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That's right gentlemen I am a lady :wub:. My husband is a huge computer/ gamer. I want to learn more about them so that we have more things to talk about and when he says something about computers I will know what he's talking about. I currently have a Hewlett Packard laptop. I want to build my own computer all by myself (should impress him). I have a budget of around $900. Any help would be great.
What do you want to do with it? Do you want to game? Web browse/office applications? Or are you going to be doing graphics work with it? Its hard to base a build off of only a price range if you dont know if it needs to have a large amount of RAM, or if it needs to be graphics heavy or processor heavy.
I want to play games with him and talk the computer talk with him. He plays Battlefield, Far Cry, Infinite, League of Legends, WOW, and Counter Strike. Just to name a few. I don't want him to know I am going to do this. I am going to ship all the parts to my parents house build it and bring it home.
When he starts talking computer talk I have no clue as to what he is talking about. I do hair and makeup for a living and he has listened to me talk enough about that stuff that he understands what I am talking about. I just want to return the favor. The games look fun and if I started playing them it would just make our relationship that much better and I wouldn't feel so silly when he says something about them
Okay! Well, here is my suggestion for a build that would make your husband jealous ;)
Corsair 600W Builder Series PSU
CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com
Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AMD Motherboard - Newegg.com
XFX Double D 7870 GHZ Edition
XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Newegg.com
G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB (2x4GB DDR3 1600
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM - Newegg.com
NZXT Phantom 410
NZXT Phantom 410 CA-PH410-W1 White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com
AMD FX-8320 8 core 3.5GHz
AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8320FRHKBOX - Newegg.com
WD Blue 500GB HDD
Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Newegg.com
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+ - Newegg.com
Total cost shipped: $892
Hope this helps you out!
This will play all these games? He buys new things like every couple months.
Does anyone have any used stuff?
that setup will not play all the games on ultra, but i sense thats not really what you're going for :)...so yes it will easily play those games
Hello & Welcome!
Doctor_Death I'm sure can help you out with computer parts, he is the Admin here at PureOC. :thumbsupbig:
Have fun with your new build. :rock:
How hard is it going to be to put this together? I've watched him take apart and put together a bunch of them and it looks like you just snap them together. Is there anything else I am going to need? I think there are enough headphones, keyboards, and screens in the house for me to use.
That parts list should play all of those titles probably all on ultra actually. The 7870 is a great little card for the price. But I agree with Steve, Doctor_Death helps out a lot of people with parts! I priced out those parts so you wouldnt have to upgrade your processor for a while and your graphics card would be the main thing you would have to upgrade. You do need to upgrade parts every once in a while, thats just how the world of gaming works.
Computers are quite easy to put together! I would look around online for how to guides. I know Newegg has a good one, but they are all over the place! Just do a quick google search and you will find everything you need! If you have any problems of course, you can always come back here, this community is very helpful :)Quote:
Originally Posted by HeadOverHeels
I think he is going to be really excited. I wanted to use his old computer but he sold it to buy some things for the new one he just built. I know he uses GTX things and i7 computer
WELCOME TO PUREOC :toast: Now I know Stan {Dr Death} Has some part's you can get at a good deal. So give him a PM.
Nvidia and Intel are great, but they are a lot more expensive. AMD does a great job for the price and the 7000 series graphics cards are great performers. GTX and i7 series are really amazing performers, but they are more expensive. There is just a whole trade off system between them lol
Thanks for the info gents. He will be back from golfing anytime now so I am going to sign off. I'll stop back and keep you posted on my progress and if I have any questions I will be sure to ask