Building A Elite Gaming Machine

[MUZT3K]

hey guys i wanna try build my first computer and i want to make it an elite gaming machine all i need is just a set up if yous could help me with eg. a list of awsome parts that are gunna be compatible..im bit behind with the latest gaming parts thanks.

[R31Nismoid]

Budget?

That is an absolute MUST know. I could give you a $1500 build or a $10,000 build hehe

[MUZT3K]

hmm well around $1500- 2k not including monitor would be my budget i guess..i wanna be able to play the latest games lag free but no on the border line of lag free if u know wot i mean.

[R31Nismoid]

What size screen/resolution?

Forgot to ask that as well, also a key requirement to know

[MUZT3K]

im gunna want to get a 22in + nice wide lcd screen

[25GTT]

this thread is going to go for a while. Also have a look at some of the PC build threads in here for some good advice and some builds that are prob what you are after.

Some good online stores already have decent PC's made at a good price

www.netplus.com.au

www.scorptec.com.au (i have not used em so not sure)

www.ple.com.au

www.pccasegear.com.au (not pre built systems but if you want to make one my purchases from there have always resulted in me being a very happy customer)

[R31Nismoid]

i7 920 D0 stepping - $350

GA-EX58-UD3R - $250

Corsair HX750 - $250

ATi 5870 - $500

G.Skill or Kingston DDR3 PC16000 - $250

Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P50 - $250

Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B - $90 (you'll need a fan as well $20, Scythe Slipstream 1900)

~$1950

With that setup, overclocked , would be the current PC to put together if i were to build a solid gaming box that won't need upgrading within the next 2 years.

Games will run on full settings, full AA, the works. So the will look as good as they can

Honestly id say get a 24", BenQ ones are like $200-$220.

[MUZT3K]

ok thanks for that ash, where do u buy your parts from? aparently theres a really cheap place in boxhill just behind carrington st. are benq monitors any good? i was thinking mayb a samsung or hp

and 25Gtt im not after a already built pc, i wanna build my own...just as a project..just so i can learn.

[R31Nismoid]

www.staticice.com.au

Check pricing there, go to whoever is cheapest.

But also send places a full list and see if they will discount for you, you never know, which would save you going to 4 different once.

PCCG & MSY usually don't discount, but then generally they are the cheapest from what i've found.

Centrecom & Scorptec's pricing is higher than MSY/PCCG usually.

Nothing wrong with BenQ - im using a 24" one happily for over 12 months now.

The other monitors are just overpriced. At the end of the day they are all a "TN" panel, so $240 is all you should spend as there are always monitors "on special"

Unless you are going a IPS/S-IPS panel but then for a 24" you are looking @ $800. If you aren't doing graphic design, where colours are SUPER important, they aren't worth the coin

Personally, i'd be snapping this up while it's on sale

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_p...oducts_id=12310

You can't seem to get 24" in 16:10 (better for gaming) anymore, i think i got the last of the 16:10 24" ones on the market - but still 16:9 is perfectly fine

[pkblade]

I have a Samsung 2443BW which is 16:10 and is still listed on PCCG, but they are phasing out.

ATi 5870 - $500

Honestly id say get a 24", BenQ ones are like $200-$220.

Yeah, if going single screen a 24" or 1920x1200 (/1080) res should be your minimum for that GPU. Otherwise the ATi HD5850 will more than suffice.

[R31Nismoid]

^ Ah, true that. But double the price of the BenQ - but nowhere near double the quality!

I also agree, it'll be 1900/1200(1080) @ a min, depending on monitor choice that might be the highest res.

Even a 5850 would perform very nicely on such a monitor, guess depends if you want upgrade again in 12 months or not.

If the budget is tight and you want to save $120 then a 5850 would without a doubt still perform excellent for the task at hand.

GPU's are a long way ahead of games at present so there is some nice headroom with most new fab cards.

[Sneakybadger]

I'd go R31Nismoid's deal of box, that's dirt cheap for what it is.

I just bought a dual core 2.93 (E7500) with 4 g of ram, 9800GT video card, 1tb hdd etc for about $700, and it seems to play my games quite nicely. I usually buy one of something like this per year, and retire the older box as some form of movie server, web server, etc.

[dan_the_man]

http://www1.ap.dell.com/au/en/home/desktop...s&cs=audhs1

hey baby

[ARTZ]

PCCG & MSY usually don't discount, but then generally they are the cheapest from what i've found.

Centrecom & Scorptec's pricing is higher than MSY/PCCG usually.

That said i have often found centrecom will match msy prices at the counter if you ask...Which is handy for me cause centrecom is close msy is a drive

[ARTZ]

http://www1.ap.dell.com/au/en/home/desktop...s&cs=audhs1

hey baby

Wow Turbo Boost!!!!!!!..........i want one

[R31Nismoid]

^^ A PC for the fool

Over spec'd parts, that offer no better performance than cheaper ones... he who pays for that, be a sucker!

That said i have often found centrecom will match msy prices at the counter if you ask...Which is handy for me cause centrecom is close msy is a drive

Ye they usually match, friend of mine goes there and always gets matched.

Comes down to who is closer

[ADN]

whirpool.net has alot of pc configuration and they usually update it to budget and what you will do with it.

but when you buy your lcd make sure it fits your table. i had to use a different table because my old one broke. and i have a 24 inch and it too big for this smaller table so it has to sit kind of sidways to fit on the table.