Building a PC

[AcesHigh291]

Hey everyone,

I don't profess to know much about PC hardware, I spent two years in HS doing repair and building, but that's about it. I'm looking to build my own rig, with a budget of $800.


I'm looking for opinions, and this is the list I have so far.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HCzZ

We can exclude the HDD from that, as I'll just format that one in my existing PC.

Should any components be changed?

[Lethal_NFS]

For the price, that looks like a solid list to me. I love that you chose G.Skill RAM. I only use G.Skill with my computers.

[PeanutButterMunky]

For the price, that looks like a solid list to me. I love that you chose G.Skill RAM. I only use G.Skill with my computers.

Same. Their lifetime warranty ain't too shabby either.

[AcesHigh291]

For the price, that looks like a solid list to me. I love that you chose G.Skill RAM. I only use G.Skill with my computers.

Glad I got some approval, guess I'll pull the trigger.

[keefy]

You gonna use Crossfire in the near future? If not why buy a board that has 3 PCI x16 express slots.

[AcesHigh291]

You gonna use Crossfire in the near future? If not why buy a board that has 3 PCI x16 express slots.

It isn't something I thought of, and wouldn't know what board to look at. Not to mention that I already purchased everything...

It isn't too late to make changes, though!

[maltrophstitan]

Are you overclocking? if not stock i5 cooler is just fine.
SSD. Yes it matters and you'll notice the speed.
Modular PSU would be nice. Antec BP 550
I love G.Skill too but you could save on memory and put it towards other hardware.

no front panel usb 3.0, not a big deal but im sure you could find a case that better suits your board features.

[PeanutButterMunky]

Yeah... an SSD will make your entire computer dramatically faster. I usually put the OS onto an SSD with a secondary HDD for storage.

[maltrophstitan]

Yeah... an SSD will make your entire computer dramatically faster. I usually put the OS onto an SSD with a secondary HDD for storage.

same. Never going back to a single slow hdd ever

[PeanutButterMunky]

same. Never going back to a single slow hdd ever

I finally got my parents to switch to an SSD. They have no friggin' idea about technology or anything... I just showed them benchmark numbers from my SSD and ran the benchmark on their computer. They were like "wow... that number on yours is so much higher!" I was like... you can do all your stuff that much faster!

And now they enjoy their computer so much more.

[AcesHigh291]

So I decided to take a hit and switch to an i7.

[maltrophstitan]

So I decided to take a hit and switch to an i7.

while its nice that you got an i7.. I would have took the hit and got a 7970
you would have noticed that more while gaming.

[PeanutButterMunky]

So I decided to take a hit and switch to an i7.

Well done, sir. You won't regret it.

However, like maltrophstitan said, if you're on a budget, would've been better to save on the CPU and invest more in the GPU. But you can always upgrade the GPU later when you get more moolah.

[AcesHigh291]

while its nice that you got an i7.. I would have took the hit and got a 7970
you would have noticed that more while gaming.

The processor jump was only an extra $80, and for video editing it should be worth it. Jumping up in video cards like you suggested would have been another $200 or so.

[Lethal_NFS]

His computer is fine the way it is now lol. You guys are going to give him anxiety over this damn purchase. It is a damn fine PC

[AcesHigh291]

His computer is fine the way it is now lol. You guys are going to give him anxiety over this damn purchase. It is a damn fine PC

No kidding.

Still, I can't thank everyone enough for giving me some pointers.

[PeanutButterMunky]

His computer is fine the way it is now lol. You guys are going to give him anxiety over this damn purchase. It is a damn fine PC

If we don't give him at least a smidgen of buyer's remorse, who will?

No kidding.

Still, I can't thank everyone enough for giving me some pointers.

Glad it worked out for you.

[Lethal_NFS]

If we don't give him at least a smidgen of buyer's remorse, who will?





Glad it worked out for you.

The ATM machine, when he goes to pull out some cash tomorrow lol

[PeanutButterMunky]

The ATM machine, when he goes to pull out some cash tomorrow lol

Why can't I like your dang post? >:[

[AcesHigh291]

The ATM machine, when he goes to pull out some cash tomorrow lol

Too bad this is going on credit... So my wallet will feel it for months.

[PeanutButterMunky]

Too bad this is going on credit... So my wallet will feel it for months.

Eesh... be careful with that, bro.

[AcesHigh291]

Eesh... be careful with that, bro.

I have about half of it saved already, so it shouldn't be that bad.

[PeanutButterMunky]

I have about half of it saved already, so it shouldn't be that bad.

Still... lol.

[Rekmon]

Too bad this is going on credit... So my wallet will feel it for months.

lol...I feel ya there buddy. I got a credit line at newegg for thousands of dollars, it's all I can do to resist just going through picking out the most expensive pieces and saying "eh, it's only $100/month"

Thankfully I'm a cheap bastard... never go over owing a couple hundred at any time.

[AcesHigh291]

lol...I feel ya there buddy. I got a credit line at newegg for thousands of dollars, it's all I can do to resist just going through picking out the most expensive pieces and saying "eh, it's only $100/month"

Thankfully I'm a cheap bastard... never go over owing a couple hundred at any time.

It's the only way I can seem to buy stuff. If I don't owe it, I can't save it, guess I'm a bit odd on that front.