't mind mouse and pad? Or you plan on getting a controller?

[oarabbus]

Do some research on the CPUs. Usually .1 or .2GHz will barely improve your performance if at all but they'll charge an extra few hundred for it

[$LakerGold]

I'm fine with a mouse & pad since I play DotA 2 most of the time.

But, 'The Stomping Land' is dropping this 30th, I wouldn't mind playing/trying it with a controller. Will a PS4 controller work?

[Draz]

I'm fine with a mouse & pad since I play DotA 2 most of the time.

But, 'The Stomping Land' is dropping this 30th, I wouldn't mind playing/trying it with a controller. Will a PS4 controller work?
Never seen a ps3 controller on PC. Only the xbox controller. You'd probably have to get a converter.

[nightprowler10]

Never seen a ps3 controller on PC. Only the xbox controller. You'd probably have to get a converter.
I've used a PS3 controller with my wife's laptop, but you need a program for it. I'll post here what it's called when I get a chance to use her machine. I've used it to play a beta, works well with vibration control.

[$LakerGold]

ive built 5 PCs this year alone. what exactly do you want to do with this pc? other than gaming ofc
It's gonna be my main PC too, so yeah. So; YM, Chrome, Skype, Oovoo and other apps will be on it too.

Too be honest, I'm just really tired with the LAG also. I've installed Tuneup & everything on here. Made sure that it would be running somewhat smooth by keeping the features as basic as possible. But of course from time to time, I switch to the Aero theme.

[DeuceWallaces]

Benchmarks on the i7 are not better for gaming than the i5 so you can just save 100 there. They don't really need liquid cooling. I have mine @4.4 on a Noctua and 1.2v.

You'd prolly want 16gb and at least 1800 memory for the speed and a possibility of RAMdisk on some games.

760 is good, if you can afford it do the 770; 2gb is all you need unless you want to run large resolution across several monitors.

Do a 250gb samsung SSD and a hard disk for storage.

I eat up BF4 on ultra with a Maximus Hero VI, i5 @4.4, a gtx 580, 16gb mem @2133, and a cavaiar black HD. You won't have to spend too much money to tear up top games and leave yourself room for improvement when needed.

[Baliod]

I concur with getting ssd especially with your budget, prices are much more affordable now. Built my rig 2 years ago and my main regret is not adding an SSD

[$LakerGold]

Benchmarks on the i7 are not better for gaming than the i5 so you can just save 100 there. They don't really need liquid cooling. I have mine @4.4 on a Noctua and 1.2v.

You'd prolly want 16gb and at least 1800 memory for the speed and a possibility of RAMdisk on some games.

760 is good, if you can afford it do the 770; 2gb is all you need unless you want to run large resolution across several monitors.

Do a 250gb samsung SSD and a hard disk for storage.

I eat up BF4 on ultra with a Maximus Hero VI, i5 @4.4, a gtx 580, 16gb mem @2133, and a cavaiar black HD. You won't have to spend too much money to tear up top games and leave yourself room for improvement when needed.

Thanks, man. I just want to play games on high settings. I'm sick and tired of playing them on low quality, especially DotA 2.


too lazy to give u a specific list but heres what u should go for:
ssd for ur OS(make sure to do this, makes hugeee difference
i5 or i7 cpu( not a huge difference for gaming)
get an nvidia gpu ( this should be the most expensive thing)
dont be dumb and get a cheap power supply
make sure to get 8 or more gigs of ram 16 is perfect
get a good fan especially if youre going to be doing overclocking
get a well known and reliable motherboard
make sure to research every part and get a roomy case for later upgrades

Thanks.

Thanks to everyone that gave their 2 cents. I appreciate it.

[$LakerGold]

Never seen a ps3 controller on PC. Only the xbox controller. You'd probably have to get a converter.
I see. K, thanks.

[eriX]

SSD is a must btw, they are expensive but they are worth every penny.

[Draz]

Let us know what you built btw.

[AirTupac]

I recently just built a computer (more like my friend did all the work) but its a great investment imo. I had to cheap out on some things because I wanted to get a sweet monitor and a custom case.

Case

http://ep.yimg.com/ay/directron/black-blue-apevia-metal-atx-mid-tower-computer-case-x-hermes-bl-4x-5-25in-bays-and-1x3-5in-2-5in-hot-swap-bay-front-usb3-0-and-hd-audio-side-window-includ-4-fans-water-cooling-hole-ready-ds-1.gif

AMD FX-8350 8 Core Processor Socket AM3+ 4.0GHZ 16MB 125W Retail Box
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 OC 1150MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB 2.5in Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD w/ Desktop Upgrade Kit
Gigabyte 970A-D3P AMD970 ATX AM3+ DDR 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 2PCI RAID SATA3 USB3.0 CrossFireX Motherboard
Corsair CX Series CX600M 600W ATX 12V 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply

Got a new BenQ monitor, it is adjustable so its at eye level no matter how I sit.

Think it was just under 1.4k

[DeuceWallaces]

Never seen a ps3 controller on PC. Only the xbox controller. You'd probably have to get a converter.

That's not true. There's a simple program to use a Ps3 controller. It's what I use to play Fifa on my PC and it's very easy.

[DeuceWallaces]

SSD is a must btw, they are expensive but they are worth every penny.

It's not a must, it's a luxury for gaming.

[AirTupac]

That's not true. There's a simple program to use a Ps3 controller. It's what I use to play Fifa on my PC and it's very easy.

I had trouble with motionjoy but I found one called ScpServer and all you do is plug it in the USB port and it plays like an Xbox controller. No problems whatsoever.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=59385385&postcount=102

[DeuceWallaces]

Motionjoy is really simple.

[AirTupac]

Motionjoy is really simple.

It worked on my laptop easy but for some reason it was giving me problems on my new desktop. Scp is even easier than motionjoy though.

[DeuceWallaces]

Motionjoy picks up everything without configuration for all the EA sports games I play on my PC.

[$LakerGold]

It's not a must, it's a luxury for gaming.
How come?

[dannywpt]

PS3 controller works on PC with some crappy 3rd party software installed. PS4 controller on the other hand works as a plug n play controller, no software needed.

Build the PC yourself. It's fun, you learn a lot, you get the best value for your cash, you get to finish your own "project". It's great fun and not hard at all, though it might seem a bit overwhelming at first.

DotA2? What's your MMR? :D

[$LakerGold]

^I don't play ranked matches if that's what you're tryna say. They compete in tournaments, so they practice and play pub with me most of the time. I'm like a decade behind them, just started playing like last year January.

One of them lost against Arrow Gaming 2 days ago, and that match was for the spot to play in TI4.