Hello! I'm looking to build a decent gaming computer for about $700. I need an OS, a monitor, a keyboard and a mouse. I'd like to play Minecraft at max settings, get about 100+ fps and also record videos with fraps. I live in the US and I'm looking to buy parts from a store or online within the next week or so. I don't want to overclock, and I don't think I'll use SLI or Crossfire. Any help is appreciated!
Still some room left to get a cheap keyboard/mouse. 2 hard drives because it helps recording. Put the recording software on the smaller one and record to the larger one.
Honestly you should be able to get at least half of the rebates. Not sure about NZXT and WD with rebates, but Corsair and ASUS are almost always good with them.
costs more but there are reasons for this:
i have never heard of geil evo before, dont really trust them
acer monitors suck, had one, didnt last long at all
wd blue drives are extremely slow and theres no reason for two hard drives, just get that 3tb for the same price
dual channel ram really doesnt have a difference with anything, is a waste
athlon 750k vs 760k for 10 dollars less, self explanatory
also added a keyboard and mouse just in case you need one
If you want to do that, but not everyone wants to risk their parts. That should never be something that we recommend: "Well, you could get Product A but Product B is cheaper and will be the same if you overclock"
If you want to do that, but not everyone wants to risk their parts. That should never be something that we recommend: "Well, you could get Product A but Product B is cheaper and will be the same if you overclock"
Plus Product B will be better too if you overclock, so yeah, Product B is still be better.
This post is unnessasarily complicated. And why do both builds have fairly weak CPUs with more powerful GPUs when the OP said this is a custom PC specifically for Minecraft, a game where the GPU is barely used, not saying to drop it as he says he wants to record videos, but for minecraft you should put more money into your CPU.
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This post is unnessasarily complicated. And why do both builds have fairly weak CPUs with more powerful GPUs when the OP said this is a custom PC specifically for Minecraft, a game where the GPU is barely used, not saying to drop it as he says he wants to record videos, but for minecraft you should put more money into your CPU.
Depends on what you want it for.
On a very tight budget (500-600) i would go with an AMD FX processor,
anything higher (700 and beyond) i would go with an Intel based processor, most all of them are very sturdy and powerful and you can check the reviews for any of them to see if they are worth looking at.
I can recommend the i5-3570K as i have had it for about a year and it is actually the only component in my machine i have not had problems with, it runs about 220$ right now. If 300$ is in the budget i would go with an i7.
All of this is considering that this will be a gaming PC.
AMD processors are very good for programs that use multiple cores well. Minecraft does not.
Here is my reccomendation for your budget http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2F3yo 190$ CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 (You do not need a K series unless you want to overclock) 130$ Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 135$ Memory: 16GB DDR3-1600 63$ Storage: 1.5TB 1500RPM HDD 40$ Case: NZXT Source 210 48$ Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts 380W 100$ OS: Windows 8.1 Total Cost: $717.13
I have a similar i5 and i easily get 200fps+ on minecraft, and the intel integrated graphics 2500 is not very powerful of an GPU but it is a good start, and for only about 100 more you could put in a radeon HD 7750 or a GTX 550 and you would be set for recording most games on low settings (perhaps not bf4 though)
Also if you do not use multiple screens or programs that hog a lot of memory i would do 8GB of memory, that would save you about 60$
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Depends on what you want it for.
On a very tight budget (500-600) i would go with an AMD FX processor,
anything higher (700 and beyond) i would go with an Intel based processor, most all of them are very sturdy and powerful and you can check the reviews for any of them to see if they are worth looking at.
I can recommend the i5-3570K as i have had it for about a year and it is actually the only component in my machine i have not had problems with, it runs about 220$ right now. If 300$ is in the budget i would go with an i7.
All of this is considering that this will be a gaming PC.
AMD processors are very good for programs that use multiple cores well. Minecraft does not.
Here is my reccomendation for your budget http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2F3yo 190$ CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 (You do not need a K series unless you want to overclock) 130$ Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 135$ Memory: 16GB DDR3-1600 63$ Storage: 1.5TB 1500RPM HDD 40$ Case: NZXT Source 210 48$ Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts 380W 100$ OS: Windows 8.1 Total Cost: $717.13
I have a similar i5 and i easily get 200fps+ on minecraft, and the intel integrated graphics 2500 is not very powerful of an GPU but it is a good start, and for only about 100 more you could put in a radeon HD 7750 or a GTX 550 and you would be set for recording most games on low settings (perhaps not bf4 though)
Also if you do not use multiple screens or programs that hog a lot of memory i would do 8GB of memory, that would save you about 60$
You should read the OP more carefully. That $700 is supposed to include a monitor as well. Here are the things you did wrong.
An i5 is unnecessary for Minecraft, an i3 is more than enough.
There's no point in getting a Z77 motherboard when the OP stated he wasn't going to overclock.
16GB of RAM is pointless. 8GB is plenty just for recording Minecraft and even other games as well.
Why would you ever use a 5400RPM drive as boot? They're good for storage, nothing more. 7200RPM at least should be used.
Once again, that's no including a monitor which is needed.
Even with the processing power of the i5, Minecraft will still struggle on Intel HD graphics. Just because you get 200 fps on Minecraft with a GTX 660 doesn't mean he will on integrated graphics.
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We don't really recommend that because it's equal to an 8350 if you overclock; we recommend it more because there's no noticeable difference in real-world performance even if you don't overclock.
500 MHz is not an insignificant boost in performance.
It's only noticeable in benchmarks, rendering, and very CPU-bound games. Most other games are still GPU-bound, and the 8320 won't bottleneck GPUs any more than the 8350 will.
Not to mention the $50 price difference. $10 for an extra 400MHz is much more reasonable than $50 extra for an extra 500MHz.
It's only noticeable in benchmarks, rendering, and very CPU-bound games. Most other games are still GPU-bound, and the 8320 won't bottleneck GPUs any more than the 8350 will.
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Still some room left to get a cheap keyboard/mouse. 2 hard drives because it helps recording. Put the recording software on the smaller one and record to the larger one.
Uselessly more expensive and over budget?
You must have some vendors blocked, mine is around $690.
fm87!Also there is a ~$10 price difference.
fm87!i have never heard of geil evo before, dont really trust them
acer monitors suck, had one, didnt last long at all
wd blue drives are extremely slow and theres no reason for two hard drives, just get that 3tb for the same price
dual channel ram really doesnt have a difference with anything, is a waste
athlon 750k vs 760k for 10 dollars less, self explanatory
also added a keyboard and mouse just in case you need one
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2EG8V) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2EG8V/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2EG8V/benchmarks/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad750kwohjbox) | $79.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock FM2A75M PRO4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fm2a75mpro4) | $64.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmv8gx3m1a1600c11) | $62.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001) | $99.99 @ NCIX US
**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-hd7790dc2oc1gd5) | $94.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210e001) | $39.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $24.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0) | $15.99 @ TigerDirect
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) | $86.99 @ NCIX US
**Monitor** | [Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vs228hp) | $127.58 @ Newegg
**Keyboard** | [Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-keyboard-920004088) | $21.91 @ B&H
**Mouse** | [Logitech M310 Wireless Laser Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-mouse-910002482) | $18.75 @ Amazon
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $739.14
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 19:06 EST-0500 |
All RAM companies OEM from a few common vendors.
Doesn't really mean anything, you had one bad experience. Doesn't mean they all suck.
WD Blue is fine, Green and Black are the exact same drives but with a longer warranty. 2 drives will greatly improve recording performance.
It's $10 more for an extra 400MHz, it's worth it if you can fit it in the budget.
If you want to do that, but not everyone wants to risk their parts. That should never be something that we recommend: "Well, you could get Product A but Product B is cheaper and will be the same if you overclock"
Plus Product B will be better too if you overclock, so yeah, Product B is still be better.
My $200* rig - http://pcpartpicker.com/b/IsU
8320?
What do you suggest for a good CPU?
Depends on what you want it for.
On a very tight budget (500-600) i would go with an AMD FX processor,
anything higher (700 and beyond) i would go with an Intel based processor, most all of them are very sturdy and powerful and you can check the reviews for any of them to see if they are worth looking at.
I can recommend the i5-3570K as i have had it for about a year and it is actually the only component in my machine i have not had problems with, it runs about 220$ right now. If 300$ is in the budget i would go with an i7.
All of this is considering that this will be a gaming PC.
AMD processors are very good for programs that use multiple cores well. Minecraft does not.
Here is my reccomendation for your budget
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2F3yo
190$ CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 (You do not need a K series unless you want to overclock)
130$ Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4
135$ Memory: 16GB DDR3-1600
63$ Storage: 1.5TB 1500RPM HDD
40$ Case: NZXT Source 210
48$ Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts 380W
100$ OS: Windows 8.1
Total Cost: $717.13
I have a similar i5 and i easily get 200fps+ on minecraft, and the intel integrated graphics 2500 is not very powerful of an GPU but it is a good start, and for only about 100 more you could put in a radeon HD 7750 or a GTX 550 and you would be set for recording most games on low settings (perhaps not bf4 though)
Also if you do not use multiple screens or programs that hog a lot of memory i would do 8GB of memory, that would save you about 60$
You should read the OP more carefully. That $700 is supposed to include a monitor as well. Here are the things you did wrong.
500 MHz is not an insignificant boost in performance.
Not to mention the $50 price difference. $10 for an extra 400MHz is much more reasonable than $50 extra for an extra 500MHz.
If so why don't we just recommend the 6300?