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| 1299328 | 2012-09-06 13:06:00 | I am going to be building a gaming desktop with a budget of $1100 - $1500 I will be buying all my parts from Playtech.co.nz This is my first build so any help would be much appreciated! -VOL | VOL7AGE (16881) | ||
| 1299329 | 2012-09-06 19:44:00 | There's this pre-built www.playtech.co.nz But if you want to build yourself then I guess the above PC would give you an idea for components that would fit your budget. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 1299330 | 2012-09-06 20:35:00 | The linked PC is ok, calling it a Demon gaming PC is misleading with that graphics card though more of an annoying imp than a demon. I'd suggest something like. i5 CPU - really any of them, only get a K version if you plan to overclock Asus Z77 motherboard - whatever model you like Whatever case you like A good quality PSU of 600-800W 4-8GB RAM The best graphics card you can afford, a 660Ti would be a great choice if the budget allows In a pinch an i3 will play anything and save you a bit of cash if the budget is tight. Personally though I think dual core has about had it's day and a quad core is a better choice for all around computing and future games. An SSD is a great quality of life upgrade if you can fit that in the budget but it won't actualy make games play any better so I'd usually not recommend it on a $1500 or less build. A 128GB SSD is as small as I'd personally try to fit an OS and a few games on. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1299331 | 2012-09-06 20:46:00 | The linked PC is ok, calling it a Demon gaming PC is misleading with that graphics card though more of an annoying imp than a demon. I'd suggest something like. i5 CPU - really any of them, only get a K version if you plan to overclock Asus Z77 motherboard - whatever model you like Whatever case you like A good quality PSU of 600-800W 4-8GB RAM The best graphics card you can afford, a 660Ti would be a great choice if the budget allows In a pinch an i3 will play anything and save you a bit of cash if the budget is tight. Personally though I think dual core has about had it's day and a quad core is a better choice for all around computing and future games. An SSD is a great quality of life upgrade if you can fit that in the budget but it won't actualy make games play any better so I'd usually not recommend it on a $1500 or less build. A 128GB SSD is as small as I'd personally try to fit an OS and a few games on. +1 |
icow (15313) | ||
| 1299332 | 2012-09-06 21:14:00 | There's this pre-built www.playtech.co.nz But if you want to build yourself then I guess the above PC would give you an idea for components that would fit your budget. I had no idea Silverstone made such awful cases.....If going with non K CPU, ASRock have great No K clocking software with there boards..... |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1299333 | 2012-09-07 00:05:00 | www.playtech.co.nz is a better case get a better gpu than the playtech one that is crapish something like www.playtech.co.nz or www.playtech.co.nz seriously gpu is the most important part of a gaming pc you could even use an i3 and 1333mhz ram 2 save money but definitely get a good gpu |
jonovw (16835) | ||
| 1299334 | 2012-09-07 00:46:00 | GPU matters most for gaming. Then CPU and RAM. Start with their suggested system and modify, that way you can keep track of the cost as you change parts....and decide what to order. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1299335 | 2012-09-09 22:31:00 | Whats the difference between www.computerlounge.co.nz and www.playtech.co.nz ? And thanks for the feedback guys | VOL7AGE (16881) | ||
| 1299336 | 2012-09-09 22:32:00 | Whats the difference between www.playtech.co.nz and www.computerlounge.co.nz | VOL7AGE (16881) | ||
| 1299337 | 2012-09-10 20:28:00 | The 660Ti compares pretty closely to a 7870 so it's a step up in performance from the 7850. Whether it's worth the price difference is a tricky question, they should play all the same games at 1080P much the same except the 7850 may occasionally have to drop the quality a little. If you want a higher res than 1080 then you probably need the extra performance. I suspect in practice the difference wouldn't be obvious most of the time but the 660Ti should last a bit longer as new games come out due to the extra speed. A small difference in speed can make a huge difference in gameplay when you are on the performance threshold of smooth gameplay. I'm tempted to say for $170 it's not worth it, but 12 months down the track if a new game comes out that won't play smoothly you might regret the choice when an upgrade costs you the price of a new card to make it work. It's a personal choice and hard to advise on. |
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