If You Build It.........

[Travis13]

Ok guys I have an Asus VW266h, G9 mouse, and just recently an empty Antec 900 case. I really want to fill that baby back up and make it a future proof gaming rig in time for BF4 and Rome 2. I have an Antec 850 PSU in it currently also. Just need your guys help on what to fill that empty space with? I really don't have a budget per say, just would like to know what you would build.

 

[denis280]

You should fill up the sticky.to tell us what you want where to buy and what country your from.

 

[Travis13]

US, want to be able to play Rome on high or close to high settings, buying from Newegg most likely

 

[DSF]

Not having a budget isn't a workable place to start from. What I would build depends completely on how much money is available.

 

[Essence_of_War]

Not having a budget and guessing at components that will perform at "acceptable" levels in a game that hasn't been released and thus is not benchmarked seems like a...nebulous...proposition

If you'd like concrete advice/discussion, it would be helpful to answer the questions here.

 

[Travis13]

$1500 budget

 

[DSF]

Then I would take the following build ($850 without the PSU and case) and make some modifications:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2192841

Add a nice keyboard (+$50-100)
Increase the size of the SSD to 200-250GB (+$70-90)
Buy a Windows License (+80-100)
Buy speakers/headset if you need them (+$30-???)
Buy an aftermarket cooler in order to overclock or reduce noise (+$30-70)
Increase the hard drive size if you believe you have a use for more than 1TB (+$30-70)
Optionally, buy yourself a nicer case than the 900 (+80-150)

In reality though, there's no point in choosing specific parts right now. Those games are a month away or more. Better to build at the end of August at the earliest, so any specific parts we recommend now might not be the best choices at that point.

 

[Travis13]

Sounds great I'll wait about a month

 

[mfenn]

In reality though, there's no point in choosing specific parts right now. Those games are a month away or more. Better to build at the end of August at the earliest, so any specific parts we recommend now might not be the best choices at that point.

Agree 100%. No point in purchasing parts based on speculation and/or unoptimized game code and drivers.