Hey guys,
I'm in the market for a complete gaming PC upgrade, and being inexperienced in doing such a task, I need help.
Tasks - I will be doing gaming on this PC. It will be my main PC, so will be doing browsing/Photoshop as well, but the main usage will be for games. I want it to be able to max/ultra current games (The Witcher 2 for example), and future games (Battlefield 3, Skyrim for examples).
Price - my price range is $1,500. Will be paying US dollar. I was told $1,500 is enough to get a PC strong enough to do the tasks I want. If I was told wrong, then I will pay more (pay whatever build you guys agree can get the job done), but I really, really don't want to go over $1,500 if possible.
Country - America (or wherever I can get parts mailed to me).
Brand - I've almost always had nVidia cards and never had a problem. With that said, I want whatever the best card is to max the games (for my budget, if possible). If you have an nVidia card and another brand card that are exactly the same power, I want the nVidia one. However, if there is a card that's really good and it's not nVidia, then that's okay, I can go with that.
Basically, nVidia if it's a viable option, but if there are better cards that aren't nVidia, then I'm all for that. I'm not too picky on brand.
Current parts - I will be keeping my HDD. No need to replace that.
Read similar threads - I was told to come here for help with my build, I'm very inexperienced with this stuff and was told I could get help here. I'm not sure how to answer this one.
Overclocking - No.
Resolution - I'm not really sure. I've always done my gaming on 1280 X 1024, but that's part of the reason I'm upgrading. I want to play on higher resolution, with a new monitor. I can't really answer this one. I'll just say higher than 1280 X 1024, and the highest resolution you guys think a build in this price range will work well (with monitor not included in the budget, will buy that separately).
When I build it - I will be purchasing it in 3 weeks or so.
Added details - I don't care if it is build my own, or pre-built. If the PC is already fully built, then that is best, as I won't have to do it. However, if it's less expensive to build it on my own, or the parts are better that way or whatever, I can do that. No restrictions on that matter.
The budget is for hardware only (GPU, RAM, Mobo, processor, etc etc), not the case, not the monitor, not the keyboard/mouse. Now, if you can build a PC that can do the tasks I want while also including the case/monitor while staying in budget, that is best, but not required at all. The budget is just for hardware.
I will be using standard speakers/accessories, nothing special required for the PC outside of hardware.
Thanks everyone who helps me out, it is greatly appreciated and you are doing me a very huge favor.
I'm in the market for a complete gaming PC upgrade, and being inexperienced in doing such a task, I need help.
Tasks - I will be doing gaming on this PC. It will be my main PC, so will be doing browsing/Photoshop as well, but the main usage will be for games. I want it to be able to max/ultra current games (The Witcher 2 for example), and future games (Battlefield 3, Skyrim for examples).
Price - my price range is $1,500. Will be paying US dollar. I was told $1,500 is enough to get a PC strong enough to do the tasks I want. If I was told wrong, then I will pay more (pay whatever build you guys agree can get the job done), but I really, really don't want to go over $1,500 if possible.
Country - America (or wherever I can get parts mailed to me).
Brand - I've almost always had nVidia cards and never had a problem. With that said, I want whatever the best card is to max the games (for my budget, if possible). If you have an nVidia card and another brand card that are exactly the same power, I want the nVidia one. However, if there is a card that's really good and it's not nVidia, then that's okay, I can go with that.
Basically, nVidia if it's a viable option, but if there are better cards that aren't nVidia, then I'm all for that. I'm not too picky on brand.
Current parts - I will be keeping my HDD. No need to replace that.
Read similar threads - I was told to come here for help with my build, I'm very inexperienced with this stuff and was told I could get help here. I'm not sure how to answer this one.
Overclocking - No.
Resolution - I'm not really sure. I've always done my gaming on 1280 X 1024, but that's part of the reason I'm upgrading. I want to play on higher resolution, with a new monitor. I can't really answer this one. I'll just say higher than 1280 X 1024, and the highest resolution you guys think a build in this price range will work well (with monitor not included in the budget, will buy that separately).
When I build it - I will be purchasing it in 3 weeks or so.
Added details - I don't care if it is build my own, or pre-built. If the PC is already fully built, then that is best, as I won't have to do it. However, if it's less expensive to build it on my own, or the parts are better that way or whatever, I can do that. No restrictions on that matter.
The budget is for hardware only (GPU, RAM, Mobo, processor, etc etc), not the case, not the monitor, not the keyboard/mouse. Now, if you can build a PC that can do the tasks I want while also including the case/monitor while staying in budget, that is best, but not required at all. The budget is just for hardware.
I will be using standard speakers/accessories, nothing special required for the PC outside of hardware.
Thanks everyone who helps me out, it is greatly appreciated and you are doing me a very huge favor.
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