Creating A Gaming Pc. I really need help.

[jordanecmusic]

Why do you have to play 5 inches away from the screen...? With a bigger screen, you don't have to.

i just do. i even did it when i hooked up my old (and gone) 360 to my pc monitor. it makes my game more immersive.

 

[lehtv]

Do you realise that a big 30" screen at a longer distance fills as much of your field of vision as a small screen at a shorter distance?

 

[jordanecmusic]

Do you realise that a big 30" screen at a longer distance fills as much of your field of vision as a small screen at a shorter distance?

yes i know this, but my "problem" still persists. itll probably be better on the eyes though if i broke this habit of mine.

 

[R4in]

You never answered WHEN you are building this computer.

I would take that $5,000 and put $3,000 into savings. Im building a $2,000 machine right now that obviously wouldnt be able to out perform what you are wanting now, but I can take that 3 grand in two years and blow your machine out of the water.

Dont over do it man. If you dont want to build yourself, then just buy the parts and have a friend put it together. You will still have all the individual parts warranties to back you up (plus there wont be any iBuyPower stickers slapped all over your machine)

 

[Zap]

You never answered WHEN you are building this computer.

I would take that $5,000...

Apparently he doesn't even have the money yet, so I guess my time was wasted.

 

[R4in]

Apparently he doesn't even have the money yet, so I guess my time was wasted.

There should be a new thread for "If i actually had any money this is what I would want"

 

[mfenn]

There should be a new thread for "If i actually had any money this is what I would want"

Ziing!

I would take that $5,000 and put $3,000 into savings. Im building a $2,000 machine right now that obviously wouldnt be able to out perform what you are wanting now, but I can take that 3 grand in two years and blow your machine out of the water.

Correct, a $2K machine wouldn't be able to outperform a $5K machine, but it would come within maybe 15% or so. Hell, a $1200 machine can come within 30% with smart choices.

 

[mfenn]

The trick to me saving all the money to purchase such a system is to stay hyped up about it. Then, when there comes a better system I can build, I can get that instead.

This doesn't make any sense to me. Why not just build a reasonable $1K machine that can blow away any console in terms of graphics (The Witcher 2 anyone?). That way you don't have to wait to save up a large sum of money.

 

[R4in]

This doesn't make any sense to me.

Honestly neither does this entire thread.

 

[jordanecmusic]

This doesn't make any sense to me. Why not just build a reasonable $1K machine that can blow away any console in terms of graphics (The Witcher 2 anyone?). That way you don't have to wait to save up a large sum of money.

Army. I'm getting a gaming laptop first. Then for when i get a chance i will get the rig. Just need to make sure Im settled before I get the rig.

Also just to be clear, I havent really been catching up with technology so pretty much I was asking for my opinion if it was a good build for the money or not. A couple of you were saying 2600k>990x so thats good info i needed. Also if ssd's were good and etc.

Why the long face Zap?

 

[mfenn]

Why are you asking about a machine that you're going to be buying after you save up for another expensive machine? Everything is going to be different even 6 months out.

 

[lehtv]

^ Exactly. It'd be easier to plan what to build when you're actually going to build it

 

[R4in]

I'm getting a gaming laptop first. Then for when i get a chance i will get the rig. Just need to make sure Im settled before I get the rig.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1DJW48

$3200 for that. Its got nowhere near the beef of what your asking for. A laptop on par with what you want will be about $7000 plus your firstborn child. If you want a gaming laptop for while your in then pay about 3-4 grand and call it good. Dont get a desktop. If however you cant afford that much now then just wait and see what is available when you actually have any money, otherwise you will just be wasting your cash.

What you should do is buy a $400 netbook so you can talk to your family and wait until you see how much you will be making before you start planning a desktop.

Not to get in your personal shit but what kind of bills will you have while your in? Car payment, insurance, cell phone, food? Fresh in the military you would be surprised at how little money you acquire over time. Trust me on that one.

Why the long face Zap?

Because you are asking for help building a machine that you obviously are no where near being able to afford. He just felt as though he wasted his time giving you his input on the build. You said you were to hoping to buy it just before you get out right? So thats.....2 years from now at the minimum? Do you realize how much computer tech will change by the time you even get out of boot camp? Even more so when its time to EAS?

Think about it.

 

[jordanecmusic]

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Battalion_101_P151HM1_Gaming_Laptop

im pretty sure thats fine for now.

Also, I never said I needed the laptop to be on par with that. I need a gaming laptop because I refuse to use an xbox 360 or a ps3...ill think about that actually.

No car, no insurance, cell phone yeah, army food allowance. I can save easy. Housing is free too provided by the military.
Free dental, medical, lasik eye surgery, I have a clothing allowance...etc. I have a cellphone and ipod touch for communication. 9 weeks of bootcamp. i might not even get the gaming laptop, because Ill either be preoccupied with my work or dead space ios.

I was just assuming that the hexacore was better than the quad core but you guys are saying thats not true until the hexacore becomes sandy bridge or newer gen.

 

[Zap]

I was just assuming that the hexacore was better than the quad core but you guys are saying thats not true until the hexacore becomes sandy bridge or newer gen.

Correct. That's like saying the 6 cylinder engine in a Camry gives more performance than the 4 cylinder engine in an EvoX. Uh, no.

 

[jordanecmusic]

Correct. That's like saying the 6 cylinder engine in a Camry gives more performance than the 4 cylinder engine in an EvoX. Uh, no.

Well thats a kind of unfair right there because you would be able to tell what would win from the get go.

As for what I was talking about, you can't tell unless both are litterally benchedmarked against eachother. Note that the hexacore is faster in hexacore optimized applications. As for the other wins because its a faster chipset when gaming because no other games uses hexacore yet so thats 2 cores wasted AND sandy bridge is faster because the hexacore uses a previous generation's technology.

 

[mfenn]

Well thats a kind of unfair right there because you would be able to tell what would win from the get go.

What are you talking about? You can't tell whether or not an Evo or Camry would be faster from looks alone. You either have to race them or have outside knowledge.

 

[jordanecmusic]

What are you talking about? You can't tell whether or not an Evo or Camry would be faster from looks alone. You either have to race them or have outside knowledge.

if you cant tell the difference from the outside, knowing that you can tell one is built to be faster and one is built to be a passenger vehicle, or even by specs...then you must be crazy.

With outside knowledge: "The Evox was built to be more aerodynamically designed than the Toyota Camry. Also note that the 4 Cylinder engine that the EvoX was built for racing and motorsport, but the Camry's 6 cylinder engine is built for everyday needs such as going to work, and going grocery shopping."

Without outside knowledge: "DOOD! Dat EvoX looks swagger than dat Camry! Eet muhst beh fahhhsssttaaa!"

See?

 

[jordanecmusic]

^ Exactly. It'd be easier to plan what to build when you're actually going to build it

So I can plan everything out and set a goal. I was just seeing if the build is valid so I can set the goal.

And when I reach the amount of money I need to set my goal, something better will or will not be out. This gives me the decision to either choose the same thing I wanted, or to, for the same price, get the newer equip.

 

[lehtv]

This gives me the decision to either choose the same thing I wanted, or to, for the same price, get the newer equip.

I'd say even if you didn't plan so much ahead, you'd end up weighing exactly the same choices in the end

 

[mfenn]

if you cant tell the difference from the outside, knowing that you can tell one is built to be faster and one is built to be a passenger vehicle, or even by specs...then you must be crazy.

With outside knowledge: "The Evox was built to be more aerodynamically designed than the Toyota Camry. Also note that the 4 Cylinder engine that the EvoX was built for racing and motorsport, but the Camry's 6 cylinder engine is built for everyday needs such as going to work, and going grocery shopping."

Without outside knowledge: "DOOD! Dat EvoX looks swagger than dat Camry! Eet muhst beh fahhhsssttaaa!"

See?

Thank you for proving my point. In case you forgot it was "you can't tell whether or not an Evo or Camry would be faster from looks alone".

 

[jordanecmusic]

Thank you for proving my point. In case you forgot it was "you can't tell whether or not an Evo or Camry would be faster from looks alone".

note the uneducated answer.

 

[R4in]

note the uneducated answer.

Note the uneducated build altogether.

Or you could compare a "tricked out" Evo vs a sleeper Evo. Then you obviously choose the tricked one and look like a jackass when the sleeper kills it.

Well thats a kind of unfair right there because you would be able to tell what would win from the get go.

You are most certainly wrong here. You basically compared the engines when looking at them OUTSIDE the car and said the 6 cyl is bigger so it wins when in fact you have no idea of the technology put behind the 4 cyl