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Help with PC build?

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iNova

Junior Member
Budget: $1350

Video Card: GTX770 OR Asus MATRIX

The rest: Need help with.

Budget counts the Monitor
 
There is a sticky at the top of these boards to help others help you. :thumbsup:

Anyway, it just asks that you answer a few questions, I'll copy/paste them here for you to make it easier.

PLEASE when you POST threads asking for input on system builds tell us...

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.

4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.

5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.

6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.

8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.

X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
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RayTheKing said:
MTDEW ruined my post 🙁
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LMAO

iNova,
Just answer those questions and there are many members here who will help you build the best rig you can for the $$$.
I personally don't stay "up-to-date" on pricing unless I'm planning on building a rig in the near future.
But as you'll see , many people on here do and will be very helpful.

Good Luck with your new build. :thumbsup:
 
Well, if OP wants to overclock his card and/or will get a monitor with a resolution greater than 1080p (Ex. 1440p), I'd recommend the 7970 in a heartbeat. Otherwise, the 770 has around 7% better performance when competing at stock speed, and has more than enough VRAM for 1080p resolution.

PS: I'm assuming that both cards have no games bundled.
 
BTW: My newegg shopping cart is exactly 1341 dollars, including taxes and fees. I stuck with a GTX 760, since I needed money left for my peripherals and monitor.
 
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I will not be overclocking, so the i5 3570 or 3770 would be my CPU preference, anything around there. I will be buying my parts from Newegg.ca as I am canadian. I will not use my current parts, and the Monitor I would prefer 1080P or 1440P at 23-24". The Optical Drive is just to install Windows on, nothing else. I will be building it next month or so.
 
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM

Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS8G3D1609DS1S00

Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ,comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top

GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-2GD GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card (Comes with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist)

MSI B85M-E33 LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Entry HDMI Business Intel Motherboard

ViewSonic VA2342-LED Black 23" 5ms Widescreen LED Backlight LED Monitor

Total (Excluding taxes and fees) : $1,404.89
 
iNova said:
I will not be overclocking, so the i5 3570 or 3770 would be my CPU preference, anything around there. I will be buying my parts from Newegg.ca as I am canadian. I will not use my current parts, and the Monitor I would prefer 1080P or 1440P at 23-24". The Optical Drive is just to install Windows on, nothing else. I will be building it next month or so.
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What is the purpose of the PC? Only gaming?
 
RayTheKing said:
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM

Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS8G3D1609DS1S00

Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ,comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top

GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-2GD GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card (Comes with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist)

MSI B85M-E33 LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Entry HDMI Business Intel Motherboard

ViewSonic VA2342-LED Black 23" 5ms Widescreen LED Backlight LED Monitor

Total (Excluding taxes and fees) : $1,404.89
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Not too useful without links and prices.
 
iNova said:
I will not be overclocking, so the i5 3570 or 3770 would be my CPU preference, anything around there. I will be buying my parts from Newegg.ca as I am canadian. I will not use my current parts, and the Monitor I would prefer 1080P or 1440P at 23-24". The Optical Drive is just to install Windows on, nothing else. I will be building it next month or so.
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Given that you are undecided on the video card, I'm going to assume that you don't have one yet.

i5 4570 $215
ASRock H87 Pro4 $85 AR
Team DDR3 1600 8GB $52
PowerColor 7970 $360
Samsung 840 120GB $98
WD Blue 7200RPM 1TB $65
Corsair CX600 $65
NZXT Source 210 Elite $50
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit $100
ASUS VG248QE 144Hz $280
Total: $1370 AR + tax

If the monitor is busting the budget too much, then swap it to the VE247H. Note that I didn't include an ODD because you can install Windows from a USB flash drive.
 
mfenn said:
Given that you are undecided on the video card, I'm going to assume that you don't have one yet.

i5 4570 $215
ASRock H87 Pro4 $85 AR
Team DDR3 1600 8GB $52
PowerColor 7970 $360
Samsung 840 120GB $98
WD Blue 7200RPM 1TB $65
Corsair CX600 $65
NZXT Source 210 Elite $50
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit $100
ASUS VG248QE 144Hz $280
Total: $1370 AR + tax

If the monitor is busting the budget too much, then swap it to the VE247H. Note that I didn't include an ODD because you can install Windows from a USB flash drive.
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Thanks! This really helped! I just won $1000 dollars so I will be switching out the 7970 for an Asus MATRIX HD7970, so this thread will now be unbookmarked by me, thanks for the fast response guys!
 
mfenn said:
Not too useful without links and prices.
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o.o I didn't think I'd need to link the parts, since he said that he'd be buying the parts from newegg.ca

PS: I think that the GTX 770 is a better deal due to the fact that you'll be playing on a 1080p res and you won't be OCing...
 
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iNova said:
Thanks! This really helped! I just won $1000 dollars so I will be switching out the 7970 for an Asus MATRIX HD7970, so this thread will now be unbookmarked by me, thanks for the fast response guys!
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See by sending you from Computer Help to General Hardware. i told you you would get the best:thumbsup: Do i get Air miles points with this:biggrin:
 
iNova said:
Thanks! This really helped! I just won $1000 dollars so I will be switching out the 7970 for an Asus MATRIX HD7970, so this thread will now be unbookmarked by me, thanks for the fast response guys!
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unbookmarked? :'( 😀

As for the GPU, please don't spend $480 on a 7970. There's no factory overclock that's worth 33% more than the base card.
 
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