The Prodigy Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hey guys/gals my birthday is coming up in my so my parents are going to get me the IPhone 4S and a computer of my choice for around 1400-1500$. I'm not good with computers at all so I'm asking you all to help me pick one out. Feel free to post a link or name of a computer. People are telling me to get the Alienware Aurora, and then others tell me I'm only paying for the brand. But I'm completely hopeless when it comes to this stuff haha. Thanks ahead of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaincracker Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 $1500 and you could build yourself a really nice computer. But if you don't know how or anyone who can build it then I don't know.. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geld Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Will you be getting a full computer? As in monitor, keyboard, mouse etc included. Or are you looking to just get a new tower with parts? Also I'm assuming you don't want to assemble it yourself and are looking for something premade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest teh_g Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I will always recommend building a computer yourself to save money. Newegg.com has cheap parts and great reviews. http://www.ibuypower.com/ makes some good pre-made systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 my parents are going to get me the IPhone 4S and a computer of my choice for around 1400-1500$ mother of god... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prodigy Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yeah I'm just looking for a new tower not monitor, keyboard, or mouse. Yes it would be smart to build a computer buying the parts separately but I just don't know anyone to do it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy With The Face Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Honestly it's NOT complicated. I taught my 12 year old brother how to build a computer and he's completely stupid. Today, computer parts are retarded-proof. Everything is only 1 way. Nothing can be flipped or put in wrong (for the most part). Here are some videos that will show you how to build a computer step by step. If you want, I can video chat with you and tear down my rig and build again right in front of you so you know exactly how to do it and if you have questions I can answer them. My tower cost me around $2500 or more but I have a bunch of "unnecessary items". [video=youtube;lPIXAtNGGCw] [video=youtube;d_56kyib-Ls] Here is the link to the third one since I cant post a 3rd video in one post. If you have any questions, I would be happy to guide you. Send me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yeah I'm just looking for a new tower not monitor, keyboard, or mouse. Yes it would be smart to build a computer buying the parts separately but I just don't know anyone to do it for me. There are thousands of people who offer their service for you online. If you have a best buy around you Geek squad could do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyHorse Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I'll throw together a build when i get home. going to get some packing tape and schtuff. but yea, its extremely simple to build a PC. its pretty much like lego for old people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prodigy Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Thanks everyone I'm on http://www.ibuypower.com right now but I honestly don't know how "good" my builds are so Anonymau5 that would be sweet if you could link me a build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geld Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Quick one I put together that others can critique. All of these parts are available from US.NCIX.COM which is a very cool company (at least in Canada, no US experience). For an extra $50 they'll build the computer for you and test it before shipping. They will also Price Match most other online competitors so you should be able to use any of the prices found here and maybe other sites that PC Part Picker doesn't use. Google Shopping search is a good way to possibly find lower prices. They also do free shipping if you're over $50. A DVD drive wasn't included because PC Part Picker was only showing me NCIX's Blu Ray drives for some reason. So you would have to add one of those. Extra $20-$25. Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.86 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($103.02 @ NCIX US) Hard Drive: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($467.86 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: Cooler Master 600W ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1318.67 (Prices include shipping and discounts when available.) (Generated 2012-04-03 11:19 EDT-0400) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox* Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 look around tigerdirect or newegg for parts that will fit your style of gaming. and with $1500 dollars your computer will be extremely good! You can also save a bit of money as well. Usually I can post some good parts for you from newegg or tigerdirect but I'm posting this from my phone so I'm not around my computer yet. OR someone will beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest teh_g Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Quick one I put together that others can critique. All of these parts are available from US.NCIX.COM which is a very cool company (at least in Canada, no US experience). For an extra $50 they'll build the computer for you and test it before shipping. They will also Price Match most other online competitors so you should be able to use any of the prices found here and maybe other sites that PC Part Picker doesn't use. Google Shopping search is a good way to possibly find lower prices. They also do free shipping if you're over $50. A DVD drive wasn't included because PC Part Picker was only showing me NCIX's Blu Ray drives for some reason. So you would have to add one of those. Extra $20-$25. Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.86 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($103.02 @ NCIX US) Hard Drive: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($467.86 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: Cooler Master 600W ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1318.67 (Prices include shipping and discounts when available.) (Generated 2012-04-03 11:19 EDT-0400) I would personally go for the Crossfire V motherboard with an AMD core. AMD has a lot more futureproofing. It also has the UEFI Bios which I think is very much needed with Windows 8 (they may have changed that). Since the price is higher on that, you can probably drop the CPU cooler and just avoid the overclock. Get this CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103961 I like Crossfire over the more expensive single graphics card. I have two of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121419 and can max out every game I own. You could probably spring for http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121559 as well if you wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal45 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 ...my parents are going to get me the IPhone 4S and a computer of my choice for around 1400-1500$. Uhhh, I kind of hate you right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prodigy Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) Geld and teh_g that's extremely helpful, thank you. I would quickly like to show you all one of my builds and see how it compares to yours. CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2700K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/8MB L3 Cache) CPU Cooler:Liquid CPU Cooling System ARC Silent High Performance Fan Motherboard:ASUS P8Z68-V LX -- Lucid Virtu Technology Memory:8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module Hard Drive: 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s Video Card:AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 2GB Case: NZXT Phantom Full Tower Gaming Case (White) Power Supply:700 Watt - Standard Operating System:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 Gaming Accessories: ASUS Xonar DG, and Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card Total: 1460$ Sorry I couldn't post it with links but this it what it started out as I just added some things http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Gamer_Paladin_E810/c/3368717 Edited April 3, 2012 by The Prodigy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest teh_g Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Geld and teh_g that's extremely helpful, thank you. I would quickly like to show you all one of my builds and see how it compares to yours. CPU: Intel® Coreâ„¢ i7-2700K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/8MB L3 Cache) CPU Cooler:Liquid CPU Cooling System ARC Silent High Performance Fan Motherboard:ASUS P8Z68-V LX -- Lucid Virtu Technology Memory:8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module Hard Drive: 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s Video Card:AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 2GB Case: NZXT Phantom Full Tower Gaming Case (White) Power Supply:700 Watt - Standard Operating System:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 Gaming Accessories: ASUS Xonar DG, and Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card Total: 1460$ Sorry I couldn't post it with links but this it what it started out as I just added some things http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Gamer_Paladin_E810/c/3368717 That looks pretty good. I am a huge AMD fan, so I would probably just go for the AMD CPU. I also HIGHLY recommend the Crossfire V if you can get that motherboard. If possible, two 1TB hard drive might be better than one (you can use one for your games and the other for your OS). Here is my computer I built in October: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=15217751 The only difference now is that I added a few hard drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prodigy Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 alright thanks bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prodigy Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 Vesta X4 2100 SLI SLI Ready! Phenom II X4 960 Processor Is this a good processor? GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB is this a good video card? Windows 7 Home Premium 4GB DDR3-1333 Memory (RAM) 8 USB Ports (2 front) 2 IEEE1394 Firewire (1 front) eSATA Port 1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive 22x DVD/CD Writer 520W 80 Plus Power Supply 7.1 high definition audio Onboard Gigabit Ethernet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyHorse Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) Vesta X4 2100 SLISLI Ready! Phenom II X4 960 Processor Is this a good processor? GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB is this a good video card? Windows 7 Home Premium 4GB DDR3-1333 Memory (RAM) 8 USB Ports (2 front) 2 IEEE1394 Firewire (1 front) eSATA Port 1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive 22x DVD/CD Writer 520W 80 Plus Power Supply 7.1 high definition audio Onboard Gigabit Ethernet 550 is a good card if you need a basic update...but if your gonna spend $1400 on a comp you should at least get a 560ti if not a 570. Im throwing a build together now...i'll edit this post when its done http://grab.by/cXNi Total cost $1379 cpu- i5 2500k and 2 560ti's Edited April 6, 2012 by AnonyHorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BranHorse Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 there you go.. Now is the time to buy a 580/570 with the new gpus coming out. With the amount of money your a spending amd is a bad choice. Also no need for a high end board if you are not doing more then 3 gpus in the near future and trying to get extremely high overclocks(im assuming you arent). Also stay away from the liquid cooled all in ones. The pumps blow eventually your temps will get hotter and it will die. Build the pc yourself its easy and only takes about an hour, less if your good. All these places that build it for you usually fall short in the customer service department and their choice in psu and mobos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinoPuppy Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I would agree that this is a good setup, except I would reccommend a Phenom/nVidia combo. Either way, for $1400, you should have NO trouble finding and/or building a good rig. (PS I professionally build custom computers, so let me know if you want me to do it!) </shameless plug> Quick one I put together that others can critique. All of these parts are available from US.NCIX.COM which is a very cool company (at least in Canada, no US experience). For an extra $50 they'll build the computer for you and test it before shipping. They will also Price Match most other online competitors so you should be able to use any of the prices found here and maybe other sites that PC Part Picker doesn't use. Google Shopping search is a good way to possibly find lower prices. They also do free shipping if you're over $50. A DVD drive wasn't included because PC Part Picker was only showing me NCIX's Blu Ray drives for some reason. So you would have to add one of those. Extra $20-$25. Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.86 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($103.02 @ NCIX US) Hard Drive: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($467.86 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: Cooler Master 600W ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1318.67 (Prices include shipping and discounts when available.) (Generated 2012-04-03 11:19 EDT-0400) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Tin Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 mother of god... This. What the hell I get like $200 for my birthday lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyHorse Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Branflake wins...his build is amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prodigy Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 I'm taking all of your builds in consideration, thank you everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) Case Xion Echo Gaming Case - Blue Processor Intel® Core™ i7-2600 Processor (4x 3.40GHz/8MB L3 Cache) Processor Cooling Corsair Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooling System Memory 8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair Vengeance Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 - 1.5GB - Single Card Motherboard [sLI] ASUS P8Z68-V Pro -- 3x PCI-E 2.0 x16, On-Board Bluetooth, Lucid Virtu Technology Power Supply 750 Watt - Thermaltake TR2 TRX-750M Free Upgrade to 850 Watt W0319RU Primary Hard Drive 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive Optical Drive 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Price:$1504 USD -EDIT- I do not know if home premium can use up all 8 gigs of ram, so maybe dumbing it down to 4gigs can save a few bucks too. Reason I put the 580 is because I'm guessing you don't only play CSS, and its a good graphics card. Gave it a go, Obviously it'd be a lot cheaper if you build it yourself, I used iBuyPower. -Edit # 2- Should've looked at the date the last post, my bad for bumping an couple day old post. Edited April 17, 2012 by Scream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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